New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-12
ROOSEVELT TOUR
OF COUNTRY ENDS
Promotion of His Policies the
Primary Object of Remark
able Journey.
PARTY WELFARE ADVANCED
President Demands Only Pro.
nressive Platforms and Good
Candidates-As to Him
self. Wait and See"


self, Wait and See
Theodore Roosevelt completed yester-
dav his first tour Of this country since
he retired from the White House.
II is now pertinent to review the trip
Is Hhole-its purpose. its effect and
its scope-as they appeared to one who
accompanied the ex-President from the
time he left New York. on August %,
until he returned here. on September II.
between which dates Mr. Roosevelt had
travelled 5.493 miles visited fourteen
states and spoken in twenty large cities
and AT incalculable number of small
ones
The purpose of Mr.. Roosevelt's trip
vas first and foremost the promotion
of those policies for which he long has
stood. together with certain progressive
developments which appear to him as
but the logical development Of the prop
nsitions he has previously advocated. a
secondary purpose was the promotion Of
The welfare Of the Republican party. of
n hicF Mr.. Roosevelt is a loyal member,
end third purpose or reason for the
standing caeements. some Of them
made even before he left the White
House
T viii he impossible for any one who
completely fails to understand the char
ecter and aims of Theodore Roosevelt to
appreciate the intensity Of his faith in
his policies as the salvation of the Re
publican party and even of the Repub-
lie Progressiyeness. that new nation
aiisn7-' OF which he has so frequently
spoken and which he advocates with such
fervor. he regards as the sole alterna-
live Of socialism. Every man must be
given an equal opportunity 10 develop
me talents he possesses" ne has reiter-
sted time and again.
To Mr. Roosevelt socialism means
communism. an equal distribution of the
rewards Of labor. and his vehement dec
1srations that the reward must be pro-
i.crtioned to the service" and his de-
runcis ton of the proposition that the
product Of labor should be equally di-
yided as "monstrous" he regards as de
nonstrating his implacable hostility to
that school Of economy
As to Property Rights
That there may be students OF eCono-
mics who viii insist that hi, declaration
that every man holds his property sub
lect TO the general right OF the Commun-
Itv to regulate its use 10 whatever degree
the public welfare may demand it" is an
affirmation OF the fundamental principle
Of socialism. a denial Of the inherent
right of the individual to the product of
his own Ia bor the abandonment Of which
leaves no logical stopping place shert Of
socialism. strikes Mr.. Roosevelt as sim
My rreposterous"
Great evils have resulted from the OPP
erations OF certain powerful corpora
Tons. Legislatures and even Congress
have been at times corrupted: wealth
has been concentrated in the hands Of
the few. according 10 MIR. Roosevelt
such conditions must inevitably lead to
grave dissatisfaction among the masses.
and the only successful party of the
future. the only one which can save
the Republic in its present form. is the
Republican party. dominated by its most
progressive spirit Therefore, Mr. Roose-
Nelt goes forth to preach to his fellow
ism inspired by an intense earnest
ness. an unalloyed patriotism. unlimited
confidence in the soundness OF his own
Judgment and an unqualified belief in
his own ability To mould the views of
his fellow countrymen.
And il may be said parenthetically that
tne remarka bic demonstrations Of loyalty
and affection which have characterized
this trip leave little room for doubt re-
ssrdtng the hold which Theodore Roose-
Welt has on the hearts and minds Of his
fellow citizens
Nj Roosevelt emphattcaily denies that
he IS preaching an innovation in ex-
pounding his doctrine of nationalism He
POINTS - the naturalization Of business,
the state created corporation which. en-
towing modern facilities Of conlmunica-
non and commerce has come 70 do
business and occa sionally control an in
dUstrv IN every state in the Union. as
he cause # which that policy Of national
control which he advocates is bat the
logical effect and corolIary And 50.
TOO in advocating 2 graduated income
tax 10 reduce swollen fortunes. direct
primaries and more complete publicity
for campaign contributions 70 minimize
The influence Of the corporations in Pc
h'ical and legislative affairs, Mr. Roose-
Felt believes that he is merely urging
he administration Of those remedies
Indicated bv the ills from which the
hedE roIfuc is suffering.
What Political Purpose?
question which viii inevitably pre-