New-York tribune., 1910-06-04

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''muckrakers." that rely for their circula-
ton on the vicious and unfounded attackS
upon the honesty and upright character
and patriotic motives Of men IN puDllc me,
and upon those conspicuous and prominent
generally. -
This undertaking is an outgrowth ana
probably the unavoidable aftermath OF q
laudable and necessary attack upon ABUSES
which had shown themselves in a form OF
corporate greed and control OF poNucs. a.
was necessary TO have houseG!eatLI15 III ~
this regard and Mr.. Roosevelt leo tne
movement and much has been accomplished
! in clarifying business and pohtcaI hleIn-
In the doing of it he was himself the
( foremost TO denounce those who TOOK au-
vantage Of the general condition OF pOPu-
/ lar suspicion and filled tner purses Oy ~
founded attacks upon men in pubic once
/ struggling conscientiously 70 90 thelr ouLy-
But this undertaking episode VIII pass II IN
/ deed I hope II is passing, and for the DesI
! Of reasons. because the people are Deslh-
/ ming 10 see what II really IS, are refusing
( 10 be influenced by it. and thus are not
! making the contributions TO the pockets OF
| the rnuckrakers which is their only motive
/ for conducting their business
/ In the change which has taken place IN
4 the influence Of the editorial writer and
/ the increased Importance IN lne SIdIeAlenIS
4 Of news the influence of the college preo
/ Journalist must continue TO be OF the
! greatest weight. It needs a trained mlnd,
| a judicial temperament, quick percepuon
a
! ~asnec+ together with a nice and graphlc
literature touch, to make the IeaolnS sPe
ciaI correspondence OF the paper IIe,,+5a MEaCn al
many respects is now its most lnnuenllai -aIi
mart what il should be. 1t is field Wen
worth the ambition OF any man 10 Succeeu
in Il has many ternptauons. II II das soiig
or. as the correspondent Yields 10 Us
| temptations, may be mererlous anu lelll-
/ porary-
Forward Move in Politics.
In political professions the struggle ~hlcn l
| is constantly going on IS toWaIu e q - ~
r-o1e--roent OF the nation, OF the stare an0
he civ Much has been accomplished
IN This regard in the national governments;
iess in municipal governments. But the
-7ove-oent for better things Is eVloeht
a1ervWhere. and while there seem 10 pe
some retrograde steps from uIne 10 lime
| The whole movement is forward; ,,+to.1
-Tte ac+iy-itv OF corporations in ponucaI
matters tended TO corIIPI oL -ss stseiiI' in many
| cases forced upon them uBt the result oL
| the last six or eight years mas peeH 70
! drive corporations oui ot Ppoat of noiitics
/ has been greatly I2r lIle peIie1i' "a
and the public veal -, ,eo-o ,,s
/ The most discouraging problem PeIoIe st5 "a
! * that OF municipal government II IS saIo
( tba+ systems have been adopted IN soIHo
cities which make it possible 10 aoIIlIlIlsIer
the municipal affairs with greatesL W.
ard effectiveness than ever before- we
have Vet 10 be convinced upon tnat SUBJECT
! by accumulated evidence . ,,,;oI
az likely 70 be presented to you in the
| f11r71re / think the issue Of most lHlpoI-
tance would be the question or the preset
walton of our institution OF private pttCp
60 or its destruction and the substitution
! OF a certain kind Of co-operatve JOIN! 80 en-
| ioyment Of everything, which IS the loedi
u TIE institution Of private property, in my
/ Judgment has done more 10 brlng ABOUT
the modern progress ana ~ n er
sonal liberty. The development OF modern
indusrrialism. the conceTltraIIon Oh OF 6 Cap1cai pc
and its abuses. the tendency toward ilIo
1o%1oI-. and the suppression Of competition,
NAV all Justify a regulation ana eredteI eree
restriction upon the use OF prINdte pr J -
+l7an has been necessary heretofore; ana II
is in that direction that the needed REFORMS
| in my Judgment lie ,
When. however. the right Of private prop
e-rz- is taken away, when the motive or en-
Hg1tened s-lfshneSs disappears IN Ihoue!h
society. and there is an attempt 10 s9osu-
tute therfor the motive OF dlslnteresleo ulI-
se1Asbness on the part of every member OF
society toward every other, as a pracCcai
/ for-e in the progress of civilization, it will
~ a failure. and the result will be a sub
s-irution of a tyranny OF governing COM
! rnirtees in the distribution OF theoretcaI
rewards instead OF a self-acting system IN
which the industrious and the prudent and
the far sighted are rewarded and the lazy
and the unattentive fall behind
Utopia Not Reached Vet.
Il is not tc disparage human nature un-
duly 10 say that the world and man nave
not reached such stage that we can De.
pend on mans complete self-sacrince ana
absolute sense Of justice and on his love
for his fellow TO furnish motive for the
industry activity and hard work necessary
- make fhe world move on without any
motive Of self-prof1t. We must recognize
| facts as they are, If We would be practlcaI
in applving proper remedies and in treating
social and political questions in useful
way.
President Taft left Ada at o'clock this
afternoon, arriving here at Z p. m. To get
the President 10 Detroit on time required
some spectacular railroading. and the last
hours run from Toledo into this city over
the Lake Shore tracks was made at an
average of from sixty TO seventy miles an
hour.
Al Monroe the President was met by
Senator Burrows. A Detroit reception COM
nittee. headed by Representative Edwin
DENLY. Joined the Presidential party at
Toledo.
president Taft spent the night here at
the Hotel Pontchartrain, and will leave
carly tomorrow morning for Monroe where
during the forenoon he will speak at the
unveiling OF the equestrian statue Of Gen
eral Custer In the afternoon the President
will attend the dedication Of a tablet at
Jackson TO commemorate the fifty-sixth
anniversary Of the founding Of the Repub-
Ucan party. The President will leave Jack
son for Washington Saturday night
The speakers at to-nights dinner in
cIuded Governor Fred NJ. Warner. Mayor
Rreitmeyer, Senators Burrows and William
/ Alden Smith. Representative DENLY and
President Abner Z. Larned of the Detroit
! Board of Commerce
President Taft spoke last. his remarks
being extemporaneous Referring TO Rep
resentative DENLY. who ranks next TO Ollie
James. of Kentucky. as the biggest man In
! Congress the President said he was espe-
cially glad 10 see him present.
For" he said. Il sure he stimulates
voIr curiosity about the scales almost as
much as I do
Il am glad TO announce TO you" the Pres
sdent continued. that have just learned
that the railroad bin has passed the Sen
ate"
The President was interrupted by an out
hurst of applause
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