The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-08-17
ESIDENT ROOSEVELI'S
plans and Policies
Keen Observer Gives an
Interesting Summary
of Them.
S VIEWS ON TARIFF
steering Public Sentiment
President Considers
Taft Ideal Man.
5 VIEWS ON TARIFF

dit AuGdl MdH.
feodore Roosevelt, during his six
Is in the White House, has pro-
|lded several broad and distinct
ionic propositions, one of them, at
t, being essentially new. These
positions, taken together, form that
Rical creed popularity referred to as
Presidents policies" although Mr.
sevelt is convinced that they have
accepted by a large majority of
. ublicans, and that they constitute
political issues for which the Re-
Mean party stands. Certain conser-
+ we leaders In the party describe.
I Roosevelt's policies as ultra-radi-
4 Those who have followed his lead
LIP in their economic reasoning re-
them as reasonable, judicious and
kresslve. Whether Mr.. Roosevelt
Il succeeded in inscribing these poll
indelibly on the Republican escut-
In, or whether they will pass away
his administration, his party re-
ing to the tenets of the conserva-
faction which has hitherto been
$nymous with Republicanism, con-
ties the chief issue in that epoch
Ing campaign which is already in
&lrated, and which will not end I'M
he adjournment of the Republican
Dnal convention, next June, if 1t
then.
lefty stated, Theodore Roosevelt's
ties consist of the exercise of the
of federal control over interstate
merce to remedy or eradicate those
omic evils with which he believes
States are unable to cope, and the
= cise Of the taxing power Of the ma
al government to prune what he
described as Swollen fortunes"
in a measure to equalize those in
tlities in the distribution of wealth
NH, he believes, have resulted from
&usting to the several States task
&eh they are unable to perform.
fearless devotion to honest con-
TONS, the President has given utter
n to his belief that the federal gov
nent must supervise the workings
ractically all corporations engaged
commerce between the States and
Il foreign nations. In his last annual
sage he declared that fin some
= nod whether by a national license
or In some other fashion, we must
= else, and that at an early date, a
i more complete control than at
ent over these great corporations
a control that will among other
- rs prevent the evils of excessive
capitalization, and that will compel
disclosure by each. big corporation
Ms stockholders and of It's proper
and business, whether owned di-
Y or through subsidiary or aff1l-
corporations" An examination of
Roosevelt's public utterances re-
a gradual development of this
y extending back over many years.
opportunist, as we'll as an econ
1t and a politician, Mr. Roosevelt
not wasted his time in vain pro.
cation of a theory for which the
le were not prepared; but, he has
no opportunity Of guiding his par.
bward that well-defined goal which
regards as essential to the public
! are, and under his skilful leader
4 giant strides have been taken to-
an end which, had they perceiv.
as clearly as did their leader
\ a probably have driven the legis.
e leaders of the party in quite the
site direction.
seized upon the uncovering Of
lcious railway methods and the re.
ment which popular knowledge OF
evils enkindled to secure the en-.
hent of the railway rate law
reby a commission of the nationa
s rnment is authorized to declare
shall constitute a just and rea'
BILE rate for transportation, and t.
"a. pei the carriers of the country t
bet It's decisions. Beginning will
annual message Of 1904 he under
the education Of the Congress K
necessity Of such legislation; and
ng his progress slow, he availet
Belf Of the opportunities afforded b!
bubble speeches made before Con
met in the following year, t
late public sentiment to a poin
re its almost omnipotent fore
d compel the national Legislature
AIRY his recommendations into eff
~ railway rate law was not, how
the only long stride toward fed
supervision of all corporations do
In interstate business taken unde
leadership of Mr.. Roosevelt. Ths
- hardly goes as far, for instance, a
meat inspection act The cleve
ingenious methods which the Pres
employed to create and foster
c sentiment which would compt
ress to enact that measure, inelud
the publication Of the sensations
It of his special investigation q
packing industry, are well remem
b; but the extent of government
FOL and supervision authorized b
aw, which confers on federal in
ors the right of access at an
of day or night to every part {
establishment of any packer VIII
to send his product across
line or the national boundar
which positively prohibits com
carries from transporting an
nghouse product which does nc
evidence of government inspection
been generally lost sight of in II
v felt relief that there can n
exist the appalling evils whic
aw was framed to remedy.
e national food and drug act, ider
in spirit with. the meat-inspectio
and differing from It only in II
DDS employed accomplish its pui
constitutes still another Ion
In the direntiOn of federal col