Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-11-10
NOTED FINANCIER
LAUDS ROOSEVELT
w. Bayard Cutting Says He
Is Still Greatest Power
in Politics
DISCUSSES RECENT ELECTION
Says a Thinking Public Demand
That Pledges Be
Fulfilled.

New York was a Wall street slap at
Roosevelt to repay him for the disturb
ances he created on the market by
his policy of curbing corporate greed,
William Bayard Cutting, New York's
noted fnancier and lawyer today de-
clared that Theodore Roosevelt still
stands the greatest power in Ameri-
can politics.
Mr.. Cutting was interviewed on Do
iltical matters at the home of his
son Bronson Cutting on Buena Vista
Heights where he is spending the
week, accompanied by Mrs. Cutting
and their daughter Mrs. George Cabot
Ward
Associate of the kings of finance,
power in the social. and political, as
well as business world, Mr. Cuttings
estimate of Roosevelt at this time is
OF intense interest for IL It reflects
that of other leading men of the coun-
try Mr.. Roosevelt may be looked upon
ture as he has done in the past.
'Roosevelt's greatness" said Mr.. Cut
ting cannot be measured by defeat
of a candidate that he has named nor
can it be estimated by the displeas-
ure he has incurred in Wall street. In
my opinion he stands as our greatest
president since Lincoln; as the man
VINO accomplished at least two great
objects of lasting importance. | refer
to his awakening of the public mind
to the necessity of conservation for
the sake of future generations and his
arousing the nation to the need OF cor
porate control.
There can be no question that the
credit for these two great measures is
due to Mr., Roosevelt whose untiring
activity to secure these two much de-
sired results is current history"
"Thundering Down the Centuries"
Asked what he considered the secret
of Mr.. Roosevelt's hold on the Ameri-
can people when he was President,
Mr.. Cutting replied unhesitatfngly
His genuineness. Then he added:
Mr.. Bryan preached many doctrines
but Mr. Roosevelt did more-he exc
cuted. Some men are giants as dream
ers but dwarfs in execution; Roosevelt
may have dreamt dreams but he car
ried out program for practical pro-
gress that will send his name thun-
dering down the centuries, whether
one of his candidates for a governor.
ship was defeated or not"
Discusses Other Results,
In speaking of the so-called Demo
cratic landslide of Tuesday Mr.. Cut
ting said: 'It does seem rebuke to
the Republican party in the state of
Massachusetts where I presume the
tariff measure was found wanting. In
Ohio the personal popularity of man
of Harmon's size and the foolish des-
potical action of Coke may explain the
Democratic victory; in New Jersey
the contest is always doubtful and
such timber as Woodrow Wilson was
too powerful for his adversary. In
other places of Democratic victory
where Republican success has former
ly been, one can easily see a lesson
and that lesson is the wave of insurg-
ency People disgusted with the high
prices or something else, craved a
change just as a sick man, making
no improvement, yearns for a new
physician.
Some people think that a change
in political climate will bring about
desired improvements and after all
human nature Graves variety.
The Moral
Certain 1t is, however, that Tues
days election points this moral to the
Republican party The public today
in this country is thinking public
and party performance is preferable
to party platform, pledge or emblem"
In .iscussing the outlook for 1912
it was evident that Mr.. Cutting felt
that Mr.. Roosevelt is still mighty
factor in politics and that those who
talked of a Back from Elba move
ment' in June and now feel that a
has been handed out to the
Colonel, have colossal surprise in
store for them, provided Teddy con-
tinues to draw breath.
Who He Is.
Hon, William Bayard Cutting was
born In New York January 70. 1850,
and is the son of Fulton and Justine
Bayard Cutting. He is brother of
Fulton c. Cutting, also distinguish
ed financier. Mr.. Cutting was gradu-
ated A B from Columbia University,
in 1869, and LIB. in 1871 and A. M.
IN 1872. He was admitted to the bar
In 1877 and has since been engaged
IN the practice of his profession. He
has been prominent in the social ana
political life of the metropolis, and is
senior warden of the Episcopal church
If the Messiah.
Mr.. Cutting is trustee of the q. S.
Trust Company; director of the Amer
can Exchange National bank; di-
'ector of the Southern Pacific Com
,any; Norfolk and Southern Railway
Company; of the Commercial Union
Assurance Company, Ltd, of London;
If the Commercial Union Fire Insur
lnce Company; of the City and SUI
'urban Homes Company of the Tropi-