The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-10-12
Press Opinions
THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND THE
NEW NATIONALIST.


Theodore Roosevelt has placed
himself squarely and Enthusiastically
ia, the Progressive movement; he has
formulated that movement into a
definite set of principles; he has CIV
en- it new name. This magazine
has no concern with Roosevelt's per-
sonal or political fortunes and no de-
sire to explain away the faults and
Inconsistencies of his public career,
We are interested in the Progressive
idea, the movement to which Roose-
welt gave his support in it's infancy,
but which has increased in wisdom
and in stature without his aid. In
his address. delivered on the ground
where John Brown and his followers
fired the first shots in the struggle
against human slavery, Roosevelt
shows that he has kept pace with
the progress OF that movem emf. His
pronouncement Is temperate, clear
cut end specific and as such is wor-
thv Of serious consideration.
The Roosevelt OF the former days
was concerned with the doctrine of a
square deal under the rules, the new
nationalism as set forth at Osawato-
mic declares that there must be "a
square deaf under new rules" Roose-
welt demanded that the corporations
stop breaking the laws; the new ma
tionalism demands that the corpor-
atoms stop making the laws.
I'VE must drive the interests out
of politics." is Roosevelt's first de-
mand, and he would begin by pro-
hibiting the use of corporation money
for political purposes.
ut is necessary that laws should
be passed to prohibit the use of cor
porate funds directly or indirectly
for political purposes; it is still more
necessary that such laws should be
thoroughly enforced"
Roosevelt goes further than ever
in his advocacy of the government
regulation of industry.
II do not wish to see the nation
forced into ownership of the rail-
roads, If We can possibly avoid II, and
the only alternative is thorough-go-
ing and effective regulation which
shall be based on a full knowledge Of
all the facts, including a physical
valuation of the property"
He would extend this regulation
corporations.
1T is my personal belief that the
same kind and degree of control and
supervision which should be exercis-
ed over public service corporations
should be extended also to combina-
tions which control necessaries of life,
such as meat, oil and coal, or which
deal in them on an important scale
The difficulty of dealing with cor
poration offenders the ex-presdent
propose to minimize in this way:
II believe that the officers, and es-
peciaiiy the directors, of corporations
should be held personally responsible
when any corporation breaks the
law"
Roosevelt takes advanced ground
in approving new and more equitab Bile
forms of taxation.
II believe in a graduated income
tax on big fortunes and in another
tax, which is far more easily collected.
and far more effective-a graduated
inheritance tax on all big fortunes,
properly safeguarded against evasion
and increasing rapidly in amount with
the size of the estate"
Quoting Abraham Lincoln's state
ment that labor is the superior of
capital and deserves much the higher
consideration" he insists that the peo-
pie have the right to regulate the
terms and conditions of labor, which
s the chief element of wealth.
I'VE need comprehensive workmen's
compensation acts. both state and ma
tional laws to regulate child labor and
the work women, and especially we
need in our common schools not mere
ly education in book learning, but also
practical train ng for daily life and
work We need to enforce better
sanitary conditions for our workers,
and to extend the use OF safety ap-
pliances in industry and commerce,
both within and between the states"
Since our problems are national,
Roosevelt proposes that they be met
in a broad. national way.
THE new national sun puts the ma