Evening journal., 1905-02-24
JEROME ON ROOSEVELT
Significant Speech by New
York's District Attorney.
TRIBUTE TO PRESIDENT AS A MAN

Stands Practically Alone, He saysJ
More IEoIated Than Any Great
President-DecIarea Politicians OF
HIS Party Are Against Him. but He
Can Triumph By Standing by the
People.
In a 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 a few things to say with ref
erence to Theodore Roosevelt that
would rather say to his face. l have
known him for twenty years, and In
all that time l have loved Theodore
Roosevelt the man. while I 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 70 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 stin
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
will stand back Of him because II 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 so far he has always come
back. He stands today on the thresh.
old Of a usefulness that viii be unsur-
passed II he meets the crucial test
believe he win meet II. He may meet
a setback from that rich mems club
many Of whom are under indictment
now and many more Of whom would
be under indictment II they got theiI
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 o.
the United States, party lines will dis
appear, and II he makes a confident ap
peal to the plain people to support hin
he viii find at the next congressiona
election, so Overwhelming VIII be th
support, that the senate Of the UniteI
States win take the place It deserve
to take, subservient TO those who ar
elected by the franchises OF the people
Il fear that In the time to come
when the president will stand practi
cally alone, with no one around hin
who has his interests at heart. he will
have moments of encouragement.
wish he was here tonight to hear th'
applause with which you greet thes'
sentiments. II viii not be what Theo
dore Roosevelt does. Il will not be wha
Theodore Roosevelt says. but il viii b
what Theodore Roosevelt is In thii
hour of peril and strain that will be al
inspiration to the American people
But believe he will ring true l be
lieve he win stand for your rights anS
mine, and II he does ring true he vii
60 down in history for all time as 81
inspiration TO the young and the old"