New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-23
ROOSET-ELT UPHOLDSL AW

All must obev under Theodore Roosevelt aa
the national representative or the law. Gap
plause0 He Is and viii continue TO be without
favor or affection the representative or law. SUI
preme and universal In our borders,
few words more and I will conclude. Our
government is Of the people IL IS divided into
coordinate branches--the judges OF the United
States courts. who hold office for life or during
good behavior; the Executive; che Congress
which consists OF two coordinate branches. the
House and the Senate-great legislative bodies
they could not be otherwise, born as they are OF
S0OOVo OF people VINO are eoiibete lit 1or self
government. (Applause) Ia the Senate the
tenure is for six years. The great popular
body. to the people, that reflects the senti-
ment of the people, Is chosen every two years.
Now then, you know under our form Of gov
eminent the party In power Is held responsible
The function OF the minority is to put it on good
behavior by being ever ready to appeal to the
people. Let me tell you something. IL our gov
eminent has fault, IL Is when, after an cleo
tion. one party Is placed IN power on only one
leg. II may have the Senate. II may have tha
Presidency. 1t may have the Houss. II goes
along on crutches Yet you want 20 hold It re-
spOnsible for public sentiment. if / had the
power I would so change our Constitution that
at every quadrennial election the party that
received the popular approval should go fully
into power. and let the public have govern
ment according TO the sentiment expressed at
the ballot box. (ApplaUSe1 But we have not
got It arranged quite that way.
What Il the next best thing? You Ike Theo-
dore Roosevelt? Yes. Stronger than his party.
he will be triumphantIy elected.
Do you like the Senate OF the United States,
Yes. Its condition cannot be changed In No
vember. 1t could be changed at the end Of four
years. electing third every two years.
You like the electoral colleges Of the great po-
liticaI party, csc strong, coming with the
rants OF attorney from the people 10 cast their
votes for your candidates il you approve Of
them. II you approve Of the Republican policies?
You are shortsighted If you refuse working
majority I'm the House OF Representatives, be-
cause you cannot keep a Republican House
without IT,
am done; have already detained you longer
than I expected In conclusion. let me again
say that proud OF the present, we
proud OF the future. The twentieth century Is
TO bring more OF good or evil 60 the human race
than the nineteenth century brought. Under
what party banner will you enlist? Under
that OF the reactionist7 Under that of the peo-
pie who sit still or tear down? Or viii you take
service with the party OF lincoln and Grant
and Garfield and Harrison ana Mckinley and
Roosevelt Cheers and applause) and help Us
march on to victory?
Speaking TO the living IN the presence OF tbs
dead we have tears for them and admiration for
the great things that they accomplished. but the
glory Of race OF civilization. is that each
generation works out its salvation and
marches forward to success and the better
ment of the condition OF mankind. and they
drop into the grave. their successors move on TO
the stage of action. holding fast all that the
past has given US. and going In turn genera
TONS march further on for the benefit OF the
RAGS and OF civilization prolonged apPause)