"Square deal," Roosevelt's, 20, 151, 172.
Standard of living,
a constantly higher, for wage-earners, 206;
labor unions an effective machinery for raising, 387.
Standard Oil Company,
attempted regulation of, by various states, 355.
Standards,
in scientific work and in liberal or practical arts, 434-435;
acquirement of authentic, 435-436;
of technical excellence, 436-437;
only way of improving popular, for men of higher standards, 443-444.
State,
development of the national, 215 ff.;
increasing political efficiency of, shown to be proportioned to
responsible exercise of powers, 217-220.
State governments,
reorganization of, in democratic spirit, after Revolutionary War, 31;
lack of success of American, 317;
failure of criminal and civil courts, 318;
chaotic condition of tax systems and educational systems, 318-319;
incompetent and frequently dishonest financial and economic
legislation, 319;
fault lies partly in existing standards of morality, but in part
also is result of unwise organization, 319;
demand for reorganization of, 319-320;
movement in favor of initiative and referendum in, 320, 327-328;
wrong diagnosis of causes of legislative corruption and incompetence,
320-321;
reasons for failure of, 321 ff.
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