New-York tribune., 1907-10-23

ei.isdSed Is not in the least undertaken with any
iHulcuVe purpose. 1t is undertaken to cure
e'rts ana to prevent their recurrence
III ~ me beneficiaries of those evils succeed.
hIt if they Wlll not do-they will not succeed
- ~ ~ Ihey did succeed in stopping the movement
:. - would merely mean that in a very few years
- would break forth again and that this time
iegisI. Ilu oe IN the control of men who would
ioo9jsitte win VlndictiVe purpose, who would
tesSiate and act as executives with the desire to
hurt and damage the men at whom, tho r,ove-
ment was not aimed
Ihere is no movement in its proDer sense that
can more properly be described as conservative
IHs the word with its real significance than
ne movement which we have seen developed
uurlng the last four or five years the movement
LOT i me proper supervision and control in the
nteeIest or the general public OF those colossal
- tUHFS which singly or in combination are
or such tremendous Importance in the modern
MitoustrlaI world 10 control and supervise them
mat In their accumulation and their business use
there shall be- as far as we car prevent it. no
NIongdong to the small man. whether that
sIIiail man Is a competitor and wage worker
Whole movement is simply and solely to make
tle Decalogue and the Golden Rule of some prac-
ucal movement in the business life of the
iHuhlty- tGreat applause and Chcers)
In beginning his speech the President referred
to the part played by the men from Tennessee
in the early days of the Republic lie CON
tinued:
have come Oh this trip friends primarily in
connection with the material development of
thls country | wish to see the great main
'ery or the Mississippi and its chief aftIuents
mace naVlgable highways, open to all the people
OF the United States, as only waterways can he.
1Applause) believe that development will
prove of immediate benefit to all the states ada
cent to the Mississippi. L believe it will prove
OF ultimate benefit to all the states beyond the
mississippi, because am convinced that in the
long run If you benefit any portion of the Ameri-
can republic the benefit in the end diffuses
itself over the entire Republic. applause.
Ultimately as a nation we shall go up or down
together. and that fact should be kept in mind
not only as we deal with the material interests
that are so important, but as we deal with the
great moral and spiritual interests which must
lie back Of material wellbeing. or else material
WeIbeing can count but for little (Applausel
MATERIAL WELLBEING A FOUNDATION.
/ do not wish to be misunderstood in this
Wlsh always to insist to people individually
10 the nation as a whole that there must be a
certain amount of material wellbeng as a foun-
datlon. The more material wcllbeing there will
be the better the foundation
would not pay heed only to the things of the
spirit would pay heed to things Of the body
Betore the man begins to reform mankind let
him see that his wife and children are fairly
well of But he must not stop there. If he IS
content only to keep his own home we'll and cares
nothing for his neighbors cares nothing for
civic duty then he represents an element which
II II prevails means that this nation goes down
TO destruction.
In addition to each man caring for his own
WeHoeing and the wellbeng OF his family he
must have that spirit Of civic duty. So with our
nauon Flrst-and as a foundation-we must
have material wellbeing. and congratulate this
state ana congratulate the Southern states-I
congratulate the entire nation upon the eytraor-
dinary prosperity which as n nation we have
achieved. We have our ups and downs No
law and the administration Of law car 60 90,
body OF people from their own folly. II there
is reckless overobstruction just as sure as fate
there will be partial collapse to follow IT.
The President followed with his remarks on
the financial situation.
AT TOMB OF JACKSON
After his speech he was whIrled in an auto
mobile over twelve miles Of rolling pike to the
Hermitage, where Old Hickory lived and where
MS body now rests. At the Hermitage he spent
nearly an hour going over the old Jackson home
stead placed wreath Of flowers that he had
brought from the White House upon the tomb
Of the warrior President He was entertained
by the women Of the Hermitage Association and
also met Mrs. Rachel jackson Lawrence. grand
daughter Of President Jackson
Light refreshments were served in the his
torlcal dining room After the visit TO the tomb
OF jackson he proceeded to the speakers sand
where ne was introduced by Judge John Allison
He said:
cannot imagine any American President fail
opportunity comes. | trust that | came here
good American; 1 shall certainly leave n bet-
ter American. for having been in the Hermitage,
ana Tor having been where Andrew Jackson
hNed and died. know that you viii not grudge
me saying that l am most deeply touched by
veterans WI IN
have taken me up and guarded me CApplause)
On behalf Of the nation, I wish to thank the
Ladies Hermitage Association, who have pre-
served this property but do not think il lust
or fair that the burden which should be sup
ported by the nation should be drain upon
private purses. II is greatly to YOUR credit that
you have done this work but | shall do ali that
l can to that the nation relieves you. not
OF the management but Of the expense, and
shall count the hearty support Of all the
Senators and Congressman from Tennessee, and
from every other state. The Hermitage should
h Fln ltNF ~ no tT4.a 4iYif
that care for Mount Vernon.
Public questions change from time TO time
one generation has to meet and solve a given set
Of problems. the next generation has another
set; but the spirit in which these problems must
be met, if they are TO be successfully solved.
cannot change.
The man who has the stuff in him to make
him a good citizen in one generation would be a
good citizen i'm any other generation That IL
true of civic life exactly ii is true of military
life Tactics change They khaki in
stead OF blue or gray. but if ever the crisis
comes our men only win If they show that
thev have now the ame spirit that sent on to
battle the men In blue and the men IN gray
SPIRIT OF THE MEN COUNTS
The spirit does not change. and it is the spirit
Of the man that counts the ultimate aggres-
sive factor In battle. We need organization; we
need generalship but organization and general
ship cannot avail unless the private soldier in
the ranks, unless the average man with mus
ket has the right stuff IN him, for II he has nor
you cannot get it out Of him.
should not say that Old Hickory was fault
loss but Andrew Jackson was as upright pa
triot as honest American. faultless a
gentleman as ever any nation had. His mem
orr, will remain forever precious national her
jtape and his public career should be studied
and assimilated by every public man who de-
sires 10 be in good faith the servant Of the
whole people of the United States
When the President left the home and tomb
.,r Jackson he bore away a number Of souvenirs
which his admirers forced upon him. One was