Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-29
VOTEFOR ST|MSON
ABOOST FOR TAFT
Senator Roots View of Effect
of New York Election on
1912 Nomination.
IF DEMOCRATS TRIUMPH
MOSES WILL BE SOUGHT
Senator Intimates Party Might Then
Turn to Roosevelt.
APOLOGY NOT FORTHCOMING
Instead, Colonel Renews Attack on
Judge Baldwin, Democratic Can
didate for Governor of
Connecticut.

The Star yesterday was the speech by
Senator Root in New York last night.
Senator Root didn't do the one thing it
was thought he certainly would do. He
did one thing it was thought he certainly
would not do.
Senator Root did not eliminate Theo-
dore Roosevelt as 1912 presidential pos
sibility, and urge, therefore, that all re-
pubIcans should vote for ROoseveh's
man without his contingency in mind. In
stead he intimated that the republican
party would nominate Theodore Roosevelt
in 1912, unless voters, by getting togeth-
er and electing the republican ticket, and
thereby strengthening the hand of Presi-
dent Taft, should make Taft his own in
evitable successor.
Make Roosevelt the Issue.
"A good many republicans at this
time" said the senator. seem disposed to
ignore all the grave and substantial is
sues which are before the people Of this
state and to vote at the coming election
upon no issue whatever. but simply as
an expression of feeling against Mr..
Roosevelt, whose course regarding ma
tional affairs they disapprove for one
reason or another, and whom they desire
they belong. in which they believe and
which they have long loyalty supported.
because he holds a distinguished and po-
tent place in the councils and activities of
the party.
1t should be observed that the declara-
ton OF this intention cuts both ways.
Wherever Il man declares he will vote
against the republican ticket because he
does not like Mr. Roosevelt there will
he others who will vote for the ticket be-
they RnnSavo1f
cause they feel that with his tremendous
force and courage and ability he has
done a noble and much-needed work for
honesty, purity, equality and freedom
in the political life of our country.
State Would Indorse Him.
My guess would be that if the issue
in this state We're whether Mr.. Roose-
velt has reflected credit and honor on
the republican party, on our state and
on our country. or the contrary, there
would be a very large majority in the
affirmative. / am not, however, going
to discuss that question or discuss him,
for there is no such issue before the
people Of this state
Here is the more significant portion Of
Mr.. Roots speech with regard to the
presidency in 1917:
1t is said that we must not consider
the nomination for the presidency In
1912 Well. Mr.. Taft is President of
the United States; republican presi-
fearless man. He has the qualifications
which make a man grow in the estima-
ton OF thoughtful people and. lying back
OF all the clamOr and excitement Of our
a thoughtful people. He has grown and
is growing and will continue to grow in
public esteem.
Az In M
IF he continues to make as good a
President as he is making now he will
be the natural and inevitable candidate
Of his party in 1912, unless one thing
should happen-that the people of the
United States should repudiate the -ad-
of Mr.. Taft by such a
and overwhelming defeat Of his
party that 1t will be apparent that Mr..
Taft cannot be reelected.
1.-The democratic party cannot bring
about such a result. but republicans can
by their adverse votes. After election
people don't scrutinize the multitude of
the result. They see only the general
result. and if it should happen that the
can't hold it's own party
together the national convention would
be quite likely to look for Moses to
lead them out of the wilderness, and they
might GO, to Mr.. Roosevelt, or they might
20 to one of the far more radical lead
ers who are looming up on the political
horizon in the north and middle west.
Support for Administration.
make no mistake. my friends, SO far
as this election in the state of New York
bears any relation to national affairs re-
publican votes for the republican ticket
the administration in the
ticket tend to weaken and break down
the administration. No one understands
this better than Mr.. Roosevelt No one
knows better than he that the strenuous
efforts he is making in behalf of the
republican candidates, not merely in New
York, but in dozen other states, are
services in aid Of the Taft administration
and tend toward the denomination of Mr.
Taft in 1872"
attacks made on him because of his re-
ported criticisms of the judicial system Of
the country and the personalitw of some
OF the judges, Senator Root said:
Everybody grumbles about decisions
he does not like. and Mr.. Roosevelt ap-
pears to have done so out loud and in
public, according to his temperament and
habits. But l have never known the
at decisions of the courts by
people who didn't like them to do any
harm, and the idea that Mr. Roosevelt
contemplates an attack upon our judicial
system or that that system is in danger
from him or any one else is purely fam
ciful and devised for campaign purposes
only. All this talk about an attack on
the courts and danger to- the courts is
mere idle campaigning and pre,ense."
New Nationalism Not New,
Discussing new nationalism, MIR. Root
said he had found nothing in it that was
not taught in his class in the law school
forty years ago. and that has not been
part of the accepted beliefs OF the Amer
lean people for generations.
$50 far as l can see.'' he said. any
thing new in the so-calied new national
ism is that there shall be a renewed and
active sense Of loyalty and of duty to
the old doctrines and the old ideals OF
American democracy.
During the course of his speech Mr..
Root emphasized the point that the is
sue at the Saratoga convention which
nominated Stimson, and which Roosevelt
dominated. was revolt against the
tyranny of party machines and party
machinery. This feeling has been empha-
sized in this state by revelations of cor
ruption in the legislature at Albany. or
direct bribery OF organization legislators
and indirect control of legislation
through alleged political contributions"
1t was not Rooseveit's fight" the SEN