Show I J S T H I ST R y L By Albert lbert F. F Philips I I I The total popular vote c cast st at the election of 1904 gave Roosevelt the greatest popular majority ever given a presidential l candidate When the ballots were counted on the night of or November 8 S the forty- forty five states which participated gave Roosevelt votes Parl Parker er Swallow Debs Watson Corregan 33 and the continental party In Illinois votes In the electoral college there were votes and of or orthis this number Roosevelt received while were cast for Parker Utah gave Roosevelt votes and Parker 33 a plurality for tor Roosevelt of or Debs received in the state Among the features of or the second second sec sec- ond administration of or Roosevelt was mediation between Russia and Japan and the as assumed assumed assumed as- as over San Domingo In 1905 The sending of an armada of or AmerIcan American Amer Amer- American I Iwa ican war ships around the world was wa another outstanding feature of or I Roosevelt's second term In December December Decem Decem- j Decem-j ber 1907 the Atlantic fleet of or the American navy In number sixteen warships and a flotilla of or torpedo I boats b began gan a cruise around the world It was the greatest array I of warships warship that had ever started I upon such a voyage and It was productive e of or much good It showed I to the world that the United States had a navy that every American was proud of or and It also demonstrated demonstrated demonstrated demon demon- that the United States was wasa a power on the sea RESOURCES CONSIDERED Another great feature of or the Roosevelt was the conference called to meet In Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington in May 1908 for the purpose purpose pur- pur pose of considering the conservation conservation conservation conserva conserva- tion of the natural resources o of the country Governors of states and prominent men from all aU over the country were invited by the president president president dent to attend Wasteful methods had been employed In the use of or water supply mines forests and soil The question of a ship canal between Lake Lalee Michigan l and the Gulf of or Mexico was also discussed it The policy polley of Roosevelt was that of or expanding the resources of or the country He was strong in his I ing upon congress Its power over f Interstate commerce and thus bring the railroads under proper control While in Elkins law which foi forbid bid rebate It apparently was not drastic enough and in 1906 congress enacted the Hepburn act which gave the interstate commerce commission commission com corn mission upon the com complaint of or an Interested shipper or passenger the power to do away with rates rutes which were regarded reg as unjust st and unreasonable un unreasonable uri uri- un- un reasonable and it also empowered I the commission to fix new rates which were reasonable and ana just i This ga gave gathe the commission power over express companies sleeping car companies oil pipe liPe lines and prohibited railroads from mining coal and iron or otner commodities which they caned as freight The supreme court In Ina a decision handed handed hand hand- ed down in 1908 nullified the commodity commodity com corn clause PURE FOOD MOVE In June 1906 President Roosevelt urged congress to enact a pure food law by which the people be protected through regulation ot or In Interstate interstate Interstate in- in commerce in the way of or foods and drugs rugs as the tho public were being served with adulterated and impure foods and drugs As said President Roosevelt was especially zealous In his efforts to conserve the natural resources of the country and he brought about changes In affairs of or wastefulness and substituted conditions of or careful care care- careful ful ul conservation On Orl July 1 Secretary of or State late John Hay who had served under McKinley McKinley McKin- McKin ley Icy and was continued under Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt died The foreign policy of or Secretary Hay was the policy of or Roosevelt the former declaring that the Golden Rule and the Monroe doctrine were trIo tIle basis of ot AmerIcan American Amerlean Amer Amer- ican lean diplomacy and who in carrying carryIng carrying carry carry- ing out this policy raised the standard standard standard stan stan- dard of American diplomacy in foreign fori for for- foreign eign capitols to the highest point He brought about the abrogation of ot the Clayton Bulwer treaty and substituted substituted sub sub- the Hay treaty under and by which the United States was enabled to construct the Panama canal and he preserved the open door in China as also the I Integrity of or the Chinese I After his death Roosevelt called upon Elihu Root to become secretary secretary secre- secre I S tary of state which was accepted by Root and who in so doing gave up a law practise that was paying per year the richest law practise coming to one man in the I world and he had the unchallenged primacy of or the New York bar ROOSEVELT ROOSEVELT- GIVES VIEWS When the result of ot the election of or 1904 was known and Roosevelt was informed that he had again been elected he gave out a written statement In which he said saidOn On tho the Fourth of or March l next I shall shaH serve three and arid one-half one years and this three and ind one half years constitutes my first first term The rhe wise custom which limits the president to two terms regards the substance and not the form Under no o circumstances will I be a candidate candidate candi candi- date dato or accept another nomination Regardless of this statement when the time for tor the holding of ot the Republican national convention in 1903 1908 remarkable pressure pressur was brought to bear upon him to be bea a candidate but h he steadfastly re refused refused refused re- re fused and he aided in bringing about the the nomination or William Howard Taft Tan whom he had appointed appoint appoInt- I ed secretary of ot war when he his hi last term I Roosevelt cs had l d three secretaries of ot state state They were John Hay Elihu Root and Robert Bacon the latter tatter I being appointed in 1909 1903 He al also o ohad had three secretaries of or the he treasury treasury treasury treas treas- ury viz Lyman J Y J. Gage Leslie M M. Shaw and Geofge B B. Cortel Cortelyou ou Three secretaries of or war var held this I portfolio during the two terms I They were Elihu Root Rooe William H H. Taft Tart and Luke Lulee E E. Wright He I had two secretaries of or the interior Ethan A A. Hitchcock being the first one and James R R. Garfield the second sec see I ond Six Sit secretaries of the navy were called during his two terms the first being Jonn JoOn I D D. Long and ho was followed by William H r. I-r. 1 Moody Paul Morton Charles Charles' J J. Bonaparte Victor H H. Metcalf and Truman H H. Newberry One secretary secretary secre secre- tary of agriculture served with him during his nearly nine years In office ottice of ot- flee fice but when It came to the postoffice postoffice post- post office department five lve were called caned viz Charles Emery Smith Henry C C. C Payne Robert J J. J Wynne Vynne George GeorgeI I B B. Cortelyou and George Von L L. Meyer There were three attorney generals They were Philander C C. Knox William H H. Moody and Charl Charles r J J J. Bonaparte |