New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-10
WILSON ATTACKS 7. R.
At PRESS CLUB DINNER
Accuses Him of Attempting I'm
possible Task Of Representing
Nations Entire Sentiment.
IN MOST SERIOUS MOOD
His Own Party Has No Entan'
clements, He Asserts-Heart-
lily Amused by Song Par ,
odies st His Expense.


Governor Woodrow Wilson was the
guest OF the New York Press Club at din
nor last night and, after listening to a
lot Of humorous PAROLES sung at his ex-
pence, made the most serious speech he
has delivered since he became the Demo-
cratic candidate for President.
In his speech. which was taken steno-
graphically for The Tribune, Governor
Wilson started 70 analyze the three
parties, but became so enthusiastic in his
dissection Of Colonel Roosevelt and the
third party platform and in his praise
OF the Democratic document that he for
got 20 say very much about President
Taft and the Republican party.
Il should be ashamed of myself Mr.
Wilson said, IF 1 tried to obscure OF
misstate the pending problem ana l
promised myself as ! came here to-hs"'
the privilege, If l might, Of setting the
seal of the present canvass and trying 10
point out as clearly as / could Wna'
seemed 10 be involved.
Whatever we may say about the spe-
CHIC character Of the problems we are
NOW facing. the Fundamental problem oil
all is TO set our government l'ee 10 ue"'
with them. because if there he any oosta-
Gle to correcting the things Which We
ought TO set right now-Whlch eh'dB.o
our politics and make just action impossi-
ble-it IS an obstacle long rooted TOT III
the past the government Of the Uniteu
states has not been free TO act IN the
interest Of all.
Hot After Colonel
Governor Wilson pitched into CoIohe'
Roosevelt good and hard, saying;
.The.bistorv Of liberty is n history OF ne
limitation OF governmental power nov tne
increase OF A. 10 these gentlemen on tdiI
that In the year 1912 we nave u'sCoN - ~ ~
4 unique exception OF the nQn e that the
human history? Do they dream thal we
whole character Of those VINO exercise
power has charged; that Il - no I3IlsTGl q
temptation; above all thinSs , elsT |eTno'isb
NOW 10 be a providence over inc peopie
over whom they preside? 49,. to
Gysat kings have been born into me
world men With biz enough hSd.ts ,' 70 III
Clude their kingdom, men WIN Dig tuouem
Trains t. comprehend anything that can
comc within the scope Of their under
standing But there are only t"ehl! lou li
hours I'm the day of q king, as there are oIliE
twenty-four hours IN the DAY o. ti.f nu.,i-
hest workman No brain in us twenty
four-hOur day can comprehend the COM
plex business Of nation. .,
Representative government, Representa-
tive assemblies are necessary; not because
their Individual units are wise, hut Oe-
cause their individual. pnts arc various;
Because picked ~out OF every class anu anu
condition, they speak or the good every
man can speak, the Voice OF ali classes
The voice Of nation never came from
any single lips except occasionally In a
lyric I'm some burst OF Inspiration on
the part Of a truly great poet. from whose
irnperishable words there seemed 10 como
a song that did embody the impulse OF
n great people But you cannot translate
poetry into politics. You cannot trans
late even the song Of people into tIie
measures which will safeguard its ne
and no poet had ever dreamed enough
10 conceive body Of measures which
would suffice for that purpose.
Anomaly Of Situation.
4 very interesting thing happened
! don't know whether II was an editorial
accident or not, Mr. Roosevelt spoke.
as I remember before the constitutional
convention in Ohio last spring hap
,pened TO he on a railway journey when
he delivered the speech, and the paper
picked up the morning aIter ne d'ilNeItu
Il was "rhe ct. Louis Post-Dispatch."
on the front page In large headlines
were the words that indicated that Mr..
Roosevelt had adopted the whole pro-
gramme Of radlcalism. The story ran
with the quotation Of the speech for two
or three columns-I have forgotten how
much-and then said, Continued on page
A." Let US see. / have forgotten what
page II was But on that page 4 when
| turned 70 IL, were these words 'Mr
Roosevelt Outlines Conservative Pro-
sramne" Walter Measbay was with ne,
Ne can corroborate this And the point
Of the story is this that that was the
correct caption on the fourth page
daughter and APPLAUSE
The sentiIuept-of the speech, the SYM
patty OF the speech IN the first part was
with radical ideas, and the programme
Of the speech was conceived for the pur-
pose Of showing that big business and
tho government could live on amicable
terms with one another. II was in sub
stance q very interesting article which
Mr. Roosevelt had previous 10 that time
written for and published in The Out
look" a very interesting article indeed,
and which Is the prOgenitOr Of the cor
responding planks in the present plat
form.
Now. ] say that i'm that way lies no
thoroughfare for social reform, and that
those who are hopeful Of social reform
through the instrumentality Of that
party ought TO realize that In the very
. platform itself Is supplied the demon
stration that il is not serviceable in