New-York tribune., 1910-11-04
PARKER NOW A SURGEON
Would ''Cut Out the Cancer of
RooseveItism."
"CRINGE OR BE CRUSHED"

Alarmed by Roots Astounding
Speech" He Recommends
Heroic Operation.
Cortland. y. T.. Nov. 3-"Tet ms cut out
the cancer OF RoOseveltisn." said ex-JudGe
Alton p. Parker, in a reply made here to-
night 10 what he called the astounding"
address OF Senator Elihu Root. delivered
last Friday I'm Carnegie Hall. New York
City.
1--WE learn that in this election" he said.
thousands upon thousands of Republicans
and Independents intend to vote Demo-
cratic ticket. We welcome their assistance
and thank them for their appreciation that
I'm this election there is a greater issue than
the governorship Of New York at stake
Let us cut out the cancer Of Rooseveltsn
and-Mr. Root 70 the contrary nOtwith-
standing-that once disposed Of, our citi-
zens can determine who shall be their
President. and the citizens Of each state
who their Governor. without fear OF the
threat that the strong hand will take
possession of our government II we do not
in this state accept its nominee,
Condition of the Patient.
THAT was a most astounding address
which Mr.. Root dellversd- Dare not re-
volt. or worse shall bezpu; accept your
chains. or feel the - cringe. or be
crushed: assert your rxM TO name your
executives and that right shall be definitely
taken from you-that in all fairness is the
sense Of his speech so far as It relates to
the issue Of Rooseveltism which confronts
US But who is the special pleader who
speaks. and who is the client whose cause
he advances2 A master of suggestion, an
adept at innuendO. an adroit intellect, a
clever politician. Such is the special plead
or. and his client we know better than be-
fore. And when we consider the past re-
lations between them, the hollowness and
lack Of sincerity in the suggestion that Mr.
Taft's denomination by the Republicans in
1912 IS in anywfse involved IN a rejection
Of Mr. Roosevelt in the State OF New York
to-day is clear
The argument IS the customary one Of a
lawyer when he assures the jury that, IL
they find against his client, they will Incl
dentaIIy inperiI their own interests IN
some other di-ectiOn-whens for example.
he bids them disregard their Oaths as
Jurors and not convict his client, just as
Mr.. Root urges his Republican associates
TO disregard their duty as citizens, lest
something which he conveniently imagines
as an evil shall befaI1 the community at
large. In other words. Mr.. Root poses rs
the supporter Of Mr. Taft. but IS. in fart,
the secret advocate Of Mr.. Roosevelt Nor
is this the first time when Mr.. Roosevelt =
political fortunes trerubled in the balane
that Mr. Roo, the MachiavelH Of many a
situation. has arisen to his aid. II is well
to consider the source of an inspiration
before we trust to its sincerity. and in tie
light of what has preceded can be best es-
tirnated the inspiration underlying tha
which is presented
The Disease Most Virulent.
"As we all know, Mr.. Roosevelt's political
fortunes were once subjected TO a great
danger. Absolute extinEuishment for all
time in the political field confronted him
He had sworn an oath to avoid the pay
ment Of his personal taxes and disqualified
himself for the Office OF Governor OF the
state. He had sworn that he was not a
resident Of this state. that he had become
resident Of the District OF Columbia, the
city of Washington. AS a matter OF fact.
having obtained through the personal ef-
forts Of his one-tfme friend. Be1lamy Storer,
Jne Office Of Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy. he was temporarily an inhabitant OF
that city. That an of1ceholder in Wash
ington gains no residence there, but re-
mains resident and voter at his home, is
common knowledge From the President
down. the incumbents Of federal Offices re-
turn from Washington TO their homes to
vote, and vet he (EoOsevelt) had sworn
that he had lost his residence in Oyster
Bay and gained a residence in Washington
and II he were nonresident in this state he
could not be its Governor.
at that moment his political future was
at stake: indeed. the man himself bestrode
the narrow edge Of danger. He must be
held to be a citizen OF the State Of New
York or he could not become its Governor.
He could not he claimed to be a resident
Of the State OF New York. or his oath was
false and the penalties Of perjury before
him. He called upon the subtle mind Of
Mr.. Root TO find The tortuous path that
would turn and twist between these contra
dictions.
One Narrow Escape.
The devious path was found for MIN
his affidavit had not included the word
'donicile.' and so the Republican conven-
ton acceded 10 the proposition that a non
and was citizen thereof while at the
same time a permanent resident in Wash
ingtOn as well as temporary fnhabftaut
there. Mr.. Roots reward came later. and
as Secretary of State OF the United States
he counselled and advised. and so far as
might be. cajOlsd and controlled his client
And should Mr.. Roosevelt. through the sps-
clal pleading of Mr.. Root, be once more
saved by adrOit suggestion and artful adap-
tation of the facts. who can doubt that Mr..
Root will be at least persona grata % the
twice saved Roosevelt?
Also. Mt Root rninirnizes Mr. Roos4-
yelt's continual denunciation Of Judges and
courts with glittering generalities. and
with generalities still more gIittering
smoothes over Mr. ROoseveIt's new na-
tionalism. OF the latter he says he knows
not wherein IL consists. Let him read the
debates that preceded the adoption OF the
Constitution and inform himself Not one
OF the doctrines fatal to the continued ex-
istence OF liberty in this country which
Mr. Roosevelt has tricked forth in new
phrase. will he fail TO find there. And let
him reflect that It Is but those judges and
only those courts that stand between US
and the enforcement of those doctrines
which would destroy us and which can be
as the extension or the per
sonaI power OF the Chief Executive-which
God forbid his client may ever again be"
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