The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-09-27
ROOSEVELT WILL NOT
TOLERATE GUARDS
Refuses TO be Everlasting
ly DOgged by Secret
Service Men

washington, Sept. 21.-President
Roosevelt has been criticised by some
persons who are straining for
chance to unfavorably compare his
conduct in public and private matters
with that of his predecessor for de-
claring that he will not at all times
be surrounded by visible guards be
longing to the secret service bureau
of the government or by members of
the local police force. The pre>i-
dents declaration is called "bravado
and recklessness" by his critics, and
they profess to to regard it as an
other Illustration of his restless. az
gressive egotism
Mr.. Roosevelt has expressed his
mind fully on this subject since Mr
Mckinley was shot, and he is not all
averse to having his view thoroughly
understood. He thinks that guards
are necessary about the person of the
president on public occasions, or
when he is attended by large crowds.
lie thinks that during railroad jour
news ana other outings, when there
is the slightest possibility Of acct
dent or crime, the utmost precautions
dictated by prudence and common
sense should be observed, as they
always have been. and he thinks the
president himself should be exceed
ingly wary about exposing himself
to the risk of accident or injury.
Roosevelt has decided views about
having secret service agents TO watch
his every movement when going about
the ordinary social and business du-
ties Of the day. He will not have his
person so guarded. and he puts his
foot down at the start During the
pact few days the president has walk
ed, ridden and driven about the streets
Of the capital sometimes alone,
sometimes accompanied by friends,
and with no guard in sight, so far as
he was aware. Perhaps one or two
We're lingering in the neighborhood
and perhaps they were not. When
Mr. Roosevelt went horseback riding
last Saturday with Gen. Leonard
Wood, governor general Of Cuba it
was plainly noticeable that the latter
mad a big army pistol up in hls hip
pocket While there have been no
vi.ible signs that President Rcose-
welt goes about similarly equipped for
trouble there is good reason for be-
p lieying that he is prepared TO de-
fend himself and that he thinks that
an evil disposed person might well
prefer to be in the boots of the pres
ident of the United States than in
those of lis own at the beginning o
the shooting
Notwithstanding President Roose
velt's personal views, however, the
general opinion of the people of this
United States seems to be well ex
pressed in the letter which F'reder
ick Remington, Mr.. Roosevelt's per
\ sonal friend, wrote wherein he says:
"The new president should be per
sonally protected against attempts Of
his life. We all know that Presiden
D. Roosevelt is personally brave. What
ever else we know we are sure of that
c But he is more than a man now; h'
is an idea and he does not exactl!
belong to himself It is vastly i'm
portant to his countrymen that h
live. I fully realize that the idea tha
: he can not take care OF himself is irk
VI some to him, and the thought o
B. guards oppressive; yet We must de
. termine for him. We have only late
" ly seen that no matter how brave
how democratic, how true a presiden
Of this republic may be, he is rot in
mune from the attacks OF politica
W body lies
This is the way the cabinet officer
10 and other friends OF both Mc<inle
and Roosevelt talked during the man
p! little informal conferences that too
place ar Canton last week and on tn
"a train going and coming.
o. We Want to See You'll