Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1916-07-12
ROOSEVELT AND HUGHES.
Both Men Are Discussed Frankly and
FearIessIy and Their DISPOSE
tions Laid Bare.

Much to our qualification and some
what to our surprise, we have succeed
ed in securing the article referred t.
In the Chronicle a few weeks ago
touching the character and disposition
of both Colonel Roosevelt and Judg,
Hughes.
1t will be seen that the writer deal.
with the men in frank and fearles!
manner and lays bare his views of then
in words that are easily understood.
We feel that the article will be reac
with much interest in spite of the fact
chat the writer declines to permit his
name to appear with the article. The
article follows:
Nov that Roosevelt has juggled
with the Progressive nomination long
enough to decide whether he can use it
to his own personal advantage or not,
ordinary mortals may calmly view the
presidential situation.
ABOUT ROOSEVELT.
Teddy should be the deadest thing
in politics today. Why? Because he
plays the worst kind of politics with
sacred principles and because he dick
ers and trades with the common en-
emy. His egotlsm is appalling. Once
in New York City, years age, when he
was on the police commission of that
city and which was composed of three
persons, two of them complained to the
mayor, who appointed them, about
Roosevelt's overbearIng manner and
= when his attention was drawn to this
complaint the Colonel calmly suggested
to the mayor the reduction in the num-
ber of the commissioners from three to
one, and, of course, he was to be the
one. His suggestion was acted upon
and he was the sole police commission
er for several years. Paradoxlcal as it
may seem, he made the best police
commissioner that New York City ever
had. But his crowning piece OF IN
fanny, was, IN my judgement. the way
he treated the Progressive convention
nomination, and this has resulted IN the
destruction OF the Progressive party.
/ consider Teddy today, as exercising
less influence over the people than IN
any time IN ten years, for he has killed
the once great influence he had.
ABOUT HUGHES.
'What about Hughes, the once, but
not now, silent one? Well do remem-
ber, a dozen years ago, how he stood
before the Lexow investigating COM
mittne, his manner and dress suggest
ing the funeral director IN it's solem-
nifty. He was totally unknown to the
public up to that time. Hughes was
not alone, of course, in this big job OF
investigating the big insurance com
panies, for Frank Moss, fine lawyer,
with a we'll established reputation as
graft Investigator, was retained by the
state to help Hughes, and Moss must
be given a good deal of credit in this
connection. They had, of course, all
the monled men of New York to fight
and the fearless manner of conducting
the examination aroused great deal
Of admiration for them, and as result
of their work much more stringent
insurance laws were enacted IN the
public interest.
'These examiners had the great
state of New York at their backs and
loud protests came from the council to
the witnesses against what they calleo
the brutal methods of examination.
'The examination lasted a year, and |
when the opportunity came Frank
Moss was elected district attorney and !
Hughes was nominated for governor.
He was elected as a reformer and the |
first job he tackled was the wiping out !
of the race track evil.
"His record as governor was good,
but by no means remarkable, for New
\ crk has had many greater governors
than he.
"Hughes is cold blooded and hard to !
approach. His treatment of few
friends who called on him to talk over
the political situation before the con-
vention met at Chicago is proof of this.
His conduct and speeches since he re-
ceived the nomination reveal the two
3ided nature Of the man.
'He IS not entitled to be classed az