The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-31

4 man remember that to purchase I'M
inunity n .wrongdolns or to defent
most shortsiglitetl of policies Let tn.
plain people insist on the one hand
on governing themselves. and. on the
other hand, on doing exact justice To tile
! railways. Let the big railroad mar
scrupuousiy refrnn from any effort to
! influence politics or government. save
as 1t is the duty OF every good either,
| In legitimate ways to try to fnfluence
Pile, as a WHOLE In their turn, remem-
Der that It is their duty to discrinh-
inate in the sharpest way between the
railway man who does well and the
railway man who does Ill and, above
all, to remember tnat the irreparable
moral harm done to the body polite by
corruption is just as great. whether
the corruption takes the form of black
mailing n big corporation or of cor
ruptly doing It's bidding. What we
our public servants Is honcsty-lon-
esty to all men--and II we condone
dishonesty because we think 1t is cxer-
cised In the interests of tile people,
we may rest assured that the man
thus showing 1t lacks only the oppor-
tunity to exercise 1t against the inter-
csts of the people.
The mnn who on occasion VIII cor
ruptly do what IL wrong III the inter-
csts of Il big corporation Is the very
ton ns the opportunity arises. The
MIN who * on OccnsiOn II cOrruptlOn-
list IN mt. when the gust of popular
feeling blows hnrd against the corpora
Hons he hns cOrrnptly served, to he the
1oudcst. most reckless ana most violent
among those who 1enouncc them. Hunt
such n man out of public life. Hunt
HIN out ns remOrsclcssly II he IL
blnckm,ilcr ny II lie stands corruptly
for special privilege. Demand honesty
absolute withholding hpnoStv---tO-
gether with courage and common sense.
in public servant and in business man
alike. Make 1t evident that you will
not tolerate in public life n man who
save as justice and reason demand 1t;
and that. in your attitude toward bust
ness men. toward the men who are
dealing with the great financial inter
ests of the country, while you intend
to secure sharp reckoning for the
to favor the men who in Legitimate
ways are doing good work in the busl-
ness communicative railway president,
the traffic manager, or other official.
power to handle his share In n vast
and complicated business to the profit
alike of the stakeholder and the gen
cral public.
Let the man Of great wealth remem-
Der that, while using and enjoying 1t,
III sense. trustee. and that con-
sistent misuse. whether in acquiring or
spending his wealth. is ominous OF
evil to himself to others who have
wealth. and to the nation as whole.
AS for the rest of us. let us guard
ourselves against envy. as we ask that
others guard themselves against AFRO
gance, and remember Lincolns words
of kindly wisdom: Let not him who
is houseless pull down the house OF
m snnr fnt II ,,Ir az t1,.
and build one for himself. thus by
example assuring that his own shall
be safe from violence when built"
Speech by Fairbanks.
Following the ceremonies. Vice
President Fairbanks addressed the
crowd briefly. He said:
Fellow citizens. I wish to express
to the President of the United States
that which l know is in all your
hearts-thanks for the admirable ad-
dress he has Just delivered He came into
the State this morning greeted by thou
sands. AS he leaves us tonight af-
ter this crowning event of an eventful
day he Will carry with him the as
surance that the great citizenship of
Indiana is loyal to the memory OF those
who made illustrious the years from
! 1S6l-lS65. and that the people of In
diana are for cleanliness in civil life
and honesty in public service"
At the conclusion of the address the
President and Vice-President were
| driven to Crown Hill Cemetery, where
| the President PLACID a wreath on the
grave of former Presidents Benjamin
Harrison. He brought the token OF
galanx leaves and lilies of the valley
from Washington. The train bearing
the President left for Fort Wayne,
where he will pass the night in his
car.
The President will speak tomorrow
at Lansing. Mich.