The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-14
PEOPLE BEST ABLE
TO RULE, SAYS ROOT
Attacks Reformers and Pleads
for Preservation Of Laws
Of State.
"BOOM" FOR PRESIDENT

Albany, April i3.--Ellhu Root. ex-
United States Senator and president or
the constitutional convention, at din
ner given by the Republican senators
in his honor tonight at tho Ten Eyck
warned the people that only through the
DEVELOPMENT of the principles OF Demo
cratic government" can we escape from
the terrible srourge that Is devastating
Europe"
81 am n Arm believer IN democratic
government and l believe In the SELF
governing capabilities or the people Oh
the State" he declared.
II believe In the saving power or rep
resentative government, the greatest gift
OF the Anglo-Saxon race to the liberty
Of the world, and believe In the COM
potency OF the men OF this generation 10
do their part In the slow and deliberate
course OF solving the problems OF Demo-
cratic government
Senator Root attacked the so-called re-
formers OF the age.
THE first thought OF reformer II 70
grasp at something new. whether or nO
IL is worth while, forgetting the thou
sand and one more important duties OF
preserving the laws" he said.
The failure 10 attain perfect demo-
cratic government Senator Root attrlb-
u,ed to the lack OF understanding De-
tween the farmer and the manufacturer
and the city man and the country man
The seople don't understand the framing
OF laws. the Senator Sad, and he advo-
waited printing In this state legislative
record similar TO the tongressoHdi
Recoru, which would give TO all the peo-
pie the arguments for and against all
legislation.
Mr.. Root decried the fact mat the
time Of the Legislature to-day is taken
TN In great part oy unimportant les1s-
lation for the various localities, and he
predicted mat the present constitutional
convention might fnd a cure for this
evil.
'The first great duty OF Government is
20 preserve the laws under which the
people have lived IN Justice and pros
per!ty," asserted Senator Root.
Senator Root urged the Legislators
not to force their vii! on the people.
but TO remember that they are represent
ing the will OF the people.
There are two things party policy
never should attempt 10 do Enter into
foreign diplomacy md cons tuition max
ing" said Mr. Root. I'VE lost the State
and nation three yeare ago because we
deserved IL. because We sought to achieve
Individual success by seeking 10 pull
down other Republicans.
I
seems 20 the we have. Nothing can pre-
vail against us You cannot disturb n
people In prosperous careers without
ovoking loud cries. Substantial achieve
rnent will win our way to public approval
ard confidence
Many thought that Gov whitman
doomed Senator Root as n President al
possibility FOR 1915 when he spoke, The
Governor said he was plea sed 70 be
present with "a man 90 distinguished"
and declared K was needless to sug-
gest that there Is not anything In the
eft Of the people OF the state and the
nation that Senator Root couldn't have 4"
Prolonged applause followed the Gov
erno-'s remarks.
Lieut. Gov. Edward Schoeneck was
toastmaster. Other speakers were Will
lam Barnes. Job Hedges. Republican
Leader Elon r. Brown OF the Senate,
Speaker sweet OF tho Assembly and
state Chairman Frederick c. Tanner