New-York tribune., 1907-04-07
MIR. ODELL AS A CRITIC
ATTACKS THE PRESIDENT.
Hints Opposition to the GoveruOris
Reforms.


for the supremacy Of individual leaders as that
the government should be properly conducted
He said there was too much destructive IegisIs-
tion and too much fighting among the various
FORCES in the Legislature.
The Ex-Governor said in part:
,,s EysEy ags has its to6Ies its yasare it's sEsnu
ike that Of the srssshoDper Sr rs y b1reT 5 i t,
land The time comes when there are fewer dis
clans and more apparent faults than virtues There
dseas e5G5e sG9 o 9f politics as well as miero6s Of
a. Those afflicted with ne political germs are sons
war with themselves and all manEind. When one
We'll pTefsT ne % SI t1is ~ % %os9IoSf Gs may
ne worrtment the ambition and the selhshness
Some men me wo Bsve eoe Sges fs6gs 81 S9e sSSe,
isn Vsb Tit1i1 . the BOUNDARIES of thsiT own ESQ
thelr fellow men, because With keen perception,
the sham. Give to ne the simple man in prefsTens*
De 70 h b Wnoss e9nStan; sta hsHseTns for power and
tne belief that his honesty is the only simon-pure
cheats. frauds and liars VI
ct q takes ssTsos somotins % than the power H.
brsSss1 I,S sn1 & 70 sh9ot. % make brave man Ihs
and make both confession and reparation for them
Inc man who can withstand public clsmor. de-
he who trims his sails to every political wind and
VINO who mistakes summers zephyrs for roaring whri-
Dignity IS the characteristic Of a gentleman
tudgment but when there is a sacri6c Of both Dig
MY ana TesponsDiity through utterances that ara
a great man who thus INDUCES. no matter II ths
The people do not demand eraciency a. the sac
have an i5ecsnt % a ts, SsbH0Sa %0Hd Issnss I
Precedents which make possible graver abuses
than those we seeE to cure are both revoIutionarv
and un-American- It is always easy win a
any assembly who would prefer that others ds
Of crowds which makes possible the political boss
and all the abuses We complain Of.
strengthen the brain intelligence can come only
snToGgn 'l, i schooling and szperenee That patsEnsl
the individual the power Of initiative and per-
foTmance which aims TO safssuard him in the sans
manner in which We protect the infant not only
fails in its purpose but is a positive injury and
That which the state has created il should rezii-
IKE that OF nercy-not strained. bUt faIiins Ii[s
the gentle dew upon the lust and the unjust The
ana which esarantees vested rights than fhev a. Tor
laws which give the power Of perpetuation to Pc
htical organizations and the enUnciatiOn OF doc
trnaire theories for Independence In political vot-
The great city Of New York Is less interested IN
the constant sensational attacks upon the characte-
OF political leaders whether this man or fhae
haTbos Should b m Ges 1ns9 sn5 m Is Is tha5 .
be made more certain by Just rates and hon-
whether the acts OF the LEGISLATURE in redstrictn
& sns Si.S are yaha or nvalid than that the great
should BE- adequately housed and that s1u8lor ana
come % our shores with The belief thsI rsrs are 70
De found liberty and greater freedom Of aceisn-
A denocraey which has wiShsrood the test of
{ess.LIs = gooq goveTnrnent loT rs g Uphold
republic ana unless there s. check We s6sIi sSon
reach eoI6iton where al OF The splendid sehisve-
ent and future will be more than OFFSET sy the
dangers Of socialism. the dwsrfns Of indivfs1al
action by the overpowering influence Of govern
BY this I do not mean to Be understood as opDos-
Ing proper governmental restriction over Hnon0po-
sight over the vast hnaneaI proi4e:s 81 the time
believe that our securities like sovaTnmens
throughout the world at par, because OF the wise
bounds es shall measure the and noe the fcti-
tious value OF any corporate enterprise
Ex-Justice D. Cady Herrick took up what ex-
Governor OdeH had said He poked good-nat-
ured fun at him.
ITO get serious the time has come when We
have got 20 oppose everything calculated to
strike down individualism. What we want ~
a government to enable the individual TO sue
ceed"
Mr.. Herrick said that the idea OF home rule
meant that cities should take care Of their az
fairs. that the states should control their own
affairs These are Democratic principles" hs
said. and I glad to see. Governor OdeII.
that you believe in them. As for advocacy os
these ideas I should be glad to see you take
again the leadership Of the Republican party
and Lead
Before ex-Justice n Cady Herrick was tntrs-
duced song. entitled "The WOuld-he Book
Opener" was sung. Most OF his speech was
in a light vein He said he did not know how
desirable It would be TO open the books Harri-
man had opened the books little. and IL had
caused ''brainstOrm'' in Washington. Further
opening might cause ''paranOia'' in many places
II used TO be a great reader of the Bible.'' hs
said. I'm II 1t says somewhere that al men
are liars II seems to me that we have bean
surrounded by great many men OF that char
acter recently" Then ex-Justice HerrIck turnsd
to Mr.. Odeu and said:
However may differ from him in politics. W.
about him lEIe may not have many conSifcfions.
but he has the courage Of the few he has
DemOcrat-at least. I think I
am sick and tired Of furnishing principles to the
@ tep9SGan party S ~ 9es5e. & thss @ every lew years
Ing Republican 70 Office But IL Is not for me 70
Roosevelt and Oden are fools. They only mis-
one candidate in the last election said IL vas
better 20 have riot than rOttenness think u is.
too. But the great people OF New York don't want
They defeated rottenness by electing Democrats TO
Here three years ago. when YOU and Hartman
and others were ralsins pig campaign fund TO
S us tbi s4 Tp & yO S S0us1 @ w ~ Ns Sos
other campaign fund. II Is called great conspiracy
A parody on "Tll Do Anything in the World
for YOU which ran "I'H do anything IN tn.
world. Pat. for YOU" was sung before Com
trOller Metz called to reply to the toast.
why Am Not a. Rubber stamp The ref
erence was. OF course. to his friendship for SEM
atOr McCarrsn-
The Controller said that SlcCarren had never
asked him 70 do thing he could not DO hon.
estly. "As long I feel that way" he added
amid a roar Of laughter. chats my chum.
Dr. Girdner the friend Of William Jennings
Bryan. said he had tried to elect a President