The San Francisco call., 1904-07-07
CRITICIzEs ROOTS sPEECH.

-, me address OF the temporary chairman OF
- -.-l-o-lean National Convention was in
tofy. a. any rste-most OF II ancient h,et0-v
ohe a sreat deal Of il bad history There was
= -- ~ uInent 70 prove that the party
---lseFell must. BY something Ike ~volt-
-.o-e-t process act the party Of lincoln
&c -dctAinley- This was necessary in order
---hulhe me palpable fact that Il is NOT
- acting Not without reason. then. this Ia
nofel argument by this great and Ingenious
lawyer u was 70 draw awav aftentfo5 fro-,
eitlsm and its volcanic. eruptfve and
reckless character by dwelling upor Ire fact
tS-aL aL some period Of its history the Repub-
things and did them safely The orator
Iopea 10 have the country lose sight of The
t5cL mat Il Is now in both OF its executive
branches party OF passivitv. Of non-aetion.
oI OBSTRUCTION 10 reform and progress: in a
70 olo: a party whose only sacred precept is
u mem 70 tile other, a shibboleth drawn from
the gamblers tabies-''Stand Pat" a pre-
DoIn or coWaroice and fear 10 move
SHAH not pay undue attention 10 the tenn
pofary chairman OF the Republican conven-
ton After interrogating in the light or
reason a few utterances I shall nass =, -
the authoritative voice OF his party which
ls rs platform. for proof Of the TACT that Mr..
has not Yet forgotten when Mr.. Roosevelt paid
gloNlng tribute 70 his Cabinet. which
est Of these is Root % But let me read fret
what the President did say OF the Junior mem
Der OF mar mutual admiration society. I find
IN me american Review Of Reviews from the
pen of Walter Wellman:
Ordinarily the President Of the United
States Is not 20 be interviewed But there are
exceptions 10 ali rules When I asked Presi-
dent Roosevelt FOR an expression OF his opin-
Jon OF the character and public services ~
Elihu Root. who within a few weeks IL IA re-
IRE from the seoretaryship Of War. the Pres
ident replied:
% 7 am very glad 70 do that. In John Hsv
] have great Secretary OF state In Philan-
Ger Knox, I have great Attorney General
mon Elihu Root could take any Of fbcse
places ana MI II as well as the man who is
nov nov mere And, in addition, he is what
probabiy none of those gentlemen could he
e great Secretary of War. Elihu Root Is the
sblest man have known in our Governmental
est man that has appeared in the public M M.
q a-y country In any position. either side
q lle ocean in my time
This IS praise. indeed adds VeIIrnan.
Secretary Root has denied this Official i'm
praise in return could be adequate in repsy-
Inentt IN this wonderful mutual admiration
Elihu." is the return rhapsodv ~ Mr. fsoo'ss
peroration II All eXtrsvag CANT considered from
any wonder that he was the man selected 4 ~, ~
the candidate 10 LAY IL on strong2'' A man
81 ability. too NJ. Root He had defended
Tweed. ny not defend the Renublfcan marty
in its hour Of non-action passiy1tv negafion
and mere obstruction Indeed he ana tbo
President have minds 50 much alike that thew
have been suspected Of '-unconscIous ident5ty
Of oerebration,' ~ thinking the sane thoughts
In the same words
have heard that in October. 1900 NJ Root
made a political speech IN Cooper Union in
New York. In which G Used this language .
II a tariff law has on the v-5oic Sro~15d
well and n business has prospered under il
end is prospeTfus, Il Is better TO endure sor,e
slight inconrenlenees and inequalities for a
time than 70 incur the uncertainty ana .lfs-
turhance Of business which necessarily results
from the processes OF making changes The
mere fact that different rate OF duty would
be better than the rate fixed in the statute
does not settle the question whether the
change should be made now or sborid r. a.
ferred. Every tariff deals with duties on a
vast number OF articles and involves a vast
number OF interests often conflicting ana
whenever the law Is taken up in Conrress
for consideration with reference to one chen.e
every schedule IN that law is going To f6S
some one urging change in that Schedule
and all the business interests Of the country
are going 10 be left during a long conffnuad
discussion IN a state OF uncertainty as ~
what viii be the outcome OF duties unon
things they are producing, and. therefore in