Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-09-27
ROOSEVELT RECORD
Is THE ISSUE
Secretary Taft on Sustaining the Ad.
ministration by Voting
the Republican
Ticket

Secretary William II. Taft In an address
In Maine, said;
1.-THE vigorous action which Mr. Roose-
welt has taken against trusts, through his
attorneys general, Messrs Knox and
Moody, is already beginning TO show
fruit. The paper trust and the Northern
Securities trust have been dissolved, The
mere prosecution and indictment OF the
sugar trust, Of the Standard OH trust
and Of the tobacco trust have led 10
changes OF methods or those organiza-
tons, and to an abandonment Of some
of tho more glarlng determinations IN
rates and prices which were the lnstru-
mentalities for preserving monopoly, even
before conviction has been effected or
final judgment pronounced against them.
The hearts of the members of these
great corporations, and this has been due
chiefly to the courage, the determination
and the intense interest OF Theodore
Roosevelt In the securing OF adequate
legislation and its vigorous enforcement.
1--WE are nearly half way through the
second administration of Mr.. Roosevelt.
The question before the people OF this
country is whether, having elected Mr.,
Roosevelt, by an overwhelming majority,
to continue as the chief executive for
another term, and having made him and
his party responsible for the national poll
cies adopted, both In Legislative and I'm
executive matters. they shall now, by
electlng a democratic congress, express
disapproval of his past course, and want
of confidence In his future action. Tho
campaign involves not only the award OF
merit or disapproval for things done. IL
involves the question. whether the great
work which Mr.. Roosevelt as the leader
of his party. and with the support OF his
party has entered upon and carried far
enough to Indicate the possibility of sue
cessful accomplishment, shall now he Sc
riously hampered, and In measure de-
feated, by returning, as one OF the CO.
ordinate branches of the national iegls-
lature. n body anxious for partisan rea-
sons to embarrass him and his admins
tration.
at has been suggested at times, as II
II were ground for critcislng the republic
can party and the congressman who now
go back TO their constituents for "A judg-
ment upon their course. that they pro-
pose to make Mr.. Roosevelt the issue
In this campaign. because he IL the issue;
not i'm what he has said, but In what he
has done and what the party has upheld
him in doing. The republican majority
In the house and senate have Loyalty ac-
cepted Mr. Roosevelt's leadership. have
dDDlDNfu HIS HdNb
stood by him I'm formulating into legisla-
ton that which should enable him to
carry out his policy. is II wonderful,
then. that the republican party asks. and
the republican members of the house of
representatives ask, that the electors OF
the country In determining whether a
republican or democratic majority shall
appear In the next house of representa-
tives. shall make their decision turn on
the question Do VIC approve the course
OF Theodore Roosevelt or do We disap-
prove IL? The magic of Theodore Roose-
velts name in winning votes and tho
deep seated confidence that the Ameri-
can people have in his patriotism. in the
sincerity of his sympathy with all the
people. rich and poor alike. In tho cour-
age of his convictions. In his great ability
and tremendous energy, and In his In
tense interest in effectmE results which
shall inure TO the benefit of all the people.