The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-09-17
His Name Will Be Inscribed in His
tory's Tones as by Far the
Greatest of Them All.
What Is Expected of Pres't Roosevelt
-Boer Representatives Touch
ing Tribute to Mckinley.

From The Journal Bureau. Room 4S. Post
Building, Washington.
Washington, Sept. 17.-McKinley was
the last OF the war presidents. Unless
there should be a mistake in the admin
istration of President Roosevelt, that gen
tleman may reasonably hope to succeed
himself in 1904, and by 1908, when he
will finally step down and out, the day
of civil war candidates will be over.
1t Is a noteworthy fact that every man
the republican party has nominated for
the presidency since Lincoln has been a
war hero-Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Harri-
son and Mckinley. Arthur was not nomi-
mated for the presidency, but succeeded to
it on the death Of Garfield.
The democratic party, on the other hand,
has given its presidential nomination to
heroes but twice-once in 1864, when it
ran Mcclellan on a platform announcing
the war was failure, and again in 1880
when Hancock was its nominee
The succession of Roosevelt beyond any
doubt, as things look now, marks the COM
ing to the front of a younger set Of men
in republican councils, just as the nomi-
nation of Bryan in 1896 brought younger
set Of men to the front of the democratic
party.
Mckinley the Greatest.
OF the war presidents, Mckinley was
the last and by far the greatest Grant
will be remembered in history not because
of any brilliant display in the executive
office, but because OF his record as a
soldier. Hayes name is already almost
as indistinct as that of Polk or Fillmore.
Garfield was not president long enough
to leave upon the office the impress of
his personality. Harrison, while per-
haps a man of more splendid intellectual
attainments than Mckinley, did not come
to the presidency in an epoch making
period. Mckinley will be remembered as
the man under whose leadership the ma
ton advanced to the front rank in the
family of nations and became a world
power, with all of the responsibilities and
opportunities which that term implies.
His policy will probably be followed by
presidents for years to come. This fact
of itself will keep his name alive and
make for him conspicuous place in his
tory.
Roosevelt Popular With Newspaper
Men.
President Roosevelt is closer to the
newspaper men of the capital than any
president for many years. 1t is only a
few years since he was here in a modest
way as a member of the civil service COM
mission. Later he was assistant secre-
tary of the navy On both these occa
sions he came into daily contact with
members Of the press, and scores of CORE
spondents are as well acquainted with
him as with one another. Their relations
with him will, as a result, be somewhat
different to what they have been with him
in other positions
An interesting story is recalled to show
how fond local newspaper men we're of
Roosevelt at the time of the Spanish war
While he was in Cuba with his cowboy
regiment, there arose some friction in the
war office here, as a result of which Secre-
tary Alger made public a confidential let
ter from Roosevelt, in which, by indirec-
tion, reflections were cast on some of the
officers in command in Cuba. The letter
should never have got into print, and the
Washington correspondents, taking up the
cudgel for their friend in his absence
started an agitation which soon brought
on the canned beef investigation and other
things, which finally led to General AL
gers retirement
There is little form and ceremony abort