The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04
REGULATION Will
HELP | BUSINESS !
President Compares Fed
eral Control of Railways
to Surgical Operation.
UL TIMAT TEL Y IT
& WILL III, BE BENEFIT
Mr.. Roosevelt Praises People Of
Middle West and Exl,orts Them
to Manlincss and Strenuous
Living1he Corporate
Problem Is Dis
cussed Again.

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CAIRO. ILL. October 3.-prcsident
Roosevelt and party arrived at the
Cairo wharf promptly at . o'clock and
were saluted by the Danville Battery
anT hundreds Of steamboat and other
whistles: The party was met BY the
reception committed. headed by Mayor
& George Parsons. and Atty carriages all
drawn by white horses, conveyed them
nlonS The line of march to ST bIarysI
Park. squah of police and the
Fourth Regiment OF Illinois National
Guard. headed by the Fifth Regincntul
Band, led the procession.
i On arrival at the park, Mayor Par
Eons introduced Governor Deneen. who
addressed the people briefly, and then
introduced President Roosevelt, who
began speaking at 9:40. and continued
itntil 1880. after which the party re-
1lrIhd to- their boats and remained In
port until IL o'clock, when the fleet
started for Memphis amid the booming
of cannon and other popular demon.
strations E4
Over 10000 neopis listened to the
Presidents address. Ovation after ova-
ton was given the speaker. Two thou
sand school children on platforms sa-
luted the Presidents party.
Refers to Dickins's Pcssinism.
The President. after greeting his audience,
tlfe of kentucky. Missouri and Illinois.
paid tribute TO the great Middle West,
lmistic estimate Of this section and It's peo-
pei in his Martin chn1ziewitr = written six
ty-fise years ago. He declared that the
Ascton assa.lcd by the novelist was now
one of the most fertile and productive aSri :
Il Cs,ilnrai .tepritories in tho world and added
q high estimate of It's people Hn,ffcpreveai
5th. people OF to-day for their pessinllsfi.
but urged tnem 10 read chuzzlewlt and
compare conditions and men as Dickens de.
picfcd them 10 the mon and conditions OF
sf. day. lie warned ht6 ftarars tl1at foot
is.l pessiniism IL an ever greater foe to
healthy national growth than foolish 55op-
tinism. and eshorted them to Y iisht whateyer
to hold a sturdy and confident hope for the
future
Turning TO the principles Of government,
the President advised tho people TO appl!
T., the Affairs of the national administration
Just the same rules that arc necessary II
u getting along with our neigibors Tho ma
1io., itself should show substantially tho
same qualities that one would expect al
1n,rprabie man to show in dealing with. hi!
fellows; Regard for the rights and feeling!
OF othsrs should be Joined 10 cotra &c. 4
defend ones own rights and TO recent insui
or injury. The man who will tameiy sub
& ,nit To wrong doing is contemplate. sait
sor hc Is even worse. All this, he said. 4
Rs true of a nation as Of an Individual. Th
nation should desire peace with all othe
nations. but should be ready and willing /,
fight. IL need be, to defend its rights an,
rcrent wrong or insult.
The President made a, strong plea for sth
establishment and maintenance Of a stron
y navy. which cannot only defend, bu
which can strike back and hit hard.
Turns 10 Corporations.
Turning to matters Of domestic policy th
President led mp to the relations OF the peo
pie with each other and Of the govern
mems relation to the people, He defined tn
place of tho Federal power IN our compii
Gated system of. government and Its duty
pi eserve individual rights and TO p"otec
the weak against the strong Turning I
tho question of corporate power and Its de
Soiopment the President became more specif
and addressed himself In the concludin
portion Of his address to the railway prob
s ltm In the course ofqhis treatment OF I h
theme. he said:
The national government alone has suff
rienfly extensive power and jurisdction ],
eSerflse ADEQUATE contrpl oyer the great y
supervision and control by the national go,
eminent II desirable primarily In tho inte
est Of the people. II viii also firmly, b,
lieve. be to the benefit of those corporation
themselves which desire to be honest al
law-abiding. Only thus can we put ov'
these corporations ono competent and eff
cient soverelgn-the natiop-able both
exact justice from them and to secure Ju
tice for Them SO that they may not be a
terrately pampered and oppressed. The pr
pcsal need be dreaded only by those corr
rations which do not wish to obey the Ia
or to be controlled in Just fashion, hut pr
fer to take their chances under the prcse
lack of all system and to court the chan
OF getting improper fayors as ofrscttlng q
chance OF being blacknaile dan isattitu
rendered familiartin the past by those CO
pcrations which had thriven under certa
corrupt and lawless city governments.
Federal Control Of Railways.
The first need is to exercise this FEEDER
ecrtrol In thoroug hgoing and efficient fas
sion over the railroads, which, because
their peculiar position, offer the most II
mediate and urgent problem. The Americ
Il sd that this control shall be exercised SON
where; tsis most unwise for 4 he railroa
t not to recognize this and to submit to
~ tho first requisite of tho situation Ii
!, do not believe that our cfforts Will ha
anything but "a beneficial effect upon the ID
nlancnt prosperity of the country; and,
'7 l4 . matter OF fact, even as regards any tie
s Forary effect I think that any trouble is q
Fundamentally not to the fact that the /
tpnal authorities have discovered and ct
Seciad certain abuses but toSthe fact II
those abuses We're there to be discoyercd.
think that tho excellent people who sha
~ ccmplained ef our policy as hurting bustl
have shown much tho same spirit asEt
nhild who regards the dentist and not
ulcerated tooth as the real source of
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VIII Ultimately HeIp Business
I am as certain AS can lie of aryth
that the course we are pursuing will u
Hnetely help business: for The corrupt n
4 Of business is as great q foe to this coun
n the corrupt politician. Botll stand stjn
Ssme evil eminence OF infarny, Against b.
NJ It is necessary to war; and ", upfprtunat,
lu8 either tyne of warfare, "a few Sinnoc
people are hurt, the responsibility lies
With us but with those WHO have mis-
This is q rapidly growing nation. on al
fooiitinent. and In an era OF new. comp
# and eyer-shif ting condl ltions. Often II
sas necessary to devise new nethCds OF N1neet
u st iHhesG new conditions. We must regard
ilpan. but we must not regard only the p