Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-06

st. Louis July G-Hon, John sharp
Williams was introduced as temporary
chairman and spoke as follows;
This is an appropriate place and time
for Democratic convention. The place
is ST. Louis, the chief city Of the most
populous state carved out Of the Iouisi-
ana territory acquired by the father OF
Democracy. The time Is the centennial
anniversary celebration Of tho acquisi-
ton Of that teultory--a vast area NJ
contiguous territory whose possession
was necessary FOR self-defense and
which WAS fitted In climate and soil FOR
home making by the sons and daughters
Of the repubic-the anniversary OF real
and not pseudo expansion IAN eNpan-
sion OF our population, our Industrial
life and our free institutions over un-
inhabited lands, or lands sparsely set
tied By sayages whose tribal indopeu-
dence we recognized by treating with
them, or settled on spots by white men
easily and willingly assimilated; not
so-caled expansion by mere super-im-
posed force Of our flag and our military
authorities
TRUE EXPANSION,
The Democratic party aftelward
gathered the country 90 further eNpan-
sion OF this real, free character In the
acquisition of Florida, the admission OF
Texas, az a state and the acquisition
from Mexico of a magnificent far west
III TO be made states In the Union ami
governed under the Constitution
A GREAT EVENT,
The most important auadrenuial event
I'm the world is the election by the Amer
lean people Of their chief executive. Be
fore the great election takes place, at
which all men are supposed TO arrive
at choice by ways of honesty and IN
telligence---would to God they did-at
least two minor elections Of different
character are held. There have always
been two great parties which since the
first national political conventions have
elected delegates io conventions FOR inc
purpose OF selecting s canGiaate ana
FORMULATING platform.
MOST UNANIMOUS OCCASION"
one OF these parties has gone through
its party election Of delegates has Sc
~
platform II was one OF the quletest
and most unanimous occasions That
the muse Of history has ever record
ed. Everything seemed 60 have been
fixed beforehand There are some con-
Venlencs about convention or mat
sort. one Of them Is that the temporary
chairman knows six or nine months be-
forohand that he Is going to be tempo
rary chairman lie also knows What ne
IS wanted to say, compared with Whht
he wants 20 say. ! could appreciate
that. | assure you The permaheht
chairman also knows what Is expected
OF him for half year beforehand me
ulalform comes ready written--no as
cussion about it-and Is perhaps revised
by the candidate himself, who has also
been agreed upon
ROOTS SPEECH.
Tho address of the temporary chair
man of the Republican national con-
ycntion was in one sense historical III
dealt much in history, at any rate most
of n ancient history and a great deal
( Of n bad history. There was "a lsbored
argument to prove that the party Oh
Roosevelt must. by something IKE eVo-
| Wticnary process, act as the party Oh
! Lincoln and Mckinley. TINS was
| necessary In order to disguise the palp-
able fact that II is not go acing Not
! without reason. then. this labored ar
| gument by this great and ingenious
! LAWYER II was to draw away atten
ton from Rooseyeltism and ITS vol
! cauic emptive and reckless character
by dwelling upon the fact that at some
! period of ts history, the Republlcah
( party has been a party which did inc
/ things" and aid them safely The ora
tor hoped to have the country lose slghl
of the fact that II Is now I'm both OF it,
| executive branches n party OF passlVlly
OF non-action, OF obstruction to reform
and progress, In word, a party whose
only sacred prccept Is the shlpnolelt
which make them known, one oil men
| 10 tho other, a shibholeth drawn from
the gamblers tables stand pat Q
precept born OF cowardice ana fear e
| move,
/ shall not pay undue attention 10 the
Temporary chairman OF the Republican
convention After interrogatlng, IN tht
light of reason. few utterances, | shaI
pass ON the authoritative voice Of his
party. which is It's platform, for PROOF
Of the fact that Mr. Root knew how e
pay "a debt The country has not yet
forgotten when Mr. Roosevelt paid Z
glowing tribute TO his cabinet, which
wound up WIN lllt N'Hiiil'Ht hll' Wv
greatest Of these Is Root But let me
read first what the president ala say
of the junior member OF that mutua
admiration society ] find II In th
American Review Of Reviews from th'
pen Of walter Wellman:
ROOSEVELT on ROOT
Ordinarily the president Of the Unit
ed States Is not TO be interviewed. Bu
there are exceptions TO an rules Whei
asked President Roosevelt for nn eN
preston of his opinion Of the chapctc
and public services of Hlihu Root VIII
within few weeks Is To retire from th
secretaryghip OF war, the president ne
piled. I am very glad 10 90 that. II
John Hay have q great secretary o
state. In Philander q, Knox, | hav
great attorney general In the othc
cabinet positions | have great men
| Elihu Root could take any Of thoS
places and nm IT as well as the maj
who Is now there And, IN addition, h
IS what probably none Of those gentle
men could be, a grear secretary of wal
! Elihu Root is the ablest man / haN
known I'm our governmental service,
viii go further lie Is the greatest MAJ
that has appeared In the public life %
any country, I'm any position, ON eithe
side Of the ocean, IN my time
This Is praise indeed adds Wen
man,
Well what OF Il? / have never hear
that Secy Root has denied this oillciQ
Impeachment Praise indeed, yes.
THE ME TOO SOCIETY"
What praise m return could be ade
quate In repayment In this wonderft