The Penn's Grove record., 1903-08-28

Secretary Root Will Retire In ,Jaor.r,
Under an Arrangement With the Pros,
dent, who Sends Him a Letter of An
preciation = General Luke wr,ebt 81
lected For Governor of PHILIPPINES.
Oyster Bay, L. I.-Secretary Root.
under date August 10, has presented
his resignation formally to the pres;.
dent The resignation was accented
by the President with the understand
ing that Mr.. Root continue as secre.
tary Of War at least until January /
Governor William H. Taft. of tha
Philippines, will succeed Mr.. Root as
Secretary of War, and General Luke
E. Wright will succeed Judge Taft as
Governor of the Philippines.
President Roosevelt authorized the
following statement:
ssThe President some months 400
rendered the Secretaryship of War fo
Judge Taft, and at that time If was
arranged that he would succeed Sec
,etary Root. Secretary Root will 90
out Of office some time in January. and
Judge Taft will assume the duties of
the office shortly afterward.n
The President also authorized the
publication of the correspondence be-
tween him and Secretary Root con-
corning the latter's resignation.
In his letter to the President Mr.
Root referred to his wish to retire TO
private life after the establishment of
the General Staff of the Army and the
completion of his four years of SER
vice as Secretary of War. Now. on the
eve of sailing to England to sit on
the Alaska Boundary Tribunal, he ten
dered his resignation, to take effect
upon the appointment and Qualifca-
ton of his successor. MI. Root o n
tinued:
II shall carry with me unabated
loyalty to your Administration. conf
dence in the sound conservatism and
patriotic u~nselfishness of your policy.
and enduring gratitude for the kind
ness and consideration with which
your friendship has honored me. I
shall not cease to appreciate the SYM
patty and loyalty to President Nc
Kinley with which you took and car
ried on his work, and / shall always
be happy to have been a part of the
Administration directed by your sim
cere and rugged adherence to right and
devotion to the true interests Of our
country"
President Roosevelt. in his accept
ance of Mr.. Roots resignation. said
that his personal loss in the with
drawal of the Secretary Of War from
public life was very great, but that
his sense Of loss to the nation was
ever greater. The President. after
highly praising Mr.. Roots work in
the War Department, said:
'Your duties have included more
than merely the administration Of the
Department, and the reorganization of
the army on an effective basis. You
have also been the head Of the depart
ment which dealt with the vast and
delicate problems involved in our pos.
session of the Philippine Islands, and
your success in dealing with this part
of your work has been as signal as
your success in dealing with the purely
military problems. To very few states.
men, indeed, in any country is it given
at one and the same time to achieve
signal and striking triumphs In the
administration and reform Of the mill
tary branch of the Government, and in
the administration of what was in eff
feet q d0nartment Of insular depend
encfes. Whefe IQ61ems were new
to our people and we're In themselves
of great difficulty.
Moreover, aside from yonr work in
these two divisions of the Government
service. / appreciate most keenly the
invaluable advice and assistance you
have rendered me in innumerable mat
tiers of weight not coming directly IN
your departmental province. but in
which / sought your aid with the Ger
tainty of not being disappointed. Your
position on the Alaskan Bounce. :
Commission at the present moment Is
an illustration of these services.
May all good fortune attend you
wherever you are: the American PEG.
pie wish you well. and appreciate to
the full the debt due you for all that
you have done on their behalf"