The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-23

such aSstate of affairs exist. not only do we bring about a determinatfon of the pubic ,s,a sonscssnes ,,, as whole; but Ignorant and vile reaction which In trampling out the wrong VIII trample out much right at the same time. which In punishing tho wealthy wrong-doer and so unskilfuliy as to confound in 1t many men who have done honestly and well. want to see the process, the process Of gaining wealth by success 70 far as to invite the very reaction of which | speak (Applause.)
 And the man ot property. the man of great means will do we'll to turn movement for refofn. a rational move ment for such supervision and control ovev the use, over the accumulation and businessf use of these great for minimize the evils of which complain. Such movement as that In which we are now engaged is not in the least undertaken with any yindictive plIr- pose. It is undertaken to cure evils the beneficiaries of those evils succeed, which they will not do, they will not succeed. but if they did succeed In stop ping the movement it will merely mean break forth again and that time # would be in the control of men who would legisiate with a vindictive pur- pose who would legisiate and act as 2 damage the men at .wiTurh the move ment was not aimed There IS no movement in it's proper sense that can more properly be described as con servative. using the word with It's real significance. than the movement which we have seen develop during the past four or five years, the movement for the proper supervision control in the interest of the general public of those colossal fortunes which .singly. or in combination, are of such tremendous importance in the modern industrial world. to so control and supervise them that in their accumulation and their business use there should be as far as we can prevent it, no wrong-dotng to the small man whether that small man Is a competitor and wage-worker or an
 Tn other words. gentlemen, our whole movement Is simply and solely to make the decalogue and the golden rule of some practical movement in the business life. of the community. (Great
 At 9:05 O'Clock President Roosevelt left the auditorium in an automobile for the Hermitage, the home of Presi- dent Andrew Jackson, twelve miles from this city, followed by a long lins of carriages and automobiles contain ing citizens.
 On the arrival of the party. at the Hermitage mansions, the President was presented by the president of the Board of Trade to Mrs. Mary c. Doris, regent of the Ladies' Hermitage Association, who then presented Mir. Roosevelt to Mrs Rachael Jackson Lawrence, grand daughter of President Jackson. Mrs Doris. assisted by the ladies of the Hermitage Association, conducted the President and his party through the xriaf yinfIQ after which he was served with light refreshments in the historical dining room of the Hermitage.
 Speaks at Hermitage.
 The President proceeded directly to the tomb of President Jackson at the lower end of the garden, and from this spot repaired to the speakers stand where the president of the Board of Trade introduced Judge John Allison, who in a brief address, presented Pres ident Roosevelt who spoke as follows:
 RooseveIt,s Hermitage Speech. Judge Allison, and you, my Fellow
 Countrymen:
 q cannot imagine any American President falling to visit the tomb of comes. trust that I came here a good American, shall certainly leave a better American for having been in the Hermitage, for having been where Andrew Jackson lived and died. (Ap- plause.) I thank all of you for com ing.
 T know that the rest of you will not grudge me saying that I am most deeply toucheA by the guard of honor of Confederate Veterans who have taken me up and guarded me. (Ap- plause.)
 And, oh my friends and fellow countrymen, oh, citizens of the volun- teer State. citizens of the American Republtc think what great good for little over forty years after the close of the civil war. where brother fought brother. each as his conscience bade him. each doing his duty vali- antly and striving to live up to the light as 1t was given him to see the light Oh, how fortunate we are that