New-York tribune., 1910-11-12
Senator Roots Speech.
senator Roots speech follows.

Hnd students.
Senator Roots Speech.
senator Roots speech follows
afr President and Gentlemen: ats Hisn
sredir is Que 10 a country IaS1t ca.l :. 81 -
+sra sUrh a man as John hay Jila1 . .
stl-r1v estimated hiE merit, l4s~ - - --o--1a
.se~F-i.e and rouOrS his memory A PeoF'-e
s-sr.lfa a. this have something about them
too -iuo 10 permit them 70 De gwen OEt' ~
die worship Of merely material li4Ih6s-s
II would be difficult TO concelte % q
.-1e--sr cor rrsSr than that between Ile
..-4-s~re- Of AIr. Hay ana tne COIlACe@llt' en-
rhich-sknned self-assertlNe, puEl-i-57' -,
1linE character ordinarily AssCe-a~0- g 10
success IA the practical auaiTs OF ll-7 I-
ll7l-Tv-hUrIv world The note IN M Oa4-S
life which most challenged the allgi-,-o1i 49, y
a., observer was that Of extreme rehne-
rnant. sensitiyeness and reserve re va a.
-ruasSrlruinC. retiring. sel1-eIa aclns. ne "a
thoroughly democratic IN ms > tt5 st-l5~
snd convictions rte Iooh me- a 49,. -
character value. without regard 10 P'aC0 %
ToEver or wealth ,.,-
re was keenly alive 10 the approval OF a.
those whose judgment ne respected anu
Ny hose friendship he valued his NE va
rs own and he shared il only with those
s1e loved de never put Il II evidence q
fhe bar of public opinion or entered y IN ~
.0rnDerir!on for the prizes OF puDlc ne
frhe ur0ud modesty Of his sell t-respecl naoe
s. ir9D0SSihle for him 10 testify III Ils OWE
behalf OF 10 allese his own merits he ne iSLt i
Others TO judge what ne was aAl VIA ne
accomplished. without even ald rom LIN,
Nhile his generous and IOYai nature Wa
hever weary Of giving cfeoL anu pl 49,
an5 honor 10 his associates and conten-
4sera-ies 10 she extreme Limit OF tEer
deserts.
Christian Ethics His Control.
lie was sensitive 20 beauty in ali lis
sorns-baau-v il nature. in art, in form or
iuerarv expression. in thought. in human
Uharacter- The principles Of Christian
ethics controlled his judgments ana MS
practice. A fne and correct taste deter
mined the attractions and repulstous = lis
life, but he vas not narrow OF nnlcal- re
had the enthusiasm Of humanity lie nau
breadth OF view ana kindness OF judgment.
de had the saving grace CT AlmtE 10
very high degree, and his EuEno- was tA-
.1Ifsf-e delicate and subtle. His estimates
,f men and their lives cur through al al-
7tearanCes TO the realities, We're tnd-l}endTAs
Of clothes and houses and the accident OF
manners and seized upon whatever was
-rue ana human. whether II was in the
miners hut OF the farmers ranch OF the
r!7ICuaiTe'S palace
Tie scope Of his human sympathy was
universal. He could write DJi!! the Tihe
county Ballads ana 'taSuIan DAYS
Quality aruealed 70 him. whether IL an ear
OF q lCuE>1oreuan- de had "A nne sense OF
proportion and Of the fitness Or JhInBs- He
rad Imagination, without W-lcn no man
can he great in business or science or gov
eminent any more Llau IN literature Or art
The charm Of expression that we Oh ma
n ms WRITINGS appeared 10 less III US con
relSa-loD- He was the most delightful or
companions one found H. him breadth OF
interest shrewd observation profound
philosophy VIII. hurncr. the revelations Of
tender and lOVal friendship and under
tone OF strong convictions, and now and
then The vibration Of intense feeling. and
now and then expression Of a thought that
~ substance and perfection OF form left In
-.e mind the sense OF having seen per
1elfiT cUL precious stone
ssnsitiveness Of the Man.
His nature rad its penalties. He shrank
from rude. personal contact As things fine
and noble gave him pleasure, things brutal
and soEdid caused him pain. lie could hght
tor q cause or a friend, but he shrank
rom dghring for himself Everything per
sonally competitive or 6ssertive was dis
-astelui. IN his later years the prospect
ot 4 public appearance made him positively
IN fo- days before the time arrived.
Under ordinary conditions one would eE-
rect sLch q nature 70 withhold itself from
Ille practical conflicts Of life. TO develop the
critical faculty al the expense Of its dy-
manic force, and 10 play its part rather as
IN observer and commentator than an
actor IL the affairs OF the world.
There were however other elements IN
fais character which forbade such a life.
Mr. hay was born and bred in what was
then the rude frontier land Of the Middle
West his youth was passed amid the
working Of the mighty forces thai urged
on across the prslrles and valleys OF Tie
ointment the most stupendOus movement
of population since the downfall OF the
Roman Empire, and that built Up and dedi-
csted 10 freedom this Republic. The air he
hreathed was charged with the tense feel
lugs Of the KansaS-N eDraska conflict.
The Iudl2raIlOn the wrath. the eNhOrta-
ions. The pray yerS. the stern resolves, the
blOOdshed and sacrifice, The moral uplifting
md -uDlimaIlOn OF that great struggle be
tween freedom and slavery were borne IN
upon this gentle, receptive and impression
a8Ic soul ia its unfolding lie returned
from his sOJOurn a. a student IL the CRATE
fgl associations OF this learned Institution
70 the battlefield Of Mit0niC conflict in the
Lincoln Douglas debates.
Moulded by Lincoln.
Prom somewhere in the past. perhaps
from Scotland % the Covenant. perhaps
from the German Palatiaate. haTrled and
rsVaged IB religious wars, had come
strain Of religious feeling and capacity for
seif-degotiou that answered TO the iufiu-
euces 0f thls environment The youth knew
lincoln and became has disciple. during
four years III the White House the insplTa-
Ion ana controlling power ct that great
nature guided the growth ct the young
Assistant Secretary. The relation elWeeI
them was not tne ordinary Official relation
between great officer and young as
alrtant lt was personal aid affeluOnate-
tii~n "a later times. when MI Hay was
iFefnltf lu TIE Cabinets Of President Nc
l>lules and President Roosevelt. some in
'iaenI of service lu the White House would
e1sIi 10 hls mind events OF the earlier cs Us
among the same familiar scenes, and the
i~iilns Of the story with all the charm and
~fapilC power We know 80 wen would leave
an impression upon his associates never TO
'- forgotten one such recital illustrates
'ft relation between the tWo
alo ouEh The centre of the Tcc"ni Story