The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-06

of Mr.. Roosevelt's policy, but It in
wolves the question whether that
policy shall be carried to a success
full issue, or shall be defeated by
vote of want of confidence.
Mr.. Roosevelt In the lssse.
1t has been suggested at times. as
II it were ground for criticising the
republican party and the congressman
who now go back to their constituents
for judgment upon their course, that
they propose to make Mr.. Roosevelt
the issue In this campaign. They do
propose to make Mr.. Roosevelt the is
sue in this campaign. because he is the
issue: not in what he has said, but
lin what he has done and what the
party has upheld him in doing. The
republican majority in the house of
senate have loyalty accepted Mr..
Roosevelt's leadership, have approved
this recommendations. and have stood
by him in formulating into legislation
that which should enable him to carry
out his policy. Is it 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
Il republican or democratic majority
shall appear in the next house of
representatives. shall make their de-
cision turn on the question, do We
approve the course of Theodore Roose-
Welt as president of the United States.
or do We disapprove it," The magic
of Theodore Roosevelt's name in win
ming votes, and the deep-seated con-
fidence that the American people have
tn trSo Ss, thn sin .>vst~. ~Ne
his sympathy with all the people, rich
and poor alike, in the courage of his
convictions. in his great ability, and
interest in effecting results which shall
and especially the less fortunate. may
turn of republican house to support
his administration.
But the antitrust and the railroad
rate legislation are not the only inn
sional session of Mr.. Roosevelt's adj
ministration. The record of this con-
gress for great statutes, working re-
forms for the benefit of the public. is
not equaled by that Of any congress
SAhSC INC wal. AuC AhNCStSoSioh VI
the methods of preparing meats for
interstate and goreign commerce. and
the legislation enacted to secure ade-
quate inspection and sanitary methods
of its preparation are one instance of
how prompt President Roosevelt is in
his effort to stamp out public evil,
and how quickly the republican major
ity in the senate and the house re-
sponded to his recommendation and
urgency. Doubtless it meant tenn
porary injury to great foreign trade,
but this loss was inconsiderable when
compared to the immense benefit done
to the country and the world in secur-
ing proper methods of preparing food
products and also in placing what is
one of our greatest industries. most
important to farmers and stock raisers,
on proper and secure basis before
the world The national quarantine
act. which takes under one manage
ment and makes much more effective
the provisions against the importation
of disease into this country from
countries less careful than we, of the
hygienic condition of their people; the
pure food act, considered by many
congresses and passed by this one, for
the purpose Of discouraging the use of
deleterious adulterants. and opposed
by most powerful private interests;
the consular act, adopted for the pur-
pose of rendering more efficient our