Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-03
Appearance In Print of Letter
Written by Roosevelt Causes
Surprise
THE NAMES ARE LEFT OUT
1t Is Generally Believed, However, to
Have Been Sent to Representative
John w. Dwight, of cryden, N. "
Emphasizes Presidents Position in
Investigation Of Postof1ce Scandal.

RooSeVeitS intention to allow ne1the
political nor social reasons to keep him
from going to the bottom of the post
office scandal Is shown in a letter wri.-
ten by him which has just found its
way into print thru the medium of the
Review of Reviews, edited by DR.. AL
bert Shaw. This letter, marked PEE
sonal," is as follows:
White House, Washington, d. G.
Oct. =. 1903.-My Dear Congressman
The statement alleged to have been
made by Inspector --, that ori-
cred his indictment--or that of anyone
else-is lie, just as much of lie ms
il 1t had been stated had ordered tina,
any one should not be indicted
. MY directions have been explicit
and are explicit now, that anyone wac
is guilty is to be prosecuted to the ut
most rigor of the law. No one who Is
not guilty is to be touched. care not
a rap for the political or social influ-
ence of any human being when the
question is one as to his guilt or inno-
cense on such matter as corruption in
the government service.
Il not what you say that the circu-
lation of this report about me may
ALLEVIATE the support OF many OF
-'s friends from my admins
tration Frankly, I feel that any enc
who would believe such a story must
be either lacking in intelligence, or else
\ re nj roJt,1itp
any one is to be alienated from me by
the. fact that direct the prosecutor
of republican or democrat. without
regard to his political or social stand
Ing. when 1t appears he is guilty OF
gross wrongdoing, why all I can say Is
let him be alienated.
'If District Attorney knows
anything which should be shown by the
attorney general or me as regards this
suit l should be delighted to see him
But, frankly. I have not the slightes,
desire to see him IL his visit is to be
in the interest of the welfare of the
party or my success In case like
this where the crime charged is one
that strikes at the foundations of the
commonwealth, should hold myaell
uIlHl loI tLiS OlllCe II 1 CohSIdCiCa Api
one moment either my own welfare OF
of anything else except the interest OF
justice. Respectfully,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
The letter, which was marked per
sonal,' was written to "a certain con-
gresham" The letter is printed in the
Review OF Reviews without names
with the announcement that 1t ''xas
never intended for the public. but rath-
err to make clear in a private way to
certain politicians that no further at
tempt must be made to use political ar
gument for the sake OF affecting the
presidents conduct of his plain duty"
That the letter refers to the cass. Of
State Senator George Greene, OF Bing.
hampton, n. Y, whose name should bt
Inserted In the first blank space, there
Is no doubt, and is not denied. 1t /:
said that it was not sent as a reply t.
a written appeal in behalf of Senator
Greene, but followed conversation be
tween the president and the congress.
man in question held last month at thu
white house, and only intended to en-.
phasize the Presidents verbal expan.
alton.
It Is not denied there or affirmed al
the white house that the letter was ,,en
to Representative John w, Dwight, o.
Dryden. New York. The president re.
ceived Mr.. Dwight at Washington las
month when he called at the whit,
house 1t is supposed that at that lime
he discussed the Greene case with thu
president.
noae - Mnar 0la$%7
In the surmises made here as t.
whose name should he filled in In the
second blank space in the published let
ter, where the president speaks of the
alienation of the support of many o.
---'s friends Senator Platt':
name has been mentioned by many
while others say that the president
means Senator Green, who has many
friends in New York state politics The
district attorney referred to is the one
who has been conducting the GAS. al
Binghampton.
It was stated at the white house last
week, when rumors of this letter were
in circulation. that 1t would not be Civ
en- out for publication here, as it was
not letter intended for such purposes
Its appearance in the magazine, there
fore, is matter Of some surprise al
Washington, as 1t was not thought thai
the representative to whom it was adj
dressed would give it to the public
Secretary Loeb announced yeste' day
that nothing whatever would be said
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