The Washington herald., 1906-10-31
Attempt to Align President
with Him Repudiated.
ROOT TO MAKE THIS PLAIN
Secretary ia His Speech a Utica
VIII show the difference Between
the Policies OF Roosevelt and the
GubernatOriaI CRndIdate-NO state
ment from the White House.

T. the political specE which ne will de-
liver at Uu-a or Thursday night. EEhu
Root. Secretary OF State, will repudlate
the attempt made by agents Of William
r. Hearst 10 show tha: President Roose-
velt and Mr.. Hearst are advocates CT the
same principles Of reform. While TO Off
claI announcement 20 that effect is forth
coming. II is known that Mr. Root viii
speak for the President, and 1t Is likely
that he viii leave TO doubt on that score
before he concludes his address.
No statement Is obJainable ar the
White House as 70 what President
Roosevelt intended 20 GO IN response TO
Timothy L. Wooaruns appeal 10 him
through the press. to counteract the at
tempt of the Hearst people 20 show THAI
Mr.. Hearst ard the President are in ac-
cord in their political views. Il Is learned
IN an authoritative quarter however. that
the President will be content 10 let Ar
Root speak for him. What Mr. Root viii
have to say viii make plain the dlf-
ference between the policies for which
the President stands, and those for which
Hearst stands.
Administration Is WrOth.
The attempt Of the Hcarstites 10 put
their leader and Mr. Roosevelt on the
same platform Of principles Is extremely
irritating to the administration. The ad-
ministration leaders believe that Hcarsts
election would be little short OF 4 Calam-
ity. and they view the attempt TO show
that he and the President occupy COM
mon ground as reprehensible-
At the time il was first reported that
/ President Roosevelt would write a let
ter 70 Mr.. Hughes. repudiating Hearst
and his theories, those who sought in
formation on the subject found that the
( President and those close 20 him were
somewhat puzzled 10 know Why there
should be any misbelief on the part Of
any one as TO the Presidents opinion of
Mr. Hearst. There has been no secret
ot the fact that Mr. Roosevelt was
earnestly desirOus Of Mr.. Hughes nOmi-
nation, and that he was confident that
the Saratoga convention could not have
made a wiser choice. For this reason.
and also because the President believed
it would not be proper tor him ON ac-
count Of his high Office. 70 take an ac-
tive part in the New York campaign, he
did not write 10 Mr Hughes OF any other
/ prominent man I'm New York on the sub
/ ject VI his (the Presidents position In
/ the present contest
No sympathy with Hearst.
The administration IN Washington, from
! the President down. has no sympathy with
Nj. Hearst or what he breaches. The en-
| deavOr by AIT. Hearsts friends To show,
| by the example of parallel columns, that
the President and Mr. Hearst are advO-
Gates OF the same principles, Is regarded
by those iu a position to know the Pres
iGent's views as a reflection upon the in-
ttelligence Of the voters Of New York state.
1T is easy 10 pick sentences here and
there from what Mr.. Hearst says or his
editors white and contend that they are
similar 10 sentiments taken here and there
from tho Presidents speeches or writ
ings." said a man thoroughly Informed of
the Presidents views. Mr.. Hearst says
things that sound pure and beautiful. and
breathe the spirit OF the highest patriot
ism. You might place them IN parallel
columns with extracts from the Bible and
show a similarity. But It Is not what sir.
/ Hearst says that is important II is what
/ ne really stands for. When you consider
/ these high utterances Of his alongside the
( general character Of his newspaper you
/ will not find any similarity"