The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-26
Welcome 10 The New
Secretary Of War

New York Sun: There has been some
talk about the Especial qualification"
which Elihu Root does or does not pos
sess for the office to which the president
has now appointed him. Let nobody dis
turb himself about Mr. Roots stock Of
special qualifications He has a lot of
them; and in the list you will surely
find:
Brains;
Force of character:
Honesty of purpose;
Uncommon experience Of men and OF
tine ways of men;
A congeniul and carefully trained fac
ulty for doing things in the right way TO
produce the desired result.
These will do to start with we should
say. Perhaps Mr.. Root will develop some
more special qualifications later on. He
Is a very er ergetic person; and the best
thing about his handspring is that It is
regulated by a remarkably well-adjuste6
escapement.
To-
New York Evening POST The selection
Of Elihu Root for the War department is
uneXceptionablc, so far as his legal and
general qualifications for the place are
concerned. 1t is said to be the pres-
dents belief that lawyer rather than a
military man is needed for the position,
difficult to find anybody more thoroughly
equipped than Mr.. Root. Compared with
his immediate predecessor, he comes
very near to being an ideal appointee. He
will be very shrewd and very able ad-
wiser and it is safe to assume that there
will be no scandals while he is at the
head of the War department.
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Theodore Roosevelt: Like every man
who wishes success to the administration,
and therefore, to the American people,
In the great work now before 1t, / am
overioyed at the appointment OF Mr.
Root. He is the exact type of man
which all Americans should be most de-
sirous to see as our public servants. He
is disinterested, of singularly keen intelli-
gonce, absolutely conscientious, lncapa-
bic Of doing a mean or dangerous act
possessing great tact and judgment and
entire fearlessnes5 in standing for the
right. We can guarantee that Under
him no shadow of wronsdoing will he al.
lowed to exist. TIe has always srcri-
feed his time and his means to his sense
Of public duty, wholly without thought
of reward. Personally it is a great loss
TO me to have him leave New York, for
there is no man upon whose advice and
help have so much relied in my work
as governor, and he has been unfailing
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made upon him. He is the type Of what
a clean and high minded pubic servant
should be.
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Philadelphia Ledger: There Is nothing
| to he said against the CnOice made by
| the president, except that Mr.. Root has
| not clearly demon strated his especial 1T
ness for the place. Ills general intel
| liGcnce, his attachments as a lawyer and
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portance and his integrity are qualities
that recommend him for appointment to
| high Office. II may be added that when
| In government office, as United States
| district attorney, he discharged his du-
ties not only with fidelity but with dis
! tinction. The new secretary is a
man of unnuestioncd ability; he is in the
prime Of lifc, with a reputation already
| established, and his administrator OF tho
| omce will either destroy that reputation
or greatly enhance 1t. lie should make
| the country forget AlgerSm by destroy
ing every Vestise OF it.
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Utica, n. Y, Press: President McKin.
ley is TO be congratulated on securing ms
| an associate and adviser in the conduct
| of government business a man OF such
eminent ability as Elihu Root. He is
not only learned in the law but he has q
knowledge Of men and experience in af.
| fairs that viii render his counsels Of the
| utmost valuo TO the president. In the
war department Mr., Root will find many
! veNatious problems, but though he is not
n man Of military training he will he able
| TO develop and pursue a policy which the
public can checrfully approve and sus
tain. Though limited by system con
tanning many anomalies, tho result OF
years Of misdlrccted legislation, the wal
department yet affords at the prcsen
time a field for greatest usefulness ant
Mr. Root will not disappoint the expec
tations Of those who regard his advon
tune.