Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-23
PRESIDENT STANDS BY GUNS
Says His Policy Has Been to Punish
Dishonesty.
NOT SCARED BY PANIC TALK
Neither DernaEOEue Nor ResctIOnnry
Can Drive Him from His
COurse-Leaves Nashville
for Chattanooga.

NASHVILLE, oct. 22.--Never before
has Nashville been so elaborately decor
ated as It was today. when welcoming
President Roosevelt. Bunting. flags, ban
ners and pictures OF the president were
on almost every house In the uptown sec
tion of the city. which was crowded with
people from 100 miles. The special train
entered the Union station amid the boom
ing of cannon. chrieking of whistles and
cheering Of thousands. The streets
passed by the president were one continu-
Gus ovation.
President Roosevelt in speech at the
Auditorium hotel, said:
There has been trouble in the stock mar
ket; in the high financial world. during the
last few months. The statement has fire.
quently been made that the policies for
which / stand are responsible for that
trouble Now gentlemen, these policies Of
mine can be summed up. in one sentence,
They represent the effort to punish success
full dishonesty. l doubt II these policies
have had any material effect in bringing
about the present trouble, but II they have,
II will not alter my determination that for
the remaining sixteen months Of my term
these policies shall be persevered in.
eff to arouse that type of civic manhood
in out nation It were necessary TO suffer
any temporary commercial depression,
should consider the cost but small. All
we have done has been to unearth the
wrong doing. 1t was not the fact that 1t
was unearthed that did the damage. All
did was to turn on the light. l am re-
sponsible for turning on the light. but
am not responsible for what the light
showed It is impossible to cut out
cancer without making the patient feel
Ell ha
before No material well-being can save
this nation If 1t loses the lift towards
higher things. i will permit neither the
demagogue upon one side nor the re-
dictionary on the other to drive me away
from the course or policy which regard
most vital for the well-being of this ma
tion
Honesty worthy of Praise.
And the thing most important to remem-
Der is that that policy has two sides. 1t
would indeed be an evil day for this nation
II were ever permitted to grow up spirit
which would discriminate against the hon
est man who achieved business success.
There is nothing meaner than hatred of
the man who prospers honestly simply be-
cause he has prospered. and l challenge
the spirit of every good American when
say that the honest raiiroed, the honest
banker and the honest buSlhesS man - t14e
man who makes a fortune because his ex-
ceptional business ability enables him to
render exceptional service to the commun-
ity If ever there should be any tempo
rary gusts OF popular feeling that demand
what is wrong. what Is unrighteous, then
the true servant Of the people is the. man
who disregards that temporary wish Of the
people to do evil Great applause)
Defender OF Property.
mo man will stand more strongly than
will in the defense Of property, so long as
It is honestly acquired and honestly used
(Cheers) l win stand against crimes of
brutal violence. just as l stand against
crimes of INSCRIPTIONS cunning. There are
certain men who say that have talked
against men Of wealth as such. Those gem
tlemen are blind If they see the facts in
that light. l will protect every way in my
power honest property. l win protect the
honest man to the extent of my ability
and in no way can l so materially aid the
honest man of wealth as by doing all in
my power to bring to justice his brother
of dishonesty gained wealth. Our whole
movement is simply and solely TO make
the decalogue and the golden rule of some
practical moment in the business life of
the community" Great applause and
cheers.)
At the Hermitage the president spoke
briefly in eulogy of Andrew Jackson.
Shortly afterward he departed for Chatta-