Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1907-06-05
gB PRECEDENT AND PUBLICITY

President Roosevelt ass given out
that his policy from now on, as II has
Assa in the past, is not TO harass the
corporations, but to deal out to them
justice equitable and unerring, so far
- che mechanism Of the government
cas travel.
The policy Of the presen, sdministra'
tisa has never been-to cause diseon.
tent on she part Of the public or I'm.
r~st on the part 81 capital The Presi'
dsat stands az the principal advocate
al publicity today, and were We 10 take
his actions regarding tne relationship
~ capital 10 labor. and OF one "class, -
Ootermed, TO all other classes. We
sAsuid soon realize that and those with
Whom he is associated are working for
Ne general good.
Tho Interstate Commerce commission
- distinctly an organ, or avenue Of
information, Of Mr.. Roosevelt and
tAssn who stand with him. This CON.
aissiou has sought, at ell times, adjust.
-SaAat. sometimes, We may admit, the
inquiry hss been direct and rataer
Aarsh, when We look ut IL from the cap.
iealistie standpoint; IT other times, i.
- been arbitrary, but compromisingly
~ - times.
Tho President has sought 10 bring
AA s.nasna,es." On We know them. 20
y fsll understanding and = thorough
appreciation Of their positios. Ne has
6pre~sed upon them, directly AID in.
dissstly. that they are seSvssts rstasr
uaa masters Of the people. To view
a sAisf executive Of The nation 1T
hing distanee,is rather difSeult, but the
sincerity OF the policy Of Mr.. Roosevelt
- never been Questioned. while, for
iAstasce, he may have hnows that cor.
Sssatioss were contributing toward the
national Republican fund, he never
Asetioned any promise. when the
1Aet that his party Had accepted such
Ssatributions was brought forth, As I'D.
aitted that the sum total Of the money
vss recognized, but ~ 70 the susgest.
len that its acceptance implied any OBJ
6gation on his part, in patronage or
asisging. he demuYred % strenuously
that everyone understood HE position.
Maybe in eharacterizing the secusers
- Hho aASv., a. vaNt no ha~ ~
AxRuaee that IL not cut and ~ TO par
los parlanse, but everyone knew what
sAs term means, and there was NO ques.
lea about that.
II il il u fault TO "renis" on what
Has been known IN the "piedgc" Of
party fealty. then the President has
been guilty Of u fault, but in its oom'
mission, he has rendered u service di-
rsetly and distinctly in accordance with
his oa,n Of office, and that oath means
more TO the American peopl. than ell
the party policies extant.
Publicity, as viewed in the light Of
Mr.. Roosevelt's acts, Is not 10 expose
hHh
bot at the same time. TO correct their
errors. Thus when. through speculative
aebnuch. the crowds Of Wall street got
in bad way and caused the financial
situation to become apparently grave,
the President never showed that he or
the government was bound TO lend as
sistance. lie taught Lesson, and while
the very foundations Of the financial
system were shaken, the moral was
good, wholesome and effective
To expose is one thing. and to work
reform is quite another. Mr.. Roosevelt
sncc said, and that saying still abides
with the multitude, that acts and not
words counted. This he has shown, and
tnis very lesson. ~ we have seen II
worked out (and whatever IN admin
istrative these days is free and above