The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-11-18
LONDON ON
ROOSEVELT
Times Commends His Broad
Craftsmanship and In
dominable Will.
GLOWING ECON UMS
GLOWING
ECON UMS
ROUGH RIDER PRESIDENT IS
MORE POPULAR THAN EVER IN ]
england JUST WHY HE IS.

Discussing the recent movem
President Roosevelt and h
around the circle, the oIndoa
an editorial says:
1T would not be rash to assume that
the feelings which inspired the enthus;-
astic crowds are shared by millions of
Americans all over the union It has, in
fact, been estimated that if Mr.. Roose
welt were a Presidential candidate at this
moment he would secure the biggest ma
jority that has ever been recorded and
might even succeed in carrying every
State in his favor. He as stronger than
he was after his triumphant return at
the last e!ecton-stronge because he has
given proof to all the world of his broad
craftsmanship ard indomitable will. The
Americans may have expected many
things of him when they sent him back
to the White House, bubt they can hard
ly have foreseen that he would be more
instrumental than any man in putting an
end to one of the greatest wars of mod
ern times. A nation does not soon for
get the satisfaction of having played
such a great part on the worlds stage.
and President Roosevelt is to-day more
firmly established in public favor than
ever. But if that favor depends partly
on gratitude it depends also on the ex-
pectation of further great services to
come. The PresideQt represents to the
mass of his people a fund of fighting en-
ergy, which they look to see graphing
with the evils that have fastened on their
industrial and financial life. It was a
FIRM belief in ris devotion to thorough
going reform which more than anything
else won him allies in the most unex-
peeted quarters. The purer elements of
Bryanism-the spirit of revolt against
capitalistic domination and the power of
mere money-were enlisted in his favor
ard gave him wide support in the Demo-
cratic party. The great majority of
Americans felt convinced that Mr..
Roosevelt was dthe one man capable of
tackling these problems, which reduce
most of his feliow-countryme to apathy.
He has not said nor done anything since
to disabuse them of that conviction. On
the contrary he seems to have made it
more and more clear that the chief busi-
ness of the Presidency is to deal with
the domestic evils of the country. The
coming session of Congress will proba-
bly, witness the beginning of this strug-
gle how long it will last even those who
know America best would scarce,y care
to conecjtureI
IF we may judge from the Sight of
the times the iniative of the President
will not come a moment too soon. There
has been an alarming increase in scan
dals of all kinds connected with Ameri-
can financial and commercial life The
frequency of the charges brought agains
Senators, Whether of the Union or in
particular States, is grave symptom.
There has been series of disturbing
revelations about public departments
the sale by an official Of advance infor-
nation about the cotton crop being not
The least serious Of them. There has been
an Increasing volume Of Tie familiar
charges Of municipal corruption and iii
the business world Ihese have been conn
pany swndaes Of great magnitude On
the top Of these disclosures has come the
investigation into the methods of tie
great Insurance companies. with all Of
the startling evidence that has been tak.
en-. The inquiry by the legislative com
iu4ttSS VI ~ " 4 - y s2edlc Il ssh ~ III
on, 50 that any cal~insi iols now formed.
can only be provisional and it Is reas-
suring q be tod that tliere eaa be searce-
II any questioa rs 70 the eapaeiiy q the
principal COMPANIES 70 meat the faee
value Of AL their contract. Bat TIE evil
dence already taken coup'ed With the
facts disclosed in The two previous res
ports Of the Equitable Society 4 quste
sufficient to justify the grarest miyg.v-
ings as 70 the spirit with Which Ameri-
can insurance management has been irns
bnei The gigantic dealings II trusts
and syn'licates aftea exert a sufficiently
unpleasant pressure on the ordinary
American bat the besetting evils I'll he
( financial life Of his country are likey 10
be brought more directly home 10 him BY
/ the proceedings that shake Ibis faith IN
The Integrity q. lie great Insurance CONF
| panies II England We are glad 10
think. the sagenlsat Of Insurance bus