The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-18

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a. .. IT, evidently belleves that well
enough should BE- -tst aionc.' ana there u
much force IN that argument; but he aleo
believes that @demagoeio politicians ana
their d~emaeoaic allies m he~vepapsfdofh
are Disturbing the peace. hat they are -rah-
Inc tho devil eli the time The provohina
oauss Of what he regards as disturbance 10
neither the politicians nor the newspaper.
10 IL The people themselves and particular
groups OF people. who raised the disturbing
railway rate mess1 10 was neither the press
nor the politicians. Where originates the
ciaFnor for tariff revision. for ship subsidy,
for pure food, free alcohol, consular reform,
fair treatment for the Philippine Islands,
Alaska and Porto Rico: for reciprocity, eight
hour laws. multiplication bills. and ali the
rest Of the matters shat are thrown Into the
seethluE crucible under the big dome Of tho
Capltolp Now and then some Newspaper
inaugurates o campaign for some measure
which 10 believes 10 be In the interest OF the
public. Now and then o Bryan. q La Fol-
lette, O Roosevelt, or some other strenuous
advocate Of a particular idea raises q typhocn
TO blow his ~fsvorite scheme into public no.
tlce. But careful analysis will show that
most Of the w~hirlwinds, large and small. are
stirred up by organizations Of the citizens
themselves, and that tho papers and tho
politicians notice them only when II becomes
impossible to ignore tho dust they raise.
To this gentleman's question. what the
devil Ia the matterf' 10 ID poAs,bse and cafe
TO reply. Nothing at all serious We are O
big country with q large population Our
| political and economic interests are endless
and endleesly complex. The unusual aotlvi-
ties Of the present session are no more than
q healthy sign Of honest effort to adjust con-
| flcting inter eats In ways producttse Of the
| greatest good and the least injury. An
unusual number Of important matters have
been before the Congress during the winter.
The intensity Of the struggles which have
attended Thorn is no more than an evidence
OF the effort to settle them wisely. The
Presidsnt has been q strenuous advocate
OF certain measures. perhaps O little over
strenuous OF times; but the opinions Of q
President are, after all. only individual opin-
ions, and the personal views OF even SO honest
and patriotic q man as Theodore Roosevelt
are not necessarily beyond possible lmpeach-
ment on the score Of wisdom and political.
legal or economic soundness.
The roar Of the political machinery Ii very
loud In Washington. but 10 Ia heard less dis
tinctly In other parts Of the land, The hum
Of industry 10 hardly peroeptible on the as
phalted avenues Of the national capital. but
1t makes a mighty big noise elsewhere. IS.
j. T." should run over to New York or out to
Chicago and hear some talk about merchant
disc and lts production and distribution.
He should take a trip West or South ana see
the wheat and corn and cotton grow. The
country 10 doing very well. and Il 10 little
likely that anything will be done In Washing
ton that will tip the nation upside down.
As for your correspondents comment that
the peoples brains are on edge. They are
constantly harried by political ~demagogues
and oonsolenceless newspapers" have
only to say that the demagogues appear to
be a fixture In sinful world, and that people
with brains to be harried do not read CON
soienoeless newspapers @.
WAsHINoToN, May 10.