New-York tribune., 1910-09-07
ROOSEVELT PAYS
TRIBUTE TO TAFT
ConServationistS Applaud Flat
tefing Reference to Pres
ldent'S Address.
TALKS TO VAST CROWDS
In Effect the Ex- President Was
Forced to Make Three
Speeches at Once, So That
AL Might Hear Him.

Speeches at Once, So That
AL Might Hear Him.
by Telegraph 70 The Tribune
St Paul. Sept 6.-Ex-President Roose@
veIt. like the month of March. came IN
ike a Hon and went out like lamb IN
sTired stories Of the terrific fight which
was to be made in the Conservation
Congress to-day. A fight which would
rot spare the administration. preceded
him. but almost his first utterance in the
great auditorium was a tribute 20 the
remarkable address on conservation de-
livered by his successor yesterday. and
no period in his entire address was more
enthusiastically cheered.
BY his able and comprehensive speech
here yesterday Mr.. Taft had drawn Mr..
Rcosevelt's fire. had made il clear 10
Mr.. Roosevelt that with a possible single
exception the Chief Executive OF the
nation was as progressive as Mr.. ROose-
veIt in his advocacy Of the conservation
policy. and Mr.. Roosevelt. than whom
there is none keener to sense a situation.
paid loyal tribute 70 the President OF
the United States in the opening lines Of
his address
Much that 7 have to say viii be but
a repetition Of what was so admirably
said on this very platform by the Presi-
dent Of the United States yesterday"
began Mr. Roosevelt. and the applause
and cheers which came from every seq
tior of the vast audience exceeded eves
those which had greeted the ex-Preslderf
on his entrance.
BelIisersnts Disappointed.
The fire and birthstone breathed on tbs
Roosevelt train yesterday were doubtless
due TO the misrepresentation created by
the receipt of Clifford Ptnchot's dispatch
declaring that the fight is on When
he came 70 read the Presidents speech
Mr.. Roosevelt was quick TO perceive tnal
the fight We off. or rather that there
rever had been any occasion for nght,
and that for once he had been decelved
nv his orot6ge. the former CHEZ For
ester.
Theodore Roosevelt no sooner senses
a situation than he acts, and accordlnsIJ
he paid due tribute 10 the admIraoIe
address OF his predecessor. OF course
the beIligerents were sadly disappointed
Eo1aIIy the true friends Of Conservation
we're delighted. and they showed II py
the heartfness CT their applause
Every effort had been made by the
Pinchot men to make the recepIIoH o-
rba ex-President notably more cordial
-bs,, v.-as that OF his successor. but they
failed signaIIy 10 their amazemenr anu
~ =
nartv 10 this scheme. He had said thal
the President of the United states must
be invited. that the policy OF conserN1
rfon was too important 70 be sacrlIlc7o
70 anv personal spleen, and ne had III
sie-ad that Taft Day" must be MADE
+bA GREAT dav Of the congress. but the
an+i-Tafr element had disregarded MS
e,-nressed wishes, and IT was President
Taft himself who prevented an ecApss
which might have embarrassed M
Roosevelt
OF the several hundred Taft pictures
which Yesterday adorned the conVen'lon
hall only one remained when the con-
gross was called TO order this morning.
Tbav had been removed in the night
Rooseyelt's Dramatic Entrance
However. the entrance or ex-Pres-o7I'1
Roosevelt was highly dramatic he came
nreceded by a brass band and the org
inar Roosevelt Club. in khaki uniforms.
and vet the cheers which greeted MS
entrance did not equal those which nad
greeted the entrance Of President Ia1t-
who came in quietly. with no music and
escorted only by the Governor and the
mem hers Of the reception committee
Mr. Roosevelt was not called upon ID
wait long before he began MS address,
The convention had been in session for
an hour when ne arrived. and only -
formal prayer of DR. J. 5 Morgan. -
which he prayed for the most consptcu-
GUS citizen of the world preceded the
introduction OF Mr. Roosevelt As Mr.
Roosevelt came forward there vas
great outburst OF cheers. but il did not
last as long as that which yesterday
greeted the generous compliment which
President Taft paid 10 his predecessor
There were times during the course Of
his address when Mr. Roosevelt COM
ulereIv caught the fancy Of his hearers,
as, for instance. when he said. IN con-
nection with the mOnopolization of va
te-wavs BY the railroads. L don't men
tion this TO blame them IN the least but
ourselves for permitting them 70 do IL
If Uncle sam cannot take care OF him.
self there is no reason why any railroad
man should undertake 10 act as his
guardian N fact. he would ind him
self very lonely should he undertake 20
do so" or again. when he asserted OF
the controversy regarding state and fed
eral control of the waterpowsr sites. 1t
is really a question of the special. cor
porate interests against the popular in
terest"
Against State Control.
A careful comparison Of the Tart ana
the Roosevelt pronunciamentos reveals
only one clear cut difference between
these two statesmen President Taft re-
Trained from expressing an opinion as 10
whether state or federal control OF power
49,. N.a v,rzfa~rAd and COureDtet