Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-04
ROOSEVELT BITTER
:. AT THE PRESIDENT.
Scores Wilson Administration
= in His Speech at Cooper
~ Union. :.
LAUDS CAREER OF HUGHES


ministration and urged his audience to
put in the presidential chair the clean
and upright justice Of the Supreme
Court, the fearless former Governor OF
New York. whose whole public record
has been that of man straightforward
in his thought and courageous in his
actions, who cannot be controlled to
do what is wrong and who will do
what is right, no matter what infiu-
ences may be brought against him.
The former President broke away
from his speech. which he had pre-
pared in advance. to say what. he
thought OF the so-called hyphenates.
He declared that although Washington
and Lincoln were Of English blood
they were both American through and
through.
No Fifty-Fifty Americanism.
NO American can be o good Ameri-
can on fifty.flfty basis" said Col.
Roosevelt. There is no room in
this country for English-Americans,
Irish-Americans or any other Kind of
Americans but real Americans
Once during his speech. when the
of George Washington. in which the
first President bequea thed his swords
to his nephews and cautioned them not
TO unsheathe them except Tor self-de-
Tense or for the defense of their coun-
try. some one In the audience shouted:
Sounds like wilson,"
Cob. Roosevelt paused for moment.
and the voice in the audience said: II
mean Roosevelt-
Col: Roosevelt smiled and continued
his speech.
Col. Roosevelt's Speech.
Col. Roosevelt said. in part:
II am glad to speak in this historic
building. at the request of men OF such
high standing as those who have aske d
me to speak; and thank them for hav-
ing asked me to speak ON the most
vital Of all present-day questions. The
Nations Crisis crisis pre- -eminently
moral and spiritual.
There can be no greater misfortune
for free nation than to find itself
under incapable leadership when { m
fronted by, great crisis. This Il pecu-
-liarly the case when the crisis Is not
some sterribie world cataclysn-such .
cataclysm as at this moment has over
whelmed civilizations The times have
needed Washington. or a Lincoln. Un-
a
another Buchanan.
The appeal IL made on behalf of
Mr.. Wilson that we should not change
horses in crossing stream. The worth
Of such an appeal Is not obvious when
the horse. whenever he comes to a
stream. first pretepds he is going to
jump il. then refuses to enter 1t. and
when he has reached the middle alter
nately.t moves feebiy forward and
fesbly backward. and occasionally lies
down. We had jfst entered the great
est Crisis I'M our history when we
'swanped horses by exchanging Blu
chanan for Lincoln; and IL we had not
made the exchange We. would never
have crossed the stream at. all. The
failure now to change Mr.. Wilson for
Mr. Hughes would be almost as dam
aging.
Washington and Lincoln confronted
crises of different types. and Therefore
In any given crisis II lie now the 'ex.
emple of one, now the; example Of the
other. which It. is most essential fol
us to follow. Each stood absolutely
for the national Ideal. for a. fun UnioT
of an our people. perpetual and in;
dsstructibie: and for the full employ
ment of our entire collective strength
TO any extent that was necessary In
coin had to deal with vital questions
OF internal reform. and with the over.
turning of internal forces tending to-
ward. the destruction Of the Union
only with the creation. of our Union
but with the n,aintenance of our liberty
against all adverse forces from with
out. This country must learn the les
apply the principles established b,
those careers to the ever-changinl
: conditions Of the present sooner Of
later IT will go down In utter ruin.
The lesson of nationalism and there
fore of efficient action through tn,
national government is taught by boil
careers. At the present moment. vi
need to apply this principle In our 20
greater than was the case in eithe
Washfngton's day or Ldncoln'st
Land Must Be Worth Living In.
There can be no genuine feeling o
patriotism Of the Kind that makes al
men willing and eager to die for tn
land, unless there has been some meas
ure of succeeds in making the land wort
living in for all alike. whatever thei
station, SO long as they do their duty
and on the other hand. no man has
right to enjoy any benefits whateve
from living I'm the la nd In time of peace
unless IL duty calls he ir trained physi
caiiy and spiritually so that he can AM
VIII do his part to keep the land agains
al alien aggression Every citizen o
thiE land. every American Of whateve
mind the Injunction of George Washing
ton to his nephews. when In his will
dated July 9, 1923. he bequeathed 4
each of them a sword, making the be
quest in the following words:
These swords are accompanied witt
an Injunction not to unsheathe them 70
the purpose Of shedding blood, except I
be for self-defense. or in defense o
their country and its rights. and in tn
latter case to keep them unsheathe
and prefer falling with them in thei
hands than to the felinQuishmsnt there
Of
These are noble words. Rememba
that they gained their nobility onl
because the deeds of Washington ha
been such that ne had a right to ute
them. His sword had been sheathe
until he drew 1t on behalf of nationa
liberty and of humanity. and then
WAS kept unsheathed until victor
came, His sword was a terror to IN
powers Of evil. II was fame of whit
IRE In the eyes OF those VINO fought 10
What was right.
a"washington loved peace. Perhap
Lincoln loved peace even more. Blu
when the choice was between peace an
Righteousness both alike trod un
.daunted the dark path that led thronk
terror and suffering and the imminer
menace of death to the shining goal BE-
yond We treasure the lofty word
these men spoke. We treasure thsl
because they were not merely word
but the high expression Of deeds .sti
higher: the expression Of a serene vale
that was never betrayed by col
heart or a subtle and selfish brain. W
treasure what Washington enjoined o
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