New-York tribune., 1907-06-01

,ora+tons saving that the millennium "as sNA.
a long way OF. and pointing out the oaiisst ..
committing yourselves 70 prosIaIii-4io
,tsas too much" He spoke OF the 1oonsh
conservatives who fail to see tnat we aie t--0
real conservatives. the real friends OF properly,
when we try TO do away WlIh I-e NO-
property" He continued:
We must not be misled by those oLLsI sas'-a 80
meaning men who let a vague genera o1s1 s
10 reform everything supplanr ta9 pIsIco y S eS
thinking in their minds. ana VINO - - ~
promise loosely what could not PosStoIS .Sto, -
FORMED or else indulge in genera! dectaInAI.
AGAINST the evils without pointing OUT 10" LIZ
evils are to be cut out. -. IA,
In the war against the abuses OF gIea- -1sL HSL
vduals and especially Of great corporats "sa-t1-
we need to show absolute. undncnLns EesO11
ton and vet TO combine that with SANITY aS
we'll as with courage. We need 10 snow Loos
tba very reverse OF any vindictive spirit Ths
minute you begin TO display any spirit OF
venge or TO administer the laws N spirit q
revenge. you are starting TO invoke trouble an.
ultimately, reaction. We need 70 $40" -
spirt, OF Abraham LIncOln-his sanity and MS
broad and kindly charity, and yet MS reSoIule
determination that the evil snail De ooho away
with (Applause.)
You have been very kind in aIuding 70 certain
things that I have done or tried 70 DO Ny
power to do them depended entirely upon the
support that have received from the FeprT,
sentatives In Congress, from Michigan and al
our other states. (ApplauseD
We have taken certain steps, some good. long
stems In the line OF securing a better admins
tration Of justice between man and man,
without regard to whether the man - rich or
moor and We have taken certain steps, some or
Them long steps toward securing better laws 1or
the supervison and control of the great fortunes
especially Of great corporation fortunes useu IN
business. We are going steadily forWaru aIouS
those lines CAppIauseO And the only party
alIusion I shall make to-day is 10 say that me
RepubIfcan party in 90 per cent OF its makeup
and in all its highest thought is essentially ths
party Of Abraham LincOln's plain people ana
shall continue 10 be such There VIII oS not
one backward step along the course whlcA "e
have marked out to follow. (Applause)-
I ask YOU to Judge OF present promises oy pas
performances and to request from your Repre-
sentatfves from your public men, not promises
Of the impossible. but promises OF certain 'Hl.eS
that can be done. which viii not orlhS aICHS
complete solution of the difficulties that cohIOns
rs but which will be another long Strlde Io"di,
mat COn1plete solution, and, finally above az
things to approach the problem N 81 P-oYye5
spirit in the Lincoln spirit. not 10 ne ~ llI-S's
by the demagogue on one side or reSt, lloI-y ist
the other Let us set faces like nllt a@'-'-.S -
predatory wealth, but also against preua'o''
poverty with the emphasis on the preda'''S-
Addresses by Secretary Wilson and ave eou-
Gators made up the programme at the Hl0'Ni"S
session to-day OF the semi-centenniaI ceIeol3-
tion of the founding of the Michigan AsrlCu''u
raj College The addresses were made IN d 'eh'
on the college campus President Z j. James
of Illinois University unable 10 be present.
and his address was read by Eugene paNehPOI|
dean of the agricultural department OF Il'ln0l,
University. President Benjamin lde NheSieE -
the University OF California presented the sIee'
tngs of the Pacific Coast. and President NuLu'
II Stimpson OF the Storrs Agricultural CoAese.
at Storrs, Conn: President James s. Ahse" =
the University Of Michigan. and u. H. Z. "nl'''
dean of the agricultural department OF ths n
versity of Georgia. spoke.