The Detroit times., 1910-09-19

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lions, Just as We recognize corpora
lions. But We believe that true loyal
modern business, and just as we rec
ognixe unions as necessary instru-
ments In the elevation OF wage work
ers under modern industrial condi-
tons But We beliece that true loyal
ty to 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, and
promised continued war on all such.
He also appealed for united opposi-
ton to special privilege and recogni-
ton OF the rights Of mankind, TO CO
incide with the rights of property. He
also appealed for the support Of all
honest public servants"
BE Just TO Corporations.
Continuing Roosevelt added: I'VE
cannot get honesty and justice from
corporations unless We do justice TO
them The people should condemn as
unhesitatingly the public servant who
fails to protect the corporation IN its
rights as a public servant who sub
mits to or abets the wrongdoing OF
corporation.
III the people permit dishonest men
to bIackmaiI corporations they may
rest assured that the corporations will
nrst protect themselves by paying
the blackmail and then proceed TO
hire the corrupt men who have black
mailed them TO render them in their
turn improper service nc the expense
OF the public.
Politically we believe that the
people should act with justice and
moderation, and that 1t Is eminently
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 q combination between
political bossism and big business.
What Bosslsm 10.
People are apt to say that bossism
In merely another term for leader
ship. I do not think that this is SO.
The boss is bad development in
our politics. II Is necessary and de-
sirable that there should be leaders,
but IL Ia unnecessary aud 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 a
party representative: the boss too
often uses and shields him. Leader
ship Is carried on in the open light
OF day, bossism derives it's main
strength from what Ii done under
cover of darkness.
'Of course leadership must not
only be brave and honest but II must
be sober and must accord with the
dictates of common sense. Exactly
as the conservative who favors
abuses and connives 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 it 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 well-being az essential. II is
on foundation of material well-be-
ing that the greatness of a nation
can be built. But the foundation is
in no way sufficient of itself. Mater
ial well-being is a great good, but IL
is OF great good chiefly as a means
for the upbuilding upon it of a high
and fine type OF character. private
and public. Upon our national we'll.
being as foundation we must up-
build the structure of lofty national
life. raised in accordance with the
doctrines that righteousness exalteth
nation