The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-01

IL OF revenge, or to administer the laws
In a spirit OF revenge, you are start
ing to invoke the trouble and ulti-
mately reaction.
show spirit Of Lincoln.
We need to show the spirit of Abb
broad and kindly charity. and yet his
resolute determination that the evil
shall be done away with. (Applausel
You have been very kind in allud-
ing to certain things that / have done.
or tried to do. My power to do them
depended entirely upon the support
that 1 have received from the Repre-
and all our other States (Applause).
We have taken certain steps, some
good long steps, In the line of secur-
Ing a better administration OF justice
as between man and man, without re-
gard to whether the man Is rich or
poor, and we have taken certain steps,
some OF them long ones, towards Sc
curing better laws for the supervision
and control of the great fortunes. es-
peciaily Of great corporate fortunes
used in business. We are going stead
lily forward along those lines. CAP
plause.) And the only party allusion
i shall make today Is to say that the
Republican Party in 80 per cent of its
make up. and In all Its highest
thought, is essentially the party Of
Abraham LincoIns plain people. and
shall continue to be such. There
will be not one backward step along
the course which we have marked out
to. follow. Cloud and prolonged ap-
plause.)
Judge BY Performances.
Il ask you to Judge of present
promises by past performances. and to
request from your representatives.
from nuhlt0 nf
the impossible. but promises of certain
things that can be done which will
not bring about a complete solution
of the difficulties that confront us. but
which will be another long stride to-
ward that complete solution and final-
ly. above all things. to approach the
problem in proper spirit in the Lin-
coin spirit, not to be misled by the
demagogue on one sids or reaction on
the other. Let us set our faces like
flint, against predatory wealth, but
also against predatory poverty. which
is the emphasis on the predatory.
After the second address the Presi-
dent and his party entered automobiles
and were driven to the residence OF
President J. l.. Snyder of the agricul-
tural college, where luncheon was
served.
At o'clock the President made his
formal address from a platform erect
ed at the head of the campus.
The Other Speakers.
An address by Secretary of AgricuI-
ture Wilson and addresses by FIVE dis
tinguished educators mace up the pro-
gram at the forenoon session today OF
the semi-centennial celebration of the
founding of Michigan Agricultural Col
legc. The addresses were made In a
tent on the college campus.
President E. J. James of Illinois
University was unable to be present
His address was read by Dean Eugene
Davenport of the Agricultural Depart
ment of Illinois University.
President Benjamine Ide Wheeler
University of California, presented the
greetings of the Pacific coast and ad-
dresses were also made by President
Rufus H Simpson of the Stors Agri-
cultural College, of Stors. Conn, Pres
ident James b. Angel of the univer-
sity OF Michigan and Dean ID. II. c.
White, of the Agricultural Department
Of the University of Georgia.
President Roosevelt left for For
Wayne. Ind, at 4:2o .. IN. In his speeia
train.