The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-12
SOCIALISM SCORED
BY THE PRESIDENT
StirS Audience at dwelling
of Monument on Long
Island.
FAVORS EQUALITY
OF OPPORTUNITY
Has Little Regard for Ancestry If
Not Linked With the Strug-
gle of Today.

OYSTER PAY, JULY u.-Spealling at
the unwilling Of a monument 10 Capt.
John Unde-hill, a Long Island pioneer,
President Roosevelt here today delivered
a little sermon on good citizenship, and,
in a scorchiug denunciation Of socialism
set at rest forever the idea that he
leaned to its tenets.
On foot, on horseback, and in old fam
ily vehicles, about 200 people from the
surrounding villages assembled at Ma
tinecock Point, where the monument
was unveiled The President greeted
many Of his old friends and neighbors,
and expressed the belief that such
gatherings are good for the country
Taking UP then his topic OF goOC cit
izenship. the Executive said:
Il have no use whatever for the man
who has nothing but a pedigree. the
man the best part Of whom is under
the ground. 1 believe in the pride Of
ancestry. but only il It takes the form
Of making q man or woman try to
carry himself or herself well as re-
CARDS the beauties Of today
Favors the Struggle.
~ believe emphatically in doing the
things that can be done by law or 9TH
erryise to keep the avenues Of occupa-
ton, of employment. Of work open that
there shall be a measurable equality
Of opportunity for each man TO
show the stuff that is IN him. But when
It comes to reward, let him get that
which, by his energy, foresight, IntolIi-
Sence, thrift, courage ne is able to set
with the opportunity open.
L don't believe in cOddlinS any one;
] would 20 more permit the strong TO
Cypress the weak than I would ten
a rich man or a vicious man that he
ought o. right {, have the reward Jue
only by the man who actually earns it,
Very properly we IN this country
set our faces against privilege. There
can be no grosser example of privilege
than thar set before us as ideal by Ger
tain socialiStIc wrters-the ideal that
every man shall put Toto the common
fund what he can. which would mean
what he chose, and y take out what
ever he wanted; in other words. this
theory that the man who is vicious,
foolish, 4 drag On the whole Commun-
fly, who contributes less than his part
to the common good should take out
what is not his. what he has not
earned. this particular sOCialisttc ideal
would be 10 entIrone privilege in the
grossest, crudsst. most dishonest. most
harmful, and most unjust form.
Equality Of Opportunity.
Equality Of the opportunity to rem
der service2 Yes. l will do everything
I can TO bring it about Equality Of
reward? No. Unless there IS also
equality Of service.
But in securing a measurable equal
ity for opportunity. let us no more be
lei astray by the doctrinaI advocates
of a IawIess and destructive individual
Ism than by the doctrinal advocates Of
a deadenIug socialism.
When a private or corporate fortune
Of vast size is turned to &, business use
which jeopardizes the welfare OF all
the small men. then. in the interest Of
true individualism the collective or
common power Of the community must
be exercised 10 control and 20 reg1I-
late. And while doing this we must
make it evident that we frOwn upon
envy and malice. exoCtly as we frown
upon arrogance and opII ession-"