Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-04

work of the last session of congress, in
sistipg that all the pledges or the repub-
| hcan platform were not carried out, His eff
! fort was devoted to an earnest defense OF
the position assumed by the insurgents in
congress. lie then proceeded:
You win bear me witness that l have
not attempted to eVade or obscure the
differences that nave developed amongst
Vur party leaders ana our party men; out
1 am profoundly of the OPINION that III
| the BODY of the party there Is but little
! conflict of opinion. AT heart the rank ana
| lille of the party are OF one MIND, ana
| Nnen the clouds of prejudice, mlsunder-
| standing and transformation lift there wlll
| be a better and truer vision of Impending
| issues and important questions
On both sides those who speak and act
| for the party will be judged in the final
| tribunal of the people; from that judge
| ment there Is no appeal and to 1t we must
| all yield implicit obedience.
The republican party has past full OF
wise administration and high accomplish
| uent, and every citizen who loves the flag
| must be proud of his countrys career dur
| ing the period of our supremacy. 1t is
| the height of folly, however, to assert that
we have done everything well, or left moth
| ing undone While the memories OF VIC
| tories already won will comfort and inspire
us, our eyes must be kept steadily upon
the present and future, for we have greater
work to do than ever before has fallen to
the hands of man.
Mission of Republican Party.
The republican party was not born 10
| make men rich, 1t was born to make men
Tree. II cannot survive upon the teasIs
ot millionalres, 1t must i've at the pam
liable OF common men. ltlcnes are not 10
Ne desplsedS out wealth should be the In
cident to justly ordered society and not
the chief object of government
Full employment for everybody talr
| distribution to everybody, protection for
the weak, and a check upon the strong
| these ought to be the watchwords of the
| AAnlff Id a l.
ways, the noblest expression OF govern
mental purposes. -.t
|. Meath Ia fighting hard for an, undue
share of the profits of labor. Great wealth,
| combined wealth, corporate wealth, is
pressing small wealth and individual wealth
| to the wall with weapons that modern In
| dustrialism should no more tolerate than
modern warfare tolerates poisoned bullets.
| The nation was founded upon the as
sumption that in full, free and fair com
| petition each man would receive his just
| dues. Collectivism has made some inroads
upon it's rival theory In our public utilities;
| but as yet we have not counted socialism In
general production. 1t must be manifest,
| however, that there is no middle ground
| between competition and cooperation, and
| equally clear that those who either ac-
| lively or passvey aid the forces OF mo-
| nopoly or combination are the real apostles
of socialism, for II il not to be doubted
| that IL we must choose between monopoly
or dominating combination of selfish tndi-
vidual or corporate interests and the mo-
nopoly of the government we are as sure
to adopt the latter as are the seasons to
| come and go.
I his, then, is our problem: First, to SC
| regulate public utility companies that good
| service will be rendered for reasonable
| charge, and that neither shipper nor locality
shall suffer the injustice Of discrimination
passes in difficulty any that we have ever
encountered. We have been feeling oul
lway along, touching the subject here and
there, but we have not had the courage
to go to the heart OF the question and
therefore we have in some respects un
fairly dealt with common carriers without
| giving to commerce the full relief that 4
| rightfully asks at our hands. Second, II
the vast field of private industry and enter
prise to preserve the competition we have
| to restore 1t to power where II has beer
eliminated by monopoly and combination.
To do this will require all the genius o.
the American mind and all the patriotism
who has friends on both sides and fear
their displeasure can successfully meet sucl
an emergency. No man who believes tina
production alone is the keynote to pros
perity can reach the desired end.
| Broadminded, fearless representatives
who stand far apart from the interests t
be controlled on the one hand and higi
other are needed now as they were neve
needed before, and II Is for the republican
patty to supply these men for the public
service.
Rights of Property and People,
Rights OF properly must Dc Iully pro
tected and the profits OF capital must b.
generously recognized, for both are essen
tial to the progress OF the world. We al
know, however, that in the effort to de
termine just where the line Of regulation
shall be drawn honest judgment will often
times hang in the balance, and when /
does believe In giving men, not money
the benefit OF the doubt
The republican party is profoundly i'm
pressed with the necessity OF conserving
our natural resources, not only for this
but for future generations The govern
ment of the United States is still the owne
OF vast forests and they should be SO uset
that they will perform the double dut!
of supplying the people with lumber AM
of regulating the flow Of our running
waters.
These forests belong to all the people an,
they should not be allowed to pass for
t mere pittance into the hands OF forum
| hunters.
, The United States is also the owner 0
mines in which untold treasures are stored
1t Is obvious that in some way, consisten
with continuous growth and Development
! these mines should be made a source O
should not deliver them for nothing int
the hands OF those who are waiting (
exploit their unparalleled riches.
, We are the owners as well of land
which by nature are fitted for water powe
{ sites AS time goes on water power wi
become more and more valuable, and W
: ought to see TO 1t that these sites are dc
J voted TO the interests of all the people an
are not so combined that our own posses
! slons are made the instruments of iniustc,
4 | We are also under a sacred oblgatio
4 to do all that can be done through edl
: cation, the spread OF scientific informs
: tion, and through every other mefhuu ope
n 10 the government to preserve the strengt
) OF the soil now in private ownership. I'll
s prosperity and happiness OF our people an
the permanence of our institutions Deepen
d In greater degree upon the productivenet
> and fertility OF our farms and gardens tina
c upon any other thing that enters our n.
h ttional life, and the increasing millions
Q our population have transformed what We
e once a beautiful theory into the most IN
o perative demand Of the present age.
d Wise and practical conservation Is a dut
n from which we must not shrink. and Il
70 republican party stands charged with Il
II administration OF this vital policy.
First Practical COnaervatiOntst.
y In the abstract Theodore Roosevelt WI