Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-08
industries We're receiving less proper

industries We're receiving less proper
tionate profit, the wage earners were
receiving greater proportion of
wages. Never before in the history of
the world has there been such pros
perity shown as In this country; and
certainly he would be an arch conspir-
ator against the happiness of all the
people who would deliberately or negli-
gently do anything to destroy it.
1.-THE men, therefore who are to be
trusted and should be charged with
the duty of curbing corporate and cap
italistic abuses, are those who fully APP
preciate and value fairly and wisely
the uses of aggregate wealth as capital,
and recognize it as Indispensable to
the prosperity of the community and
and yet who at the same time fully
recognize the evils Of the abuses which
have arisen by its misuse, and the ne
cessity for their correction.
Would Not Aid Roosevelt.
1.-THE democratic party, instead of
helping on the work of the administra-
ton with democratic house, If 1t
should be elected, proposes to devote
Its chief energy to a series of inves-
legations into the executive DEPART
ments. to show, as Chairman Griggs
says, that the departments are honey
combed with graft For this reason,
he solicits from loyal democrats dollar
contributions. The new democratic
house of representatives, if elected, is
then to paralyZe the executive hand by
attempting to find something of ir-
regularity, which by partisan distor-
ton and injustice is to be made the
basis of a national campaign, in order
that Mr.. RooseVelts successor may be
a democrat. Doubtless the great ex-
ecutive departments of the government
should always be kept under close su-
pervision to see that irregularity and
abuses are suppressed and arr not por-
mitted to grow into corruption and
misfeasance in office, and that the wild
I, st publicity should be given to every
thing that Is done by the people serv-
ants in order that the force OF public
okinion may have a cleansing and puri-
flying effect in the peoples business.
Urder the present republican, con-
eress, however there has not been
shown the slightest disposition to con-
ceal or cover up the work of any Of
the departments, and the fullest lcgi
tin,ate latitude las been exercised Ky
both branches Of the national legisla-
ture in the inquiries made by commit
tees and otherwise into departmental
management. A full, fair investigation
is one thing, but narrow, partisan,
| unfair fishing excursion and miscon-
struction of every executive act, an at
tributing Of corrupt motive to every
policy adopted, for the purpose Of fur
nishing campaign material to yellow
| politics and journalism, is quite an
other. Such Investigations are pro-
ductive OF no good result, and merely
paralyze the executive arm of the gov
eminent by absorbing the attention Of
| its agents in defence of their past
course, and in making them nerveless
and timid In assuming responsibility to
adopt and carry out the further at
I,firmative policies needed for the benz
| fit. and in the interest of the public.
MIR. Griggs and the democratic leaders
do not propose to elect their house Of
representatives for the purpose of car
rying on the policy of which they claim
| to be the inventors, and In order to up
! hold the hands of the President in do
| ing that which has public approval;
| but they propose to use a house hos
tile to Mr.. Roosevelt and the admin
istration, for purposes which can not
but seriously handicap his efforts in
the direction already indicated. The
history of the trust legislation and
prosecutions shows conclusively that
the most active cooperation and SYM
pathy between the executive and cons
| gress is necessary to meet and over
come the difficulties constantly arising
in the great work. 1t is, therefore, just
and fair to say that the issue of the
present campaign does not involve
merely the approval or disapproval of
Mr.. Roosevelt's policy, but 1t involves
the question whether that policy shall
be carried to successful issue, or shall
| be defeated by vote of want of con-
| fidence.
Mr.. Roosevelt is the Issue.
ut has been suggested at times, as
| If II We're u ground for criticising the
republican party and the congressman
who now go back to their constituents
! for q judgment upon their course that
they propose to make Mr. Roosevelt thu
| issue in this campaign. because he ia
the issue; not in what he has said, but
in what he has done and what the par
ty has upheld him in doing The re-
publican majority in the house and
senate have Loyalty accepted Mr.
Roosevelt's leadership, have approved
his recommendations, and have stood
by him in formulating into Legislation
| that which should enable him to carry
| out his policy. Is 1t wonderful Their
that the republican party asks, and the
republican members of the house OF
representatives ask, that the electors
eff the country in determining whether
a.-republican or democratic majority
shall appear in the next house of rep
resentatives, shall make their decision
turn on the question. do we approve
the course of Theodore Roosevelt as
i President of the United States, or dc
we disapprove it?" The magic of Theo-
dore Rooseyelt's name in winning
votes, and the deep-seated confidence
/ that the American people have in his
4 patriotism, in the sincerity of his
i sympathy with all the people, rich anc