The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-02

and the poor reasonably rich by law.
We are chasing phantom wc are
holding out to ihose whose unrest we
lear prospect and = dream. a vision
OF the impossible.
II do not say that the two gentle
men VINO nov lead, one the democratic
party and the other the former Re
puDIicans who hav. left their party. Ia
tneir attacks upon existing conuIt4ons
end in t.eir attempt, to satisfy inc
popular unrest ~ p onAses III Icme-
aies. are consciously embracing social
ism The truth Is tina, they do not
offer any definite legislation or policy
by which the happy conditions they
promise are TO be brought about. but
II their promises mean anything. they
cad directly toward the appropriation
OF what belongs 10 one man, TO an
other
The truth is. my friends. both those
who have left the Republican party
under the inspiration OF their present
leader. and our old opponents. the Dem
ocrais. under their candidate. are go
Ing In direction they do not dea-
ulte!y know. toward an end they can
not definitely describe, with but one
cniei and clear object and that is o,
acquiring power Tor their party by
popular support through the promise
o; change Tor the better.
These gentlemen proposei 10 re-
form the government, whose present
defects, II any, ar. due to the iailur.
OF the people to devote az inucn time
az IA necessary TO their political duties
vs. requiring ii political activity BY the
peoplc three t!ines that which thus fal
lhe people have been willing to as
sumo.
But after We have changed all the
governmental! macn!nery 81 us to per
iuit instantaneous expression .: the
people In constitutional amendments.
IN statutes and in recall OF public
agents. what them
Votes are not bread. constitutional
amendments are not work. reterendums
40 not pay rent OF Furnish houses re-
estis 10 not furnish clotnlng, 'nitia-
uNes DO not supply employment or re-
4ieNe Inequalities u condition or OF.
opportunity. We sun ought TO have
set before Us the definite plans 10 bring
on complete equality OF opportunity
and TO abolish hardship and Owl FOR
humanity We listen for them N vain"
On Recall of Judges.
The President discussed a. some
length the recall OF Judges and judicial
decisions. and the proposals 10 forbid
the use Of inJlnc,ions to protect prop
er;y against a secondary boycott and
the use OF iurics in contempt proceed
inEs brought to enforce DEGREES or or
ders The recall Of decisions he
labelled the "grotesque proposition by
the leader Of former Republicans who
nave left their party"
The Republican party" concluded
the President. stands for none OF these
innovations. 1t refused to make
changes simply FOR the purpose OF
making a change. and cultivating pop
uiar hope that in the change some
thing beneficial, Underlined, Will take
place We favor the greatest good to
the greatest number. We believe that
we have made progress from the be-
ginning to now ana that the progress
's 10 continue into the far future. that
1t Is reasonable progress that expe-
rience mas shown to be really useful
and helpful. and from which there Is
no reaction TO something worse. 1t IS
said that this is not an issue in the
campaign; = seems to me II is the SUI
preme issue"
Roots Address.
Your title TO the nomination is as
clear and unimpe achable as the t!:le
OF any candidate since political con-
ventions began.
That was the keynote Of Senator
Elihu Roots address to President Taft.
The committee Of notifications" said
Senator Root, here present. has the
honor to advise YOU formally that on
tho twenty-second day of June
last. You were regularly and
duly nominated by the national
convention OF tho Republican
party. TO be tho Republican candidate
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