The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-01

Colonel Roosevelt at Pittsburg.
The senior cx.Prcsdent gave us last
night an unexpected illustration Of the
need Of regulating the Federal ENecu-
tive; the greatest question. as The
SuN has said and intends TO say again.
that is now before the country.
II is characteristic Of Colonel RoosE-
WELT that he should undertake this
Journey and make this speech in spite
Of medical warning and at no little
peril to his voice. CLIFFORD PINCHoT
owes him much. and he in turn owes
not little to CLIFFORD PINcHoI. We
may add that 10 these two gentlemen
and to their historic meeting under the
olive trees in the Riviera di Levante
the republic owes whatever II has to he
grateful for in the present era Of VII
son BRYAN and psychological business
depression.
Now Colonel ROOSEVELT. in laying out
at Pittsburg the Progressive line If 20.
litical attack upon Wilsonian and Bry-
ante Democracy, substantially accuses
the Administration of lack of conf
dencc In its own omni science. of weak
ness in the matter Of sclf-a ssertion. Of
hesitation to assume for the Executive
the powers and functions Of the coordi
nate departments. And as substi
tute for the feeble. inadequate. ineffec-
live policy which he attributes to the
man he put in The White House Colo
mel ROOSEVELT offers his own Progress
sive programme. Hear him:
"our whole fight centres around the
great principles OF social and industrial
Justice"
THE nation should deal with both
ttsrin and trust questionsI by continu.
ing Executive action through adminlstra-
tive commissions of ample power"
policies. The other commission should
exercise strict supervision and control
over big business We should treat II
with entire Justice
THE Progressives advocate the crea-
ton OF a strong Interstate trade commits
sion, with ~ the power of Investigation
on its own notion (2) direct power In
the commission Itself TO stop all unfair
trade practices within its Jurisdiction 80
the power to end the exclusive control OF n
factor necessary to production by an or
der adapted 10 the circumstances OF the
particular case"
we can get no effective results through
the courts. with their slow and restrlc-
tive procedure"
This shows Colonel RoosEvELT's pro.
gramme In his own words, although
bis sentences are here and there alb.
breviated by US. In substituting a
greatly enlarged Executive activity for
the legislative deliberation and the
slow and restrictive judicial processes
contemplated by the Constitution Colo
mel ROOSEVELT Is In entire accord with
President WILSON'S apparent concep,
tion of his own functions. Neither re-
former would admit it, but such Is the
fact, nevertheless.
Colonel ROOSEVELT thinks or affects
10 think that his eminent beneficiary
and political rival Is too feeble In the
exercise or his Executive opportunities,
but tina is plainly IA matter OF personal
bias. They are both of them keen
enough for the overthrow of const!tu
tional checks and balances and for the
enforcement OF "iustice" and fair.
ness and right" and freedom" by
Executive agencies.
The only difference between them /,
as to whose definition Of justice and
fairness and freedom and so on shall
prevail. In President WILSON'S view
Sne supreme code is found in those par
'tcular ideas of justice aud fairness
and right which are entertained by
President WILSON and his associates
while Colonel ROOSEVELT would get hi,
heavenly harmonles from the same mu
steal maclkue In the same way, mcrcl,