The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-30

pendence, as LlncOlnDS name Lyp1n6u
the period of liberty. and nationality,
SO the name that will forever typify
these years when righteousness is re-
constructing American business, is now
and will forever be the name Of Theo-l
dore Roosevelt. ~ :. - ..
It is movement in which we find
ourselves today. It is not merely the.
policy Of party that is engaging the,
attention of the world. It is the move
will go on till every corner of the re-!
public is cleansed Of corruption, every
ali dishonesty, and all American life
made noble and glorious by that right,
eousness which exalteth a nation. And
this movement is working. itself out,
and it is Theodore Roosevelt who is it's
leader. J ~. g H.&; ~ . 4:I( q
PROCESS Under Roosevelt.
will not long refer, to our prosper
ity This audience and every audience,
your homes and, all American homes,
YOU: business houses and mills and
all American business houses and mills
are a demonstration of q national.:and
individual material Well-being such as
mankind. has: never known from the
foundation of the world. Extreme state
ments are necessary to attempt to
describe American prosperity to-
d hH ahd viii not ta' quote many
figures, because the, human mind
cannot grasp their meaning. Who, for.
example, can understand what billion
rof anything means-a billion miles, a
billion houses, billion dollars. And
yet every year since Theodore Roose--
welt has been president the trade, OF
the American people among themselves
tho nf q
have increased $1,000 100000, or $4,000,
100000 greater than five years ago.. and
altogether are 5000 100000 for the
year just closed The sales of .Ameri-
can products to foreign countries are
more than $1,000, 100000 annually. The
featuring enterprises alone since Theo-
dore Roosevelt became president ; are
over $4,l2O,0 100000, and the products
these factories turn out are nearly
$4,000 100000 annually. Over one bill
lion more laboring men are at work
than were employed five years ago, and
American labor has on deposit today
surplus savings. The values of Ameri-
can farms have increased over ST. 1885,
100000 every year since : Theodore
! Roosevelt became president, and now
reach the total of nearly 1927 100000
900. The products Of the American
farm each year are worth over $6,OOO.-
100000, and for everything the Ameri-
workingman creates there is an eager
market But I said would not quote
figures because they are incomprehen-
sible; and I will give no more. have
stated these merely to show you how
much beyond the power Of the human
intellect to grasp ,, are the statlstlcs
| o,,lo,,, ooI atari91 0rOS-
perity of the American people.
And yet it is not on this alone that
J we ask for support. Indeed" the bal
:: ance sheet is the smallest item of ou1
appeal. For the American people are
:. not content that their business SHOULD
7 Shall be clean as well. They, are not
content that American civilization shall
be measured by dollars; they mean t. that
i It shall be measured by JUSTICE. They
l are not content to let well enough
8 alone; they mean to make wei
enough "still BETTER There is NJ
such thing a as %s enough
e reach the stage where "well enough, >,
a describes our position our decline vii
v begin, because our progress VIII nav
+ The American people in Washing
= toms day did we'll, but the America
r people ever since have been shown
!. the world that they could do still bet
ter, Who would return to the cor
q ditions as Washington left them9 Tn
:, American people Of Jackson's day al
= we'll, but the American people eve
q since have demonstrated that they ca
q do still better; who would return to tn
y conditions as jackson left theme III
r. American people of Lincoln s day al
II well, but the American people eve
If since have demonstrated that the
IA could do still better. Who would r.
"a turn to the conditions as Lincoln LET
J. them? And now we are still turtle
% lettering American conditions and W
n intend more and more to better thel
J. until the period in which we live ha
.. closed, our work is done and we hay
" received that noblest Of benediction
E. "Well done thou good and faithf'
servant
n And then our children will take u
ID the work of American improvemer
lie and make the conditions which "
ID leave them as much better than OF
20 children found them as we have mao
es better the conditions that our fathe7
n left us. What mother Of an America
W SON or doughter will tolerate for an il
to slant the thought that her boy or 81
j. will not improve the world for who's
H. work she is toiling and thinking an
C. can mother will tolerate the though
ne that her boy or girl will be content !
I'd accept conditions, make no advanc
solve no problems, refuse to lift huma
ed ity still higher: or to take one step.
ce the ceaseless advance in our Christie
We |civilizationY f2.E ~ -, =
of This is the spirit that animates tt
n American people today, and this is tt
nd spirit which the republican part
i'd under the leadership of Theodo
nd Roosevelt, reflects. This is the mea
oysl ing of all the; work that we have dol
n in the last five years, this the interpr
nd tation of, every law we have written
an the statute books Of the republic.
90 Progressive Legislation.
ne And what laws they are! Eve
re- one Of them has worked or began
" great reform. Every one of them h
~ marked an advance in the rights
rs the people. There are perhaps TWEEN
JIG bills enacted into law in the last Fl
as years upon any one of which any par
an in former times could have successful
me appealed for support to the Americ
les people. Let us take three or four
II; them as examples, and first and gre;
ne est Of all the law which establish
~ the department Of commerce and lab
IN In the domestic affairs Of the Americ
Is people that law is the most importa
~, enacted since the adoption Of the &C
rst stitution, excepting only y the amer
"a ments to that fundamental ordinan
me For the department. Of commerce a
ei labor begins the active supervision
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