Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-21

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, the law, and ask YOU to not 10 DO
moved by tho ;lamor OF his record be-
fore the public eye.
MAN MUST EIGHT HOR HOSON
As III: WOULD FOR I.tirE
AN attack upon Il mans honor liz
like I'm attack upon a woman's chastity.
Once it is believed in, his usefulness ia
gone. lie cannot live with his follow
mon lie is an outcast and II Phariah
among them. He mus, fight for his
honor as he must fight for his life"
MIR Roosevelt has done remarkable
things in the history OF this country"
he said. "lIrcaking away In 1912 from
the organization whose fortunes h" had
advanced. aud which had advanced his
fortunes. he yet had influence enough
to take with him nearly 100000 OF
votes.
AN attack from a man OF such power
il an attack which must be met and
Hrapplcd with. or the subject of this
attack must sink down into ignominy
and to practical death.
Let us assume TINT man, great
III many ways ana who has rendered
able service to his country. has q habit
OF calling every man who does not
agree with him a liar. until il has
become u joke in the community, and
have been classified by a certain great
parsonage as n falsiiicr of the truth.
Suppose tina: this great pcrsonatc
through piqu" over u trial OF politi-
cal supremacy in which he hasn't been
the victor. chnractcrizcs in this way
man who has been his friend. with
whom he has associated and taken
counsel.
is there anything for this man,
piilori"d as n modern Benedict Arnold,
TO do except to ask jury of his peers
TO determine whether or not the truth
has been spoken concerning him
whether Ii" is AN honest man. or n crea-
iurc so base and degraded in the
sight Of all honest men as to he unfit
TO hvc--a man who has entered in
tn enemy. and who has traficked
with d!ahonor for his own gain
You have seen the plaintiff on the
stand You have noticed his manner OF
tcst'fyinE carfcul: hcsitat-
ing ~ times. in order to be sure that
n" was giving no wrong impression
and making no mistake
SHOWED MALENOLENCE WITH
WHICH HE ENTERED CASE
And YOU have seen the dcfendaut
When he was called to the witness box,
he sprung at the chair as If h. thought
II was going to get away from him
lie talked with his feet; and his
hands. and mis- head. He bounded from
SID" 70 side. Hc shouted. His entire
attitude showed tho malevolence with
which he entered tho case and with
which he carried II on.
We subpocnaed In Fayctte r. C;lca-
son as witness as To printing mat
tiers which were aftcrward ruled on,
by His Honor. ana we were obliged
TO call him to rcfu:c the testimony of
Mr. Loeb. He was attacked because ne
had been in public life for many years
and drew q salary. What about Thco-
dorc Roosevelt? How long from tho
tim" of his leaving college was he out
OF public life, civil service commits
semhiyman. Assistant Secretary OF tho
Navy. Governor OF tho state Vice
President and President OF the United
States Has he shown any aversion 10
public life or to tho SALARY and cnolu-
mcnts derived from it?
Before leaving The White House. in
fact. as soon as he had been elected
President Colonel Roosevelt had de-
clarcd he would not he a candidate FOR
third term. ilc went 10 Africa after
his term was over and became 4
mighty hunter, and then he returned
ana sat down ut oyster Bay 10 await
events II may be that tho Insidious
hand Of the third term was Knocking
al the door OF his mind. If that. |
do not know. but do know. as We All
know. that when rho State convention
OF 1910 came on he jumped into the
fight, defeated Vice President sherman
Tor temporary chairman, made Elihu
Root. proven member OF his own
cabinet, permanent chairman, forced
the nomination OF his own candidate
Tor Governor and absolutely ruled and
dominated the party rs not avcn
Thomas c. Plat himself had ever done.
1t nay b" worthy OF reflection. how
ever, that his candidate was defeated.
ana that Tor four years the state was
given into the control of the Demo
cratic party
EVIDENCE OF DEFENDANTS
TURNS AND CHANGES
There has appeared in this case owl
d"ncc OF the defendants turns and
changes from the very beginning. You