Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-12
Dollar Fund For Greater Rock
Up by Saturday Night
BARKING OF SMALL DOG
SAVED LIFE OF GEN, BELL

answer has been found in the fact that
III the midst OF the greatest prosperity
that this country has ever known. not
a period of depreciation. not in a per
iod of suffering, but in a period of :he
greatest prosperity. the conscience of
the country has been quickened to col-
denim the abuses and the defects that
have been made apparent to the pubic
by reason of the abuses of financial
power. When in such 4 period OF
prosperity the people are not blinded,
certainly we hope the best for the -
public. And. if leader is the man who
has more than any other man in MS
community. in quickening the con-
science Of the community to that fact,
and bringing it to 4 belief and 4 con
viction that those abuses must he
stamped out. Theodore Roosevelt IS
entitled to no small amount of recOS
milton.
| wish that | had the time and the
strength to go on and develop some
what in detail the general thought that
have attempted 10 set forth this eve
ming. Under the circumstances, the
underlying basis of the institutions Of
private property is next to the institu
tion of civic liberty; is the foundation
of all our salvation. 1t must be under
stood also that in the use of that insfi-
tuition of private property there are
possibilities of an abuse, which, au!-
one who abuses them, must be rein
stated in Or else the institution of priv
ate property itself will be shaken.
There is line to be drawn: there is a
regulation that is possible. and that Is
what Theodore Roosevelt stands fOH.
He believes that il is possible TO have
great success and great prosperity IL
| this country and to have the progress
go on as ii has gone on heretofore, but
| that there NAV be avoided any =
cumulation by misuse of powers pub
| lie and private 50 that we shall not
have that condition by which the MANY
are controlled by the few through
means that are Illegal and cannot be
sustained when analytically examined.
| The controversy that he has now car
ried on with the railroads and tie
| trusts is a controversy which has
drawn down upon him criticism, that
| he does not understand the dangerOG
| temptations with which he is dealing.
| but am confident from the expression
! that one hears from the country over
/ that that is not the general opinion.
That the people believe in him because
| they believe that he is owned by m
man. that he is controlled neither by
fear of the mob nor by an influence
that comes in through the back door
for the purpose of holding up the
abuses that capital has in many IL
stances sought To maintain.
The problems that we have before Is
in carrying out these purposes may
not be worked out for many years. bu;
the man who has first pointed out the
way by doing the things that have az
cOmplishcd much is the man who is
entitled to the credit for having callef
the attention of the people to wha
/, they have to do and having pointe@
out to them the future course tha
they should take.
NIbUl 4tlllbH. SllClIl llN'' N+i''''''
| speak any longer. in fact | have takei
: more time than | should have. | was
not prepared to make a speech on thi
: subject until the chairman suggeste
it,
2 Hear Clubs Poet.
When the applause, which followe;
= Judge Taft's remarks, subsidized. MI
= Tillinghast introduced Robert ReXdal
= of this city. as the poet laureate of III
4 Tri-City Press Club. Mr.. ReXdale in
? charming manner read two of his oris
+ inal poems. The Homage of the Drum
= and Yankee Guns at Manila" TIL
. latter selection was exceptionally fl
!. ting. not only because of its sentimen
: but from the fact that it was write
:, for the Press clubs celebration of NJ;
Il Mia day in 1902
Preparedness for War.
: In introducing General William Cr
= zier. Mr.. Tillinghast said:
If war must come to defend nation.
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