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    GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT HAS EYES ON NATIONAL POLITICS
^Scents His
Popularity
With West
i etlih Enjoys His Work as
V \v York Executive, Hut
Helains Interest in Pres
idential Campaign.
I osesHonorMedalAward
(Copyright. 1926.>
(The controvpffty over whether Rooih»
y- nhould have the rti»*dal of honor whs
s in progress after he betaine govet
i of New York in January. 18 99 His
enemies in the War department had
hi-" Keil It during: his rampaign and were
to - ore Inclined to withdraw their op
p iii>n afterward. As governor he never
vis.l to keep in close touch with iih
t tial politic*, and it was not long before
h - boom for the vice presidency was be
* t n under. Senator l’latt's pilotage. As
” i* told In the first instalment of the
Kiionevelt-Lodg** letter the ooruorat Iona
> i' ted to get Rooseyelt out of New York
iiml *>* they urged Ross Hiatt to have
liiiu shelved in the Vice pteaidcncy.)
state: ok new York,
e:xe:cktivk kiiamijkh.
Albany, Jan. 19, 1899.
Hen. TT C. T,odge,
Senate Chamber,
Washington, J). C.
Pear Cabot:
As for that infernal medal of
V honor, T really wish and ask that you
do nothing more about It at all, Alger
has succeeded In putting the matter
In such a position that now If It is
granted It will
■ look as though 1
had to get politi
cal Influence to
have It granted.
Of course, as a
matter of fact, I
have done noth
ing at all except
Ihrough your
kindness In find
Ing out what the
department re
fused lo inform
me personally,
viz: that there
was not suffi
cient evidence;
and then to furnish the evidence re
quired. But the War department, in
cluding the members of the board
v ho were to award the medal, have
been stating that r have sought to
bring pressure to bear through poli
ticians to force the giving of the
medal, the same members of the
board being particularly careful not
to mention Alger’s outrageous con
duct in publicly stating again that T
should not receive the medal, which
was In itself the strongest kind of
pressure upon the board to refuse it,
these statements being made when
lia knew absolutely not one thing
about the matter. T felt very angry
about It at first, but I do not feel
angry now. in view of all that is go
n***g on. I mean finite seriously what
1 say when 1 tell you that I think
myself fortunate in having escaped
from reflection by the War depart
ment upon my conduct. This they are
slopped from making by their pub
lished reports: especially as it Is ru
mored they recommended me for a
similar brevet to that recommended
for Jai k Astor!
Is there any way at all I can help
ion about the treaty? I suppose
there is not the slightest. It is very
liind to have patience in this matter.
Here in my own parochial affairs I
am so far getting along very well and
am developing considerable tart in a
way. But T must see you sometime
in the not far distant future to fell
you ail about it in person.
T11 KOI >< >RK ROOSKVKT.T.
Jan. 11, 1899.
Personal
My dear Theodore:
1 have been extremely careful in
all I have done about the medal, in
fact I have spoken to no one except
the president, Frank Breene and
Wood* In regard to It. I think you
are entirely mistaken about the
hoard, although I think you are right
about the secretary. The hoard from
the heglnnlng has, T know, been anx
ious to give you the medal. I also
know they have been extremely sen
sitive and resented any attempts on
the part of the secretary to guide
their decision. The reports in the
newspapers to the contrary are un
founded, I am certain: but the thing
la all right now and there is no use
in your giving it any further thought.
I think we shall come out all right
on the treaty by the sheer force of
events, but they have enough men,
all democrats but two, who say they
are against the treaty, to defeat it
if they could make them vote as they
talk, which they cannot.
H. C. LODGE.
•Ocn. Francis V. Orccne and Urn.
I then ' 'cloneI t i.eniiarrl Wood.
STATE OK NEW YORK,
E X ECt JT IV E CH A M H E R,
Albany, Jan. 26, 1899.
Dear Cabot:
Your speech was splendid, i con
fess I am utterly disheartened and
cast down at the thought that the
treaty is In such serious danger. It
is difficult for me lo speak with mod
eration of such men as Hoar.* That
our barbarian friends on the other
side of the political fence should be
against us Is not to be wondered nt
or wholly to he regretted; although
of course It must l>^ really a matter
of regret that any American should
go wrong at a lime like tills. I would
give anything if I could he of any
help to you. Thank the Lord I have
at least done what little 1 could to
keep things right! This huge ma
terialistic community is, at bottom,
either wrong or half-hearted on the
Philippine question, ami 1 can any
that my influence has been one
among the causes that have kept
the republican party straight here.
I fear I shall have to wait until a
little later, probably until the spring,
before getting on to Washington.
Edith cannot come now and my own
work Is exhausting beyond anything
I have had since the first months In
the police department.
Of course, I have any amount of
trouble ahead of me, and serious
trouble at that; but the first month
(which Is perhaps the most import
ant) is over, and in almost every big
question I have taken the first snd
decided steps, I shall have great,
trouble and shall receive much
criticism, and at times my relations
with my own party leaders will he
strained, hut I think I have got
tilings moving in the right direction
and that there is a growing body of
public opinion which is behind me,
because it Is convinced 1 sm honestly
striving to do well by the common
wealth, while Senator Platt and the
organisation people are, on the whole,
satisfied, because they know I am a
good republican; that I am not try
ing to build up a machine for myself:
and that I am sincerely desirous of
doing what they wish, whenever I
conscientiously can.
With best love to Nannie.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
•Senator tteorxe K. Hoar, republican, of
M aaaarhunet la.
STATE OF NEW YORK,
EX ECtJT! VB CHAMRER.
Albany, Feb. 7, 1*99.
Hon. If. O. Lodge,
Senate Chamber,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Cabot;
I am more grateful than I can say,
partly 1o the senate, partly to Provi
dence and partly to the Philippines.
They just pulled the treaty through
for us. This of course means that you
will leave Washington sometime in
March. Could you have me and if
possible Edith on for Saturday ar.d
Sunday the 25 and 26?
The affairs of this parish continue
to flourish fairly well; but what do I
care for the parish when such things
are going on in the nation? However,
I am having a very good time.
Always yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
STATE OK NEW YORK,
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER.
Albany, March 2, 1899.
Hon. II. C. Lodge,
Senate Chamber,
Washington, 1). C.
Dear Cabot;
I stn greatly concerned to see by
the papers that the ridiculous price
of $.100 for armor* has been put on by
the Senate. How can our dear friend
C.'handler**take auch an action? I love
him; I respect hla patriotism; but I
mourn to see him take a position
which may at some future time cause
grave disaster to this country.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
•Armor for the new vessels.
••William K Chandler, senator from
New itsmpshlrs.
STATE OK NEW YORK,
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER.
Albany, March 9, 1899.
Hon. H. C. Lodge,
Senate Chamber.
Washington, D. C.
Dear Cabot:
Chandler* end the others who voted
for the absurd $300 pries for armor
will have a heevy load on their souls
If In the course of the next four or
live years we are forced into a war
with a foreign power. To vote
against war, to vote against peace, to
vote against Increasing the army, or
to vole to cripple the navy—upon my
word, It Is hard to have patience with
the man who la guilty of any of them!
We may have serious work In Cul*
nnd the Philippines, and I only hope
that in doing It we shall not display
the qualities displayed by the demo
cratle opposition; by Hoar. Hale**
and the peace at any price men; by
the sntl armor plate men: and by Al
ger*** and the others who decline to
break up the staff departments.
Lee****, the British military at
lache, told me a lovely story the other
day. He met the Russian military at
tache In Irfindon and gave him a din
ner, at which the Russian waxed elo
quent over hla sufferings al Santiago,
and a a capping the climax described
how when he went to present his re
specta and say good-bye to General
Shatter, the latter looked at him with
hla usual easy polish and grace, and
remarked: "'Well good by. Who
are you, anvwsy. the Russian nr the
German?” I shouted. Think of the
feeling" of Yemlloff, the nice little
military ami diplomatic pedant, on the
one hand, and on Hie other, of good,
vulgar Hhafler's magnificent Indlffer
erne to ethic and diplomatic niceties!
I am getting on here perfectly well,
though Ilia legislature l» having
rat her a Kilkenny cat lime.
Give my besl love to Nannie.
Always yours,
Til EG1K Bt E IKM >hK V El-T.
• Smut nr I'liandlPi, New llprrqtphlr*
••gpnplnrp lisle. Maine. end Hast
[ v| ..,«*• Impel t e.
I • • • Rilppel A Alter penrelp r> nf war.
j *•••£,»» Hurd baa oI Faiahaoi.
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER.
STATE OK NEW YORK,
Albany, March 18, 1899.
lion. H. C. Lodge,
Holland House,
New York, N. T.
Dear Cabot:
On the whole t jtm thoroughly on
'joying this work, blit I do get ills,
heartened now and then. Of course
It is not a temporary and slight dis
couragement, hut. It seems so difficult
to accomplish even a very little and
I have encountered so much unreas
oning stupidity and sinister opposi
tion from men on whose support 1
should be able to count. Well, my
worse trials will be over In a month
sa far as this year Is concerned and
then the next year can take care of
Itself.
Meanwhile you will be having as
righteously earned a. holiday as anv
man in the United States could have.
On the whole, there Is no man of
your age, or younger, in the United
States who has quite as much right
lo he proud of what lie has accom
plished, quite as much right to feel
that In his span of years he has done
work which so redounds to the honor
and advantage of his country. Now
1 do hope all of you will have a thor
oughly happy six months. If you
see Bryce, Trevelyan, I.ord Spencer
or Buxton, give each and all my re
gards. 1 know Nannie will enjoy her
self thoroughly. Hive my love to her
a ml remembrances to the boys.
Faithfully yours,
T11 KODORK RODS E VE UT.
STATE OF NEW YORK,
EX EC I m V E CHAMBER.
Albany, April 27, 1899.
Hon. H. C. Bodge, „
Care .T. S. Morgan A Co., Bankers,
London, England.
Dear Cabot:
I made a speech In which T said
that we had equally to dread the cor
rupt machine politician and the fool
reformer. A large number of gen
tlemen, seemingly recognizing the
fact that they came tinder the latter
head, have written me In Indignant
denunciation, and hie Evening Post Is
especially hitter about It.
Well, the legislature has just ended.
and the heavy
work, so far as l
am concerned. Is
over for the year
1899. I think I
may say that I
have come out of
it all right. I am
on excellent terms
with Senaor Platt,
lie has treated
me admirably til
every way and Is,
I believe, equally
satisfied with the
way I have treat
ed him, except
that I have not
been able to back up aome of his
views about corporations. Frank
Black, like Kllhu Hoot.* has occasion
ally appeared before me on behalf of
im-poralion measures. It has hap
pened that I have decided against
both of them in every rase. I men
tloned this to the senator, saving that
I was really sorry for It. but, of
course, I felt that they should appear
before me exactly as they would ap
pear before the supreme court, when
any corporation measure for which
they had a retainer was concerned.
He told me he absolutely agreed with
me.
I have had great success with my
appointments. I do not believe there
Is a single one that I have made that
was open to any serious criticism, and
on the whole. I believe they average
better than those made by any gov
ernor during as long a time as I can
remember. I got an excellent civil
service law passed a first (lass rapid
transit bill, and first class measure
for taxing franchises -or rather for
laying the foundation In the matter
of taxing franchises; together with a
sweat shop bill, the factory Inspec
tor's bills, a good tmnklng law, etc.,
etc.
Altogether I am pretty well sails
fled with what l have accomplished,
f do not misunderstand In the least
what it means—or rather, how little It
may mean. New York politics are
kaleidoscopic and 18 months hence I
msy he an much out of kelter with thf
machine that there will be no pose!
blllty of my renomlnatlon, and If re
nominated, my own conduct, or mere
ly the general drift of events, msy
make It Impossible to reelect me:
hut at least I have a substantial sum
of achievement to my credit In the
governorship already, and X have
kept every pledge, expressed or im
plied, that I made on the stump orr
anywhere else.
So much for my own parochial poli
ties. As regards tlia nation at large,
I do wish that President McKinley
would get rid of Alger! Bryan is, X
believe, a good deal stronger t^an he
was three years ago. and It looks now
us though It was going to he a aerl
oils struggle 111 1900. Of course, Mc
Kinley uniat he re nominated: so the
success of the republican party de
pends upon him. I believe that we
shall carry him through, even with
Alger, but when one lins to make n
bard fight there Is no use of handi
capping one's self.
While Alger Is In the cabinet T si
ways have a feeling of uneasiness
about Cuba and the Philippines. We
need to exercise much care In the
former and to show unyielding reso
lution In the latter. There nre sytnp
loins apparently of a breakup smnng
I he Philippine Insurgents, but If It
does not come soon, I wish that Mc
Kinley would mobilize about 35.1)00
volunteers and send a large fores to
the Islands. Ever yours,
THBOD<IRK ROOHKVEI,T.
• I:j dnvarnor Frank Black ana Kllhu
hunt warn power* In Ihs republican parly
In Nsw York.
STATE OK NEW YORK.
KXK< ITTIN E CHAMBER.
Albany, May 27. 1K99.
I waa delighted to get your letter,
•ia waa Edith. I greatly envy you
your trip to Sicily. Kor aome reeaon
Sicily (which I have never beenl line
nlwa.va pe. 111la| |y attracted me I
euppoee |i* la hcciiupp the hlPtory of
the Ipland gratlflep to the full my
tuple for eihnlc conteal* t and the
•druggie of wholly alien rlvlllr.nllone
A |>erfeot|y pre|M»ateroUP Incident of
cnnlemporary popular delualon la
'hill Admiral Schley* oil hie wax
through the wcat Ip being llonlr.ed
with a mad enlhtiaiaam.
Since I wrote you I called an extra
xenalou of the leglnUtUre, and aftei
a very doubtful and aiulous struggle
won a complete triumph. Platt, as
was to be expected, bitterly and fran
tically opposed the Ford bill taxing
franchises. As with every other poll
'leal leader of his type where the boss
svstem obtains, his power rests In
great part upon the money con
tributed by the corporations, J-fe was
influenced to defend them partly by
this consideration and partly by his
honorable desire to acknowledge the
benefits he had received from them;
and partly because, like most old
men, he Is very conservative in such
matters, and fails to see that to meet
a just popular demand is often the
best possible way of preventing a
perfectly unjust popular demand, and
that to do justice in the one case
strengthens one in resisting Injustice
in the other. He and Depew and the
rest were crazy to have me veto the
bill. To this I would not consent.
But the bill was crude in form and
there were two or three extremely
desirable amendments, . notably one
which would give the state the
power of making the assessment, and
I offered to call the legislature to
gether for the purpose of making
these amendments. At first they could
not decide whether the corporations
would be willing to have the amend
ments made: for not a few of them
preferred to be blackmailed by Tain
many rather than pay their just due*
to au honest board of state assessors.
Finally, however, the best made up
their minds to try for honesty, and
I’lutt then told me lie wished the ex
tra session called. Thereupon we be
gan to prepare a new' hill, and here
the attorneys for the corporations
(including Frank Platt) tried to sell
toe a gold brick, by putting in seem
ingly innocent provisos which would
have made the taxation a nullity. I
told them that unless they passed the
bill exactly as I wished It, I should
sign the Ford bill; for having the
Ford bill In my hands gave me the
complete mastery of the situation.
They then all went in In good faith
to pass my amendments.
The demagogues and Tammany
now became my opponents; hut we
held every republican vote In the sen
ate. which was the close and doubt
ful body, and gained three democrats,
and the net result is that we have on
the statute books the most important
law passed In recent times by any
American state legislature; and we
have to our credit a perfectly clean
record in appointments and legisla
tion for the session and a great deal
of positive work of a good character
accomplished. Moreover the break
that was threatened between myself
and the machine over the Ford hill
has been healed by the passage of the
amendments. I do not mean to soy
that they will entirely forgive me,
or that they won't cut my throat
when the time comes, hut they will
act with me, so far as I can see, dur
ing my term, so that I shall have the
chance of making a success rather
than a failure.
I am very tired, for I have had
four years of exceedingly hard work
without a break, save for changing
from one kind of work to another.
Ever yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Hon. IT. C. Hodge,
tare J. S. Morgan * Co., Bankers.
Hondon, Enftland.
•The Crt -it rnverey ns to whether gchtey
er Sampson deserved rre.tlt for the psval
victory s' Santiago waa At Its height.
M'ufrs! Sampson had been In 'ammsmt.
but was teniDorsrtly Absent when the
Spanish squadron etnergs.l frnnt Santiago
harbor on July 3. 1H98, so that the t'ntlrd
States ahtpA 'wars under th* Immediate
direction of Commodore Schley.
STATE OF NEW YORK.
K X KCt *TI V K CHAM BE H
Oyster Bay, N. T.
July 1, 1899.
Hon. H. C. Dodge,
Care J. P. Morgan A Do., bankers.
J„ondon, Kng.
Dear Cabot:
I have just come back from a week
in the west where I went to attend
my regimental reunion at Eas Vegas,
it would really bo difficult to express
mv surprise sr the way 1 was greet
ed. At every station at which tlie*
train stopped in Indiana, Illinois,
Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas.
Colorado and New Mexico. 1 was re
ceived hv dense throngs exactly as if
I had been a presidential candidate.
My reception caused some talk, so I
thought it better to conie out in an
interview stating that of course I
was for President McKinley s nomi
nation, and that every one should be
for it, and giving the reasons. Equal
ly, of course. T am for llohnrt's* re
nomination, if he will take It.
Now as to what you say about the
vice presidency. Uuriosly enough
Edith is against your view and I am
Inclined to be for It. I am for It on
the perfectly simple ground that 1 re
gard my position as utterly unstable
and that I appreciate ns well ss any
one can how entirely ephemeral is
the hold 1 have for a moment on the
voters. I arn not taken in by the
crowds in the west or by anything
else In the way of vociferous enthus
hum for the moment. It would If
tive veins before It would inateilsl
i/.e and I have never yet known a
hurrah to endure five years, so I
should b* Inclined to accept any hon
orable position; that the vice pi eel
deucy Is. As a matter of fa»t. I have
not the slightest idea that 1 could
get it, If I did doc Me to take It. and
I should feel like taking any honor
able position that offered itself.
On tlie other hand, I confess T
should like a position with more
work In It. If I were a serious pcs
sihllity for 19<>4. I should feel there
was very much In what you any, but
1 do not think we need concern our
• elves over the chances of the light
nlng striking roe at that time l.ither
than any other one of a thousand
men. Meanwhile I could do more
work In two years of the governor
ship, although f might get myself to
a tangle. What T should really most
like would be to bo re elected govei
nor with a first class lieutenant gov
ernor. and then be offered the sec
refaryehlp of war for four years. Of
couras it would be even better If 1
could become United States senator,
but of that 1 do not see any « liruice
Of all the work that I would like to
undertake, that of secretary of wai
appeals to me most. There I think
I really could do something, but of
course I have no Idea that Mckinhv
will put me in the position
East night I dined with Wood and
Oreene and w»» went over at length
the problems in tuba and I lie Philip
pine*. | have been growing snloiislv
concerned about both, and this morn
ing I decided to send to John Hay a
If Iter of which I enclose a ♦ «*p\ Hav
ing Ju«t come out In an interview fot
I Ui» » v I'titoinlualjon,
thought lie might tolerate a little ad
\lce. I do not suppose it will do the
least good, hut 1 wrote on the off
chance.
My week's railroading In the west
put the finishing touch and I am now
feeling completely tired out. i hope
to have six weeks of practically
solid uest before me, for I have
worked pretty hard during the last
four years.
Give my best to Nannie and the
hoys. Occasionally we see cables in
the papers about you.
Kver yours,
T H B<) DO R K ROOSK V KI ,T.
•Garret A Hobart, vi-e president of
ilia United Slate*.
(Following 1" the princ ipal part of the
Ion* letter which Governor Roosevelt
*ent to John Hay. to which he referred
in the foregoing letter to Senator Lodge.)
July 1, 1$09.
Hon. John Hay,
Secretary of State,
Washington, D. C.
Mv Dear Mr. Secretary:
Next to the man who is importun
ing for office ranks in the scale of
nuisances and bores the man who
gives advice. I am about to put my
self in the latter catgory.
If you think it worth while after
reading this letter, pray show it to
the president.
As a preliminary, let me say what
I take for granted you know, viz:
that 1 am heartily In favor of Pies
ident Mc Kinley’s renomlnatlon, as I
have said publicly. Moreover, I am
heartily in favor of Mr. Hobart's re
nomination for the vice presidency,
and I have no earthly interest in
what I am going to say except my
interest as an American In the first
place, and as a republican in the
second.
I am uneasy at the way things
seem to be going both in the Philip
pines and in Cuba. In Cuba we may
lay up for ourselves infinite trouble
if we do not handle the people with
a proper mixture of firmness, cour
tesy and tact. In the Philippines we
are certain to invite disaster unless
we send ample forces, and what is
even more important, unless we put
these forces under some first class
man. Both in Cuba and in the Phil
ippines, what we obviously need, and
need at once, is to have some man
put In supreme command in whom
we can absolutely trust and to whom
we give the widest liberty of action.
Wood in Cuba.
All this is of course sufficiently
obvious as to seem almost trite. The
great point is in choosing the men.
I most earnestly urge the wisdom of
the president putting Major General
Wood in command of all Cuba, with
a complete liberty to do what he
deems wisest in shaping our policy
for the island, and with complete
control over every other military and
civil officer, and I also very earnest
ly urge that Maj. Gen. Francis
A*. Greene be recalled to tbe service
add put in complete command of
the Philippines, being allowed the
freest possibly hand, with instruc
tions not simply to defend Manila,
nut to assume aggressive operations
and to harass and smash the insur
genst in every wav until they are
literally beaten into peace; enter
Thls does not represent any sudden
impulse on my part, hut it is my very
best judgment. arrived at after
months of thought—months during
which I have gotten hundreds of
sidelights from soldiers, sailors, civil
ians and, in short, eye witnesses of
every kind in the Philippine* and
Cuban matters. We need tact and
judgment just a* much as we need
firmness In Cuba now. Wood is a
born diplomat, just as he is a born
soldier. I question if any nation In
the world has now, or has had with
in recent time, anyone so nearly ap
proaching the ideal of a military ad
ministrator of the kind now requir
ed In Cuba. Perhaps one or two of
the Knglishmen who have appeared
a peculiar faculty for getting on with
the Spaniards and Ctilmns. They like
him, trust him, amt down In their
hearts are afraid of him. lie alwavs
pays deference not only to their prin*
< iples but to their prejudices. He is
scrupulously courteous unit polite. He
understands their needs, material and
moral, and he also undet stand* their
sensitiveness and their spit it of punc
tilio. Finally, he is able, while show
ing them entire courtesy and
thoughtful consideration, to Impress
upon them the fact that there can
he no opposition when one* he has
made up Ms mind.
Wood, as you know, has just re
fused an offer of $30,000 a year from
as big a combination of capitalists ns
there is in tlie country. Greene has
risen to be one of the leading busi
ness men in New York. Kach has
shown to pei fed Ion those rare quail
ties which fit a man 10 emceed in
business because they fit him to Ini
tiate, direct and supervise 1 he most
complicated and difficult lilts of Ad
ministration. Kadi has remarkable
executive capacity.
The objection will at once be raised
that Wood is a young man who has
already had very rapid promotion, and
that he should not be put over the
head* of his seniors; and that Greene
should not be recalled to military life
when he is now in civil life, and put
over the heads of his seniors. Un-i
doubtedly to take such action would
invite a great deal of criticism of the
wooden headed sort. To this criti
cism absolutely not one particle of
heed should be paid, and the objection
counts for literally nothing. If we
are going to try to administer Cuba
and conquer the Philippines on the
seniority plan, w'e had better aban
don the two jobs at once, and it is
not possible to carry either through
successfully on such terms. We have
got to push up our best men, wholly
without regard to seniority, just as
they were pushed up in the civil war.
in Cuba and the Philippines we now
have and have had some excellent
men and some entirely unfit men who
are failures now ami have been fail
ures of the most striking kind in the
past. Hut tire best of them, however
good, lack some of the qualities, if
only the qualities of youth and bodily
vigor w'hlch it is indispensable should
be possessed by the man who is put
in command of the entire business.
Success at Santiago.
Wood has administered Santiago
with absolute success. Greene was
one of the chief factors in the cap
lure of Manila and knows exactly
what ought to be done. Give to the
first the complete control of Cuba and
to the second the complete control
of Luzon. In Wood’s case there will
not be so much as a jar, save from
politicians. If any general does not
like to serve under him, take that
general home. If the friends of any
general complain that they think that
general Ill-treated by being passed by
or relieved, simply answer that we are
not concerned with private feelings
but with results for the nation as a
whole, and that nothing whatever but
results will be heeded. With Wood
in command I venture the assertion
that you would speedily have part of
the regulai force now in Cuba foot
loose for the Philippine campaign,
that yotl would have ne* essar^ ad
ministrative reform inaugurated; and
that the island would speedily he on
the path to content and prosperity.
In the appointment of Greene there
would be rather more serious disloca
tion. and I lake it for granted that he
would not be sent out to the Philip
pines until he had had a < hance to
do something toward organizing the!
forces to be sent there in the fall;
but if were sent out and-were given
complete control over the division
commanders whom he thought best,
and were allowed as free a hand as
possible. I most emphatically believe
that he would smash the whole
Aguinaldo business in the campaign
l>eginning when the rainy season
closed, and meanwhile would organ
ize a civil government which would
work well. In short, he would put
the Islands upon an entirely satisfac
tory footing, for you have got to have
a man able to stait a civil govern
ment, no less than able to crush the
Insurgents, and he would leave of the
host lies’ only enough at the outside
to justify suc h a subaltern's war, as
for instance, the English carried on
in Burma h for a couple of yeais after
they took Mandalay.
t rges Other Change*.
There a#e one or two other points
I should like to lay before the presi
dent. For instance. I earnestly hope
that in appointing the officers of the
rew volunteer regiments, these regi
ments will he given to young regular
officers who shall he their colonels,
and that under them shall stand of
fleers who did well in battle or in
camp last summer. For instance, it
a regiment should he given to Cap
tain Robert E. llowze who was with
the cavalry at Santiago on (leneral
Sumner’s staff, and is now’ at West
Point, I would guarantee that he
would do the government credit, es
pecially if you would let him take
among his volunteer officers men
such as 1 can recommend; that is.
rnen from my old regiment like
Dame, Fortescue and others, or men
from the New York regiment like
Andrews, and any nutnhei more
whom 1 could enumerate.
But this is not the point about
whic h I am writing you. W hat I am
writing you is to urge as strongly as
I know how that the president give
Wood complete control in Cuba and
Hreene complete control in the Phil
ippines, making them understand
that if they fail, why their chance
is gone and they shall he superseded
by others but that they shall he given
every possible backing: and if ’ids is
done I am sure that they will suc
ceed
I’nless von think it unwise, I wish
you would show this letter to the
president, and if he cares to talk to
me about it. I should like to come on.
Senator Platt, I know, would hearti
ly bark up CIreene and Wood, and
so would Lodge, and these are the
two senators from their state.
Very faithfully yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVE LT.
<The following letter wa« written jus*
sfier Russell A. Alger resigned his poet
as secretary <*f war In McKinley's cabi
net. He had been a storm «pn'er since
the Spanish-American war s-andals. of
which the one longest rnnsml^red wa«
the charge that our aofdiers had to eat
''embalmed beef' Hoos* velt. both before
and ;*f*e- berorilnr r»»vet*nor of N*»v.
York had been one < f his powerful «Tp
anil Alger had led the >ppos t.nn to
Roosevelt's rereivlng the med.il of honor
for valor In the war. At the time of
Algers resignation. Roosevelt was urj;
ln»r President McKinlev to appoint Leon
aid Wood governor generai of Cuba )
STATE OF NEW YORK.
KXE« I’TI VE CHAMBER.
ALBANY.
At Oyster Bay. N. Y.
July 21, 1SW.
Hon. H. C. Lodge.
Fare J. S. Morgan & Co., Bankers.
London, England.
Rea r Cabot:
After sending my letter to John
Ilay I received from the president a
cordial invitation to go to Washing
ton and spend a night at the White
House. I accordingly went on and he
received me with the utmost hearti
ness. being evidently very much
pleased at my having come out for
him. As soon as I saw him I told
him I wanted first of all to say that
nothing real could l*e done while Al
ger remained secretary* and that
whether Alger were right or wrong,
the enormous majority of the Ameri
can people regarded him as a corse,
and that his retention was a source
of the greatest danger to the admln
miat ration.
I felt It to he of the utmost Impor
tance that he should regard me as
wholly disinterested, and sf? I told
him that I wished It distinctly un
derstood that 1 was not a candidate
for the position of secretary of war
and could not leave the governor
ship of New York now, and that I
spoke as 1 did simply as an Ameri
can and as a republican who felt
that the welfare of our party, and.
what was more important, of the
country, was concerned in the presi
dent's re-election, and that-Alger was
the greatest bar to it and the great
est bar to our bringing the affaiis
of the Islands Into proper shape. He
not only list ended to me with utmost
attention, but, although he answered
guardedly, gave me poetically the as
surance that Alger's days were num
bered.
As r.n Wood, 1 fear the president
thought I was Influenced mainly by
by personal feelings. 1 assured him
that this was not the ease; that 1
advised as I lid because I honestly
thought Wood Imd developed quali
ties which filled him for the peculiar
work in t'nlia. making him stand a
head above everyone else and waist
high above General Ilrooke. lie has
given Wood another province which
is of course so much to the good,
but he cannot make up his mind to
lake a decided sland in the matter.
Wood believes that we should not
promise or give the i’uhans Inde
pendence: that we should govern
them justly and equitably, giving
them all possible opportunities for
civic and military advancement, amt
that In two or three years they will
Insist upon being part of us.
My parochial affairs seem to be get
ting along all right. I have devoted
inyself to them this year, and to good
purpose But of course It is really
the larger interests of our country
that give me concern and that inter
est me.
Give my warm love to Xannie and
the boys: Kdith sends her to ail of
you. 1 am delighted that you had a
chance to meet Balfour* and the rest
and wish 1 could have been over
with you, but I have had very little
let up In my work. However, at pres,
ent 1 have all my afternoons free ami
am rowing almost every day, with
Edith, aumetimes for aeveral hours,
taking our lunch with ua, and am in
fine trim.
Ever yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVEI.T.
•A. J. Balfour, now' lx>rd Balfour.
(To He < ©ntlmied Tomorrow >
Making a Pal
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How Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets
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