Arizona republican., 1913-10-26
SUNDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 26. 1915
It is our duty to make the best of our misfortune.
 George Washington.
Roosevelt on Scientific Legislation

Roosevelt Scientific Legislation
 Those interested in the question intelligent legislation, secured through Legislative Reference Bureau as The Republican has advocated, information and some helpful sug- gestOns in the remarks of Colonel Roosevelt which We quote below These are taken from an interview with Roosevelt contributed | O the Saturday Evening Post by H. B. Needham titled Roosevelt the Progressive Fight" One the strong features the National Progressive Service that there has been established by the Progressves, d corps of trained experts, a clearing house, speak, all proposed leg isatiOn particularly that offered by Progressive in the various legislatures and in congress- Their work is that all bills offered pre- pared in the intelligent manner of genu- inc progressive spirit. they embody all that is desirable as proven by the experience of other states nations. have pointed out before, this is excellent for elimina ting much that is unNvise unnecessarily drastic legislation. On this subject MT Roosevelt said:
 Nothing is easier demand the stump-or in essays and editorials-the abolition injustice and securing to each man of his rights But to accomplish practical and effective results in conformity with such utterances so difficult that the average public man the av- craze public writer have attempted it. Unfortunately many of the men in public life who have seemed strive for results have con tented themselves with enacting legislation which, just because it made believe do much, in truth accomplished very little.
 The only solution worked out by MT. Charles Mccarthy, chief of the Wisconsin Legisla- tive Reference Library. His patent remedy for getting universal reform. has demonstrated that a real reform movement must have many lines development Reformers, if they to achieve results must look backward and forward must be bold and yet exercise prudence and caution in all they do. They must never fear to advance and yet they carefully plan advance before making the effort. They must wisely plan what they are construct and how they construct before they tear full power make their action effective, and the time the educational institutions of the commonwealth must be built up in such way to give the people the opportunity to learn how to their power wisely. Furthermore political reform alone. It accompany economic reform; and economic reform must have twofold object; first, to increase general pros perity because unless there is such general pros perity be well off; and, second, to se- fair distribution this prosperity-to pass prosperity around.
 Scientific self-help and patient in radical legislation are the great lessons that MT. Me Carthy's work in Wisconsin has given to the na- tion and that Progressives everywhere are making of. Particularly is this at national head quarters. For we have a legislative reference bureau directed by MT. Donald R. Richberg. with Mary Imhoff who worked with MT. Mccarthy Wisconsin, serving assistant director. This bureau gathers and distributes scientific informa- tion concerning:
 Existing laws-vVhat states have enacted, Pro gressve legislation, whether these laws well drawn and genuine or half-baked and insncere.
 What the experiences of communities in the United States abroad have been putting Progressive principles actual practice.
 The need for laws-where insufficient laws should be amended where entirely new legislation is demanded and why.
 .'Progressive bills pending in Congress and in state Iegislatures-their history; how drafted and how supported.
 Records public officials Progressive measures-is a particular lawmaker executive honestly Progressive? he worked for principles or for office? Where the Progressives well represented, where are they opposed and where are they betrayed?
 The Legislative Reference Bureau analyses legislative proposals furnishes expert advice to legislators. drafts bills sends representative to the legislative conferences gives first aid in the drafting of Progressive legislation during sessions of Congress co-operates upon request with state legislative commttees-in short it's purpose and it's practice is to pave the rough road from platform pledges to laws upon the statute books
 Have there been any tangible results so far?