The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-07-31

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which The Rspubiican national conysn.
ton has conferred on me In the nomina.
ION HhtSn you IoInlaLIy ten.sr. ! aS.ept
oihty II imposes.
Strength In Roosevelt Policies.
..c.uw.. a.. 1850. ~.
nen.,enen, .he streng,n or inc ltepup-
nCan cause IN the chmpalgh az hand Is IN
VIZ .ac. thht we represent poncles essen
uai to ,he reform OF khoWn aouses 70 the
Sontinuanre or noerty anu true prosper
~, ana tnat we ar" determined. as our
pIatiotm uneauiVocaiiy deciares. 70 main
than ten Years e tits '"e eou 2f passed
shroush an epocn OF matsrlaI oevelop,
ment tar peyona any that ever oecurnsd
IN the wordu petgrff IN us course, Ger,
Naiti viz 'ttBN IN cOilt prominent "
lnnucn.iui menoers u tne coihn7bniH :.
spur,eu oy mnanelai success ana IN tne,r
nurry lot sreater weaitn; became I'M
mtndtu OK me common Inies OF business
WuoneSiy anu nueIay. anu ~ me nTn,ya-
uo oT. imposed by law upon the,r aG1i9n;
hls ocCa,ne hnoWn. me reNeialNQJis
OF tne preaches OF ,rust, the diseiosures
as 20 r ,ba ana n,sG nn oy rail- ahe
violation of the antitrust law by a num-
per Oh corpprat,ons, me over-issue OF
stocks anu oonos on Interstate rallways
apr n ,h hn'awru, eh,ienang OF dlrec.ors
a srni TOT OF 're puapose Oh e0neen,raung con
aeTmi naaiwaSs IN one hahsEohaeIu
nie and hrough, on q mnra, oa awa al p p
arn, nHd them eou hat f boded % weii f oma the 1us
ture OF the country.
What Roosevelt Has Done.
The man who formulated the express
ion OF tme popuiar conscience ana VINO
,ea . me dmpens TOT praeucai reform
re- ,antrine ,hat ~" III, ,taS ia.u Gown
In should no amanahIa fn FQQfrQin md
punish as the offender without wealth,
and without influence, and he proceeded
by recommending legislation and direct
Ing, executive action to make that prih-
secured the passage Of the so-called rate
bill. designed more effectively to restrain
excessive and hx reasonable rates. and
to punish secret rebates and discrimina-
ton which have been general In the prac-
tice OF the railroads.. and which had done
much to enable unlawful trusts to drive
out or business their competitors. 1t Sc
cured much closer observation OF rail-
way transactions and brought within
sne 0peTI e OF the same statute Express
freight and refrigerator lines, terminal
railroads and pipe lines. and forbade in
future the combination of the transpor-
tation and shipping business under one
control. in order to avoid undue discrim-
nation,
brought and prosecutions to be Instituted
under the antitrust law, to enforce Its
provisions against the most powerful Of
to passage the pure food law. and the
meat inspection, law, in he interest of
the health Of the public. clean business
methods. and great ultimate benefit to the
trades themselves. He recommended. the
Convention has since specifcafIy an.
moved restricting the fiItnre issue ~
stoclts and bonds nv interstate rail.
federal authority ~ !"
Euncfion ~ Nex< AdrnInI.+r.<ion
The chief function OF the next ad-
mlnistrauon IN my Judgment is distinct
from ana a progressive development
wnlch mas oeeh performed oy PRESIDENT
Roosevelt.
THE chief function of the next admin
istration Is to complete and perfect the
machinery. by which these standards may
be maintained by which the law breakers
may be promptly restrained and pun
ished. but which shall operate with suf-
hcient accuracy and dispatch to interfere
with legitimate business as little as pos
sible. Such machinery ID not now ade-
quate. Under the present rate. bill. and
the interstate commerce commission in
supervising, and Regulating the operation
grown so heavy that It is utterly impos-
sible for that tribunal to hear and dis