Just as slavery was the ghost in the House of the American Democracy during the Middle Period, so Hearstism is and will remain the ghost in the House of Reform.

And the incantation by which it will be permanently exorcised has not yet been publicly phrased.
VI THEODORE ROOSEVELT AS A REFORMER It is fortunate, consequently, that one reformer can be named whose work has tended to give reform the dignity of a constructive mission.

Mr.
Theodore Roosevelt's behavior at least is not dictated by negative conception of reform.

During the course of an extremely active and varied political career he has, indeed, been all kinds of a reformer.
His first appearance in public life, as a member of the Legislature of New York, coincided with an outbreak of dissatisfaction over the charter of New York City; and Mr.Roosevelt's name was identified with the bills which began the revision of that very much revised instrument.

Somewhat later, as one of the Federal Commissioners, Mr.Roosevelt made a most useful contribution to the more effective enforcement of the Civil Service Law.