The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-06-15
WEIGHING THE
& CANDIDATES
4, i(coNTINUEp FROM LAST wEEK}s
By ERMAN ]. RInGWAY.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT

amount of Legislation and public educa-
ton along all lines of progress. A COM
plete list of his achievements would be
a very long and very broad document.
Here are the notable achievements of
the Roosevelt Administration:
Dolliver-Hepburn railroad act
Extension of forest reserve.
National irrigation act.
improvement of waterways and reser-
walton of water power sites.
Employers liability act.
Safety appliance act.
Regulation of railroad employees hours
of labor
Establishment of Department of Com
merce and Labor
Pure food and drugs act.
Federal meat inspection.
Navy doubled in tonnage and greatly
increased in efficiency.
Battleship fleet sent around the world.
State militia brought into coordina-
ton with army.
Canal Zone acquired and work of exca-
Walton pushed with increased energy.
Development of civil self-government
in insular possessions.
Second intervention in Cuba; Cuba re-
stored to the Cubans.
Finances of Santo Domingo straighten-
ed out
Alaskan boundary dispute settled.
Reorgani aticn of the consular service.
Settlement of the coal strike of 1902.
The Government upheld in Northern
Securities decision.
Conviction of postoffice grafters and
public land thieves.
Directed investigation of the Sugar
Trust customs frauds, and the resultant
prosecutions.
Suits begun against the Standard Oil
and Tobacco companies and other cor
porations for violation of the Sherman
anti trust act.
Corporations forbidden to contribute
10 political campaign funds.
Keeping the door of China open to
American commerce.
Bringing about the settlement of the
Russo Japanese War by the Treaty of
Portsmouth.
Avoiding the pitfalls created by Pacific
Coast prejudice against Japanese immi
grafton.
Negotiating twenty-:pur treaties OF
general arbitration.
Redu,t ton of the interest bearing debt
by more than 500, 100000.
inauguration of movement for conser-
walton of natural resources.
Inauguration of the annual conference
of governors of state~
Inauguration of movement for improve
ment of conditions of country life
SOME or my POLICIES"
Reform of banking and currency system.
Inheritance tax.
Income tax
Passage of new employers liability
act to meet objections raised by the Su-
preme Court.
Postal savings banks.
Parcels post.
Revision of the Sherman anti trust act
Legislation to prevent capitaliza-
ton, stock-watering, etc, of common
carriers
Legislation compelling incorporation
under Federal laws of corporations en-
gagged in interstate commerce.
ROOSEVELT'S VIEWS UP TO DATE.
Sherman Law and Trus LEGISLATION
that tries to prohibit all combinations,
size, however. does carry the potentiality
of grave wrong doing. Therefore, all
large combinations should he carefully
scrutiniEed by the Federal Government
Absolute private monopoly is not JUS
tifed If properly supervised, absolute
monopoly will not come to pass. as the
laws of competition and efficiency are
against it.
individuals should be punished.
No watering of stocks should be per-
mitted.
Checks and Balances :-This means that
checks and balances obtain among the
powers of the different representatives
of the people-not that the people have
parted with such power, or can not re-
sumo it.
Labor:-1he nation and the several
states have the right to regulate the
terms and conditions of labor, which is
the chief element of wealth.
Direct Leg .slation:-"Human rights
are supreme over all other rights"
Believes in constitu ;IonaIism, but does
not believe that the Constitution should
thWart, instead of secure the absolute
right of the people to rule themselves.
1t is false cOnstituionalism to give the
people full power, and at the same time
to trick them out of it. Yet this is pre-
cisely what is done in every case where
the bench declares the people have not
the power to right grave social wrongs.
1t is clear beyond shadow of doubt that
the people in their legislative capacity
have the power to enact into law any
measure they deem necessary for the bet
terment of social and industrial condi-
tions. The wisdom of framing any parti-
cular law of this kind is proper sub
ject of debate. But the power of the
people to enact the law should not be
subject to debate.
The Recall:-tFavors the Massachusetts