The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-21
Significant Speech by New
YOrk'S District Attorney.
TRIBUTE TO PRESIDENT.
Stands Practically Alone, He Says; More
Isolated Than ANY Great Presi
dent-Politicians of His Par
ty Are Against Him

In speech delivered at the recent
Hungarian Republican club dinner In
New York after President Roosevelt,
the guest Of honor, had left. District
Attorney William Travers Jerome said /:
Il have few things to 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 Theodore
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, stosI back Of him Every
man, be he Democrat or Republican.
when Theodore Roosevelt spoke from
the fuilness of his heart followed Theo-
dore Roosevelt, and today. when the
great hour Of this man, the time Of his
great fight, is Mt hand, they VIII 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
means know how much harder ii is to
construct than to fight and attack He
stands today subject to the greatest
test that any human being In this coun-
try ever viii be subject to. Whatever
he, Roosevelt the man, does the people
win 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 drifted away
from being Theodore Roosevelt the
man, but 50 far he has always come
back. He stands today on the thresh-
old Of usefulness that will be unsur-
passed IL he meets the crucial test.
believe be 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 be makes confident APP
peal to the plain people TO support him
he win find at the next congressional
election, so overwhelming win be the
support, that the senate Of the United
States will take the place 1t 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 win stand practi-
calIy alone, with no one around him
who has bis interests at heart, he win
have moments of Encouragement
wish he was here tonight to hear the
applause with which you greet these
sentiments. 1t viii not be what Theo-
dore Roosevelt does. ii will not be what
Theodore Roosevelt says. but II VIII be
what Theodore Roosevelt Is In this
hour Of peril aud strain that viii be an
inspiration 70 the American people.
But believe he Will ring true, ] be-
lieye be will stand for your rights and
mine, and il he does ring true he Will
80 down IN history for an time as an
Inspiration to the young and the old.