Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-04
BUSINESS AND POLITICS.

BUSINESS AND POLITICS.
In his weekly review of finance and
trade, Henry Clew says:
The republican convention at Sara
| toga this week may be regarded as
marking the elimination of the spec.
tacular bitterness that has been so
actively shown among the leaders of
the dominant political party. Elk.
President Roosevelts success places
upon him tremendous responsibility
which he undoubtedly fully recog.
nizes. 1t is most natural to expect
! that from now on he will exhibit the
pronounced traits that have made him
so conspicuously successful as a pol
itical leader. In other words, Mr..
Roosevelt having taken the active
leadership in his own state may now
be depended upon to work with his
! accustomed energy and skill for the
success of the ticket that he himself
has been so largely responsible for
! naming; and 1t Is quite reasonable to
expect that he will use to accomplish
this end all the wiles of the trained
politician, not the least important or
effective of which are cooperation
and cordially with fellow-workers.
Colonel Roosevelt is too experienced
and too astute politician to permit
personal rancors to continue the DOM
mating features during the remand
err of the campaign, which from now
on should assume constantly de-
creasing influence as a factor in the
general financial situation.
The frank, unstinted endorsement
of President Taft and his administra-
ton by the New York state republi-
can convention is another feature of
significance in the general financial
situation. The president has been
conducting the duties of his great Of
flee in a calm and judicial manner,
and has not been attempting by his
acts to ADVANCE his own political am
billions. His policy in this respect
cannot fail to secure the endorsement
of our broad-minded American peo-
pie; and his assurances that associat-
ed capital is to have fair play means
much to the great army OF American
citizens who are the chief stockhold-
ers In our railroads, in our great in
dustrial corporations, our public utili-
ties and other forms of investment,
The president is at present giving
most careful consideration to the
question of filling the two vacancies
in the supreme court. His recent ad-
mirable selection of Governor Hughes
of New York may be accepted as an
indication of the type of men he will
select to occupy the responsible posi-
tions under considerations. No presi.
dent ever had better opportunity to
serve the best interests Of the people
than has President Taft in his selec-
ton of justices for the supreme
court bench. Agitation against CON-
binations of capital and of industry,
not to mention the great transporta-
ton lines of the country, has become
so popular that it is becoming in.
creasingfy difficult to obtain men with
sufficient self reliance, sufficient
breadth of mind and sufficient cour
age to stand out for absolute Justice
in the face of popular clamor. Such
man we know Governor Hughes to
be; and we know also that other pres.
ent members of the supreme court
bench are similarly endowed. We
have reason to believe that the new
selections to be made by the presi.
dent will prove wholly satisfactory.
The net result of this situation can
hardly be overestimated. The STAN
dard Oil and the American Tobacco.
cases under such conditions lose their
force as features of alarm, and we
may feel thoroughly assured that
whatever decisions are reached will
be based on the constitutional rights
OF property. We can ask or desire
nothing more. If these organizations
in their form contravene the laws.
ample opportunity will be given them
to conform to the laws. There will