The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-12-22
Congress Has indicated
His Cuban Policy By
Passing the Gu
ban Bill.
Secretary Root Has Shown
That the Charges We're
Backed by FdlSehOOd.
The Records Show That Wood
Has Not Been Promoted
UnjuStly.

simultaneously with the studied
but feeble effort of the Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune to make it ap-
pear that Roosevelt would not make
"a strong candidate for the Presi-
dency, a studied effort was made by
certain Washington correspondents
and Democratic papers to make it
appear that the Presidents Cuban
policy had serious opposition; that
there was great indignation because
the President had turned down hun
dreds of regular officers to appoint
his pet,n Leonard Wood, Major
General. and that the testimony
against Wood, before the Senate
committee, was very damaging
President Roosevelt's course has
been such as to win our complete
confidence in his honesty, his ability,
his fairness, his honor, his integrity,
and his startling patriotism and de-
votion to the people. We felt sure
therefore. that his complete vindica-
tion was certain. Already it has
come.
| Congress has vindicated his Cuban
policy by passing law to carry out
the provisions of the Cuban treaty,
which was framed to carry out our
promises to the Cuban people, and to
set the infant Republic on a solid
footing.
As to the promotion of Wood over
other officers, by Roosevelt, there is
no truth in it. Wood was promoted
to be a Brigadier General in the
Irregular Army, by PRESIDENT Nc
KINLEY, February 4. 1901. BY the
promotion and death of other Briga-
diers, Gen. Wood is left the senior
Brigadier in the Regular Army, and
for the same reasons that Mckinley
nominated him for Brigadier. Roose'
velt has nominated him by reason OF
his seniority and eminent services,
for Major General. For both posi-.
tions Gen. Wood has been recommend
. ed by leading officers of the army.
On the sth of July 1898, Gen. Wood
was promoted from Colonel in the
Volunteers; to Brigadier in the Vol
unteers; on the eth of December he
was promoted to Major General OF
the Volunteers. On the 5th of Janu
airy, 1891. he was appointed Captain
and Surgeon in the Regular Army
, And all these appointments and pro
motions were made by President Nc
) Kinley: and they were worthily made
and no one criticized them as un
worthy, or as made through favorit
ism. This record we obtain frou
: the Army Record of 1902. And the,
are a complete vindication of Presi
|. ident Roosevelt's promotion of Wool
; to be Major General: and they ais,
t Is how that the falsehoods were start
ed and circulated by his enc mics t.
injure the President, who are work
, ing in the interests of the Trusts.
The people have no better, true
r frierd than Mr.. Roosevelt. He stand
next to Lincoln as a friend of th'
. plain people, and it will be wei
/, to make a note of those who are cir
= culating false charges against hin
in the interest of these Trusts.
Secretary of War Root has callet
attention to the false stories tha
have been sent out about the testi
mony against Gen. Wood before th'
/. Senate Committee, and has shown b.
the records that Wood was warml,
commended by President Mckinley
and leading officers of the army, ant
that his promotion has been accord
ing to seniority, and army regula
] tions.
There will be revulsion of publ,
feeling soon, against these detrac
| tors of the President. that will max,
/ them hide their heads in confusion
| and shame.
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