The times., 1899-07-09

obtain at the present time. but that vet
erans OF the recent war will have the pref
erence in every instance, without rgard to
politics. This is not regarded, of course.
| as an admission that the appointments last
year were not made wisely, but is simply
an expression of the Presidents views that
recent military experience is a valuable
consideration in making the new appoint-
ments.
A reporter asked Governor Roosevelt last
nlght II there was any truth in the report
that he had been summoned to Washing
ION TO be offered the post of Secretary OF
war to succeed Russell A. Alger
There are some stories that are not
worth denying, was the reply, land this
IS one OF them. To begin with, the Presi-
dent would not offer me the place OF Secre-
tary OF War, and in the second place. il
there were fourteen Secretaries of the War
could not give up the Governorship to be-
made one of them
In the course Of a conversation ahopt
matters of present public interest. the Gov
ernor referred briefly to the Sampson
schley- Hodgson controversy, saying that
the case was an exceedingly unfortunate
one ana tnat the proper authorities should
treat 1t with a heavy hand" This was
IN connection with a rumor In circulation
that colonel Roosevelt was to be called
Wf
the Navy, which rumor he characterized
as most absurd of all. Referring to anti
expansion and the anti-exDansionists Gov
ernor Roosevelt said:
"Ot course, every American worthy the
name must stand behind the President in
MS resoiute purpose TO bring the insurrec-
uon in the Philippines to an end. I have
no question that at the end of the rainy
season General OTIS will be in a position
70 stamp out all resistance. Then the
President Will see that a reign OF absolute
law and Justice follows. 1t cannot be too
clearly kept in mind that the whole trou-
bic is due to the men who for two months
prevented the ratification of the Treaty of
teace, and TO those who declined to give
the President the troops he needed upon
the terms he asked. Those who onnosej
the ratification of the Treaty have on their
souls the responsibility for most of the
blood shed both by our own troops and the
natives and those who have ever since
oeen encouraging Aguinaldo to the limit
OF their small capacity share the g1,ilt 90
far as their feeble powers permit.
Those who opposed giving the forces
needed show themselves enemies of Inc
country and the flag. Every man who so
voted IN the Senate may have the salts
faction of knowing that he has done all
he could to bring discredit on the flag
and disgrace upon our arms. It is all tho
more TO the credit of the Administration
that 1t has steadfastly pursued the path OF
national honor, unwaveringly upheld the
interests and good name OF the nation IS a
whole in spite of the way it has been ham
pered by those who sought to hetray the
country. We have a right to demand the
support Of every true American for the
Administration policy in the Philippines,
and every American who Is both fore
sighted and patriotic should join in de-
! nouncing alike the men who strive to
give aid to the insurgents in the island end
those other men who prevent our armies
being made equal to a national need"