Show 1 ROOSEVELT UNSAFE ir ra benjamin andrews became prominent in 1890 as a champion of bi and nd an nd advocate of bryans election ho he Is in salt lake at present lecturing in an interview in one ol of th the e salt lake papers he e expresses himself la in opposition to theodore theodor e roosevelt and Is quoted as saying that the president is looked locked upon as unsafe by the business men of the country he declares roosevelt is a politician pure and simple and not a purist of high morals and ideals where did dr andrews get his fn an side information as to the motives actuating theodore roosevelt our im 15 that the educator is uttering 14 his own prejudices abat diat roosevelt to the contrary is not swayed by party exigencies but is governed by a high anse sense of right and aroni wrong HO had he sought to td himself and strengthen the republican party he could have done soby so by winking at the great wrongs ho he has discovered in fit powerful combinations of wealth the friendship of the standard oil people could have been retained by refusing to countenance the charges made against them the good will and money contributions of the beef packers could have been made secure by tailing falling to act against them the railroads would have been for roosevelt and republicanism it if roosevelt had remained silent and had not urged the need of railroad rate legislation roosevelt is the most fearless president this country hm has had since jackson faced tho the united states bank ring lils outspoken So policy licy ho be know knew would bring a mighty influence against him do politicians invite the opposition of the powerful the president had but to pursue a non resisting policy to have retained the approbation of all ail the predatory combinations of wealth in the united states they would have hailed balled him as aa a safe conservative sta statesman while they levied tribute and destroyed fair competition dr andrews view is too limited his horizon Is bounded by arty politics iche were broad he would join with the great majority of his coun countrymen en and thay pray that roosevelt might be upheld in his bis crusade against the great corporations that are building up a plutocratic oligarchy in this country suppose bu business is IR sonie somewhat what upset by the disclosures being made and suppose financiers look askance at the breaking in upon their quiet schemes of frenzied finance and threaten vengeance and predict misfortunes for us all what of it the reformation must come some time and now is the tune time while the prosperity of the country is great enough to sustain a shock or two the aises abuses allowed to go on will eventually bring a calamity so eo sweeping that the nation tn in its woe will ask why remedial action was not taken in due time that an overwhelming misfortune perli perhaps aps revolution might have been averted there are money interests in this country becoming so powerful and so disregardful disregard tul Yul of honest methods and the spirit of the law that they have felt them themselves delves to be above law and morals ilow how long will ivill it be be before fore they will become autocrats and feeling their power ocr and brooking no restraints stra ints turn tyrants to rule rula and ruin who Is to call an accounting from this sordid selfish mercenary lot who has called a halt roosevelt and that is why men like dr andrews declare him to be unsafe but that id why the common people love and applaud him |