Evening star., 1927-10-14

Col. Theodore Roosevelt's keynote
speech before the New York State
Republican convention, in which he
attacked Gov. Smith and drew word
pictures OF a Tammany Hall shadow
across the White House, has been
sharply criticized by many Democratic
and Independent newspapers. They
see in the speech evidence OF what the
Hartford Times independent Demo
cratic) calls frantic panic" in Repub
lican councils over ''the current fact
of their lack of competent grip on the
State Of New York"
Yet the Los Angeles Evening Ex
press RepubTican) declares without
qualifications: "Col. Roosevelt has done
the country a great service. 1t was
high time that one who speaks with
the authority of knowledge and under
standing of it's character showed UP
the Tammany liquor program in its
true light" The New York Herald
Tribune Republican), approving the
Roosevelt criticism of Gov. Smiths
financial policy as "unsound and i'm
provident," asserts: The Tammany
school in which he was brought up
has never practiced frugality. 1t be-
lieves in the open hand"
The Lexington Leader Republican,.
quoting the statement that Gov. Smith
'iS a product of Tammany, is the can
didate primarily OF Tammany. that he
is being sponsored by its leaders, and
that the governor Is tolerating the
evils in New York City, Albany and
other large centers for which Tam
many has always stood,' adds that
"such ideas, as a matter of fact, are
prevalent throughout the country
al q
unquestionably able and honest" The
Lansing State Journal independently
argues: while Pennsylvania, Indiana
and Chicago are bad enough, never.
theIess one can hardly feel that the
evil forces in those places are throw
ing quite so definite a shadow on the
White House steps as Tammany. Per-
haps young Teddy did a worth while
job in his putting of the case"
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From the other viewpoint, the Fort
Wayne Journal.Gazette (Democratic)
finds an evident purpose by the Re-
publicans to prevent the nomination
of All Smith by Democrats" and sug-
gests that ''the most sober judgment
of Republicans seems to be that Col.
Roosevelt has not in the smallest way
sign" The Chattanooga Times 0nde.
pendent Democratic) holds that 1.-The
most significant thing about Col
Roosevelt's outbreak was that it mani
tested the alarm Republican leaders
experience at the prospect of having
a man of courage and ability. and,
above all. q man who knows politicians
and their ways, pitted against their
candidate. yet to be picked
"At times his keynote seemed little
shrill, even screechy." according to
the Providence Journal independently,
which mentions "one point at which
he appeared to be at a logical disad.
vantage--he had held the governor
responsible for the extravaganza of
the last few years al Albany, pointing
out how little influence the Legisla-
ture has. and then he urged the elec-
ton of a Republican legislative ma.
jority in ordeE to pave the way for
reclaiming this State from the control
of the wiSwam on Fourteenth street
The Kansas City Post independently
observes that "the general rule seems
to be that sons of famous men do not
become particularly famous, and where
the younger has not only the same
name but the same initials and the
same military title. it must be a terri
BILE thing to try to win fame in the
same field"
col. Roosevelt perhaps goes a little
too far in his attack on Gov. Smith,
says the Worcester Telegram Gnde-
pendent), and the Rock Island Argus
independently advises: 1.-The fact might
as we'll he faced.that there are whole
lot Of people in New York State who
think AL Smith has made a splendid
governor. 1t is perfectly legitimate
to wage a fight against him. but II
should be a clean fight and q fair
fight. or otherwise it will prove costly
to those who carry on the battle"
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National Republican leaders" as
viewed by the Charleston Evening
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