New-York tribune., 1907-10-27
"A LIVE PRESIDENT"
An English Vie5o of Mr. RooseUelts
Methods.

From The Liverpool Daily Post and Mercury
After Mr. Buchanan had been President OF the
United states states he % continued out OF oioe' 10 4n'0'
These were becoming at the time insufferably hot
1t the period just before the Civil War, ana II
became increasingly evident that the soew nat duII
Would be neither here nor there in the settlement
Of the main great pending question M leading th. ing
mark that 1t was curious how Mr. Buchanan per-
This wtticism about settled Mr.. Buchanan. and
the subsequent history troubled him no more
welt is real live President-to adopt an expressive
But there is more to be said than this The
American President is not merely alive IN the sense
Kaiser at his windiest and widest. He shows q
determination, ntelligence. a perspicacIty that
The usage has not hitherto been for President
10 communicate his ideas the nation In speeches
ad hoe. Mr., Lincoln did II a great dea! TO ger tS
own way and lead the public Islt IL was chleiy
pyoduced widespread effect by their homely pm
gency and shrewdness When he had to say any
thing more definitely and to produce direct results
he issued procamations. which are ever memorable
Mr. roosevelt has rather adopted the policy OF
speaking right out In letters or public addreSses:
that he has said, although there are Americans. as
well Engshmen who are not quite satisted Win VIZ,
International attitude of the republic and the ex-
policy has been wise. and his defence OF Il has has
brought its wisdom out IN the most convincing
His speeches are than brilliant They are
and they courageOusly bind the President to what.
OF action he has resolved upon' without
qualification prudential paltering:
Perhaps the most notable event OF this week was
The greatest passage in that speech-one which will
probably live long s1d may y 1e to %eSssf
quoted-wAs preceded by a most dramatic occur
ohio II was a casual audience incident. and its
sequel was produced by Mr. Roosevelts genius as
the story Mr. a6ons2s spsaEDss Ts
mo there q vast OutburSt or NlSOr-
Gus plaudits. A lesser orator would have thought
and then spoke sternly He peremptorlly required
his eudence to Cease their don't ana sn amen vo
10 applaud this part unless you willing to ap,
agf sehee 9ee pfs stand Straight % for the rights Of the
honest man who wins a fortune by honest meth
wins a fortune by dishonest methods"
Then 9g fd6q @ BY e h Mh
II was this: Every manifestation of ignorant envy
Wealth BY honest means should be crushed at the
o'SSe' The Audience cheered loud and long.
This was a triumph such as Mr.. Gladstone might
cept the popular lchoes OF his Indignation against
eh 0Tmer he and had hed
as heartily in his defence OF wealth soundy and
W6en he got to Keokuk Mr. Roosevelt's pro-
nouncement was addressed more definitely to the
the Canton incident win always be great anec-
dote of oratory the statement at Keogk M Of the
ment are acting in reference to the trusts will be
handed down binulng 1orInuia or executive
legislative and judicial justice in reference to great
operations OF trade
Mr. Roosevelt declared for the orderness OF lib
ertv for courageous persistence in exercising the
law against wrongdoers OF great wealth: for de-
cIining TO consider in such grave the effect
upon national business prosperity.
He admitted that il might possibly be true that to
a certain extent his action In menacing the trusts
had contributed to business troubles In the United
States but said he If righteousness conflicts with
iba fanced needs of business then the latter must
20 10 the wall. He instanced case in which he
had in other phraseology announced the same prtn-
cipIe to laboring men, and he wound up with these
splendid words: ''If does well he has nothing
10 fear from this administrations butt so far as in
me lies the corrupt politician. great or small, and
the private citizen who transgresses the law be
he rich or poor Shal be brought before the impair
tial Justice of TIE courts"