The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-06
ROOSEVELT SNUBS
ARMY OFFICERS
Promotes His Pet, Wood, Over Older
and Better Soldiers Perry Heath
Safe Behind Statute Of
Limitation
Correspondence" or Tur INNS


gnashing of teeth and angry look,
in and around the War Depart
ment these days when the name ui
Leonard Wood is mentioned in the
hearing Of some Of the old vetcr
ans.
OF those whom love of RooSc.
welt hath singled out. the name Of
Wood overtops al the slate Of
army officers intended for promo
ton. There is pathos rs well aS
injustice in the fact that scores Of
gallant and accomplished officers
of the civil war are to be retired
aud denied forever the chance that
is marked out for the prc>ilut's 5
playground pal Simply because
Wood has been the friend, conf
dent aud playfelIow Of the playful
H"""E MA" WI" h"PI''iN .' w
iresldent "i the lhltrd SIa'rH'
Leonard wood hFc years ago an
army doc'or' win the RANK "i zap
tain, has been continually aud rap
idly advanced III RANK pay ana
power over III" heads "i "Id'r ANA
he'ier soldiers, whose lives have
not only been faithfully devoted TO
'he serNlre "t thelr country hUt
VINO nave pecn Impcrlli"d ~ every
crisis that has confronted II III
iorty years.
II matters not II the oil veterans
shed Their blood Tor the mon and
are entitled 10y every precedent oi
military usage, every mede OF hon
or ana all logic OF justice to rank
above tins llltl" whlle.ago army
apoiherary From Colonel OF a
volunteers regiment to mayor gen
eral ot volunteer and then hrlga
der general III the regular service.
Then to governor general OF Cuba,
II position III which he was allowed
unlimited power along with the
PrlVlleg" "i dlShIlrSlng TJo' '0OO,'
ooo, Tor which he has been held
accountable to nothing and no.
body save himself aud hlS own
sweet Will IL mas mhtt'red no',
the accusations 5" grave against
ten wood conduct III 'nha aS
to provoke an effort I" have hIS
administration investigated. WOOD
was snpremrly indifferent to ms
acrnSers' liad h"t president
Roosevelt III Il pnhIIc speech de-
nounced Them as hrnhced win
Ihiully7 30 hooseVeIt con
gressmeh ana Roosevelt ADMIN
lstfatioh biocked hhsoluIely all III
curry us 10 Nooa 'olIduct III
'upa. Wo'u h"'"fl"hS accep'
lance OF costly GlllS from 'le Jhl
Aial, II welI'KhowI Havana gam
piihg concern was pU'IiSi'ed every
where IL was an r'ght VIII
l'ooseVeit II ""od ana II.
Wheh the question "l 'hball
reciprocity was pending before
congress wood busted himself
seeking 10 ll'''"rl''r leg's'aI'oh'
employing 'nha'i l'ilas 10 promote
RECIPROCITY 1t happened at the
same time 'ilat the beet sugar peo-
PIE oi lhe west appeared 10 oecfe'
'arS OF the department oi hgfl'
culture James "ilsoh' Us 'heif
trieEu' 10 say a wofd TO Congress
meh' MOI regarding II as proper
Tor an executive o'lcer 10 appear
70 meduie WIN Tue a'iiairs OF the
Legislative or'll'ch OF the govern
'heht' Mr, wilson declined. but
u WIS d'iereht WIN W 90 lie
coulu 40 wlla' no o'i'ef executive
oiicer dareo attempt Woou had
no SOONER become governor gen.
erai oi euoa 'hah ne III once CON
sor'ed Win certain newspaper
writers 70 a'scredlt 'he "d'n'hls'fa.
tloh Oh his predecessor "enerai
BROOKE, ana 10 DOOSI the aUnllnls-