Arizona republican., 1904-06-23
Flr. Roots Great Speech.

TIT. RO0t'S ureaI speech.
 1t is a common saying of the man who leaves a good position to wander after something else; who lets the very Hlonetony of peace and plenty force him into discontent; who permits sud- den fortune or long continued good luck to turn his head and lead him into folly-it is a common saying of that man that "ne cannot stand prosper ity." The keynote of the Hon. Elihu Roots address to the American people when he took the gavel as temporary chairman of the republican national convention Tuesday afternoon, was an eatra&ty to avoid the mistake made by raK.ewous individuals and 10 stand prosperity"
 Weighed solely as to well balanced brain and clearness of intellect Elihu Roct probably is the greatest American that has been seen in public life in this generation. It was to be expected, therefore, that in sounding the battle cyy of the republican party for the campaign of 1904 he would mako powerful contribution to the literature cf American politics. And he did; his address to the national convention will take the premier place among this years campaign documents. But even a man less able than MT. Root would have found in the record of the last eiaht years an unansweTable argument for the retention of the republican party in power.
 As the distinguished New Ycrker pointed out SO clearly, the history of the republican party in national affairs is one of honest promise and specific performance; of confident grappling with every problem that has arisen. and a settlement of every pressing problem on the lines of sanity and practical common sense. To be sure, not all the ouestiosn before the people have been settled; if so, the future  craftsmanship, indeed. But the party into whose hands the fortunes Of the nation have been entrusted almost continuously for fifty years has demon- strated its superior acquaintance with the science of government and it's pre- eminent fitness for power. Since Mckinley succeeded Cleveland, seven years ago, the country's indus trial conditions have been transform ed AH-pervadIng prosperity has sue ceed universal stagnation. The f. nances have been placed on perma- nently stable basis. The Cuban ques- tion has been settled; under American guidance a new nation has been creat- ed in the West Indies. The Philippine question has been settled; the Filipinos have liberty and law, and it rests with them whether they are to be independ- ent as Cuba is independent. The canal question has been settled; the en- tanglements which prevented construc- ton for half century have been brushed aside. A protective tariff which gives the balance cf trade to this country by hundreds of millions | has been put into operation. The peo- pie enjoy a Higher level of prosperity | than ever before. The standard of wages is higher than ever before. A | policy of national irrigation and forest | preservation-a policy of tremendous import to western America-has been | inaugurated. Agricultural interests | everywhere are fostered and protected. | The American flag is respected ir all the quarters of the earth. Cautiously, | but with courage and sincerity, the re- publican party has undertaken a solu- | ton of the vexatious trust problem. and has made substantial progress.
 This, in brief. is the republican rec ord to which MT. Root with rare elo- quence invited the attention of the country.
 And he was not less happy in discus sing Mir. Roosevelt. It has been evident for some time that the democracy, de- spairing of assaillng republican policies with any success. would concentrate it's heavy guns on Mir. Roosevelt personal | ly. The people are to be assured with shrieking emphasis this summer that | Mir. Roosevelt is unsafe" But Mir. Roct has met that assault in advance by showing that after three years of Roosevelt the country is more securely | at peace, at home and abroad, than at any period in our past.
 
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