Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-02-24


Can Triumph by Standing by the
People.
In speech delivered ut the recent
Hungarian Repu 0ican club dinner in
New York after President Roosevelt,
the guest Of honor, had left. District
Attorney William Trave.s jerome said:
Il have few things 10 say with ref
erence To Theodore Roosevelt that |
would rather say to his face | have
known him for twenty Years. and in
all that time | have loved Theo lore
Roosevelt the man. while have hated
Theodore Roosevelt the statesman and
politician. Every time he acted as
Theodore Roosevelt the man the whole
United States. with the exception Of
those who always have their ear to the
ground, stood back of him. Every
man, be he Democrat or Republican,
when Theodore Roosevelt spoke from
the fullness OF his heart followed Theo.
dore Roosevelt. and today. when the
great hour Of this man. the time OF his
great fight. is at hand. they will still
support him.
He stands today face to face with
the greatest trial OF his career because
his work Of destruction has gone by
and he must now show what he can do
in the way of construction. Those of
US who know what construction work
4. l.
construct than TO fight and attack. He
stands today subject to the greatest
test that any human being in this coun-
try ever will be subject to. Whatever
will stand back Of him because it was
the man that spoke.
Now he approaches the hour Of his
trial, when he stands practically alone
for betray no secrets when say that
the Republican politician cares as little
for Theodore Roosevelt today as the
Democratic politician. Theodore Roose
welt stands today alone. more isolated
than any great president has ever
stood in the history of his people. The
people love him. The politicians fear
him. Sometimes he has drfted away
from being Theodore Roosevelt the
man, but So far he has always come
back. He stands today Oh the thresh-
old OF usefulness that will be unsur-
passed IL he meets the crucial test.
believe he will meet it, He may meet
setback from that rich mems club.
many Of whom are under Indictment
now and many more of whom would
be under indictment if they got their
deserts"
This reference to the United States
senate brought applause. Mr.. Jerome
continued.
IF he forgets entirely the politician,
but turns again to the plain people of
the United States, party lines will dis
appear. and if he makes a confident ap-
peal to the plain people to support him
he will fnd at the next congressional
election, SO overwhelming will be the
support. that the senate of the United
States will take the place it deserves
to take, subservient to those who are
elected by the franchises of the people.
Il fear that in the time to come.
when the president will stand pract-
cally alone. with no one around him
who has his interests at heart, he will
have moments of discoura cement. |
wish he was here tonight to hear the
applause with which You greet these
sentiments. 1t will not he what Theo-
dore Roosevelt does, it will not be what
Theodore Roosevelt says, but it will be
what Theodore Roosevelt is in this
hour of peril and strain that will be an
inspiration to the American people
But believe he will ring true. be-
lieve he will stand for your rights and
mine, and if he does ring true he will
go down in history for all time as an
inspiration to the young and the Old"