Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-13
NO ROOSEVELT FOR HAY
HE RIDICULES THE IDEA OF
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES
South Will Never Cast It's Vote for
Republican-He Points Out
Various Reasons.

II President Roosevelt thinks that the
south is going to fall over itself to vote
for him for third term he is vastly mis-
taken. according to Representative James
Hay of Virginia. The idea suggested by
John Temple Graves is ridiculous and alb
surd," says Mr.. Hay.
Mr.. Hay represents the faction of the
democrats in the House who are opposed
to the leadership of John Sharp Williams
The Hay faction is in favor of making a
determined and aggressive fight against the
republicans in all things. He has served
seven terms in the House, and is regarded
as a most conservative man.
Republicans and democrats alike who
have talked with the President about a
third term agree that in every instance
while he has said that he doesn't want a
third term. he has not yet declared that
under circumstances would he accept
such nomination.
The republicans who want the President
to stand for reelection say that he owes it
not alone to the members of his own party
but to the democrats who have stood by
him. The President. it is almost certain,
feels that if there is demand from both
republicans and democrats for his renomi-
nation. he cannot refuse il.
Discussing these notions of the Presi-
dent and the John Temple Graves sugges-
ton, Representative Hay. who is chairman
of the democratic caucus, said today:
1T IS the sheerest nonsense 1t is the
most absurd thing in politics l have heard.
except possibly the story of the SI.OOp,ooD
conspiracy to defeat President Roosevelt
and his policies.
Anything. but Democratic
at is impossible that any democrat in a
national democratic convention should
nominate President Roosevelt. His record
is anything but democratic. His politics,
however well meant. are not democratic.
and | cannot see how any calling and
feeling himself a democrat can admire.
Spect or commend what we understand is
the Roosevelt way of conducting the gov
eminent.
TAKE the ship subsidy which Roosevelt
supports. There is not a single democratic
idea in that business. If there is demo-
cratic Idea left in the country it is opposed
to the ship subsidy and all other subsidies.
How does Mr.. Roosevelt appeal to demo
Gratis as tariff reformar? If he ever was
inclined in that direction it was when he
wrote books as YOUTH at the same time
that he mathematical Thomas jefferson
and others of our greatest democratic
statesmen. Throughout the six years of
the Roosevelt administration he has been
as uuy!eldnS a staudpatter as Speaker
Cannon. Payne, Dalzefl or any of the rest
of them
president Roosevelt has very ostensibIv
made war the trusts. l would like to
know wherein. from his method of attack
ing trusts and monupolies, the people of the
country have been substantially benefited.
What is the article of trust production the
price of which has been reduced to the con-
sumner by trust-busting of the Roosevelt
kind? We. as democrats, have fought trusts
and monopolies as the crea lures of the high
protective tariff. Roosevelt and his party
have enacted laws that sustained and main
tanned these trusts and monopolies.
The Trust Contributions.
The republican party has fried the Fat
for campaign purposes out of these trusts
and monopolies, and at the last election,
understanding Mr.. Roosevelt's denial that
the money was used for improper purposes
his national campaign committee solicited
and received and used money obtained from
the trusts and other corporations. Is there
democrat who believes that these great
business institutions, composed of 'practi-
cal men, would have contributed to Mr.
ROosevelt's election merely out of personal
infatuation? Mr.. Roosevelt himself is too
practical a man TO think of such thing.
And all THIS talk of railroad regula ton
through Roosevelt policies makes me tired.
II there he glory in it for Roosevelt, where
IS the benefit to the people? What freight
or passenger rate has been reduced by it?
And what is the ultimate purpose of the
Roosevelt railroad policy, but to strike down
all state participation in rate regulation,
and to concentrate all railroad regula ton
here in Washington? Every substantial step
OF progress made in the direction of relief
Of the people from abuses of privilege by
the railroads had its origin in the states.
Capitalization Consuming idea.
a little while ago the railroads pro-
tested against federal regulation, and
talked about invasion of constitutional
states rights Now they have shifted TO
fighting state regulation, and in that they
are playing squarely into the hands of
President Roosevelt, who has about as
scaut respect for the rights of the states
a sF.E N hn aNrap InI
ander Hamilton as the greatest of our
statesmen. No republican President or
leader in that party has ever gone as far
toward Capitalization of governmental
power as President Roosevelt. That is
consuming idea with him, to which all
else is subordinated. No man who Is as
infatuated with personal power as he is
could be otherwise Is this sort of thing
I" be an inspiration TO democrat to nomi-
nate Roosevelt for another term and to
promote his ambition to make a one-man
government here?
IF / We're talking to an audience of
southern democrats l think L would
mind them of some things in Roosevet's
record which some democrats down our
way seem to have forgotten. I would re-
call to them that the negro school teacher.
Booker Washington, as recognized By
President Roosevelt. has superior claims
To consideration as an adviser than have
United States senators who happen not to
agree with the President in patronage af-
fairs, as notably in the case of Alabama
and Ohio. j would recall the Crum ap-
Pointment, the Indianoa post office sus-
pension. and | would remind southern peo-
pie that he had spoken in public of south
ern soldiers as no better than anarchists
as he did in speech at Arlington GENE
terry. with the graves of confederate SOL
dlers in sight of him OF all democrats to
suggest the election of Roosevelt one from
the south ought to be the last
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