Arizona republican., 1916-03-02

speeches in the United States senate and for his acts as secretary of state of the United States.
 The federal reserve act, the Un- derwood tariff, foreign affairs and preparedness were all dwelt upon by the former governor.
 After reviewing the legislation en- acted during the democratic control of congress, MT. Glynn replied to Mr. Roots reference to the federal re-
 serve act. He charged that MT. Root as senator opposed the passage of the measure.
 This law continued MT. Glynn, ,"is one of the greatest achievements
 of the administration in the last fifty
 years. There never has been a finer
 exhibition of foresight and states
 president in insisting upon the pas
 sage of the federal reserve act. Sub
 sequent events showed the president
 was prompted by wOndrOus economic insight. The republican party has
 had possession of the government
 since 1861, with the exception of MT. Cleveland's two terms. During all
 that time the necessity for financial legislation never was so great nor so imperative. The republican party stands convicted of absolute inn potence and incompetence because it failed utterly to meet the situation This legislative act, former Gov ernor Glynn said, saved the country from a panic when the European war broke out. It enabled the financial officers, he said, to meet the de- mands made upon American busi- ness and financial interests, and saved them from repetition of the panic of 1907. which the speaker characterized as a painful experi- ence' that would always be an in dictment of the republican party" MT. Root" he declared. twas 8 part of MT. Roosevelt's administra- tion in 1907. and shares with MT. Roosevelt and the leaders of the re- publican party the responsibility for
 
 ous happenings of that panic" Mir. Root, the democratic chairman asserted, voted and worked against the reserve act, and 'Mr. Root lost his peacock feather as a prophet when he made his fatuous speech against the federal reserve act The Underwood tariff law has ind hn former governor declared. and he blamed the foreign war for the de- cline in imports.
 Denying that MT. Root was the
 keeper of national honor," Mir Glynn added, flor years MT. Root has been I the star performer at peace confer
 ences. and yet he condones President Wilson for maintaining peace" For years" continued the speaker. "Mr Root has been acclaimed an apostle of peace. and in 1912 was ! awarded the Noble prize for the pro-
 motion of peace. but now he sallies forth as a drum and trumpet states man.
 From a cooing dove of peace, MT. | ROOt SuuQeniy tTdiSloIiiS uiiuocii
 into a sweeping hawk of war. 1 Years ago enthusiasts in Bohemia l took the skin of John Ziska, the pa | triot, and stretched it as a drum | head to rouse the followers to war. l So today, Elihu Root would stretch
 the skin of the victims of the Lusi- tania, the skins of the victims of | the Belgium invasion. into a drum
 head to rouse the kindly sentiment
 of sympathy into the cruel frenzy of | war.
 MT Roo. may beat his drumhead and blare his trumpet. but President Wilson will go right on winning the plaudits of the American people by appealing to reason, humanity and common sense and by keeping the United States the uncOmpromisine champion of the neutral world and
 the undaunted maintainer of the principles which have guided this nation since 1776."