Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-02
Root Speaks at Utica Civ
ing President as
Authority.
In SUPPORT OF HUGHES
Declares New York Editor Re-
sponsible for Murder
of Mckinley.

Utica. n. y. Nov. 2.-Secretary OF
State Elihu Root Joined with Charles
L. Hughes, the republican candidate
for governor OF New York state. here
last night in addressing a meeting in
the Majestic theater. Secretary Root
came directly from Washington, and
using the name of President Roosevelt,
and speaking, as he said. with his au-
thOrity," asked the people of the state
to elect Hughes governor.
When Root appealed to the working
men to help President Roosevelt by
electing Hughes. there was a great
outburst of cheering. And at the con-
clusion of his quotation from ROose-
velt's message relating TO the assassin
alton of Mckinley, when he said "and
l say by his authority that what he
thought of Hearst then he thinks of
Hearst now" the demonstration of ap-
plause and cheering which followed
continued for some time
"scIf-SccI>inG DemaGoGue."
Il say to YOU with President Roose-
veIt's authority said Root. that he
regards Hearst as wholly unfit TO be
governor as All insincere, sslf-Seeking
demagOgue. who is trying to deceive
the wOrkingmen of New York by false
statements and false promises. And l
say to you, with his authority. that he
considers that Hearst's election would
be an injury and discredit alike to hon
est labor and to honest capital, and a
serious injury to the work in which he
is engaged of enforcing just and equal /!
laws against corporate wrong doing.
Root Draws Contrast.
President Roosevelt and Hearst
stand as far as the polcs asunder. |
Listen to what President Roosevelt !
himself has said of Hearst and his !
kind.
I'm President Roosevelts first mes
sage to congress. speaking of the as
sassin of Mckinley. he spoke of him as
inflamed by the reckless utterances of /
those who. on the stump and in the !
public press. appeal to the dark and !
evil spirits of malice and greed, envy |
and sullen hatred The wind is sowed |
by men who preach such doctrines, and |
they cannot escape responsibility for
the whirlwind that is reaped. This ap-I
plies alike to the deliberate demagog1Ie.
to the exploiter of sensationalism, and |
to the crude and foolish visionary who,
for whatever reason, apologies for |
crime or excites aimless discomfort.
II say, by the presidents authority,
that. in uttering these words with the
horror of President McKinley's murder
fresh before him. he had Hearst speci-
fcally in his mind; and / say. by his
that what he thought of
Hearst then he thinks of Hearst now"
Pe-fdy Pcrsonifed.
Characterizing Hearst as a violent
and unworthy demagogUe and persist
ent office seeker, Root declared that as
he had proved a worth
less public servant; that while profess
ing to favor an Independent judiciary,
he had made deal with Tammany
Leader Murpn. he nomination of
the judiciary ticket in New York: that,
while inveighing against corporations,
his own corporate management shows
the insincerity of his profession; that
it is not clean and lawful redress of
wrongs which he seeks, but the turmoil
of infamed passions and the terrorism
of reyengeful forces; that he is guided
by selfish motives. and is mot guiltless
of McKinIeys DEATH
Dangerous Because Powerful.
Root then denounced Hearst as a
skillful demagogue. and declared him
dangerous because he is rich,
owns newspapers of large circulation.
and can hire able men to speak well of .
him.
Root declared that there is no testi-
mony from neighbors and acquaint-
lnces as ito his private virtues. excel
ence of morals. correctness of conduct
which we would like to have concern
ing the man who is to be made gov
srnor of our state
Hearst" he said. "is known solely
as a rich man who owns a number OF
Iapers and publishes what
ever he thinks may get the labor
7ote''
How stands Hearst's record as 10
political purity?" asked Root.
why he comes to us covered all
,ver with the mark of Tammany and
leader, Murphy. whom he
himself has denounced as scoundrel
eNr,rr De- ;