Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-18
THE FORWARD MOVEMENT
IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
Of Insurgency October
A Most Remarkable Description and Almost His
Last Flight Of E1oquence

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versal confidence, but has ever slhce
kept It without limit and without
| terms. He came to the presidency un-
der grievous difficulties, amid the most
pathetic manifestations OF natlonal
sorrow. He bore himself in the great
office thus thrust upon him with slnsu-
lar dignity and seR-restra1nt. he re-
tanned the trusted advisers or Fresl-
dent Mckinley, and felt his way slowly
and carefully in the unfolding OF plans
which he had cherished from MS youth
for the betterment OF political coho1-
lions as we'll as for the Improvement OF
the industrial and social life OF the
people. He hardly dared to expect to
be nominated for president dn his own
right. since no vice president In our
history had enjoyed such an expert
ence. He did not, however, conceal
from his friends his ambition to break
| that precedent. It did not take the
public long to see what manner OF man
he was. When he ordered the attorney
| general to enjoin the violation OF the
| antitrust law In the Northern Securl-
] ties case. the so-called business world
| OF New York descended upon the White
! House according to their long-estao-
| lished custom. and Informed him that
his course was injurious to business m
| terests, had already greatly depressed
railway securities, and was likely 10
| bring on a panic. The young president
received them graciously. heard them
! with patience. and dismissed them with
an Irritating little question, which the
| American people may have occasion to
ponder more than once in the future.
saying: Gentlemen, you see I am
, president, sworn to execute the laws
Of the United States. Do YOU expect
me to put a ticker in the department
Of justice?"
Tho Roosevelt Policies.
The attitude OF his mind struck the
pubic faporably. On extended tours
turnout the country he took the whole
community into his confidence, outlined
his plans. gave the people glimpse OF
his aspirations and hopes for the fut-
ure OF democratic government in the
world. and when he returned to the
capital he was already president in his
own right. with credentials so authentic
that no national convention of his par
~ would dare to take them away from
him even II 1t had the power to do 1t.
After the election Of Mr.. Roosevelt as
president, the forward movement with
in the lines Of the republican party be-
came national He succeeded in bring
hearts and lives OF the people The
working men and women Of the United
States found him In eager sympathy
with their plans to regulate the hours
of labor, to promote the safety OF life.
and to modernfze the obsolete indus
trial code, borrowed from the common
law, which left American workmen
practically without redress when IN
jured by accident in the course OF their
employment. The business world soon
found out that the president Of the
United States had no quarrel with
any honest man, nor with any legiti-
mate enterprise OF industry or COM
merce: while the petition OF CONNER
cial bodies scattered turnout the coun-
Try for the amendment of the inter
state commerce law, a petition long
neglected in both houses OF congress,
found in the president not only an en-
dorser, but a fighting champion unac-
quainted either with WEAKNESS or fear.
The last four years OF President Roose-
velt's administration set standard for
the public service which rnawes old
time political methods forevermore i'm
possible in the United States. The
American people not only approve the
things he stood for, but his way of
standing for them turned out to be at
tractive beyond precedent TO the every
day citizen. He not only seemed to
know how to fight, but how to make II
easy for men TO fight with him; and,
what Is still more to the point, he knew
how to touch the sources OF public
opinion in such a way as to make 1t
necessary for those to fight with him
who did not in themselves have a
very strong motive to participate.
he he ~,
law, he did not have Ave men dn the
senate with him. and few, II any. dared
to believe that 1t was possible to over
come the indifference OF the senate and
the open antaSontsm OF its leaders.
Yet before the warfare was over the
opponents Of the administration were
crying for quarter, and ready to make
the vote for the measure unanimous.
1t Do not recorded that he read any
body out OF the party. On the con-
trary, by direct appeal to their con-
stftuents. he made every man an obedi-
ent servant OF his party. He had
good many people opposed to him: but
1t is impossible to imagine him turn
ing aside from the work in hand to de-
oauch the public service, either by ex-
tending patronage as a bribe or with
holding 1t as penalty, to coerce the
u
course contrary to the will and inter-
ests OF the people Of the United States.
He put emphasis on party fidelity; but
nobody ever accused him OF thinking
that the harmony Of party is more
desirable than Its integrity.
Insurgency Protect.
The so-called insurgency of today n
the protest in congress and out against
the failure OF the republican party. an
represented by Ats official leadership. 70
follow the main road 10 good govern.
ment in the United States which va
opened and cleared OF distractions thru
seven years OF struggle and sacrifice
under leader standing thus head ana
shoulders above his brethren. There
were few men In both houses of con-
gress who would Infinitely rather re-
tire from public life altogether than to
see the old partnership between
the speculative business interests
OF the country and the government
Of the United States resumed under the
auspices OF the political party which
has inherited the great traditions left
to mankind by the life OF Abraham
Lincoln. These men have sought no
quarrel with their political associates.
They have demanded only the right to