The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-17
ROOSEVELT BOSSIsM
REPUBLICAN EX-GOVERNOR DE- 70 LisTIc iNCoHERENCiEs.
A rrenxied Dispe pensntion--White House vesuvtus Contfnues Active and
 Torrent of yltuperation Tears

boston Special--ln Btln8ln8 ekt grams, ex-Governor Frank s. Black of New York. before the Home Market Club. denounced as un-Republican the wild and Socialistic incoherencies' or the National Administration. This speech of the man who put prssl1ene s,cse Convention of 1904 was even stronger than the one In which MT. Black Ie- gently held up % scorn the man WnV speaks from the barren head.
 We have seen within the last rev years the gradual obliteration of the "The protection of American indus tries. the equality of American citiz ship. the independence of the courts; the fixed and salutary boundaries oi coordinate functions, the guarantee oL fair play. the scrupulous regard iof thsss sioh hsve et been ne Sood spirit of the Republican party are staggering under blows inflicted m the party name.
 the wild and sociaiistic incoherences uttered In it's name.
 "The present state of the country cannot fail to provoke in tnongntIui men feeling of disquietede. The DC. too plainly toward National crisis. Respect for the old and established is giving way to feverish- desire for the new and experimental. The genuine down by the loud and vain-glorious. The decisions of our highest courts are criticised by men who never studied law and by lawyers who never tried a case. s1
 "Policies consist now of series of antics. Integrity seems almost handicap. Public officials are excused from performance if. they are gifted Tn explanation. Crime, always active and
 now poe because s1hs the new new ie method Of pun ishment is by dhnuncihtion instead of by conviction. Nearly everybody is ac- cused. but few are tried.
 'srhe credit of our people has been assailed in accents carried around the
 world. Their violence and repetition have achieved their only natural re- suits. Confidencey the basis on which
 all friendly intercourse depends: has deprived of work is now demanding Government aid as the next and legtti-
 mate step in this new and frenzied
 And yet vesuvfus stilI continues
 active. The torrent of vituperation is still tearing on. and the cry of the
 stricken is filling the land. Will men
 build again while these eruptions last! Where is the end and what? Americans do not need to be man. aged or advised in their business, their habits, and their pleasures. This coun- try does not need any one to run 1t or
 to feed 1t; 1t sadly needsssome one who
 The most tyrannical trust in exist ance today is the trust in politics. There never has been. in the history of this country, bosslsm so despotic trols you now. It has already reached that appalling stage where it is sought
 to fill the highest elective office in the world by Executive appointment with out even the safeguard of a confirma-
 ''The two great political parties. once so proud and militant. are play things In the hands of two men whom
 The contest is not of statesmanship or
 of policies; 1t is rivalry to see who can say the most and worst. No mat ter which man wins the country loses.
 for 1t is at best only case of competi- We are carried by excitement be- yond bounds which tenSyeaps ago would have filled us with. aiamay. We have
 seemingly entered upon a National de-
 running amuck through She institu- Gons Of the land. A deadly weapon
 should never be trusted in the hands of 1 those to prone to use it, The thought
 ful and iaw-abfding among us are power to be astonished. They are not | convinced; they are only numb.
 "Foundations securely laid should not be uprooted in excitement Plans con- l ceived in the study should not be over- l ruled In the stable. Sane methods | should never be abandoned, no matter | how quaint they are. They have stood | for many years and under them the enduring things of the world have been | accomplished.
 we should remember that the con- | sptcuous is not always great; that high l places do not always make great men
 the sound of water does not always
 mean the ocean, and the landscape may f be painted on a husk. I entertain the 1 firm belief that the problems which
 now dishearten us will be decided right
 A most conspicuous example of intel | ligent direction is now in the public I mind. My own State has the honor tc | present him for popular examinations | Few are so blind they do not see his | example floods the country with new | confidence and hope. The best will follow those who lead the best.
 "The discriminating sense of this 1 great country can be depended on, ana those who shape their course accord. ing to that truth will win No matter
 what the test may be, the final Issue | rests with him who thinks.
 sOn this reliance I base my con. ftdence. for 1t will be a sad day for | the American people If they discard the words, Tn God We Trust and adopt the motto After Ma fhar Deluge' Y