The Detroit times., 1910-09-17
ROOSEVELT GIVES TAFT
RECOGNITION IN ADDRESS


| with him, we owe the creation OF the
tariff commission, the adoption o.
maximum and minimum tariff law
| treaties with foreign powers. proper
treatment OF the proposition under IN
tariff. the increase in efficiency OF the
interstate commerce law. the begin
ming OF a national legislative program
providing for the exercise OF the TAX
| ing power In connection with corpo-
ratlons doing an interstate business,
postal savings bank bill, the consu'
tuition OF a commission 10 report
remedy for overcapitalization IN con-
! nection with the issue OF stocks anc
! bonds: but few OF his services arc
more deserving of record than what
he said in this very matter OF criti'
cism OF the judiciary.
Quotes Taft.
speaking as United States CIR
cult court judge fifteen years ago ne
said: The opportunity, freely anu
publicly, TO criticise judicial action Is
OF vastly more importance 10 the Douy
polite than the immunity OF Judges
from unjust aspersions and atlacA'
In the case OF judges having
a life tenure. indeed. their very ih"e-
pendence makes the right freely 10
comment on their decisions of CREATE
Importance, because IL is the only
practicable and available instrument
in the hands of a free people 10 Keel
such Judges alive 10 the reasonable
demands of those they serve.
Need New kationalism.
I'VE who work for the new nation
alism are not working in any spirit
~, m M
nize parties as necessary instruments
for government under popular condl-
lions, lust as We recognize corpora
tons. But we believe that true loyal
modern business, and just as we rec
ognize unions as necessary lnstru-
ments In the elevation of wage work
ers under modern Industrial condi'
lions. But we beliece that true loyal
~ TO a party consists chiefly in max.
ing that party the efficient servant or
the whole people"
Roosevelt reiterated his objections
TO the crook in public life. whom
he characterized as traitor. ana
promised continued war on all sucn
He also appealed for united opposi--
ton TO special privilege and recognf'
ton OF the rights of mankind, 10 CO.
incide with the rights of property. He
also appealed for the support OF a
honest public servants"
Be Just to Corporations.
Continuing Roosevelt added: I'VE
cannot get honesty and justice from
corporations unless We do justice 10
them. The people should condemn as
unhesitatingly the public servant who
fails to protect the corporation in its
rights as q public servant who sub
mits to or abets the wrongdoing OF
corporation
If the people permit dishonest men
TO blackmail corporations they may
rest assured that the corporations will
first protect themselves by paying
the blackmail and then proceed 10
hire the corrupt men who have black
mailed them to render them in their
turn improper service at the expense
Of the public.
Politically We believe that the
people should act with justice and
moderation, and that II Is eminently
necessary that they should show self
| control
But we also believe that this
should be literally self-control and
not control by outsiders; that they
should be controlled by themselves
and not by political bosses, or by the
direct or indirect use OF wealth and
least of all by a combination between
political bossism and big business.
What Bossism ls.
People are apt TO say that bossism
is merely another term for leader
ship. | do not think that this is SO.
The boss Is a bad development In
our politics. II is necessary and de-
sirable that there should be leaders,
but 1t is unnecessary and undesirable
that there should be bosses. The
leaders wars on the crook and seeks
to drive him from power; the boss too
often protects the crook and seeks TO
profit by his existence The leader
treats the unfaithful public servant
as the worst foe of the party 10
which he nominally belongs and re-
fuses entirely to recognize him as
party representative; the boss too
often uses and shields him. Leader
ship is carried on in the open light
of day, bossism derives its main
strength from what is done under
cover OF darkness.
only be brave and honest but IL must
be sober and must accord with the
dictates of common sense. Exactly
as the conservative who favors
abuses and conpives at corruption Is
in reality the worst enemy OF con-
servatism, so the popular leader or
reformer who acts in the spirit of
the demagogue or of the wild-eyed
visionary who incites to excess and
rash action and stirs up class hatred.
Is himself the worst foe of progress,
the most dangerous enemy of the
popular cause which he processes TO
champion. Progress must be wise.
sober, moderate il 1t is to be perman-
ent.
Must Be Progress.
But progress there must and shall
be. The last century has been one
Of gigantic material prosperity. of
gigantic accumulation of prosperity.
Our task is TO preserve that pros
perity in the interest of all OF us, but
il is also in the interest of all OF us
to work for a less unequal division
Of the prosperity. We believe in ma
terial wellbeing as essential. II is
on a foundation of material well-be-