Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-07-13

He Suggests the appointment of
ish-American Wharf.-The Governor
Declares That He Will Not BE
Secretary of War.
Washington, July u.'-Gov. Roose-
welt, of New York, in response to II
telegraphic summons from President
Mckinley. was Il guest ut the White
House. and during his stay had several
important conferences with the pres-
dent on the Philippine situation.
The purpose of the President in sum
moning the Governor as Mr.. Roosevelt
himself said, was TO have Il talk with
him regarding the organization of the
Ten new regiments of volunteers about
TO be recruited. and particularly with
reference 10 the appointment of princi-
pal officers for the regiments. The
President and Gov. Roosevelt had Il
long conference in regard To The ap-
pointmcnts. ii being the desire Of Mr.
Mckinley To carry out consistently the
announced policy of the Administra-
tion To appoint these officers solely OH
their merits. After his first interview
with the President, Col Roosevelt
said:
Now that the President has asked
my advice in regard To these appoint
ments | have no hesitation in express
ing 10 him my opinion that the officers
for the new regiments of volunteers
should be chosen strictly from the list
of those who served in the Spanish
4 al
from those who served with special
distinction and from first to last demon
strated their capacity for taking care
of and commanding their troops. If ii
sufficient number of these veterans are
available ii would seem particularly
wise. i'm the interest of Justice and efti-
cheney. to appoint them to commissions
in the new volunteers. ! shall take oc-
casion. of course. To recommend n
number of my old comrades in arms in
the Rough Riders regiment. for they
deserve places and some of them want
them. But | have no favoriteS. except
as they may deserve consideration on
account of their services during the re
cent war
The President was asked to appoint
Col. Ward late of the 202d New York
Volunteers. To Il colonelcy in the new
volunteers. and it is understood that
this officer is among those who will
he favorably recommended by Coy.
Roosevelt.
\ reporter asked GOV. Roosevelt if
there was any truth i'll the report that
he had been summoned to Washington
to have the post of Secretary of War.
10 succeed Russell 4. ACer. offered to
him.
There are some stories that are not
worth denying" was the reply. "and
this is one Of them. TO begin with. the
President wouldn't offer me the place
of Secretary of War. and. in the see
ond place. if there were fourteen Sec
rctarics of War would not give up
the Governolship to be one of Them
referring TO anti-eXpanision and the
anti-cNpansionists, Gov Roosevelt said
"Of course every American worthy
the name must stand behind the Presi-
dent in his rcSolutc purpose to bring
the inSurrcctiOn in the Philippines To
an end. have no question that by the
beginning of the rainy season Gen.
Otis Will be in position TO stamp out
all resistance. Then the President will
see that the reign of absolute law and
Justice follows. 1t cannot he too clear
ly kept in mind that the whole trouble
is due to men who for two months pre-
vented the ratification of the treaty of
peace and To those who declined 10 give
the President the troops he needed up-
on the terms asked Those who on
posed the ratification of the treaty
have on their souls the responsibility |
of most of the boodshed. both by our
own troops and the natives and those
who have ever since been encoura ging |
A@uinaldo to the limit If their small |
share the guilt so far as their |
feeble powers permit. Those who op- |
posed giving the forces needed showed |
themselves enemies of the country and |
FLAG. Every man who so voted i'm the |
Senate may have the satisfaction of |
knowing that he has done all lie could |
to bring diScredit on the flag and dis |
grace upon our arms
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