Such is the record of the man who is to succeed Thomas C. Platt,
as Senator from New York, Timothy L. Woodruff having been forced
gracefully to renounce his claims. It will be a relief to get rid
of the disgusting septuagenarian, Platt; but is a profound pity his
successor should not be a man in whom the people have confidence. Root
has always been a wily corporation lawyer; he has just completed an
alliance in contravention of the spirit of the Constitution and is
being elevated to the Senate through Federal patronage.
He may serve his country well—but the leopard will have to change a
good many of his spots.