Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-22
ROOSEVELT ON THE oAMpA1or

President Roosevelt could not DEM
onstrate to the people more signally
his Interest in the success of the re-
publican party in the coming campaign
than he does in his letter to Congress
man Watson. in which with charac-
teristic force he appeals for republi-
can congress to sustain his policies
during the last two years Of his term
Of office. In the climax of his argu-
ment he confronts the country with
this unacceptable condition. which is
indeed the pivotal point submitted to
the people. ITO change the leader
ship and organization of the house at
this time means to bring confusion
upon those who have successfully en-
gagged In the working out of a great
and comprehensive scheme for the bet
tetment of our social and civic condi-
tions."
1t Is this comprehensive scheme, in
volving "a larger exercise by the ma
tional government of It's power to deal
with the business use OF wealth In In
terstate commerce" which the presi-
cent, backed by the approval of the
people, has made the supreme effort
of his administration to carry into
actual effect. It's most striking feature
is the historic bill amendatory to the
interstate commerce law. but, It In
cludes other notable accomplishments
like the pure food and the meat in
spection measures. as we'll as the re-
lentless energy of the executive to call
into effective life all the many great
but for long time dormant powers
existing under previous laws for cor
recting corporation wrongs. The presi-
dent has appreciated that such pro-
gram. graphing with gigantic and in
trenched interests long since con-
fessedly too powerful to be subjugated
by state action to the public authority,
would imperatively require every re-
source OF national power. even when
directed with singleness of purpose,
and that even then the struggle would
require years to reach conclusive vic
tory.
In the face of such tremendous OBJ
stacles 1t would have been preposter-
Gus to attempt at the same time to
rip up and revise the tariff. even II its
defects had been incomparably greater
than they are. and 1t is proof OF the
presidents wisdom and devotion to the
| urnFE ha nv a.,
do, that he has all along refused to
be diverted from II by opposition tao
tics with reference to the tariff And
In his letter he states: as an impregna.
HE position for his party in this years
contest, that the only way In which
II is possible to deal with trust monop-
olies aud great corporate wealth is BY
action along the line of the laws en-.
acted by the present congress, ane
that "the cry that the problem. can b.
solved by any changes In the tariff
representa-. whether consciously or un
consciously, an effort to divert tbs
public attention from the old methoC
of taking effective action"
The president, In short, takes identi
cally the same position assumed b.
Speaker Cannon a few days before, evi
IDENTIFY in accordance with the plaI
deliberately adopted at successive con
ferences OF the party leaders at oyste
Bay, 1t is absolutely a stand pat at
utude with reference to the Who'll,
record of the administration and party
The mind of the country is challenge,
to the record al proof OF good taitl
I and efficient service. and that the sam
} spirit viii dominate the next two years
The president thus Is able TO put q