New-York tribune., 1901-09-16
TRUST IN ROOSEVELT
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ning mate by acclamation No higher form Of
confidence in any American of modern times
was ever expressed. On this point Senator De-
pew described the situation as follows at the
Philadelphia Convention:
Permit me to state to you at the outset that i
am not upon the programme. but 1 will gladly
perform the pleasant duty of announcing thar
New York came here. did every other deleya-
tlon, Tor Theodore Roosevelt for Vice Presidan.
OF the United States. (Appause) When CoIonc.
considered, We respected it. and we proposed 10
place IN nomination by our unanimous vote our
Applause) Now that Colonel RooseveIt bac
responded to the call of the convention and the
demand OF the people New-York and Woodruff
withdraw Mr.. Woodruff and put Roosevelt ir
nomination had the pleasure of nominatinc-
him two years ago for Governor when all the
signs pointed to the loss of New-York in the
erection Dut ne charged up and down the old
State from Montauk Point to Niagara Falls as
ne went up San Juan Hill against the Spaniards
tapplause), and the Democrats fled before him
as the Spaniards did in Cuba. (Applause)
PRESIDENTS FEARLESS CHARACTER
There is not even any fear among Republicans
that President Roosevelt will encourage the
growth of factionalism in the party in any part
of the country. While Governor Of New-York
he showed no disposition to reward personal
friends and punish enemies for the sake of
strengthening the one class and weakening the
other. On the contrary. his political course left
more compactiy. united than it had been for
years The new President has never pandered
10 the politicians. as have many men Of high
STATION, with the obvious purpose of being con-
tlnued in office Years ago. when he was a mem
Der of the Civil Service Commission in Washing
ton, he expressed himself freely on this noint in
letter TO a friend. in which he said:
II man has political foresight who lives in
q dlstrict where the people think he does
ana Where he has a great hold over them then
ne can seriously go in for a continuous public
career; and 1 suppose in such a case it is all
r1Sht Tor him to shape his public course more or
less with a view to his own continuance in
| ONCE i am little inclined to envy a man who
| can look forward TO long and steady course of
public service. but in my own case such a career
is out of the question; and personally it seems
| 10 me that mans comfort and usefulness in
public are greatly impaired the moment he he
gins to get worrying about how his votes and
actions Will affect his future. When was
| in the legislature i soon found that for my own
happiness well for the sake of doing good
work | had to cast aside all thoughts of my
own future; and as soon as / had made up nv
own mind to this and voted simply as i thought
| right. not only dsregarding politicians but even
| disregarding people themselves if / honestly
thougnt them all wrong on a matter of prin-
! ciple not of mere expediency. then / began
| thoroughly to enjoy myself and to feel that T
was doing good 1t is just the same way with
| my present work Civil Service Commissioner
! | believe In il with all my heart. and am absO-
! lutely certain that could not possibly be en-
| gagged In any other work at the present moment
more vitality important TO the public welfare:
and literally do not a rap what politicians
! say of me, in or out of Congress- save in so far
as my actions may help hurt the cause for
which / am working My hands are. fortu-
nately, perfectly free, for have not the slight
est concern about my political future MY
career is that of literary man. and as soon as
am out of my present place / shall go back to
my books. / may not ever be called to take an
other public place or / may be; in any event
shah try to do decent work while I am in Office.
I shah probably enjoy the life greatly while
taking part IN il, and shall certainly be
ready at any time to go out of it with per-
fecty light heart"