The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-10
SENATOR ROOT
MAKES ADDRESS
Guest of Honor at a BANQUET
Given by the Repub-
IlCan Club.
APPEAL FOR FOREIGNERS
GENERAL GOVERNMENT UNABLE
TO FURNISH PROTECTION.

New York. March 9.-The members Of
! the Republican club and the alumni of
1 Hamilton college gathered at a ban
QueJ tonight to do honor to Elihu Root.
Senator Root, replying to eulogistic
speeches, referred to the change of ad-
ministration at Washington.
'I call your attention. he said, Ito
the almost sublime spectacle, the peace
full transfer of the great powers of gov
eminent.
1.-THE simple ceremony of last Thurs
day accomplished a result that in days
gone by was made by bloodshed ana
strife. We may congratulate each other
upon the fact that in obedience of the
unwritten law that sets limit to the
chief ma gistrate, q Republican presl-
dent who had another term in his grasp
and the continuance of power within
| his control, has voluntarily laid down
| the power that another might take it
up"
| MIR. Root referred to President Taft's
inaugural address, declaring one thing
that appealed especially to him was
that this nation ought to enforce its
obligations of treaties within its own
| territories.
Plea for Foreigners.
/ foreign lands Increases he said, I'VE
are rubbing elbows with all nations of
| the world. We are becoming involved
| in more mutual relations with every
other country. We must respect the
rights of trade, travel and business.
| Our constitutional government gives
| the federal government the right to
protect our treaties. Our congress,
| through the federal courts, respects the
rights and properties of Europeans and
| Asiatics throughout the United States.
A foreigners can sue TO recover debts
and demand the protection of his rights.
Our congress, however. has not gwen
the federal courts the right of criminal
Jurisdiction. His life and liberty are
entrusted to the protection of the
states and when mobs maltreat innO-
cent foreigners and the sacred rights of
treaties are set at naught, our govern
ment is bound to answer for its failure
to keep its promises. I hope New York
will exercise its influence to have our
national government make laws TO keep
its word and enforce its promises
Assumes leadership.
Mr.. Root also mentioned the Repub-
lican leadership in this state.
Your president was good enough to
make the observation that I should
prove to be the leader of the Repub-
lican party in this state" said Mr..
Root. Il disclaim any ambition TO be-
come what is ordinarily called a leader
of the party. but I believe in organiza-
ton of the party which involves leader
ship, and I should be glad if the exer-
else of the powers that have come TO
me through the kindness and good opin-
ion of my fellow citizens of my native
state should enable me to provide an
effective, successful, genuine and haT-
monious organization of my party in
this state
Il should like to see the great respon-
sibilities Of that party which assumes
to conduct our government kept in
mind; to see the great principles which
make the Republican party what lit Is
ever kept in mind before every member
and office of the party. I should like
to see the effective treatment of the
great issues that are before the people
the supreme object of the organization
of the party