The Washington herald., 1907-02-04
Roosevelt and the ROOseveltian Road.

Roosevelt and the ROOseveltian Road.
Recently The Washington Herald spoke
Of Theodore Roosevelt as a conservative
President-conservativ because the poll
cies Of his administration have tended,
and are tending. TO conserve the best in
terests Of the entire country. This is a
fact. indisputably-a fact that is coming
to be better understood, more thoroughly
realized, every day.
The principle involved I'm the Roose-
veltian policies is simplicity itself. 1t is
honesty-common honesty; nothing more,
nothing less. No honest man or no fair
dealing corporation has aught TO fear
from il: every honest man and every fair
dealing corporation is in perfect accord
with it. The principle involves not an
iota OF radicaHsm; it involves right doing.
and right doing only. Corporations are
like men: some are honest and others are
not, some deal fairly and others do not;
but ali viii share alike in the benefits
that inevitably must come from putting
corporate interests on "A basis of fair
dealing. And this is coming to pass,
istrative officials conservatively disposed,
then at the hands Of extremists whom
all of us we'll might fear.
What do we hear in high quarters In
Washington these days? Whisperings-in-
sidious forebodings; not echoes from Wall
street, where apparitiOns stalk about %
alright money-mad spectators, but care
mouths of so-Called constructive states
men What are they saying2 This. Pros
perity is at its height, yes. It viii con-
tinue. yes. The prospect is bright. yes
The country never was In more prosper
7 Gus condition-but. Here is the whisper
ing keynOte-but. Business is all right
we are all making money; We are going
20 make more Of it-but, we must De
careful; We must be very careful here al
Washington; must go slower at the White
House and in Congress. No harm has
yet been done-but there is delicate
situation to be dealt with delcately. Oh
the structure of our business prosperity
may topple over.
in other words. Theodore Roosevelt is
great and good President, but there is
danger Of carrying his policy too far. We
want honesty and fair dealing the coun-
/ try over-Of course we debut let us moi
bring it about too precipitately; let us not
/ get too honest all AT once. And what are
/ che newspapers telling us-the newspapers
F that 50 zealously guard the corporate in
terests? They are saying what they iuvari
ably say on such an occasion. COnhsca-
ton, It means confscauoR, They cry
ont that the government is pvop0s
/ ing 10 strike down capital and CouhscatJ
/ property, is going TO crush the innocent
( holders of watcred stocks-stocks ac
quired honestly and in good faith Every
sane person knows there has been no con
/ hscation. and that there will be no sucI
thing 1t is the same. old song, familiar
( 10 us all
/ So here YOU have the influences at worI
-whisperingly, insidiously. and brazenly-
TO undermine, discredit and estop Theo
1 dore Roosevelt in the wholesome reform.
/ he has so righteously inauguratcd.
! Contemplating this spectacIe-this PLAY
/ Of politics-is there any wonder that
feeling Of regret sometimes arises that III
/ put himself out Of the running for 1908
+ Would not four years more of Roosevelt
still be a good thing fer this gl0ri0u.
/ country of ours?
But there is 10 be no turning back, n,
! reversal Of national position. Only on,
/ road viii lead White House way mex
/ year. whether traversed by Republican
/ or Democrat
! II is the RoOseveltan road.