New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-28
WOULDN'T RISK HIS VOTE.


What did Mr. Roosevelt mean in that aaf9erred?
what was the residence 10 when ne IeIs cncro
He was residing in Washington as Ass IIiimg better
sa,H ,b hat Tho residence he had for the pnr-
pose Of performing his duties in the puo resi-
Gcnne witch does not affect his domicle or iesdl
residence The aetna eAlsten,f % bis legal resi-
donce in Washngb5on did not ahec' Ms ''S"' 49,
dG R Nr Haosevon was not content 70 rest upon
the technical legal rights thai ne MAJ a., n@ ar New
TO avoid the payment of taxes III tHr S Raw be-
York and perhaps not pay tsNas ~ on the
list and accordingly. Immediately "ttcr III, ,bo IN
Ing Of his affidavit ON ne very ds o9mmissiomers Of
%ew.York he wrote to his lawyer this letter
Navy Department.
Washington March y, lsls
Dnar lack. don't want to lose my vote TINS ldi
and therefore VII Just pay the penabG " 10 alter
ms,ters So rs IN have me taxed at oyster pay
Would this be practical or MOI? N hS GIANT 1T to seem
10 sneak out of anything, nor DO WISH 10 lus, ~
vote two years in succession, won 20" "a uee II
cn 20, 10 n for less than 5000 That is an Out,
raeeous and absurd price to pay 90 done we are
al %" '"s' THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
= poosovclt Nos a and IS Wall-st..
OTHER LETTERS.
The third day aftcrward he wrote TO HE "s'"'
this letter which will read:
''''' ~ Navy Department, ,su
WasnuRfon u G.. Mdrcn -
,,eo r,orcios. vii YOU send mo on the check for
$50 on me ars Of the month n' bs1 r az g' o";
me check s% mv 70 , m" in NewYork city don't want
10 lose my residence in the stat anE ard viii
Simply have and hear t. d9 ss fo @nGer hS 10
gain. II s great r".ief =" 3a Faithfully yours.
oeS' fn'"'''' THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Douglas Robinson. No. - Liberty-st Ne"-norN'
Mr. Root read letter from the az
~ tho United states. InclOslnR MS ,,cr
oionoI m which Mr. Roosevelt replied. Inc le''''
and tho reply follow.
War Department. Adlutant-Geners n"f,ecs
Was harnrb - Your c Snni as
Colonel ot the Isl United states VOLUNTEER no
Please bsrcof a. carly as possible reporting
AZ the same time the date and time OF y"ouT n,s 1--WE
yCpr,stian ana middle correctly written Please
M up. subscribe and return ~ @nye resreStfny
'"'''''s W IT, CARTER, Acknowledgement
First Regiment United States volunteer uy a al
airy in camp near Santiago de CUBA july o.
sir herewith acknowledgc hc receipt s Gf my
commission as Colonel of me Isl Nou horn IN Sew
York on October p 1855 and have resided IN New
York ever since hoT Trn1E;oBoRE ROOSEVELT.
Tho Adiutant General L. s. A. Washington - -
Mr. Root then continued his remarks az follows
No man can he deprived Of his c,lzSnsnip ~, ms
domlcc his legal resdenc" agansi MS VII y" '1""
v, p" IN Nan douh, that Theodore Roosevelt docs
/ 10, ,oU the truth when he soemnly hetal' -
r.. ,ba no never Intended. never droafn"d OF sih
,a 40 hs Ci,izership his domcilc. his r"sld"n'" WI
/ III. e,ste ~ his home VIII YOU believe, hEd
+ .,tion,e that his intention 10 hnslp"l
he STATE ~ his birth the HON" or ms i"th'I ruT
he ,a,her's fathcr-the State that mao Sno"sIrn
rornrs on his youth and had moro honors n 80,
,or Ills manhood State where MS nreslu' WI ~
/ - ~ he huil, tho home 10 which h" TOOK me-
,oinr wire and where his children Nct" noli ,,a
c,a,n ~ nj. nativity. ~ his amplilon "r IL
go ma, n. Intended ~ abandon that Ahd 'tks
-, h,. rcsfd.nce In the ono place IN mo nlI.u
c,a,ss where residence gives no politcAl tEn'S
I'D orer. mo future 70 ambition ara 10 hopes
/ IN. District Of Columbia
so ENMITY HARBoRED
! Nr Poosoyel, Wishes mo - say That ne mas no
.r,,,.isr, IA m AXE against any Republican, ana ~"
/ .,,,L, ma, NJ rAuterhach $40 coming 10 IN" S'a'"
I Committee with the afidavi, that MAS discovered h
/ ro,ocrsti, hand. was doing his duty as a kepuo
| i,c,r .rd Theodore Roosevelt thanks MIN LOT j.
Ars 7 S.ern 4, q privilege 10 say mat IN ms mAt
,er m, action Of the Governor or this rlhIr va
teer nothing sui anly. straighforwatn' ttdlH S,u
/ omen a. - always has been since d" mas he'n Gov
/ eTnor Of tho State .,,-- -
| ", pooseveit would No; have your sunrag's or
,hosa 81 tho people % This state u there was my
souh, % his eligibility 20 tho ofice of Governor
~, y. Would M, be deprived NJ his oizeushlp
| v1,hou, fault he would not retire from ~" con
/ los, hecause ~ charges which were nor rue. iI'
! would no, give M his state and take ~ gen'e,
| r,cr ma, tho reople ~ tho state ~ NHT ork
/ uo,,'d no, willingly surrender the priceless pos
! session ~ hts citizenship.