Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
ROOT CHIEF ORATOR
Feature of Closing of New
York Campaign.
ROUSING RALLY IN GOTHAM
Secretary of State Addresses an I'm
mense Audience.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC GREETING
Describes What He Maintains Would
Be Manifold Dangers Should
Bryan Be Elected.
ROUSING RALLY IN GOTHAM
AN ENTHUSIASTIC GREETING


NEW YORK, October 31-With Secre-
tary of State Elihu Root as the chief
orator, the republican4speaking campaign
for the national ticket in New York city
was practically brought to a close to-
night with rousing rally in Durland's
Riding Academy. The capacious hall,
gayly decorated. was crowded.
Intense interest was manifested in the
Secretary's words, and as he described
what he maintained would be the mani
fold dangers with which Mr.. Bryan's
election would menace the country the
big audience roared its approval.
: The Secretary had a. warm greeting
when he entered the hall and a veritable
ovation when he rose to speak.
In Case of Bryan's Success.
Mr.. Root began his speech by express
ing the belief that the election of Bryan
would be followed by general and long
continued business disaster: that the re-
covery now in progress from the panic
of last year, would stop; that production
would be curtailed. many workmen thrown
out of employment, wages lowered. the
market for farm products and manufac-
lures reduced and the income upon invest
ments of private individuals. of savings
banks and insurance companies, of char
table and educational institutions, in
great measure cut off and that long
period of stagnation and distress would
ensue, such as was experienced between
1893 and the election of Mckinley in 1896,
Just as productive enterprise stops
when there is a strike because labor is
not satisfied said Mr.. Root, so pro-
ductive enterprise stops when the owner
of capital ceases to believe that he will
get back his investment with a profit.
Threats of violent changes which make it
impossible to form judgment as to the
ment and therefore check production i'm
mediately The essential feature of all
business depressions is loss of confidence
in the future. / cannot doubt that the
election of Mr.. Bryan would destroy, the
confidence necessary to the continuance of
Industrial and commercial enterprises,
and / think that his election would justly
destroy confidence.
Effect of Any Change.
ANY change of government from the
administration of a party whose princi-
Piles and practical workings. are well
known and whose action it is practically
easy to forecast, to new set of men
who belong to another party and whose,
.
in itself tends to create doubt and hest
fancy. The possibility of Mr.. Bryan's
election, however. involves much more
than this ordinary doubt.
I'VE know that he is a politician of
great skill. who. while really a populist
In fact. as he was formerly by political
utilization, has secured control of the ma
chinery of the democratic party. He all
vocates q great variety, of. measures.
which are grotesauely ineonsfstents with
&f,nfy fy,1nc nf YnA -,t,:A
would result in the comHete abant nment
of the doctrine that THAT govefnmefit
governs best which governs least and
which would bring about an all powerful
government in Washington
completely destructive q. state soveHglty d
Yet the disciples of Jefferson follow him
meekly'- and appear happy to eat
out of his hand. He has taken the lead
erships OF those elements of the demo-
cratic party which wrecked the second ad-
ministration of Mr.. Cleveland and many
of MIR Cleveland's friends and followers,
made of less stern material than that man
Of strong convictions and high courage
have gone to the new leader. 1t appear
probable. therefore. that if the demo-
cratic party is put in power with Mr..
Bryan as President he will be able to
try in actual administration and legisla-
ton the views which he has expressed.
In the democratic party there seems to
be no opinion except Mr.. Bryan's, and
low: what he wishes to have done the
party Is sure to undertake. If it comes
into power.
-. The Senate No Barrier.
1.-THE suggestion has been made that
republican Senate might stand asa bar
to carrying out Mr.. Bryan's ideas al
though he should be elected President.
In my Judgment that is delusdon. Care
full observation of the Senate leaves lit
tie doubt that If the people of the country
were to give their approval to Mr. Bryan
by electing him President and by sup
porting him with a democratic House, a
sufficient number of senators elected as
republicans would yield to the pressure
of the Bryan policies backed by the force
of that popular Endorsement to give eff
feet to, almost any measure which he
might propose. Mr.. Bryan has publicly
declared that he expects this. and l
think his expectation would be justified
Bryan's Policies.
Mr. Root then took UP some of the
policies which Mr.. Bryan advocated in
the past and pointed out that although
he is not openly advocating them this
year, for reasons of policy, he has not
abjured them. He quoted from a speech
of Mr.. Bryan's in 1896 in which the lat
a war of determination against the gold
standard. We ask no quarter: We give
no quarter. We shall prosecute our war
fare until there is not an American citi-
zen who dares to advocate the gold
The Secretary insisted. moreover. that it,
would still be possible for Bryan, as
President. to completely destroy the gold
The initiative and referendum
and the government ownership of rail-
roads were likewise denounced by Mr..
Root as present day Bryan policies.
With reference to Mr. Bryan's bank
guarantee plan Mr.. Root said:
IF : Mr.. Bryan's scheme were to be
adopted any set of scoundrels who could
could borrow money on the credit of the
entire banking capital of the United
States, for depositors would know that it
made no difference to them whether the
men who asked for their deposits were
incompetent or reckless spectators or
dishonest rogues, because if their depos-
its were lost in speculation or stolen,
try would pay them. Such a scheme as
this is worse than would be law to
compel every merchant to indorse the
notes of every other merchant, for when
notes are Endorsed the amounts are
known and the persons for whom they
are indorsed are known. This scheme
would require all the sound banks of the
country and all the legitimate business
transacted through them to indorse, out
of sight or unseen. all the future obliga-
lions that may be contracted by an in
definite number of unknown persons
Other Proposals of Bryan.
Mr.. Root mentioned the free coinage OF
silver. initiative and referendum, gov