Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-22
ELIHU ROOTS GIFT TO AMERICA

blind to its faults or silent about them.
! His speech on Invisible government be-
/ fore the Constitutional Convention. OF
/ which he vas president. created . sen
{ Salon. but no one dared deny its cogr-
agsouS!y spoken truth II Is one Of
! the most searching and terrific AZ
fragments O. So-ealled boss rule ever
delivered. Calm III Judgment, clear IN
= logic. lofty III patriotism. With an acute
/ sense o. values as related 10 both do
nestle questions and international
problems, his influence upon the poll
tics and policies q his time has been
exceeded ey no other living American.
He would be termed q CONSERVATIVE II
ey that IS meant the conservation OF
the basic principles Of law and orderly
CONSTITUTIONAL government. Vet he pre-
sided over State cSN0yen.son which
adopted the most progressive ccuSsirsi-
ton ever submitted TO the people Of
New York.
On the morning 81 the national Re-
publican convention II Chicago in 1894
found sIr EGSo. a. breakfast AZ his
side WAS what appeared 10 be q COPY ~
his coming SISsSca as temporary chair
man ot the convention. Seeing ne LOOK
at IL he remarked, Yea think that's
my speech: j, tSar anything % the
kind Il Is q collection ~ parliamentary
INGREDIENTS sent me b. the CLERK Of the
House, Arm cNoge Concerned With
ruling fairly and correctly than ] an
with my speech"
As chairman 20 the stormy CONVEX
ton ~ 1919. NJ. RcN proved hir,Set
one ~ the rtaSs sogcct0l men who have
ever presided OVER a national co,ver-
ton, The fight between the NI>sSeNet
and Taft forces vSS extremely essse<,
II SEEMED az cue time As Y the csr-
yent.on ec0lG nct o. business Scuss
state delegations ~ parts ~ Hese<s-
,tCs,S refused tS vote when MI Nss
called Mr.. EgNss crSsyed the eaienx
OF the names W s,sernAteS n every
case where the STATED delegates refused
ton IL function. ktT hours tAe scr-
asCll and Ssa Was taSeSSars, ccs
through II all the calm figure and nrsn
psarysnSe ~ the presiding ctsSSr, NAcse
rulings we've CONSTANTLY challenged. kegt
the convention IN hand aud ne sac
ccS<scd almost single handed In etNs-
pcllsnS the cNrNnvea1tC@ - complete tAe
purpose tcg which Il met.
StyI,sly IN his C<,tsvsetsesss and 1esysS
religious IN hsS views eSSrtry and in
tolerance aye utterly teresSn 81 his
nature Neu Will SeAsen his many ple-
Ac aSdreSSsS in vain tcg q single Sea-
tencS kAat StSSSStS the SeyaazVxtse ~
makes any apgNeAl save ~ the tntelA-
senee and g<NsSc.cacV " Mk< hsAgvrS
What he essce SASS NJ lNan Nay ApsslaeS
With equal truth IL himself,
II think ne wI>usd n>@ gyeasN 1eSssN
that statues and c<N.tsnaaS ~ egSStsl IN
his N,eaaSNrSs that re SA,Sgns ~ -
ns,s'aases,s o,her than the pevyStess S~~
tNSencc " the Republic tasN wANSe
structure he had Wrought his hte,~
hts AialS have eeen geAee and ftsAs.
essSsaeSs. his faith Is Cs>>a and eea.ntyy.
HIS AeaseveasxytlS have reached his AfNS
and rewagSaea Nh faith IN htS NuMaa
understandings and IN tire hNfsatte
ehasm NJ u cultivated ami kAiSAtSS
Senslsnan he SsiN stands sNstA Is Ne
has aMASS MeSs the eMN~SnaAeaAs ~
What II highest and eeSt in she ps.el,c
and private lite VI AaaegkA.
NJ eae understands eeates than the
writer how Inadequate q tribute THIS
eftet sketch mast -, Neither pASAseFS
brush NAM Writer'S SktN can adequately
sNHttaN the mint and heart ~ tAsS ne,
atAFAaase N,AN Hut 10 Senator sssSsA a.
ne Walks SeTeNely Vewn gAe WeSsesu
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MAZE tSAsaGS&t>Att<Sa In kNNwtnx the
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E& Atm Al nesNe ard aNESNAa A. the NM,
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