The state herald., 1901-10-11
26h PRESIDENT of the u S. F.!

reddened with pleasure for he saw that
the best In them had come out on top.
as he expected 1t would.
Attracted by "yeiIotD" NetDs-
papers.
1t was of this incident that handle
was first made by Mr.. Roosevelt's enc
miles in and out Of the police board
and he had many-to attack him:
1t happened that there was n music
hall In the building In which the labor
men met The yellow newspapers circu-
lated the lie that he went there on pur-
pose to see the show, and the ridiculous
story was repeated until actually the
llnrs persuaded themselves that II was So
They would not have been able to under
stand the kind OF man they had to do
with. had they tired. Accordingly they
fell Into their own trap. 1t is "a tradition
of Mulberry Street that the notorious
Seeley dinner raid was planned by his en-
emies In the department Of which he was
the head. I'm the belief that they would
catch Mr.. Roosevelt there. The dinners
were supposed to be his "set"
Some time after that, Mr.. Riis was
in Roosevelt's Office when a police Of
fetal OF superior rank came In, and re-
Quested private audience with him:
They stepped aside and the policeman
spoke In an undertone. urging something
strongly. Mr.. Roosevelt listened. Sud
denly i saw him straighten up as a man
recoiis from something unclean. and dis
miss the other with a sharp: mo. sir, I
uont night that way" The policeman
went out crestfalien. Roosevelt took two
or three turns about the floor struggling
evIdentiy with strong disgust lie told
"e aiterwArd that the man had come
N h..
knowledge that his enemy could that
hisht be found In q known evil house up-
'onn' which II was his alleged habit TO
'nI fiis proposition was TO raid IL then
ana SO get square" To the policeman n
must nave seemed like throwing q good
.nAhee away. hut II was not Hooseyelt's
way ne struck no blow below the belt
IN the governors chair aftsrward he sny,
.ne ponticinnn whom he fought. and who
.oosht MN. the same terms. They tried
.n.,r best TO upset him. for they had
nothihg TO expect from him. Hut they
mnew and owned that he fought fair.
ineH o"chs were secure. lie never
. u 'hehi 10 gain an advantage. A
ptomise given by him was always kept
to the letter ''
Assissonf Secretary Of Nox,x
Early In 1897 he was called by Pres,.
dent Mckinley TO give up his New
York ONCE to become Assistan mt -Secre.
tary OF the Navy. His energy and
quick mastery Of detail had much 10
do with the speedy equipment Of the
navy for Its brilliant feats In the war
with Spain. II was he who suggested
Admiral Dewey for commander of the
Asiatic station.
Dewey was sometimes spoken OF In
those days as II he were kind Of
fashion plate. Roosevelt. however. had
faith In him. and while walking up
Connecticut avenue one day said TO
Mr.. Riis: Dewey In all right lie has
n lion heart. lie Ii the man for the
place" No one nov doubts the wis
dom OF his selection. and naval officers
agree that the remarkable skill In
Workmanship displayed by the Amer
lean sunners was due TO his foresight
He sw the necessity OF practice. and
he thought II the best Kind OF economy
to burn up ammunition In acquiring
skill.
A characteristic story Is told regard
Ing Rooseyeit's insiStenco on practice
In the navy.
Shortly after his appointment he
asked for nm appropriation Of $500. 900
for ammunition. powder. and shot for
tn. navy. The appropriation was
made. and few months later he asked
for another appropriation. this time
OF 100000. when asked by the proper
authorities what had become OF the
frst appropriation. he replied: Every
cent OF II was spent for powder and