New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-06
MAYOR AT DURLANDS.
He Makes Long attack ON the
President.


held. W. Bourke Cochran Mayor NC &c -
Ian, Charles A. Towne. John ]. Delany' J. Z.
O'Sulvan and Thomas f. Grady. the auuieice
did not fill the hall. Bridge Commissioner BEST
called the meeting to order, after Mayor McCleiAn
had been uproariously cheered. Robert r. Do"ihs'
president of Tilden Club in the chalT' ana
introduced the Mayor at once The Mayor aI'er
more prolonged applause. said in part:
No candidate for public office. especially foE the
high office of President of the United STATES
object to the discussion Of personal fitness for
the position which he aspires. When spe5 5
moral character of the man. because a man moral
character may be above question ana ne De, not
withstandinG, manifestly unfit for Office nor 90 1
speak merely of his Intellectual a ttamehts LOT ne
gree and yet tall of the requirements OF an OF
hce. There must be in the man so!nettlhs mo-
stand the problems WHICH will confront him rdt me
temperamental defects which initiate against a
safe and sound administration. - , &,
There are two questions which we may ask y, IN
considering the Presidents fitness The first is
Does he lack the to a m 3a fPe
does he lack sincerity in avowins his belief n tae
fare and the other question is Does ne possess the
reflective power OF mind which may enable him to
No man can read President Rooseyets letter of
aocePtanee without being conHnced tha{ s ne IN
and either thinks thar they are right, or knows
gh 'nHy 0s s M5Sas with that the policy
the Republc9n party Is seriously Pad IN many
just and inefficient you cannot help concluding
IhaC the UrSt view or the man. EIeSlUtut
yelt is devoid OF the necessary aplniy or the IN
@ M f bdne the ea5 Vote 9S for
Did ever man in such a position in so short a
a lack Of prudence and pOise. such craving after
the sensational such a vainglorious spirit such a
tendency to do strange and illegal acts, such a
headstrong rush to achievement without seeming
consideration of consequences to the country and
TO the people? 1t is no unfair conclusion TO draw
from his own acts that he is temperamentalIy so
uncontrolled that If notion seizeS him he is liable
to adopt its suggestion even II he has to break
and laws are intended to bind President
Take, for instance. that Usurpation of power
planned of The President, clearly grasping his
own conception-now am assuming that he was
honest in his act-without hesitation undertakes TO
add to his office the right TO legislate. which the
Constitution gives to Congress, and to Congress
1t is of the utmost Importance that the Constitu-
should hcd iaToabie not only BY the President
OF the United States, but by us II he violates or
attempts TO violate It, impeachment Is not the only
remedy. The people have it in their power to con
can reject him and the party which abets him;
That the Panama CanaI is undoubtedly desirable
which conducted the Panama incident Our
ton toward the Philippines and the Fitpinos is too
well known to need comment The people have
clamOred time and again that Congress should give
de1ees of tbe trusts For the e Of nves
eating and exposing the acts Of these trusts Con
OF the fund. think about So per centum was never
When the position in the Cabinet Of secree-
tary Of Commerce and Labor was created he took
one man from all the rest in the Cnlted states 10
himself. Mr. Cortelyou. who had been in the
intimate relation him of private secretary. This
was made chairman Of the Republican National
Committee. Mr.. COrteIyoI is the man VINO collects
the funds from the various trusts for the cam
paign OF 1904.
No man no matter Of what political fold he may
be- has ventured to say a single woro IIat
Parker He is strong and 5imRe Sa9TaGIef
who the founders OF our Repuphc ana the
great builders of its early POLITICAL structure.
When on November 8. the Republican party
after misspent life of political sin and govern
mental debauchery, goes to the gutlottne OF the
baIlot-box. which. striking life from it. viii send
oblivion, 1t can say in the words or Syoney
Carton 1T is far. far better thing DO thon
have ever done. 1t is far far oettef rest go 10
than | have ever known
Charles v Fornes spoke briefly on general Is
w Bourke Cochran was introduced amid great
applause.
every distinctively Republican policy he said.
.can he traced back to a wish crafty the desire
Of some to eat their bread IN the sweat OF
other mems brows. and If the policy he continued
but one result come. and that is the destruc-
He said the utmost the best government could do
was to allow Il people TO make themsclN'S pros
pcrolls The argument of the Republicans vas tfiat
they ought be continued in power not because
they had mode the country prosperous, hul De
which they might have done Then he denied that
the country really prosperous.
Mr. Cochran reiterated the charges already mace
by Judge Parker concerning President RooseTeIts
appofntrncnt of Mr.. Cortelyou chairman OF the
Republican National Committee. evidently not
knowing that Judge Parker was going 10 Try 10
wrigEIe out OF making them, and tried to. construe
President RooseVelt's statement of yesterday INTO
nm admission that he had done exactly what judge
Parker had accused him OF doing. OF course, 1t
was pitiable and lamentable failure
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