New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
.SH4W At SILK DINNEh'
The Secretary Pays Tribute to PFes'-
dent ROOSeUCH.
J. p. VAN woRMER PRAISES THE TARIFF

ent
The souvenir of the evening was photograph
woven in silk Of Theodore Roosevelt. executed oS
the Paterson SILK Textile Institute. leIIe' -
ACKNOWLEDGMENT from the President was reau,
expressing his good wishes for the SILK industry
i'm general and the association in particular
The evening was opened by Jacques HUBER P's9
dent of the association. Joseph W. CongdVh' I.V
second vice-president, acted as toastmas'ei-
Rev Frank Landon Humphreys. OF Morri9'oN'''
spoke. 80
Leslie NJ shaw Secretary of the Treasury va
the next speaker. When he spoke of suits asd'iSI @
unlawful combinations he shook u warning hhser
at President Huber. He said;
If were preacher I would begin by saying ia Eiba
observe, first, that the su6JsGt 2ngt "Ss's''sU
The United States of America IS nof nm b,g '; not
to be accused of arrogance If speak OF II a. SIC
Republic There are several rests 80 ,+erfai
resomrces 4 republican form OF government hS 16f
exist, though the people De not sense But
government of the people for the people i anu ~ ~
the essentials Of and. after that, capacity lo'' ~
If We're asked to designate the peculiar s cnSr
acterstcs of the american people % mean w9T' both an
aptitude make ana IetulitS9 e,i+,, Of i1t11i-
edr1a and enforce law. mean the facHi'y ot ~
-tiIc 7arc"rdf3c. to law Permit illustrator
have somewhere tnou&4 E,,+iorery- E't.l,,, Wa
British soldier murdered citizen oL AlS7TI 80
setts Sentiment ran nIsh.7 10 ne CcoUrtnartfaI and
execute by summary proceedings; nu' f"T -tPicbP tP
Sneak said ..Nay!' and demanded trlaI acco'u-
Eeitner the forms OF law in the abstract nor tHe
execution of laws in the concrete Is rdi1r 10
guarantee of exact justice but Jus fIIrf nf
renubl, Occasionally hear or the To-,
of crime where it W9uq fenf seGI ana we read here
and there in nearly every state IN the !. IIutl -
tce Al tax d0pUL lou - cb ming as summary jus
H1or
tice according to law must be the "dtcH"' q
II is the bulwark of our INSTITUTIONS, ,,ercbarrs
The constitution though written; may PtItl1,r. tro
have grown and developed son1e"h44t. 4t,, VS ,rbicb
tation like the constitution OF Great BTlld6, H
strictly enforced, and as S'sTediy ny f, Of law is
own. Respect for law and Tor ttle Ioli' H. rae,1It
our onIv projection from revolution as Slg Sgtri1I
election Partsanship rises 10 Ielei Tfav ssyez
judica lmindedness of our people 9 H. Ieois-
iature. JUGS +r egisIators are independent Of
9y e&ecu[tfe thopb the rights Of the people are
safegIrarded by the veto power ana again cans 50 =,
guarded by the authority OF the legislatures !"
enact Notwithstanding the veto .,.-1,.
It follows that the President Will T., RT2PftE sgto ob
IS the ESeeutie doubt il the term is strSnf5a ba
ened BY saving Chief kXecutiye 40 ~ SOW ,,
ereign has greater responsibilities and Few etus,, M
Think what the President has done In the last SIX
1 speak of the office ana not oL l'ie ii -''
bent. - ,,4, o,,sto,ce of
ficered it, clothed it. armed tt. equipped H.
a navy Then, as commander IN chleI ol .,s az
CecSfrv prosecuted with results perhaps az
impnrtant and TAR reaching as any ever waged on
Ihn ohe Then the President. through his secre-
faTy- of War took possession Of cuba, pacifed it's
people stood guard and protected u rom oHI LII
reference and from internal conte1llon rsated
constitution adopted an nTog hToInF bi ecresTy OF
War. said: are YOU rad dnI aenfied as Fi"st
away" and a new nag. fresh from the w2Ino 4 o.
liberty sprang forth to be kissed by the breezeS 1i
ctmmand Of the President through the secretary
of War. doomed forth salute ara 90 ,itnT nv,
,Iny nf
aithoritv Of another nation The President throu9l
his Secretary Of War took control of the Phipplne
archineIago and with such Consummate[ wisdom
and patience have the affairs Of those ISLANDS oeeh
fi5n at the report that the present representative
of the President Is likely TO return I'm iS retsr Ce of
state who took the initiative ana blazed the WaE
ali Ghristeniom in its relations with the Orient
Note few everyday reSPonsIo errsex t Of
rne t tbousnd mics of coats erects and
materials for all ships luaily tests their ocfeIs
ard pilots them in ana cat of the harbGrS Ide
ings. let's contracts for carrying the mails. prose
brings suits to protect the people against unlawful
&c tf aT0o {o6s He Watche from, SveIy mountain
peak to the people agains: the approach or
land btneaIn ] 1IG % nr o w eof ana n,sintairs ex
perimentaI stations in all sectors Of the country
tbez otfcerg these agencies and their acts
his. and thev are amenabre to him. But both the
President and lds representatives do all this in obe-
are subject -or which al should show respect. and
to the enforcement of which AL must contribute
II follows then that the chief executive must he.
of all men. judciaiIy minded. Liberty is freedom,
Of Of nTernment Nero was no less tyTsnt hecarse
he was elected the office which he disgr&ced-
The old New England town meeting not the
cause but manifest alton of civil liberty Neither
the establishment OF town meetings nor the be
pared people would be guarantee Of that judicial
guard of d republic One must have a lily and
smeed rose before he can dream OF garden Of
ognizes the supremacy of law and has scant regard
to any soil or climate. or the people OF com
plexion, and its evolution has been the result of
Do You charge me with having said nothing of
Americans believe to be the highest ever filled by
man? Then answer, all that | have said talIies
earnest endeavor OF him Who. with unselhsh devo-
oi,@ht t ' ex9i son,eIh9t orr IDEALS and tteT ~
add that the reGI1irements of the times the de-
mands OF the hour. the responsibilities OF the pres
as wisely met by Theodore Roosevelt the Presi-
dent as have similar requirements. demands and
any of that galaxy of great men who have preceded
votion have inspired, evolved and grown to
what We are.
The next speaker was John r. Van Wormer,
whose subject was The Congress OF the United
States" He spoke warm words of praise for the
protective tariff. saying in part:
No fact is moro potential than that Of orgauiza-
tou. Congress is almost entirely influenced by de
mands Of great organized bodies. a Congressman
is rather queel individual When YOU convince
him you important to him he will tumble 10
you. The average Congressman is kept busy doing
clerical work getting places for his stituents
and answering Irrelevant correspondence. 1t is
your part educate your congressman up to M
understanding of what the protective tarfT has
meant to industries. The average Congress
man is not A dominant intellect and -1ui-
versaI knowledge We long in him 20
induce in him proper appreciation of his duty
II commerce Is To ne respected We've got To
have q Dominating and commanding navy. Your
duty 10 Congress is TO agtate. Your Congressman