. Review of reviews and world's work. un-try. It is unnecessary hereto review once more thefamiliar story of PresidentRoosevelts attempt to en-force the Sherman anti-trustlaw, and that other familiarstory of his successful effortsto break the deadlock in theanthracite-coal strike and se-cure at once two great boons,—first, that of providing thepublic with fuel in the deadof winter, and, second, theemployment of arbitrationas a means for settling themost serious labor trouble inthe history of the his undertaking to en-force the anti-trust law, andfor his breaking the coal strike, th
. Review of reviews and world's work. un-try. It is unnecessary hereto review once more thefamiliar story of PresidentRoosevelts attempt to en-force the Sherman anti-trustlaw, and that other familiarstory of his successful effortsto break the deadlock in theanthracite-coal strike and se-cure at once two great boons,—first, that of providing thepublic with fuel in the deadof winter, and, second, theemployment of arbitrationas a means for settling themost serious labor trouble inthe history of the his undertaking to en-force the anti-trust law, andfor his breaking the coal strike, the men who control the great corpora-tions were deeply offended, and were determinedto punish him by preventing his nominationin 1904. Their futile attempts to play anastute and winning game in politics, if narratedin full, would make a long and interesting chap-ter. Working hand-in-hand with them weremany Republican leaders who joined with ap-parent good-will in making Mr. Roosevelts no-mination unanimous at Chicago, a few SENATOR CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS, OF INDIANA. (Republican candidate for Vice-President.) The very stars in their courses hadEnemies He fought for Roosevelts nomination. Had Made. Qne ftf fcer anotherj the props Qf the anti-Roosevelt movement had fallen away. Thelast of them had disappeared some months exposures and disasters that had overtakenmany Wall Street enterprises, with the discomfi-ture and loss of prestige of many so-called captainsof industry and leaders of finance, had greatlystrengthened the Roosevelt position and corre-spondingly weakened the attacks of his adver- 6 THE AMERICAN MONTHLY REVIEW OF REVIEWS. saries. Furthermore, there began to echo up anddown throughout the country, in ever-increas-ing volume, a chorus of which the retrain was•• We love him for the enemies he has became plain enough that for every word andfor every dollar Wall Street could offer againstRoosevelts nomination, a new Roosevelt voterwas sure
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