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Roosevelt Enjoys Navy Departent Work, He W rites Assistant Secretary Enters New Work With Zest and Is Praised Iiy Chief. POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. , 30fl Mulberry Street. New York, March IT, 189T i Dear Cabot; , At present there seems to he a hitch • In the project to legislate us out of . office. I think the project so had | from the civic and political standpoint • that I «m glad, hut as regards myself t I am really disappointed; 1 should like . very much to see the bill go through as far as I am concerned. I can say > conscientiously, and as a matter of ..honest, and, as I think, well justified belief, that no man could have done more than I have done In tills posi vtlon, and that no man who strove 1 Hionestly to do his duty could have i avoided the difficulties I have en !j countered. ' During the two years I have been here (as police commissioner) I have 1 in every way avoided any kind of at ' tack upon the organization republt ■ cans, and nil I could legitimately do • that they have asked me I have done. J In the greatest struggle in which they - engaged, that over and about the . presidential nomination, I barked them | In every way, and the only feeling they have in return is a desire to cut my throat, not for any mistake I have made, hut because 1 have administer ed the nffire honestly; and in the same breath In which they denounce me as not being a good republican because . I will not do dirty work for them. J As for the anti Platt republicans, up • on my word, I believe them to be . almost a shade worse. i The Tribune has added Insincerity ; to the catalogue of the machine vices, and has In every way opposed me ever since I declined to give them the police advertising; and to work under Mayor Strong is soul-harrowing, for he never follows out a consistent course, and never resolutely backs any man up. The so-called Independent republicans of the Seth Low stamp are but little better. The only eovn ! fort is that I resolutely strive to give I as good as I get. J There! I feel easier, having hur • dened you, as usual, with my parochial woes. Best love to Nannie. Always yours. THEODORE ROOSEVELT, - Hon. Henry Cabnt Lodge, . Senate Chamber, j Washington, D. C. t POLICE department OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. 300 Mulberry etreet New York, March 19, 1*97. ■ Eear Cabot: I am glad you have begun the fight on your immigration hill again. 1 took * kind of grim satisfartion in Cleve land's* winding up his career by this action, so that his last (stroke was giv en to Injure the country as much as j he possibly could. Always yours, THEODORE ROOSEVELT. ’ *Tt is only fair to a»y that I heard some years later, that Mr. Cleveland spoke of , tha veto of the immigration bill which contained the first Illiteracy test as one ■which he had since greatly regretted. It waa aald at the time that he had been much influenced by the representations or misrepresentations of the German steam ship people In New York. But however this may be. I am now very certain that he waa not only a strong hut an honeat man and thoroughly American, ns was shown by hla action In the Veneauela caae. 11. C. L. fTn this letter Roosevelt as New York ■ police commissioner taken a few parting | shots at his police hoard associates ’against whom he has been fighting eo .bard during the oust years Parker, .Grant and c’onlin. He refers to "W. M , K. Olcott. then district sttroney of New York fifty. »« bis possible successor, but Indicates that the local renuhlh an ma * chine objects to such a worthv citizen.) New York, March 30, 1^97. Dear Cabot: An I expected, m.v lnnulrfea reunite,| in my being railed liefnre I he mavnr. with whom, however. 1 am bound to say, I hid th* pleasantest interview T have yet had. He told me that he hated to have me go, but that "he knew I waa in hell’’ apd he would take the utmost pleasure In writing to McKinley on my behalf. As to my auccessor, he said about what T told ‘ you yesterday. He has no Idea him aelf who It would Vie, or who would take It; but It must be some one who will work as I have worked, and who will be steadfast again* Parker.! Grant and Coniin. In thla be Is quite right. A decent man like Olcott the mayor would glad ly appoint: but Olcott hates and dis trusts Parker and t'nnlln as much as I do: being an honest district attor ney he speedily found them out: and lie told me he had nearly quarreled with Platt on the subject, telling him that it was incomprehensible to him how the machine could support that pair of scoundrels in their effort to ruin the police department. You see the whole trouble comes from the attitude of the machine lead ers. for the last year Parker's whole strength has been due to his deal with the machine: a n d Platt acquiesces in it; this Is ail that gives Paiker his power for evil; and the ma chine, with a sham elessness rather worse than Tammany's seeks its profit out of the mischief ho makes. Jgiuter* bach, I.exow, and the other machine leaders are now moving heaven and earth to prevent the governor from removing Parker. Every decent man in the machine wishes him removed; hut the fundamental difficulty with the New York machine at this mo ment is that the great majority of its leaders are not decent, and tlielr quarrel w ith me is because I am. T wish you would show this to Tom Reed. 1 feel this Is rather a gloo'my note, lo have to write you: but of course 1 simply* cannot 11 y to have chosen ns niv successor the kind of man who. T fear, would alone lie acceptable to Flatt: and if I did try it would do worse than no good. Yours. T. Ft. (As assist a nt sursliry of ths rjvv tin '1er Pres*.lent McKinley. Thsodors Rone*. v»!f continued t.1 writs frequently to Sen ator 1-odge They were always allies on the q u- at ion of navy preparednesa.) Navy Department, Office Assistant Secretary, Washington, August 3, 1897. Dear Cabot: I entirely agree with you. We have every reason to be proud of what the president and congress have done dur ing the five months of office; and un questionably times are improving. Of course to prophesy about our politics is a little like prophesying about a kaleidoscope, and no human being can fnretel] anything with any accuracy; hut it certainly seems to me as though this administration was opening, un like every other administration of the last 20 years, with the prospects steadily brightening for its continu ance during a second term. The president has done so much that I don't feel like being discontent ed, hut of course I do feel that It would he everything for us to take firm action on behalf of the wretrhed Cubans. It would be a splendid thing for the navy, ton. I was immensely amused to see that Congressman Walker has announced his intention of heating you for sena tor. I think he has quite a job on hand, and that your attitude ran af ford to he that of the Texan who ex amined the tenderfoot s .32 caliber re volver—"Stranger, if you ever shot me with that, and I know'd it, I would kick you all over Texas." Edith Is here with me; and for tunately the weather is cool. She is grappling with desperate energy with the new house and the old furniture. The house will have a certain incon gruous look next year, being fur nished scantily In some directions, and over-abundantly In others, but we are very much pleased with It, neverthe less. It seems very comfortable, In deed, much more so than our old one. When Kdith goes I shall probably spentl some of tlie hot weather with Harry* at the observatory. That good times are coming Is now beyond a doubt. Wheat and gold to gether, and the fant that the tariff Is out of the way, and the uneasiness abroad, all help. Faithfully yours. THKt>DORE ROOSEVELT. •Captain Davis then In command at the naval observatory. Navy Department, Washington, Aug. 9, '97. Dear Cabot; Our house will he furnished largely from the wreck of Kdlth's forefathers' houses fit) years hack, with an occa sional relic of my own family thrown in—all the masonic or horsehair fur niture stage. We have, come across some lovely memories of a bygone civilization; including especially a number of stereoptican plates—"The Wedding Breakfast," "Dressing the Bride," "Evening Near Windsor Castle," °r, varied with views of the family tombs in Greenwood cemetery; which our ancestors always deemed highly edifying. Yours, T. R. (Roosevelt had no sooner become assist am secretary of the now than he began to be known as the , humplon of prepared ness a stand which was to be one his chief eha racteristics throughout his life.) NAVY DEPARTMENT OFFICE ASSISTANT SECRETARY WASHINGTON. August 17, 1S97. Hon. H. C. Dodge, X,iltant. Mass. Dear Cabot: My torpedo boat flotilla Is in fine shape. Of the six torpedo boats they have got only two with the proper commanders, which is a real mis fortune, but still, thought I ran t got the best work out of the flotilla. 1 shall get pretty good work. I have spent my spare hours In getting to gether a most Interesting series of quotations from the messages of the presidents to congress on behalf of the navy. In some form or other 1 am going to try and have them made public. The first week in September 1 hope to spend three days With the squadron of battleships off Hampton Hoads.' From all of which you can readily gather that 1 am really enjoy ing my work. Always yours, T11EO DORE ROOS H VEI ,T. Hon. H. C. Hodge, Xahant, Mass. XAVY I)EPA RTMEXT WASHINGTON September 11, 1S07. lion. H. C. Hodge, Xahant, Mass. Dear Cabot! T have never enjoyed three days — more than my three days with the fleet, tnd I think I have profited by it. In fact, I know I have, for there ire a lot of things I am doing now because of what T saw \here. I was very fortu nate In the weath er, which was wonderfully calm. Think of It, on the Atlantic ocean, out of sight of land, go ing out to dinner to a battleship in evening dress without an over coat I I saw for myself the work ing of lhe differ ent gear for turn ing turrets—electric, hydraulic, steam and pneumatic. I was aboard the Iowa and Ihe Puritan throughout their practice under service condition at the targets and was able to satis fv myself definitely of (he great su periority of the battleship as a gun platform. I was on the New York during the practice at night with searchlights and rapid fire guns at a drifting target, the location of which was unknown. 1 saw the maneuvers <»f the squadron as a whole and met every captain and went over with him, on the ground, what was neededg With love to Nannie. TiiEorxm e nrx >se v i : i /r. The London Morning Post has an article on me as "a lingo of the Lodge and Morgan* school." and the Eve ning Post of New York is filled with wrath and contempt ai my visiting the squadron because I am a "civil ian.** 'Senator Morgan of Alabama a very able man an ex-ronferederate general, In politic* a democrat—H. C. I. (Assistant Secretary Roosevelt, when ever he got »n oopnrtunltv talked to his chief. President McKinley, about the need of being prepared for a war wrSh Spain. H* outlined to the president hi* Ideas as sketched in the following letter to Senator Lodge. \ -- NAVY DEPARTMENT OFFICE ASSISTANT SECRETARY WASHINGTON. September 11, 1897. Dear Cabot: If we get Walker with ottr main fleet on the Cuban roast within 48 hours after war Is declared—which He can readily do If just before the declaration we gather entire fleet at Key West: and if we put tour big, fast, heavily armed cruisers under, say Evans, as a flying squadron to harass the coast of S|>oin until some of the battleships are able to leave Cuba and go there: and if at the same time we throw, as quickly as possible, an expeditionary force into Cuba, 1 doubt if the war would last six weeks so far as the acute phase of it was concerned, Meanwhile, our Asiatic squadron should blockade, and if possible take, Manila. Hut if we hesitate and let thej Spaniards take the initiative, they could give us great temporary an noyance by sending a squadron off cur coast, not to speak of the fa> ' that if they were given time, whe once It was evident that war had t come, there would l>e plenty of tie man and English, and possible French, officers instructing tin m _ ^ how to lay mines and use torped for the defense of the Cuban j*>rt Besides, we would have the Japs • cur I >acks. However, I haven't the sllgh' Idea that there will be a war. Give my best love to Nannie. Faithfully yours, THEODORE ROOSEVE I ,T, Hon. Henry Cabot I.odge, N’ahant. Mass. (Mr. Lodgo evidently had voiced friendly criticism of a public etaiem-. made by bln friend—hence the follow ■ _ letter, i (To He Continued Tomorrow.) Finnish Government Resigns. 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