The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-02-11
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A Remarkable Tribute by a Prominent
New Orleans Newspaper.
1t is undeniable that the more inti-
mately one becomes acquainted with
the policy of the President of the Uni
ted States the greater admiration one
has for the ability and nlanliness Of
the man Entering upon his first term
comparatively little known throughout
the country, many of his acts were
miscohstrued and consequently mis-
judged. But since he has been in the
limelight of national politics for some
years and has gone through a hotlyi
contested campaign, insight has been
given into his character and he has
grown steadily in public regard.
1t has developed in the past few
weeks that what he had to say about
| the regulation of predatory corpora
tions and the control Of railroad lines
was not mere campaign talk to adj
vance his interests, but the earnest ex-
pressions of an honest man, who
makes pledges with the intention of
keeping them. In fact, the political
career of the president has shown that
| he is rather a statesman than a politi-
clan. Ee is more disposed to make
concessions after victory than for the
purpose of achieving that victory.
Mr. Roosevelt has said and done
things since his election that a politi-,
clan. would have said and done during
the campaign for the purpose of infiu-
eneing votes, with the intention of for
getting them later. His utterances on
popular issues have been much more
decided since his election than when
he was an aspirant for the suffrages Of
the people. Particularly is this true of
his attitude toward the trusts and the
railroad companies, whom he IS ANITA
gonizing solely in the interest of the
masses Of the people.
1t is in his attitude toward the south
that the people Of, this section are
more nearly interested, of course,
| though the southern people are with
him entirely in his defense of the
masses against the, aggressions of pre-
datory wealth. The statement of w.
| J. Bryan that the democrats in con-
gress should be required to stand by
| the president In his attitude on these
questions will meet with hearty In
dorsement in this section. But the
regulation Of predatory wealth, while
as important in this section as in the
other sections of the Union, is not the
predominant issue here. There is a
question which completely evershad-
ows even this great issue-the issue
that has engaged the attention of the
best minds of the south for nearly half
century and which promises unfor-
tunately, to endure for some time to
come Left alone, the south could set
| tie this issue as 1t should be settled,
and permanently, but unfortunately
| there are politicians elsewhere who be-
leve they can make political capital
out of the agitation of the issue, and
| thus prevent it's permanent settlement.
The old cry that There's another
| campaign left in the bloody shirt has
| been verbally changed, but the motive
behind that slogan remains the same.
The frank interview which President
Roosevelt had with Ex-Governor Jones
| of Alabama day or two ago is assur-
ance that the president has no sympa-
| thy with this sort of politics and will
discourage it. 1T am opposed to any
| legislation cutting down the represen-
tation of the southern states in con-
gress and the electoral college," said
! the president to Mr., Jones. There is
no trimming in that statement but the
outspoken views of a man who has
shown on more than one occasion
that he is prepared to give any proper
toned thought his act. The statement
of the president means that there is to