I ask this legislation not only in the interest of the public but in the interest of the honest railroad man and the honest shipper alike, for it is they who are chiefly jeoparded by the practices of their dishonest competitors.
Roosevelt emphasizes the importance of fair practices in the railroad industry for the benefit of both the public and honest business operators.
Share
More from Teddy Roosevelt
Therefore I hope that so far as possible the people may be given the chance, through direct primaries, to express their preference as to who shall be the nominee of the Republican Presidential Convention.
Character must show itself in the man's performance both of the duty he owes himself and of the duty he owes the State.
Other voices in this conversation
