The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-13

rsountrymen more than the material re-
suits OF the triumph, more even than the
achieving the triumph itself. You have
left country so genuinely reunited that
all Of US now, In whatever part OF this
Union we live, have a right 10 feel the
lkeenest pride, not only In the valor and
self-devotion OF yop, the gallant men who
seIf-devotion Of your gallant opponents who
wore the gray.
The hero whose monument we to-day
nnveil. by his life bs-e singular testimony
to the completeness OF the reunion. Gen
eral Lawton In his youth fought CALAMITY
An the Civil War Thirty three years aft
EDWARDS he again marched to war; this
time against foreign foe, and served
with distinguished ability and success as
general officer, both in Cuba and In the
Philippines
When ne thus served 1t was In an army
whose generals included not only many or
his old comrades In arms but some OF his
cid opponents also, as General Wheeler and
General Fitzhugh Lee. Under him, both
among the commissioned officers and In the
ranks, were many men whose fathers had
worn the blue serving side by side with
pthers whose fathers had worn the gray
but all Americans now. and nothing but
Americans, all united in their fealty and
devotion to their common flag and their
common country. and each knowing only
the generous rivalry with his fellows as to
who Auid best serve the cause for which
bach was ready to lay down life itself
Problems Confront Nation.
Great social and Industrial problems con-
front u.s. and their solution demands on
eur part unfaltering courage, and yet
WISE good-natured self-restraint; so that
On the one hand we shall neither be daunt-
"a BY difficulties nor fooled by those who
would seek to pVsuade US that the DIFF
acuiries are insuperable: while on the 9TH
or hand we are not misied INTO showing
either rashness or vindictiyeness.
suaIities as we deal with the Industrial
and social problems OF to-day that Abra-
ham Lincoln showed when, with indomita-
BILE resolution, but with kindness, pa
able, be faced four weary years or open
war In front, of calumny, detraction and
intrigue from behind, and at the enc gave
Co his countrymen whom he had served SO
well the blood-bought GIT OF race Ireeu
and a nation forever united
One great problem that we have before
ms Is to preserve the rights OF property !;
and these can only be preserved II we re-
member that they in less jeopardy from
the Socialist and the anarchist than from
the predatory man of wealth. Ii mas be-
come evident that to refuse TO invoke the
mower o. the narion to restrain the wrongs
committed by the man of great wealth VINO
does evil Is not only to neglect the inter-
lests Of the public. but Is TO neglect the
interests Of the man Of means who acts
ihonorably by his fellows.
The power or the nation must De exert
ed to stop crimes OF cunning no less than
crimes Of violence. There can be no halt
IN the course we have deliberately elected
10 pursue, the policy of asserting the right
OF the nation, SO far as 1t has the power,
40 supervise and control the business use
of wealth. especially In its corporate form.
Control of Common Carriers.
To-day I wish to say a word TO you
about the first and most important feature
of this task, the control OF the common
carriers doing an interstate business: a
control absolutely vested In the nation,
while in SO far as the common carriers
also transport tie mails, 1t Is In my
opinion probable that whether their busi-
ness is or is not Interstate, 1t is to
the same extent subject to Federal control
under that clause OF the Constitution grant
ing to the national government power TO
establish post roads, and therefore, by nee
essary Implication power to take all action
necessary In order to keep them at the
highest point OF efficiency.
Every Federal law dealing with corpor-
ations or with railroads that has been put
upon the statute books during the last six
Years has been step In advance In the
Fight direction.
All action taken by the administration
under these and the pre-existing laws has
been Just and proper. Every suit under
taken during that period has been a suit
not merely warranted, but required, By the