THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1907.
President Talks
On Southern Trip, Roosevelt
Interesting
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ADMIRES ASIEIUCAXS.
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"There are many wrongs to
right; there are many and pow-
ertul wrong doers against whom
to war; and It would lie base to
shrink from the contest, or to
fall to wage It with a high, a
- resolute will. But I am sure
that we shall win In the con-
test, because I know that the
heart of our people Is sound.
Our average men and women
are good men and women and
this Is true In all sections of our
country."
Men of Illinois, and You, Men of
Kentucky and Missouri: I am glad
to have the chance to speak to you
today. This Is the heart of what
may be called the Old West, which
we now call the Middle West, using
the term to denote that great group
of rich and powerful states which
literally forms tho heart of the coun
try. It Is a region whoso people are
distinctively American In all their
thoughts, in all their ways of looking
at life; and In Its past and present
alike It Is typical of our country.
The oldest men present can still re
member tho pioneer days, the days
of' tho white-tilted ox wagon, of the
emigrant, and of the log cabin in
which that emigrant first lived when
he settled to his task as a pioneer
farmer. They were rough days, days
of hard work, and tho people who
did that work seemed themselves
uncouth and forbidding to visitors
who could not look below tho sur
face. It Is curious and amusing to
think that even as genuine a lover
of his kind, a man normally so free
from national prejudices as Charles
Dickens, should have selected the re
gion whro we are now standing as
the seat of his forlorn "Eden" In
Martin Chuzzlewit. The country he
so bitterly assailed is now one of tho
most fertile and productive portions
of one of the most fertile and pro
ductive agricultural territories In all
the world, and the dwellers in this
territory 'represent a higher average
of comfort, intelligence, and sturdy
capacity for self-government than
the people in any tract of like ex
tent in any other continent. The
land teems with beauty and fertility,
and but a score of years after Dick
ens wrote it was shown to be a nur
sery and breeding ground of heroes,
of soldiers and statesmen of the
highest rank, while the rugged worth
of tho rank and file of the citizen
ship rendered possible the deeds of
the mighty men who led In council
and in battle. This was the region
that brought forth mighty Abraham
Lincoln, the incarnation of all that
Is best in democratic life; and from
the loins of the same people, living
only a little farther south, sprang
another of our greatest presidents,
Andrew Jackson, "Old Hickory" a
man who made mistakes, like most
strong men, but a man of iron will
and incorruptible Integrity, fearless,
upright, devoted to the welfare of his
countrymen, bone of our bone and
flesh of our flesh, a typical Ameri
can if ever there was one.
I commend a careful reading of
Martin Chuzzlewit to the pessimists
of today, to the men who, instead of
fighting hard to do away with abuses
while at tho same time losing no Jot
of their buoyant hopefulness for tho
country, insist that all our people,
socially and Industrially, In their
private lives no less than politicians,
newspaper men, and business men,
are at a lower ebb than ever be
fore. If ever any one of you feels a,
little downcast over the peculiarly
gloomy view of the present taken by
some well meaning pessimist of to
day,, you will find it a real comfort
to read Martin Chuzzlewit, to see
what a well meaning pessimist of the
past thought of our people sixty-five
years ago; and then think of the ex
traordinary achievement, the extra
ordinary gain, morally no less than
materially, of those sixty-five years.
Dickens can be read by us now with
profit; Elijah, Program, Hannibal
Chollop, Jefferson Brick and Scad
der have their representatives today,
plenty of them; and tho wise thing
for us to do is to recognize that these
aro still types of evil in politics,
journalism, business, and private life,
and to war against them with all
our hearts. But it Is rank folly to
regard these as tho only, or the chief,
types in our -national life. It was
not of much consequence whether
Dickons made such an error or not,
but it would be of great consequence
if we ourselves did; for a foolish pes
simism is an even greater foe than
a foolish optimism. It was not that
Dickens invented characters or
scenes that had no basis in fact; on
the contrary, what he said was true,
as far as it went; tho trouble was
that out of many such half truths
ho made a picture which as a whole
was absurd: for often a half truth is
the most dangerous ifalsehood. It
would be simply silly to be angry
over Martin Chuzzlewit; on the
contrary, read It, bo amused by It,
profit by it; and don't be misled by
it. Keep a lively watch against tho
present day Programs and Bricks;
but above all, distrust the man who
would persuade you to feel down
hearted about the country because
of these same Programs and Bricks,
past or present. It would be foolish
to ignore their existence, or tho ex
istence of anything else that is bad
in our national life; but it would bo
oven more foolish to ignore the
vaster forces that tell for righteous
ness. Friends, there Is every reason
why we should fight whatever is evil
in tho present. But there is also
overy reaspn why wo should feol a
sturdy and confident hope for the
future. There are many wrongs to
right; there are many and powerful
Makes Excellent Address Co ers all Questions Which Are
the American Public to an Unusual Degree.
NAVY' WILL ALTERNATE.
"This year I am happy to say
that we shall begin a course
..which I hope will bo steadily
followed hereafter, that, name
ly, of keeping the battleship
fleet alternately In the Pacific
and In the Atlantic. Early In
December the fleet will begin
Its voyage to the Pacific, and It
will number, friends, among Its
formidable fighting craft three
great battleships, named tho
Illinois, Missouri and Ken
tucky." 1
,
It APS THE EAST.
"Incidentally I think the
voyage will havo one good ef-
feet, for, to judge by their com-
ments on the movement, some
excellent people in my own sec-
tlon of the countm need to be
reminded that the Yacific coast
is exactly as much a part of this
nation ns the Atlantic coast."
wrong doers against whom to war;
and It would be base to shrink from
the contest, or to fall to wage it with
a high, a resolute will. But I am
sure that we shall win In the contest,
because I know that the heart of our
people is sound. Our average men
nnrl wnmpn nrn rrnnrt mfln nml wo
men and this is true in all sections
of our country and among all classes
of our countrymen. There is no
other nation on earth with. such vast
natural resources, or which such a
high standard of living and of Indus
trlnl offlntpnnv nmnnir its workers.
We have as a nation an era of unex
ampled prosperity ahead or us; we
alinll cinlnv H ntirl nnr children will
enjoy it after us. The trend of well
being In this country Is upward, not
downward; and this is tho trend in
tho things of the soul as well as in
tho tilings of tho body.
nmnmonl In Its nnulfeation is
often a complicated and delicate
work, but tjie principles of govern
ment are, after all, fairly simple. In
n lirnnri crnnnrnl wav WO should ar-
ply in the affairs of the national ad
ministration, which deals with the
interests of all our eighty odd mil
lions of people, just tne same ruies
fVit nm nopnssnrv In cRttinir on with
nut. nnitriiVmra In our several neigh
borhoods; and the nation Is a whole
should show substantially tne same
qualities that we would expect an
i.nn-niiio tiiiin tn slinw In dealing
with his fellows. To Illustrate this,
consider for a moment two pnases 01
governmental action.
First as to international affairs.
Among your own neighbors, among
your friends, what is the attitude you
111 r can fl mnn tnkft tOWard lllS
fellows, the" attitude you wish each
of your sons to taiie wnen ne goes
out Into the world? Is It not a com
Mnntinn nt rpnrllness and ability to
hold his own if anyone tries to wrong
him, while at the same time showing
careful regard not only for the rights
i...t .. Vio fooHnp-a of others? Of
course it is! Of cource the type of
man whom we respect, wnom we are
.,.,,! nf if Vio In n kinsman, whom
wo are glad to have as a friend .ana
neighbor, is the man wno is no nniK
sop, who Is not afraid, who will not
il..t nnr. liocltntn to rPKPIlt inSUlt
or Injury, but who himself never In
flicts Insult or injury, is Kinaiy, goou
notur-ori thniicrhtfni of other's rights
in short, a man to do business with
or have live In the next house or
have as a friend. On the otner nana,
the man who lacks any of those
qualities Is sure to be objectionable.
If a man is airaia 10 uum mo uu,
If he will submit tamely to wrong-
,ii hn ia nnnfpmnMlllG. If he is
a bully, an oppressor, a man who
wrongs or insuus umcis, c .w.
worse and should be hunted out of
.!, nmmunltV Hilt. (1H tllO WllOlO.
the most contemptible position that
can possibly bo assumed by any man
Is that or mustering, ui ubb'"6i "i
Insulting or wrong doing other ,peo-
1 ...iiiin t nvnnntlnir to KO
through life unchallenged, and being
nhvnvc wininf to lmpk down and ac
cept humiliation if. readiness to make
good is demancieu.
Well, all this is just aa true of a
H no nf nn (nil I vlflllfll. and ill
UUIIWII v.i .... ...... - -
dealing with other nations wo should
act as wo expect a man wno is uoiu
game anu aecent to act ju iuim.
Hfn tvioto nrA fw thlncs cheaner
and' more objectlqnable, whether on
....... 1 - n rtt .Via
the part 01 tne puouc muu ui "i "
i.rivnii mnn on tho nnrt of a writer
or of a speaker, an Individual or a
group or lnaivmuais, man u uno
of conduct which Is Insulting or hurt-
..! nflinihai. In cnnonli or nf.t. to in
dividuals of another nation or to tho
representatives or anotner nation or
to another nation Itself. But tho
,niinv lionompB Infnmniis from the
standpoint of tho Interests of tho
United States wnen it is comuinuu
with the rerusai to taKo inose meas
ures of preparation which can alone
secure us from aggression on tho
part of others. The policy of "peace
with insult" is tho very worst policy
upon which it is possible to embark,
whether ror a nation or uu iuumu
ual. vTo bo rich, unarmed, and yet
Insolent and aggressive, Is to court
well nigh certain aisabier. ""
safe and honorable rule 01 ioreig"
policy for the United States is to
li..., i.Doif nonrtpona toward other
notions, scrupulouB'not to infringe
. iim . . ohTB nnn vhl uuiu uuu
ready to defend its own.. This, na-i
tion is now on terms of tho most
cordial good will with all othor na
tions. Let us make it a prime object '
at Cairo
TO THE PESSIMIST.
"I commend a careful read-
lng of Martin Chuzzlewit to th,e
pessimists of today, to the men
who, Instead of fighting hard
to do away with abuses while at
the same time losing no jot of
their buoyant hopefulness for
the country, Insist that all our
people, socially and Industrially,
In their private lives no less
than as politicians, newspaper
men, and business men are at a
lower ebb than ever before."
i
of our policy to preserve these con
ditions. To do so is Is necessary on
the one hand to mete out a generous
Justice to all other peoples and show
them courtesy and respect; and on
the other hand, as we are yet a good
way off from tho mlllcnlum. to keen
ourselves in such shape as to make
it evident to all men that we desire
peace because we think it is just and
right and not from motives of
weakness or timidity. As for the
first requisite, this means that not
only the government but the people
as a whole shall act in the needed
spirit; for otherwise the folly of a
few individuals may work lasting
discredit to the whole nation. The
second requisite is more easily se
cured let us build up and maintain
at the highest point of efficiency the
United States navy. In any great
war on land we should have to rely
in tho future as we have relied in
the past chiefly upon volunteer sol
diers; and although It Is Indispensa
ble that our little army, an army
ludicrously small relatively to the
wealth and population of this mighty
nation, should Itself be trained to the
highest point and should bo valued
and respected as is demanded by the
worth of the officers and enlisted
men, yet It is not necessary that this
army should be large as compared to
tho armies of other great nations.
But as regards the navy all this Is
different. We have an enormous
coast lino, and our coast line Is on
two great oceans. To repel hostile
attacks the fortifications and not the
navy, must be used; but the best way
to parry Is to hit no flgjit can ever
bo won except by hitting and we
can only hit by means of the navy.
It Is utterly Impossible to improvise
even a makeshift navy under tho
conditions of modern warfare. Since
the days of Napoleon no war between
two great powers has lasted as long
as It would take to build a battloj
shlp, lot alone a fleet of battleships;
and it takes just as long to train the
crew of a battlehslp as it does to
bulla It; and as regards the most
important thing of all, the training
of the officers, it takes much longer.
The navy must be built and all its
training given in time of peace.
When once war has broken out it
Is too late to do anything. We now
have a good navy, not yet large
enough for our needs, but of excel
lent material. Where a navy is as
small as ours, the cardinal rule must
be that the battleships shall not be
separated. This year" I am happy to
say that we shall begin a course
which I hope will be steadily fol
lowed hereafter, that, namely, ot
keeping the battleship fleet alterna
tely in the Pacific and In tho Atlan
tic. Early In December the fleet
will begin Its voyage to the Pacific,
and it will number, friends, among
Its formidable fighting craft three
great battleships named, respective
ly, the Illinois, the Missouri, and the
Kentucky. It Is a national fleet In
every sense of tho term, and Its wel
fare should be, and I firmly believe
is, as much a matter of pride and
concern for every man In the farth
est interior of our country as for
overy man on the sea coast. A long
ocean voyage Is mighty good train
ing; and not the least good It will do
will bo to show just the points where
our naval program needs strengthen
ing. Incidentally I think the voyage
will havo one good effect, for, to
judge by their comments on tho
movement, some excellent people In
my own section of tho country need
to bo reminded that tho Pacific coast
Is exactly as much a part of this na
tion as the Atlantic coast.
So much for foreign affairs. Now
for a matter of domestic policy.
Here In this country we have found
ed a great federal democratic repub
lic. It Is a government by and for
tho people and thoreforo a genuino
Oemocracy; and tho theory of our
constitution is that each neighbor
hood shall be left to deal with tho
things that concern only itself and
which It alone can most readily deal
with; so that town, county, city, and
state liave their respective spheres
of duty, while tho nation deals with
those matters wh.Ich concern all of
us, all of the people, no matter where
wo dwell. Our domocracy Is based
upon the belief that each Individual
1,1. Un.ra rlin liirfnqt mpnRlirG
of liberty compatible with securing
tho rights of other individuals, inui
the average citizen, tho plain man
whom wo meet in dally life, is nor
mally capable of taking care of his
own affairs, and has no desire to
wrong any one else; and yet that in
the interest of all there shall 1e suf
ficient power lodged somewhero to
prevent wicked people from trampl
ing tho weak under foot for their own
gain. Our constant endeavor is to
mako a good working compromlso
whereby we shall secure the full
benefit of Individual Initiative and
responsibility, while at tho same time
recognizing that it is the function of
n wUn frnvornment under modern
conditions not merely to protect life
and property, but to foster ;the social
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