The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-08

felt perfectly FREQ to speak out In meet
in " ana air his Views, knowing well
that he was among men who would not
betray confidence. After the interview
ing was over the governor often enter
tanned the newspaper men with renlinis-
CenCes of his western life, his washing
ton experiences and his Cuban career.
Not unfrequently he would take on
some Of his political callers and do 1t
inimitably as he Is an admirable mimic
and possesses keen sense of humor and
of tho ridiculous. Frequently he re-
marked that he knew of no amusement
in the world to equal playing American
politics, provided one had sense of hu-
NOR. The governor was at his best with
the reporters and many times said that
he looked. forward to the few minutes
with the newspaper men because he al
ways felt he was with friends, with men
whom he could trust For their part all
the newspaper men liked Theodore
Roosevelt. One reason was they were all
treated impartially. Although several of
the Albany correspondents were with the
governor all through the Cuban war and
last falls campaign, they were shown
no partiality and received no greater or
better news tips than the correspondents
whom he met for the first time last jan
uary. Among the souvenirs the reporters
will treasure are several fashlight pho
tographs of the daily newspaper audi
ence with the governor In the center OF
the group.
Another innovation of the governor was
a weekly meeting with the other state
officers at which departmental needs and
affairs are gone over in detail and plans
mapped out for better serving the pubic,
greater economy, etc. 1t Is due to GOV
| ernor Roosevelt's firm stand that all the
| state departments are today on busl-
ness basis instead of running along with
| increasing annual deficits which ate up
| in large part the yearly appropriations.
| He has also been the first governor in
| years to attend meetings of the board OF
| regents and of the managers OF the sol
diers' home at Bath, of which the execu-
| tive is a member ex-officio. If the COVER
| nor has his way there will be rational
and practical public educational system
| in place of the present dual and divided
| system that now prevails. In his APP
| pointments Governor Roosevelt has
| placed men in Office whom he can trust
| and in whom the public has confidence
| He has eXacted of them but one pledge
| that of dscharging their duties so as 10
| best conserve the public interests so far
| as their knowledge and capacity permits
| He has adjured them not to appoint unit
| men to office not even If recommended
| by himself In most instances his APP
| pointees have been indorsed by the ma
| chine leaders, after they had vainly tried
| to bring about the selection of their own
| favorites and henchmen. In this way
the machine has not been ignored, Meth
er can it's leaders say they have not beer
| consulted. Nevertheless Superintendent
of Public Works Partridge, for instance
will not be dictated to by the machine
! as to his subordinate employees. AL
I though the machine did not relish the ce
| lection of Avery d. Andrews, a reform
Democrat, for the important position o
adjutant general. they had to submit
and the same is true of other selection:
| by Governor Roosevelt