The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-22

was chosen in 1904, still greater ma.
tority was returned and the innuenre
shat he and the Republican congress
peoples viii WAS Indisputable
IL IS true that additional legislation
- needed 10 perfect the machineiy tor
Mr. Roosevelt and declared IN the
remedial statutes already passed so as
20 clinch the progress ALREADY made
also true that Mr. Roosevelt has made
recommendation FOR some Of such
needed legislation which has not been
enacted ey the present congress into
Hold. Dem.. Lack Experience.
The fact that the Democratic party
Tau tut tttrfS recent experience IT rng
training in actual legislation. Eak,s
the party and its distin guished leader
oblivious OF the necessity for care and
caution In the enactment OF statutes
social and business relations The truth
Is We are dealing with an Incident Of
vofable conditions produced by the
operation OF individualism and the In
stitution OF private property which IL
will require all the practical common
sense OF the American people properly
to meet without placing obstacles IA
the way OF true progress The su2ges-
and completely corrected by an admin
istration In short four years. could
come from no one ha-Aas-A-ks.+
prec IatIon OF the difficulty ef-terrra-
-nentTy stamping out such evils by
statutory law and its enforcement.
We may well submit 10 the country
whether his present administration has
not expressed the VIII OF the people In
the Roosevelt policies.
II is suggested that the popular viii
Is 10 be suppressed because the speaker
OF the house OF representatives VIII be
given certain power in the procedure OF
the MOUSE. II Republican J 10 H0t m
tend to enter into discussion OF the
wisdom OF such procedure. suffice 1t
TO say that at one end OF the capitol We
have the example or a body that has no
rule Tor the previous question. and In
which the ability OF the minority 70 de-
feat or delay legislation favored by
the majority has been made the subject
OF criticism on the ground OF thus de-
tast+E--s-tAa -zE+!I AZ thu fanaple--TAe
house OF representatives IS much
larger body In which no business at all
could be done unless the rules In some
way secure control TO the majority over
the business to be done and stricter
rules OF procedure have been adopted.
But whatever may be thought OF the
house procedure. there is not the
slightest doubt that after the present
campaign after the declaration by the
Republican National Convention
WE EOossvelt policies are 10 be fol-
lowed. after the specific promise made
by the national convention TO render
moro effective the provisions OF the
antitrust law. and the Interstate com
merce law. by restricting the over
issue Of stocks and bonds on interstate
railroads. that Republican congress.
when elected, can he counted on to take
up and with due consideration OF the
form and details OF the proposed
measures. adopt the remedies prom
lsed with the same loyalty 10 the popu-
lar Will "a the Republican congress
elected with Mr.. Roosevelt manifested
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statutes that have been placed upon
the statute books In our time for the
suppression Of economic evils
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