The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-06-28
Hauls the President Over the Goals for
His Misrule in Cuba and in
the Philippines.
Takes Up the Trusts and Tariff Question
and Denounces Legislation
for Millionaires.

AC tile banquet OF the IlluCn cluD IN
New York city on the night of June 10,
ex-senator David B. Hill, of the En-
pire State, delivered an able address,
in which he criticised the Roosevelt
administration and said in part:
'The signs of the times point unmis-
takably to an awakened interest in the
promotion of the success of the demo-
cratic principles Of government.
'"The reception at the Manhattan
club in February last on Washington's
birthday, supplemented soon thereafter
by similar gathering at the Demo-
cratic club, followed by the recent es-
tablishment by the state committee Of
permanent headquarters at the capital
tonight of this beautiful building in
honor of New York's great reform gov
ernor, where all the elements of our
party organization meet upon common
ground, are indications of much signifi-
canoe which mark revival of Demo
cratic unity, hope and confidence.
'"These manifestations, however, are
not confined within strict party lines,
but renewed activity in political affairs
is displayed as we'll among these of
independent proclivities and am ng the
people generally who are not satisfied
with existing political conditions and
desire a change of the public policies
now prevailing.
'"There is especially a deep convic-
tien among thoughtful people that there
is something radically wrong in the
foreign policy of the present admins
tration.
"The fact cannot be denied that the
recent remarkable speech of the ven
erablc Republican senator from Massa-
chusetts, Mr.. Hoar, has made pro-
found and lasting impression upon the
heart and conscience of the country.
He did not attack the government but
he assailed those who are accidentally
and temporarily administering it. He
exposed the unwisdGm of the absence
of a fixed and definite policy in rela-
tion to the ultimate government OF dis
position of the Philippine islands and
denounced the fickleness and cowardice
of those who, in excuse fer their Off
cial actions, put forth one plea today
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morrow. He did not attack the army
as such, but he exercised the constitu-
tional right of an American senator as
well as that Of every other American
citizen to criticize the unjustifiable
acts Of some of it's officers.
''This great and patriotic speech was
not met or answered by the partisan
address of President Roosevelt, deliv-
cred on Decoration day in violation of
the proprieties of the occasion, where
in he purposely or inadvertently con-
fused the well-recognized distinctions
which exist between the administra-
tion and the government, between the
army and the government and between
all the other officials of the govern
ment and the government itself, and
assumed to question the loyalty Of
those who have ventured to criticize
the cruel acts of few officers of the
army, who. if semi-official reports are
correct. have undoubtedly disgraced
the uniform which they wear.
'This confusion of the state itself
with the ruler thereof is not new in
history.
.It was Louis NV. who once made
the same mistake. when lie assumed to
be France and uttered the famous
declaration. I am the state-a remark
which might have lost him his head
in later times of less e.potism-and
President Roosevelt. in another sense,
seems to have lost his head already
when he forgets that this country diff
fers from both ancient and mHderli
France in that here it is not crime
to criticize tile army or the president
or any ether servant or servants OF
the people. and he needs to be remind
ed that his is government Of lava
= yernment under written cOnstitu-