Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-21
TRIBUTE TO ROOSEVELT
PAID BY TWO SPEAKERS
Former President Laudcd by Judge
Pritchard and Congressman
A. j. Montague.
MEMORIAL SOCIETY MEETS
Orators Declare Late Chief Executive
OF United States Was Democratic,
Open-Niindcd and Had Intense
Spirit Of AmcriCanism.

Judge Jeter c. Pritchard. Of the
United States Circuit Court Of APP
peals. and a. J. Montague. Represen-
tative in Congress from this district
last night addressed well-attended
meeting OF the Roosevelt Memarial
Association In the auditorium OF the
Jefferson Hotel. The meeting was for
the purpose of furthcrin- the campaign
for a memorial TO the former President,
evinced by tho large attenda nee of
PUBLIC men; including many officials Of
3 Patterson presided over the meeting
and introduced tho speakers.
Judge Fri,chard paid Il tribute to
Roosevelt as man who was in many
respects the greatest of his day and
time. he declared that the former
d h1esideni carly carly in life foresaw the
act of his was intended TO afford all
classes OF people fun and free recoE
milton In the control OF public affairs.
The. speaker said that our dccla ia ton.
that our chief purpose in going to war
was TO make the world safe for democ-
racy. was mistinterprcted by many OF
the countries OF Europe. whose people
construed our declaration 10 mean Il
democracy pure and simple. which is
Just as detrimental to the existence of
Therefore. in speaking of democracy
we should employ the term reprcsen-
1ative.'"
~" NeNOIt S1Sht.
Judge Pritchard declared that II ia
such a democracy that Roosevelt be-
3ieved in. He also declared that, in his
opinion; there was no foundation for
lution as result of the efforts of
the wage Garner TO better his condition
through organization. for an over
whelmnE. majority Of the wage
earncrs of this country are just as loyal
people"
Attention was called by tho speaker
TO Roosevelts position on capital and
Ia Dor, and Judge Pritchard declared
mat mat the former President was the
conscience by denomncing the !.m ;,tn
factors Of great wealth." The speaker
1919 hds Of his intimate acquaintance with
Qualities OF the man. and said that in
Temembrance OF him I'VE should keep
,tphrighiiy on every hilltop and plain
Was opcn.Mindcd Man.
that We were still too close to the
life OF Roosevelt TO realize the sym.
metry of his stature and the greatness
there Were many rroundiess app rTst
hensions regarding this great Ameri-
can n, In this connection, he said:
minded man, Mr. Taft told me that
roosevelt often changed his mind dur.
toId me 1ss IN and Nj Root
N''N re Wis the per-
sonlhcation OF courage and Industry.
a man OF the most consummate and
multiform energy this country has
ever produced. Doubtless i've womid
nave lived longer but for that great
oEmamic force which moved him on"
MT MontaSue related story which
showed the democracy of EoosnvcI,
me then President was being urged
10 appoint a certain man as indra of
a court \ friend told Roosevelt Of
the judicial qualities of this apnIic,nt
anu lNe President. in answer pojnteI
to man carrying a hod. and soid
ne person who YOU want an
pointed judge does not know thai NAV
exists IN the world"
lind Intense Patriotism.
Mr.. Montague declared that Rooso
yeti intense Amcricansm was shown
by ms patriotic acquieSccncc i'm mo
entrance OF all his sons into tho VA
anu ms resignation 10 the fate which
peleli one of them. He declared ih,;
iso1se'cIt was not a PHILOSOPHER an6
Iacheu inc rcpose Of mind Of Madison
Hno ashington, but that he had aC
cumuiated information on a yar;",,
OF topics with which his DISTINGUISHED
PREDECESSORS We're not familiar In
ocu, ne was q man who could discuss
efSthlhE from the wrens of Nir
einia 10 the condors Of mo Andos.
=. ne speaker finally declared ,b,.
II was particularly fitting ~, ~
people of Richmond and tho So,, 'ie
VINO loved history ard histnrv.s 49,,
tden. should join IN shc movement in
coIiinemoration of Theodore Roosny.it