New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-29
ROOT SOUNDS WARNING
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him because he is such man as the people
greatly need
Then taking up the subjects Of Mr.
Roosevelt's attack on the courts and
something called new nationaltsm,' he
said that within three months the people
who are worrying about the attack on
the courts would see that they were
talking arrant nonsense. He had no
fear Of an attack on the courts, and all
the talk was mere idle campaigning and
pretence. So far as he could see, he
continued. the only thing new in the
new nationaIism was renewed and
active sense OF loyalty and duty to the
old doctrines and old ideals Of Amer
lean democracy
Roosevelt Took Peoples Side
Mr.. RooseveIts leadership at Sara
toga Senator Root ascribed TO the ex-
Presidents taking the right side against
the Republican organization, and said:
1t was not his hght-it was Goy Ter nc
Hughes's fight; it was President 1att
fghJ. il was the fight of the voters against
the machine; il was your fight and mine
the fight OF every man who loves gOou gov
eminent and believes IL essential to demo
cratic government that the great body OF
the people shall have a full tair ana ITee
0nnOrt1ITlitv for the expression Of their Will
with Mr. Roosevelts aid and with MS
leadership the Eoters Of the party conIrolleq
the convention against the ORGANIZATION 1l o anu
turned the old organization out. Lhey com com
nitted the party in the great ueIlo"IaI4.e
assembly Of its lawful representative 20
the prtnciples for which Governor hughes
4 4 .o1ravdRd and the policies lot WHICH
President Taft had declared We oughI 10
be grateful TO Mr.. Roosevelt TOT me e ser tbo
state ought 10 reap the fruits Oh the Victory
ne has helped them TO win
Having disposed Of the criticisms OF
Mr. Roosevelt. Senator Root took up the
state issues in the campaign. The first
Of these. he said, was the problem Of the
great engineering works on which the
state was engaged. The state was
spending S1OOOOO.OOO on barge canal.
he said, SJO,OOO,Oo0 of state money on
good roads and as much more from
Municipalities for the same purpose,
while an indefinite number Of millions
would be used for the removal OF grade
crossings. He continued:
That work is being done honestly. faith
fully and efficiently. Its conduct Is chaTaS-
terized by the qualities of the Hugnes ad-
rninistratiOn. The Republican party pro
poses to continue for the prosecution OF this
work the State Engineer, Mr.. Wllliams'
whose uprightness and efficiency nave Deen
proved and for the great financial off1cer
OF the state il has nominated Mr.. Thomp-
son. The Democratic party allotted these
nominated for them men named by Mr,
Murphy. What Tammany Hall does with
contracts may learn from the Skehe
case He has been indicted ana tried lot
heIping contractors TO defraud the state.
Refers to Silence of Dix
Another question Of primary impor-
lance, Senator Root said, was the con-
tinuance of the Republican policy Of
just and adequate supervision Of trans
portatiun corporations under the Public
Service Commission laws. The Repub-
Iican position was plain. he said, be-
cause that party had passed the laws,
lille Tammany Halls stand had been
shown by the votes Of its representa-
tives. Further than that the question
had been put specifically by Mr.. StimsOn
to Mr.. Dix and Mr.. Dix had failed TO
answer.
I'VE have fair notice, then" said SEN
ator Root, that we may look for a
reversal Of this Republican policy Of
supervision by public service commits
sions in case the Democratic party
comes into power"
Coming down to a comparison OF the
two candidates, Senator Root called at
tention 10 Mr.. Stimson's record in the
prosecution for the government OF trusts
and railway companies in which s33S,0O0
il fines had been imposed. and the prac-
tice of reba ting brought TO an end. But
this was only the beginning, Senator
Root said. Mt Stimson's prosecution
Of the Sugar Trust and the Arbuckles
for customs frauds had resulted in the
recovery for the government Of S3.4SS,-
aga IS. and penitentiary sentences for
eight officers and employees or the trust
and two government employees
Dix inconsistent on Tariff
Senator Root referred 70 Mr.. Slim
sons prosecution Of Charles W. Morse. |
and then took up Mr. Dix. saying:
What DO We know about Mr.. Dix, the
Democratic candidate he Is a reputable
ger tlenlan, a director in number OF sue
,7.-ssfuI money making corporations. well |
considered by his friends and netghbors In
tbe civ of Albany, very cautious In mis-
gtatarnents about himself and d little loose
in ms statements about others. He has no
DubIir record. and he appears 10 have come
i, contact with public matters Of present !
interest only once.
Tbe point of contact was the tariff. With !
the vast growth and complications Of our !
business We have outgroWn our method OF !
rnal-iua tariffs Nevertheless. this Congress
did ma lSe q pretty good tariff. Under it the !
,srlee rate OF duty has been about II per !
cent less than under the preceding tariff |
and lass than under the Democratic Wilson |
law Under il more goods have been ad- |
D~ittad free Of all duty than ever before In |
the history Of our government-more free |
goods than ever before, to an annual value |
81 rx-er 800 coo coo. and under IL the gov
eminent revenues have been made adequate |
and a deficit has been turned into sur
plus
-rnap the Republican Congress inauEu- /
rated !, great practical reform by providing /
Tor = permanent board OF tariff experts to /
get at the uue facts 10 which the prtn- |