The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-21
ROOSEVELT TELLS OF THE
SUCCESS OF REPUBLICANS
AND OUTLINES PLATFORM
Says Welfare of Nation and Not Partisan Issues
Are Involved In Congressional Fiqht--An-
nounCes Stand on the Tariff

CT those who care less To 40 away
Win mem than TO make reputation
4 with the unthinking Of standing IN az.
IRENE opposition to them. instead II
ehacting anttrust laws which were
either 50 vague or 10 sweeping as
completely to defeat their own ob
! ject.
Praise Rate Bill and Pure Food.
~ has given us an Interstate com.
meree law which will enable us 10 ex
erlcse In thorough fashion the Al
perVlslon over the common carriers nf
ms country, SO as while serupnlonsly
safeguarding their proper interests to
prevent them from charging exces siye
rates II serves to prevent their favor.
'ng one man at the expense of another.
fhe enactment OF the pure food bill
and the passage of the bin which ren.
lered effective control of the govern
nent over the emat packing indus.
'ries are really along the same gen
3ral line as the passage of the inter
state commerce law and are second
1nly to it in importance
Perhaps the peculiar merit cf these
avs is best shown by the fact thar
while they have arounsed the deepest
niger Of reactionaries, they have not
satisfied the unwise extremists and the
present congress in achieving this
merit has acted in the exact spirit of
Abraham Lincoln, who was never 10
)e frightened ont of going forward by
he cries Of those who feared progress,
nor yet to be hurried to precipitate
advance by the demands OF the crude
linking, though often we'll meaning
men are accustomed, soberly io dis.
singuish between phrase making ami
action.
Eight Hour Law enforcement.
"At the session that has jrst closed
he employers liability laws were en-
ieted which puts the national govern
nent In its proper place as regards
nch legislation. The eight hour law.
sas already on the statute books. but
as IS almost inevitable with such laws
there has at first been great confusion
10 whose duty ii was among the
iferent public officials to enforce il.
'his confusion has now been remedied
nd the law is IN process of thorough
Increment. II his enforcement
demonstrates the need of additional
eglsIation TO make this eight hour
law effective | shalt ask for such
'eg Station.
! may add that next year shall
lsk congress to put in a permanent
0rm Of law provision. have made
~ executive order, for securing 10
wage workers under the government.
holidays during the summer months
70 congress has ever more clearly
hown its practical appreciation of the
act that the welfare or the wage
workers. and the welfare Of the tillers
II the soil make real basis of welfare
Il the nation as whole
Appeals to Workers and Farmers.
We will do everything that can ba
one TO further the interests of the
armer and the wage workers. and this
declaration is sgbject only 10 one
eseryation which is that for no man
nd no body Of men will we do any.
hing that is wrong
Labor and Capital and the Law.
We facor the organization of labor
rganizations and capital but on the
ondit on that organized labor and
rganized capital, alike act In q spirit
7 Justice and fair dealing. and with
ne regard 10 both the letter and spirit
The law. We heartily favor trades
Mons and We recognize In them as IN
operations. when properly conduct
D. ind spensible in. trumeuts IN econ
mic tife OF the present day. but
mere either tyne Of organization Is
lllty OF abuse. We DO not propose -
eaken the remedial powers ~ gnv-
'nment 10 deal with such abuse. The
ct that We heartily recognize organ
alton Of any kind as useful will not
event cur taking action 10 eantrnl e
10 prevent its committing abuses
ben ii uses in wrUns fashion power
lich organization cOnfers.
Points Out Tariff Revision.
The enactment into a law nf the
2 removing the tax on alcohol uspF
the arts will be of marked be,eaf
The users iu more than one wav.
shows likewise The tntre wiflir-.
IS Of those responsible Tor the hand
& of the present congress ~ alter
revenue system. whenever II
-e sarv 50 ~ 10
We stand unequirocallv for q nrp-
tive tariff and We feel that nhenou-
i Industrial prosperity which we
now enjoying is not likely 70 30
pardized, for lf would he foilr
he last degree o. secure here and
o. small benefits ST. the cast -
eral busiuesa depression RI
7neFer q given rafe Or schelu'e
ones evidently disaiTzHageof e.,
nation. because g CHARGES whica
On from rcar - year ~ rrrr~ 80 a.