New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-03-02
GLYNN GOES AFTER ROOT

the toga of Thomas Jefferson-s party.
will do well to read the speech of
former Governor Martin H. Glynn de-
livered last night before the Demo-
cratic State convention at Syracuse,
and printed elsewhere in the Herald.
1t contains much food for thought.
much that can be assimilated and
useo with caution by. both sides in the
coming campaign for it shows Demo-
Gratis how strong they are and warns
Republicans from attacking impreg-
nablo fortresses. AS an answer to
the recent remarks of former Senator
Elihu Root before the New York
State Republican convention the
speech of Mr.. Glynn will take rank
with, some of the greatest arguments
ever propounded. Students of de-
bate can we'll take the document
study it's many points, and see just
how the old masters of forensic ora
tory went after their opponents. This
is really an echo of those days when
Lincoln participated in their famous
debates. Two such worthy foes as
Glynn and Root can we'll set forth the
arguments of their respective sides.
Root is a dyed in -the-woOl Republic
can: Glynn is a Democrat who has
never f1inched.
When Mr.. Glynn resumed his seat
after delivering himself of this re-
felt assured that there was nothing
left undone, that he had handed the
one of the soundest wal
lopings ever sent forth from the lips
of man. He attacked them on all
sides. thrust them here and there.
parried and spared. slammed them
for the things they have said against
President Wilson, for the remarks
they have never made, and for some
he anticipates they might make. In
all. his charge to the jury was com
plete. He reviewed all the Iegisla-
ton enacted during the Wilson ad-
laying special stress on
the tariff, an argument upon which
time and energy are wasted for the
vital issue in the coming Campaign
When people are prosperous they are
not going to give any attention to this
old bone. dry since Hector was a pup
When prosperity reigns the tariff goes
out the door, like cupid when poverty
comes in the window. For prosper
ity seems not to be so closely aligned
with a tariff that must be high and
always higher. This is now being
demonstrated.
And the Mexican argument. What
Mr.. Glynn does to that is a-plenty
Also. another issue that will not stand
much show of being paramount in the
coming campaign. He shows that the
Wilson attitude toward the revolu-
ton ridden land to the South is not
much different from the stand taken by
President Taft during his administra-
ton. He brands the situation in Mex
leo as IAN unfortunate inheritance''
study shows this to be true. His ex-
PLANTATION of the Vera Cruz incident
can be verified by records at the State
Department, and the Navy Depart
ment. There will be no SatiSfa elton
in bringing forth the Mexican argu-
ment after this. AS to the Federal
Reserve act that will always stand as
a monument to the Wilson admins
of constructive legislation passed in
years. 1t needs no defender, it speaks
for itself. Where Mr.. Glynn leaves
himself open to argument is in the
formally against the invasion of Bel
GUM The people of the nation as
individuals have protested heart and
soul and have done more than that
their bosoms and lavished charity and
sympathy upon her stricken people.
That protest will always stand in lieu
of any formal document that would
have done not half the good. The
defense of the Presidents foreign
policy was unnecessary in view of the
present position of the Chief Execu-
tive and his Congress. All in all, the
Glynn speech will go down as some
thing worth while in the realm of
argument. as a document we'll worth
pouring over. 1t will have the effect
of calling forth the best from his OPP
position and starting the main de-
bates in the coming campaign.