The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-12
Editorials BY the People.
what noo-e.en IIas Don.

| Nhut HooseNeif Has Done.
To the Editor or The Times. The,
communication from 6. w. L.awPie, De-
! troit bearing the date June .. 1908.
should attract some Dttention for the
reason that IL rs ample evidence to
show the narrow view many good Siti-
zens take OF President Roosevelt Even
suCp Democrat as 1 iind much in the
RooscNelt policies to admire although
even he may not have secured IA many
| triumphE over The common enemy OF
the plain people as desired. l3nt every
ran minded man should take into con-
siderAtton the opposition in the United
states senate To beneficial reforms the
4 lnuutnco ut organized capital and COM
| hin"d thieves. all working To one end.
| that OF preventing rotormatory lrgis-
| lation. Lot as not forget that the pub
| itc plundcrcrs hang together that they
| may not hang separately" II Is THIS
| combination President Roosevelt has
wdsed opvn war against the past SIX
| years. The very fact that Roosevelt
| is the best hated man I'm all washing
| Ton by public crooks, ~ evidence sut-
| ucirni TO prove that he Is sincerely
| cumpish-d all the good within tho
| power g a president surrounded by a
eotefir OF dishonest public servants. un-
| S'rupuluus 10 principle and politically
! powerful it is. therefore. unfair 10
| refuse 10 see NirtuN in another simply
because ot opposing party affiliations.
! Party has come 10 be- the Americans
| greatest curse, stultifying the 'iutelli-
| gchCc' Of men In the sight of CitizchS
| broad-mlnded sufficiently TO think free
! ~ on public questions ana observe the
What has President Roosevelt
| doreF Much. and enough to make him
| the most popular man in the United
| states. the ideal of the people and a
| terror to criminal trust magnates. re-
| sardless % the existence of trusts To-
| day Roosevelt has paved the way. a
| long way that will end ln the peniten-
| tiary. provided. the good work goes on
| Tor the next six years IA u has tho
| last past six years. Railroad kings and
| other corporattouistS have been snaked
| into the limeiight by the Roosevelt poll
! icies. and the people have been given
| "A glimpse ct the deplorable condition
| so much has been said about by reform
! Democrats. Socialists. Populists and In
| dependent statesmen The high hand
| 90 Dlundercrs OF the public do not rel
| lsh exposure and in mortal agony howl
| prottstation. publish books in defense
| OF trusts and subsidizc newspapers All
| because OF Rousevefttsm put into prac-
| uce--thc twin brother Of hated BTy-
auism
| AIR Lawrie must bear IN mind that
| the breaking zap Of a trust firmly root
| cd IN the foundation OF business. is no
| easy taSh nor one 10 be- accomplished
| with "A wave OF the hand. However.
| there is one thing certain never before
| tAc crl OF RooseYeltlsm Mere criminal
! TorpoT1UouIsts So near the open doors
~ our prisons. Never before were they
| 80 vigorously prosecuted and heavily
| uned Notwithstanding IL ALI there are
men who VIII rot see for the simple
reason that they are blinded with the
| partisan fold
Roosevelt has done things worthy the
| EFFORT OF great and patriotic citizens
| Things that space here does not permit
| ~ detailing.
Roosevelt drove the Spaniards out OF
! cuba. and the island is now indepen-
| cent and prosperous. and In return for
| services the tnited states secured
| Guantanamo baS. wSere a naval sta-
| ton has been established. commanding
| tile Caribbean sea. &
Roosevelt has settled the Philippians
| question, and the Islanders now elect
| most OF their own officers.
t. As ~ the far eastern archipelago,
| r osev"lt has ta ken cOnlmendable care
| oi Porto RICO. maintaining peace and
| prosperity
Roosrvefts strenuosity has made the
| Panama canal possible IN the face Of
| tremendous opposition from railroads
| a, nome and abroad. No other Ameri-
| can dared tackle the gigantic enter
Rooseveldsm has made the United
. states relationship friendly with the ,
SlNlhZed world. respected and feared
Roosevelt las snatchcd many MIL
ions of acres OF public lands from in
| 1uential land robbers, and opened much
OF this land 10 homosteading
49, irrigation. Roosevelt viii have
soon reclaimed something IKE 1000 900
acres OF crop producing land which
VIII furnish more than 100000 families
| ftOOsev6Ttz5 T0reStFy policy Il Timely
and the preservation viii long stand
a. monuments OF forethought and ac-
/ ton
Roosevelt has done good work In
cleaning out the postofhce dep9 g.
correcting evils ana abuses removing
grafters and denounClng the vicious
out OF his reach.
Roosevelt has reduced railroad dis
criminatOry methods, and has advised
| the prosecution OF the CriminaJly rich
as well rs the criminally pot
kooseyrlt saved tRe nation from a
I panic dishonest nnancicrs preCipitated
tOt the purpose Of checking criminal
| prosecution OF unlawful corporations
| lists. Governmental regulation of spe-
| ciai interests must be stopped. hence
the effort to dcprcss business and place
he load upOn the back OF the president.
Sut u was ROOseVelts alcrtness that
relieved the money stringcncV ana
saved the people from "a protracted
panic. The country II recovering rap
| lilly. and the coming year is presaged
10 be record -brea king year Nf~>1ros-
perity ara plenty.
The things President Roosevelt has
done FOR his people viii an Volumes
-Four more years of RoosCveltism viii
m aterialiZe some OF the soothing
dreams That have made sleep pleasant
70 our toiling millions on the farms in
the shops and stores
VIII Mr.. Lawrle persist in the as.er-
tion that Roosevelt has done nothlng-
FRED r. MARVIN 1
June H. 1908.
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