Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-12-23

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the Richmond News Leader (Dem.)
remarks that he is "the first president
we have had since railroads became
commercial and political powers
strong enough to make a recommen-
dation touching them) with assur-
ance of success" His treatment of
this question, in the opinion of the
Louisville Courier-Journal (Dem), lis
guarded against any appearance of
hostility to corporations, but is en-
phatic in the demand that the evils
shall be restrained and eradicated."
The New York Globe (Rep.), how
ever, seems to think that the presi-
dent has receded from the position
he has hitherto hell. From advo-
cacy of commissioner rates which
shall go into effect Immediately" to
the exposition of the plan laid down
in the message, makes, says The
Globe, vital difference between the
presidents new policy and his old"
The Indianapolis Star (Rep) also
thinks that if he has not backed down
from his former position he at least
"glides over evasively the
exact bone of contention" But most
of the other papers believe with the
Chicago Chronicle (Rep) that the
president "is even more insistent"
than he was year ago. and that, as
the New York Press (Rep.) declares.
president Roosevelt has passed from
the period of mere plea and argument
to assertion of affirmative recon-
mendations." And so most of his
critics are expressing real alarm over
the situation. MANY thinking men
recall" says the Chicago Inter
Ocean (Rep.), "from the plan pro-
posed, and point out that the short
way to stop rebating is to punish re-
baters." And the Richmond Times
Dispatch (Dem.) remarks that he is
seeking to vest in some government
agent "a dangerous power to confer
upon any administrative body"
The friends of the president are
highly gratified over what they con-
slider the courage and sagacity dis
played by him on this important sub
ject $50 far from taking any back
ward STEP" says the Brooklyn Times
| (Rep.), "the president appears to have
gone further than his original pro-
gram Indicated" But, observes the
Milwaukee Sentinel (Rep.), where
something radical or drastic may
have been looked for, a commendable
disposition is shown to refrain from
an appearance of debating details of
Legislation" And the Norfolk Vir'
ginian-Pilot Dem), after considering
the various points in the case, says
that withal "his treatment of this sub
ject is eminently conservative" The
st. Louis Republic Dem) thinks that
"the only criticism which will likely
come from the public will be that his
recommendation are not sufficiently
drastic" However, the Philadelphia
Telegraph (Rep.), believes, that by
the plain common sense of the plain
common people the message will be
heard as a call to congress for such
LEGISLATION as will enable the Federal
government to control railroads In the
interest of the public" and this senti-
ment is endorsed by no less a con-
servative authority than The wall
Street Journal of New York, which
| declares:
Behind the president in this mat
ter stand the great bulk of the Ameri-
can people. The power OF pubic
opinion will force congress, sooner or
later. to enact the law desired by the
president. The operation OF this law
should go far toward removing the
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