The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-13
N HIS RETIREMENT
Roosevelt IntimateS That He
Wants Rest.
HE WILL Do NO WORK
Sends Official Business Back
to Washington Unopened.
HE WILL Do NO WORK
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from MS summer NOME III 44c A--~9 e14i-~
here TO rest and does not want TO be dis
turbed. oyster Bay is not to be a sum
mer capital" as I have seen stated IN
several newspapers. Far from it. It is
true that the president has brought two
secretaries and two stenographers down
here and that he has taken an Office, but
that is chiefly to keep people away from
his house, and most Of their time is occu-
pied in answering letters and kilograms
declining appointments and re-mailing
all sorts Of of1ciaI communications back
TO Washington.
The president does not see, and he viii
not read official communications that are
sent to him here. BE does not intend 70
do any more business than is actually
necessary, and to command his attention.
the packet must come from some member
Of the cabinet. who understand his wishes
and refer down only the most important
matters-those that are unavoidable. He
thinks he is entitled to a vacation and
believes that the people VIII let him alone
when they understand his wishes. He
has written several senators and repre-
sentaGfves who want to come down and
confer with him about appointments that
he does not intend to make any at pres
ent, and promises that their interests
will not be injured by delay. In fact he
intimates as plainly as Official courtesy
viii permit that they viii be apt 10 preju-
dice their cases If they insist on intrud-
ing on his vacation.
No delegation viii be received. Several
have written for dates and have been
asked TO call when the president returns
to Washington. President Mckinley used
TO have about two day AZ Canton while
he was taking his vacation there but
President Roosevelt is not so amiable as
his predecessor and can not SO easily be
imposed upon. President Mckinley L
not like to be disturbed any more than
President Roosevelt but was too good
natured to say So
Public business is not being neglected,
however. Mr.. Cortelyou reads every let
ter carefully. Nothing ever escapes his
attention. and he takes a little budget to
the president every day. when they have
a sort of miniature cabinet meeting and
settle matters Of imperative Importance.
Blr. Loeb. the assistant private secretary,
who was with the president while he was
governor Of New York. attends to per
sonal matters, and each Of them has
stenographer to assist him. They have
taken an Office over the bank-three
small. hot rooms. but the best that Oys-
ter Bay can offer. for it is not rQetrop-
oils. and the erection of a new building
Tor moving IS a decided sensation.
There are thousands of villages just like
# in the United States. but very few have
such charming surroundings.
II you want to know exactly where the
president lives. set down your atlas. turn
20 the map Of Long Island and follow
the north shore eastward from Brooklyn
until YOU come To the third jag IN the
coast line and the northernmcst projec-
ton Of land into the sound. The jag-I
mean no disrespect. but have forgotten
Oyster Bay, and the presidents family
for several generations before him have
spent their summers upon high PENN
eula overlooking its waters, called Cove's
Neck. One would think that the ances-
tors of a president Of the United States
would have taken the trouble TO look up
more euphoneous title for a beautiful
ridge. covered with stately forests Of
chestnuts. oaks. locusts and elms. but
they were plain folks. and because the
ridge stretched ont into the bay like a
goose neck and inclosed cove in its
curve that name was suggested. and has
stuck.
There has been a good deal Of history
down here and if the anti-imperialists at
the methods by which the Dutch colo
nists got possession Of this lovely country /
from the Indians perhaps they misht
catch some of the presidents ancestors I
in case OF benevolent assimilation SINH
lar TO that that occurred around Massa-
chusetts Bay about the same time and
were more scandalous than anything that
has occurred in the Philippines Those
who read American history from the
landing IL the pilgrims TO the proclama-
ton OF Hell Roaring" Jake Smith iu the
Philippines viii recognize familiar traits
Rll along. But they VIII discern also that
we have been improving gradually in cur
relations with our savage neighbors. that
we show considerably more conscience
than our Erand-fathers had. ard that.
while we continue TO set what we want
we are paving more for ii ard obtaining
81 more honorab'y than they did-with
now and then an exception The pilgrim
fathers did some mighty mean things in
their day. but .nerer anything meaner
than the trick which Senator Burrows. +
Senator Elklns and the other beet sugar
senators PLAYED upon the planters Of
Cuba, and they VIII be punished for H.
Ds-erar- Paw nstrf- ff,- l,aln-.--.g -- Ga.
Gatinecock Indians. who. in 1853. through 4
their chief. sometimes referred TO bv the f
name of Assiapum ana sometimes as 4
Moheness. sold 10 the Dutch settlers an
the land lying upon its shores. and
stretching back six miles for six coats
six kettles. SIX fathoms OK wampum. six
hoes. SIX hatchets three pairs Of stock
ings. thirty awI blades or muxes. twenty
knives. three '-shErts ARA .as mach
peague as yin amount 10 tour rounds
sterling. No rum is mentioned hut
there may have been jus behind Il
stump in the vicinity. and I humbIy sug-
Fest that the anJl-lmperialist society III
Boston should look into the transaction. +
particularly rs Colonel Roosevelt is liksly (
70 DE a candidate Cor president aealn
The names Of his ancestors do not appear +
n the records of The trade but I've nc
doubt they were standing round and en-
3oyed their share q the qroft.
It's beaulfm country more beautiful I.
than anything in the Philippine It's 4.
a white mans country. TOO. Tho a1a-
lays would not IKE IT, bar because tx isr-t E
Their kind. The whole of Long Island IS
q garden or g park ana the soH IS as