New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-01
MIR. Ro0SEVELT TO MIR. BOWKER.

FEW TRENcHANr REMARKS OF PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE INTEREST.
r. r BowKER, esq
DEAR SIR : | have Just seen your letter Of the
25th in The Brooklyn Eagle take this opportunity OF
briefly nswering 1t.
am informed by the Presdentof the Young Republi-
Club that but about five per cent OF the members
have left and have also been informed that the way
the list OF boilers has been prepared has been by sending
circular which stated In effect that the recipient
would be considered bOter unless he sent word to the
contrary suppose need hardly point out the gross
mproprey of such act and the absolutely valueess
nature OF a list so prepared
YOu say you occupy the same position I" so strongly
held during and some time after the convention" You
greatly in During the convention actually did
you merely talked about doing worked practically
to prevent Mr. Baines nominations since the convention
have always intended to vote the Republican ticket.
As you state, believe that the present campaign can
decided upon other issues than merely the personal
characters of the candidates. have read the document
you cOurteOusy sent me, end | am struck By the
fact to which you allude that your committee depre-
the Introduction into the campaign Of personalities
affecting their candidate, which is but natural
have very little patience with moral issue" canvass.
OF which the most salient feature is a frantic
denial OF the immortality OF breaking the seventh com
ment disagree with you IN your estimate OF the can
ddates You apparently think that the Democrats have
always been wrong. hut that now, for some unknown
reason they really mean to do right you are willing TO
present promise for good without heed to repeated
past performances Of evl your faith IL touching, but
your Judgment seems TO me bad Your views as to
the Solid South the coaness Of the Democratic platform
et ETC., doubtless interesting, but seem to me 10 be
at direct variance with the facts and not particularly
relevant to the matter Of which You writo.
As regard. the tariff am AZ my father "a lifelong
Republican before me- biz OF hereto when looked at
with Republican eyes but certainly do not agree with
tho Democracy and had | been in Congress should
have voted against the Morrison bill You apparently
consider that it ia better to dodge an issue, az
Mr. Cleveland It'd tha. than come ont boldly one way or
the Other "a did Mr.. Blaine. | again disagree with
As regard, Civil service Reform doubtless wrote
the letter YOU descrhe but happen to have totally
forgotten g. had at tho time some hundred odd
others on the same subject from different people; OF
| the House had no rcfer"nce to tho letters OF
cortcd action fairly forced The democratic majority to
20 WA. made by the pemorac ccrk and not by my
f s v" would have discovered had vou Rad tho Jour
nal the ,a,a proceedings In The A'srmhlN tNil SCR
vicc Reform safer IN Mr. CcvcRnd' hand. than IA
Mi Blaucs Witness the recent osse Of MI 'eaI at
iahsyc never hc.tatcd to frankly give Goyeruor
Cleveland credit tnr m, action tho Five con, Fare h
aud on tho Municipal Reform bills which affected Tam
man, and the Republicans havescyrtry criticised his
say that hin wa, trrnchefou,y botchcd IN thu AsScm
by You orr aud merely show that yon are unacquaintod
With ~ ssshiyo history, nnd also ma dr"S III aoinR
sheriff payidsons case mind ton' say delay.
n for Snt % there " viii to " %ny SUCH
sros. miscarriage OF Justice would be the case II the
Sheriff were not eventually removed he ought 10 have
been months
You ask me II believe that MI Cleveland ever trucked
10 politicians OF political gain I'm reference 10 legislation
or appointments | should certainly not volunteer my
own belief the subject but a. YOU ask the question
respond that most emphatically do SO believe
am perfectly certain that the question of Nlnlnstra-
would postponed years by the advent OF the Demo
cratic party 10 power
thank YOU for your good opinion OF my past services.
nv power II had any, may not he n utter
y gone a. YOU think but most certainly would deserve
II Yielded any 10 the pressure OF the lnde
pendens present. when consider them 70 be wrong
than yielded IN the pas, ~ the pressure OF the machine,
when thought II wrong Yours truly, .
Neg York oct 81, 1854 THEODORE ROOSEVELT.