New-York tribune., 1906-09-06


tuted and the reason Is not that he is opposed TO-
OF Is engsg,d a g crusade against. corporate
capital must have in order that Il may be used 20
,,~,dt ~ i. esrer. IN, ,.,,. - - oesJ ,saI
and practical obstacles To its use in violation OF law
benefit OF tie public. The practical trust managers
and eeneciaries care little for Orato-lca denuncia-
efficient interference with their plans and purposes
CHARGE IMMUNITY TO TRUSTS.
During the last campasn. or toward The end OF
me campaign when the defeat of Judge Parker vas
lIupenulns II Was thought necessary IN tne ctntI,
sehGs to assert thRt Immunity was beirs promised
HlteIests II contubutlams were made Oy th'n y"
campaign purposes. This was specifically dehie5
CONGRESS- eIe,ted yri'b NJ BoaseveIt and actTg
on his recommendation. and tho prosecutions di-
rected by him DO not completely Tefute The charge
or execution Of the law was assured any
porate interest.
ISSUE OF THE PRESENT CAMPAIGN.
We are nearly half way through the second
the people Of this country = whether having elect
eu Mr. Roosevelt; by an Overwhelming ma jOrity.
term. and having made him his party response
pc Ior the national policies adopted b"th in logs
iatlNe ana in executive matters. thcy shall now.
by electing a Democratic Congress. express disap-
I'm his future action The CO mpaign Involves no.
only the award OF merit or disaPprova for things
party and vith the s,ipnSrt of IeaGo+ "f ms ms
INC possibility Of successful accomplishment shall
ie2ted. oy returning, one Of the coordinate
branches Of the national legislature body anxious
administration. ''''
Mr.. ROOsEVELT's POLICY
?, Mr; Roosevelt's policy is 10 secure IN national
IPslauNe ana executive action within the some
teEstate commerce, effective control ~ those V-ba
preysTf ,b SnG operate organized capital SO as to
Strrmen talites that zation Of capital afore
ing moncpoes and thereby ma king impossise tie
9eneht from such orsanization Of capital Of a
which which otherwise would ana ought 70 uUra to the
been forward by MT Rooie2d Pq and %h the R Rs,
Is reasonably aSs1red % II renst,cSi sof a
legislative and executive action Is permitted the
patentee, and that AIR Roosevelt and the Repabii
The unfond e5Ty b5T9tn dT nd tneF tights
ownership by the Democratic party in Ar. Roose-
Yelts policy shall not stop to discuss The Demo
cratic leaders who understand the hold Mr Roose-
feIt mas upon tho voters of the country would have
House of Renresentstires vii HE 50 ~ Tnvcf
n n MI 4I, Ro9seyelts policy In regard To trusts and
ehosis that II really is not important in furthering
ing can be further from the fact.
DEMOCRATIC HOUSE AND ROOSEVELT.
The Democratic party. instead Of helping on the
Hork M OF the administration with a Democratic
is CHIEF energy to series Of nyeSfisatiop 10 Ssi3 Gt9
the executive departments. to SHOW as Chairman
combed with graft" For this reason he solIcits
from loyal Democrats dollar contributions. The
new Democratic House OF Representatives n elect
ed IS then 10 ParaIyze the executive hand by at
by PARTISAN dsorti6B gna ministries 4I ~ H. wniGa 6
the basis of a national campaign, I'm order that
Doubtless the great executive departments OF the
government should always be kept under close
oTrp,{oS ana Ce % o 10 sfG% INTO mo
should eVeTVtltnsE
done by tae peoples servants, in order that the
force OF public opinion may have cleansing and
purifying effect in the peoples business. Under the
present Republican Congress however. there has
or cover up the work OF any of the departments
isad ne ,t az iatItu9e mas 9een exer-
the inquiries made by committees and otherwise
gatoH Is one thing but narrow, partisan. unfair
fishing EXCURSION and msconstruction Of every ex-
every policy adopted, for the purpose OF furnishing
ism, is quite another Such Investigations are pro-
ductive Of no good result, and merely paralyze the
attention OF its agents In defence Of their past
course and in making them nerveless and tmid in
further 9firmative policies needed for the beneht
Mr. Grlggs ana the Democratic leaders do not
propose to elect their House Of Representatiyes FOR
the hands OF the President in ioine t6st which Las
hostile 10 Mr. Roosevelt and the admins tra ton
for purposes which cannot but seriously handicap
his efforts the direction already indicated The
history of the trust legislation and prosecutions
ZION ana sympathy between the Executive and Con
iiculties constantly arising in the great work II
Is therefore Just and fair o say that the issue Of
approvs. Or disspprovsi of Mr Roosevelt's poIi,y.
but but it i":olyes The question whethor that pTucy
defeated by a vote OF want of cvidence
Mr.. ROOSEVELT rs THE ISSUE.
It has been suggested It rIme5 as il it were
The Cong Tessnien who now go back 10 their con-
stiluenIs ier lnagne2i ub1n larif GoGrss s mat
bis camp@isn They do; dG prop5sf to maxi Mr.
is the issue. not I'm what ne has said hut in what
lie has done and what the party has upheld him iu
senate have Loyalty accepted AIr Eoo-evClts lead
srship lav9 aPpTovrd ms rer}nnG nGIeatl2nsi anu
that which should enable him Co carry out hls
policy. Is it wonderful: then. thar The Republican
party asks; and 'hc Re?ubIeau mcnhtrs Of he
House of Representative ask. thft the ltetprs
OF the country IN determining whether EepUo.-
| can or Democratic majority shall appear lu .it
decision turu On lie question, .Ito NJ ..rrr,, M.
course of Theodore Roosevelt Prc,ii.n, "f The
os T,codorc Roose.eIjs name in WINNING ,utc-
ana Inc deep-Ss.,tcd connGCnr1 MA, tnc Al1erc.!
his sympatiy with aii The people. rich amt poo
great ability and Tremendous en.rsy, and in his
,ntese lntsIeSL % ~. ~ eng III l'S@,.ts @ "h,,n s.
caly the less fortunate. may be logiuuateiy
support and sustain him for the remainder q h.s
administration.
+ GREAT STATUTES OF THIS COMPRESS.
i But the anu-tru.t and tho railroad ra1e IessIs-
tiOn the onls Important results - the f.st
/ Congressional session ~ M RocseveIt's admin
IsUatiOn. The record oS this Congress for great
statutes, working reforms for the heuagt or the
public. IS not sq1alled bv that Of cnv Congress
since Tie war The invest cation OF tne methods
OF preparing meats for Interstate and foreign com
merco, ana the legislation enacted 20 secure ade-
ouate inspection md sanitary methods of its
preparation are Instances OF now prompt Prssi-
dent Roosevelt IS IN his effort 10 stamp out p
puolic evil and how quickly Re0uhIie7r r1a
IoTity In tho senate and the House responded 10