Middletown transcript., 1906-11-10
WASHINGTON LETTER
WAsHrseroN. D. G., November 80, 1905.

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Ills the concensus Of opinion that tla
speech OF Secretary Root delivered .
Utica on Thursday night, marks j
turning point in the New York campaign
/ It has always been known that Mr.. R %
was an effective speaker, but it was ilar,lll
believed BY anyone that,as the messengt
of the President, he would scut loosr'
as he did in his New York utterance am
put such an everlasting qnietns on am
claims OF Mr. Hearst to be considered q
standing IN the same class and fightiRi
| for the same principles with Presiden
Roosevelt. There was more than usua
interest in this speech in Washington be
cause it was known that Secretary Roo
went to New York especially Gs tbs
mouthpiece of the President and it Wal
known that anything he had to say il
connection with the New York campaign
could be taken as coming direct from tht
White House. Lest there should be ans
doubt about this, Mr.. Root took tlle
trouble to reiterate half dozen times
through his speech, that he was speaking
on authority direct from the President.
The speech in all probability will 60 down
in history as the most finished piece ei
hair-raising. hide-removing, yitriolic En-.
gIish that las ever been dispersed BY a
Cabinet officer in campaign OF national
importance. Mr.. Root commenced his
speech with the definition OF dema'
gogue. lie warned his hearers that the
man who cried loudest sstop thief Was
as likely as not himself thief, and he
went on to prove that Mr. Hearst au.
swered precisely this description. lie
went at some length into the achievements
Of the Republican party nnder President
RooseveIt's leadership III the pis>age u
the Rate Bill, the Pure Food Law, the
Meat Inspection Law, the prosecution oil
the Fertilizer Trust, the Salt Trust, the
New York, New Haven & Hartford Rail-
way, tile Retail Grocers Association, tue
Druggists Combine aud half a dozenother
understanding combinations. Then be
assured his hearers that the Beef Trust
case was By 10 means finished and that
the immunity f3und by the packers un-
der Judge Humphreys decision was only
temporary aud Sou.d not permanently
avail them.
With courtesy that Mr., Hearst liirnsaif
has not shown in many OF his public ut
terances, Mr.. Root forbore to refer TO Mr..
Hearst's private life, saying merely that
there were no life long friends -and init.
mates who had come forward to testify to
the correctness Of his personal conduct.
But the Secretary did exhaust the subject
when he turned to Mr.. Hearst's public
utterances ana the effect that was to be
expected from such inaammatory publi-
cations as were to be habitually found IN
ali Of the Hearst newspapers. He did
much worse than this, for he read ex-
tracts from MIR. Hearst's various journals
ii which leading men. both of the Re-
publican and Democratic parties, had
hen unmereifplly lampooned and then as
q clincbing argument. he read the now no
,o,;ons a,,itoriaI which had called for the
s.sasina,iou .r Of Presiaant Mckinley not
long prior to the sctual event. With bit.
terness that was fully justified by the ocs
casion he declared that this publication
undoubtedly swayed the weak mind Of
Czoloos when he fired the fatal shot and
cuhesisatingIy he characterized MI
Eaerst as not guiltless for this coxardiy
nnnrdsg He pictured the newly arrived
in,rnierss,t as being infamed against the
goyernmetE ef the United States when he
dsily found tRes government held up
to ridieuls aps condemnation ID
the columns Of The s2arst papers, and
he appealed to every decent man in
the State Of New York 70 cast his
vote against this folnentar Of public strife
and degrader of decent aud rational gov
ernuient. In conclusion. that Aere
might be no doubt as to ihe source .oi ilIs
inspiration, he read aa extract from
President Rooseyelt's message decrying
die assassination ofMcKiniey and said, : In
aSSs utterance President Roosevelt had in
,si;ud none other than William Randolph
Hearst, and I say to you that what he
taesefat of him then, he thinks OF ham
.,tili.s Tie speech had been locked Tor
x;ard TO fsr almost week, and it was ex.
pectea flhat It would be bombshell 10
the Hsarst camp. But no one imagined
that it could be SO sensational and SC
seati,ing a. it aetEsily proved to be. i
is believed that tine President has effect
uaIIy quieted any fartl,er claims OF Mr
Hearst administration eonmendation, and
the utterance is likely to 20 down i'll his
tory as one of the most remarkable
epeechss that American politics have eyel
brought forth.
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Considerable regret is felt in the Treas
ury Department and in other goyernmen'
seircIes in Washington over the coming
resignation. OF Assistant Secretary Keep
stlso will retire from the service OF the
Treasury Department and go into prigat'
,besness. Mr.. Keep is known all owe
the country, not ouly because he is
close personal friend Of the President, bu
,more on account Of his having been ih'
head ct the famous Keep Commissioi
which IS now trying to straighten out tn
DaDarsuental affairs of the goyarnmen
and ges them running more along ords
nary bnsiness-Iiks lines. This Commits
sion has immense amount OF work II
front of it, and il has called into seryic
sub committees of Young men fron al
the Federal Departments and is prrpsrinI
series Of reports that will result in yer.
largely recognizing the government ser
,.;o. sa far au kLa fnpkho(ls of keeDin,