The Elbert County tribune., 1898-12-01
ETIAGO's POOH-BAH
WOODS ADAPTIVE
NESS.
osv.rnar 4. Always Alert
.,.-He secs Everything and
-. Many Evils

y1gorous-
-,.ess MANY Evils
colonel Teddy" Roosevelt Is
= a. Albany the rough riders
u q. .,yen two governors to the
hsse General Leonard Wood Is
~ Governor Of Santiago de
nlii,si, ,l,a: ro1ch rider governor OF
~ will have 10 set a pretty nor
iS,s na,, he begins bis gubernatoriai
v he would run In the same
The rough rider governor OF
wiz - General Wood not only Is
az, ,,storv ~ but a record beyond the
ns -uine n hopes of his warmest
~ Ia is striking coincidehcc
H. - colonel OF the rough riders
y, s, appointed governor Of Santa
nantenant colonel of that COM
y nslscted governor OF New York
man six months from the day
~ riders were sworn into the
S he United States But those
snow both men can readily De
s .sst the sequence of events
, ha,h men where they are sole
NJ oneration of the law of the
Am Of the fittest.
mid take long and weary
TO find two men more unlike
n ccvernor Wood and Governor
pooseyelt. Roosevelt is all fire,
.s,rative enthusiasm, explosive
visible aggressiveness, leading
nvrotechnical finishes. Wood is
ivdraulic press which accom-
l. large results quietly and unos-
ftiously by the exercise of tre-
y,ons and unnoticeable energy.
n n all the more effective because
roIseless. constant and under
=, control. And, like that same
[sulic press. Governor Wood is self
Lined. imperturbable and solidly
fructed.
n whole army knows all about
Lnl Woods physical prowess, his
| a. boxer. his reputation as an
|,ound athlete. But II remained
.be .after-surTender" days of San
A 10 develop the fact that rs an ex-
,utIye official, dilomat. even-tem
n iudee and adroit handler os men
ernor Wood has few equals.
. .sked General Wood about five
sltes after he had taken his seat al
desk formerly used by the Spanish
[uor general what he would do
|lean out about 200 years of dirt"
feplled.
Iat very hour the first gang of Gu
was put to work on the streets.
first week OF his administration
frnor Wood WIS in the saddle eigh-
hours day. He personally
,cted every foot Of every street, al
court and lane in old Santiago. He
1 A house TO house canvass. exam
| Interior courts. rooms and hall
!. and before the Spnninrds and
ms Of the city knew what had hap
a they were whitewashing their
rs. digging dirt out of their courts.
ping their halls, cleaning their
IS and obedlently and dutifully fill
barrels with refuse. which was set
very morning on the curbs of the
uw sidewalks for the carts and
termasters' wagons which patrolled
own.
e citizens did this unusual, this
kind of work not under
rs Of Governor Wood, but because
mayor of Santiago
issued the instructions. Governor
d, with that diplomatic craft
h has enabled him to administer
affairs without friction.
r put his name under an order,
lance or official proclamation In the
er days Of the American occupa-
Of Santiago. All-such papers We're
ID by the mayor of the city, but
We're written In General Woods
e and carried across the hall to the
ors office.
e military governor of Santiago
a veritable Pooh Bah; he was
or, corporation counsel, commits
n of public works, superintendent
ollee, commissioner of health, oil
ector, Inspector of weights and
'ures, port physician, harbor mas
of street and alley
ling. gas Inspector, city attorney,
collector, city treasurer. city clerk,
1anitor of the city hall, desk ser
Of the central station and police
strate. In this continuous mu-
al performance General Wood
ID all parts without leaving the
:, sometimes acting two or more 1
at once.