New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-18

NJ. Leuppys Readable Character
Sketch Of President RooSe0elt
-rrr NAY ROOSEVELT. A Portrait Sketch. By
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Mr. reupp tells rs that his book IL not. ano
does not pretend 10 De. biography II Is mere
~ san urrretertIous portrait sketch or q man
os ne had revealed himself 10 me- not oI'g
under the lights of exceptionally Hrliiai''
hubble career but BIZ ionG period OF pIe''s
close personal contact" For the task hs "os
,,,s.-rslfor ar. Leupp s. exceptionally wei
equipped. fTs Ions service in MasniIs 1o' a@
she oo-reroorJent OF "Thc Evening POST Aas
si,,cr him "a intimate Acquaintance with The
,-,-r4 Of -olfttre lie !s "a trained observer aile
..-t... and has the advantage ~ knowing az hrtt
hard fre many hidden -rd intricate motlNeS
,fI-h influence public acts and determine puOl'-
rofir, HIS etusv OF President RooseF eft charac-
ser fe based on personal knowledge. and rejects
"a Underwent u1tured through many years Of per
-o-aI a4-5-iatIon. The warmth II NJ Le1pp
friendship has not however. made him an IN
.,--.-.,..,r,g oalorist. lie writes with dis
elimination. and his prise Is sometimes rem
,o-e5 Iv obvious dissent from policies heIo
80 folicvve5 IN The President. But n the main
81. has tried 20 picture President Roosevelt as
d. ts h,s habits Of thought and action and the
general attitude toward politics and It's problems
into which his mental tendencies have graoua'-
~ hardened Mr.. Leupp writes with conFicuoh
- condor and his book is FUN Of passages
v-bicb throw a novel and Interesting hight on
.b. Presidents career and character.
The authors general point OF view is perhaps
best disclosed IN this summary OF the FTesi-
dents qualities:
President Roosevelt IL not gerivs. He is a Tsn
o. no - --st-afor huutsnan athlete. sol
der. what you VIII rs Iec.e 80, ,It-7s5 bv any
NAV 81 SOUND physique and good integtnoe- S-- -
PTesss l- By R-s work and partiy BY uslng hs
mother wit % his choice Of task enc -, ~ ,Ip ana
,onnnleted what others have drorpec ln 49,
IneIii sole ilt H. ,~cS u-s,s ir TIE open. and
rs-neTSered mat the world moves.
M reupp traverses familiar ground. Of
,orrse IN his treatment Of Mr.. RooseVeits early
career and OF the various political activities INTO
\ which ne plunged before reaching the Fresl-
N sencv But he gives US much fresh Information
VI IN numerous topics The idea o. aroltratlhg lle
anthracite coal strike In 1892, it seems was hist
suggested 10 the President b. Mr. Leupp HIM
SELF lie tells US:
In the sumner OF 1902 7 went 70 him with tie
i-7lsrfe-i-c ir inc coal strike and trying &c
al-, - biTose;g win tie facts Of the situation So
as 20 be ready O. act prompuy "HeA ZIG '---'
sTVho is the mar 70 get me the taets?' he de-
rnan6ed without g raofnenJ s ne Ss5sre already
prepared myself for The saor. anc ctlls my Az
.T5S6 an FOR me Vhet6er he Is in The city"
with what j tcnd,y faucled vas speed. ! mace
~ va ia - be vs. st Marbiehead Neck Mas.
I'VE a9sWeTsa sieHh2ns in9gs4E o. me P s7ae
dent wanted bis address and NJ h2S,e, =. e-z cha,
a telegram had already gone 20 nj WRIGHT sal sal
e5iot w was Mr. Roosevelt TO act upon an idea
which appealed % him on Us hrsi sJaleInsl.l ~
leading up to the arbitration OF The coal strike
II was the Presidents plan 10 have Mr.. Cleve-
land made a member OF the Arbitration Com
mission His name was put on the original list
70 be proposed by the President AZ the con-
ference by the representatives OF the operators
and miners.
But the representatives. or the miners and the
operators DEMANDED that the commits on q al 6ltr
-pecfied classes and calll6s-an army or naval
egInger soc-oioslst I4leo Sle'es 59lsg, 80
g. u. Day. The bosom friend Of the late President
SUI tEe oonferehce decided thar il would be letter
10 have judge from the Thlrd cirouiL Thch en-
90. vs. 8,,t ON M ne mace 10 which Day hid
that GRAY substitutel for ClcFelan Tor Gay
as Ps' pg sSrf aas be f d baS bs S
ruled out on grounds OF locality
When n csme 10 selecting the military engineer
the President exerted himself the utmost 20 IN
ducs the Withdrawal OF this demand and The sub
gtituton o. The single name 81 ese2yeT CeVessna.
some Of The parties present expressed a ooNot
idea o. settling the strike by such mems but Mr.
Roosevelt showed them letter in whch ~. Cle.e-
proposed The operators present then refused 70
ieve5hesess was So persistent thar e,enhonic com
rnunicaton waE oncned with the companies. offlces
could ascertain posltvey whether they were carry
ING eut ne wishes q heiT , acPss re s5Ege9'
they would not accept NJ CleFelano as a. arhi-
the President had let 60 the most vaiued feature
Of MS plan
Mr.. Ieupp. writing. OF course, before Mr..
Hanna's death. has much 20 cay about the
true relations existing between the Ohio sena-
tor and the President Among other things he
asserts;
Nc one who was wen acquainted with NJ. Han
mes personality deceived es % where he stood.
suited NE taste enc his powers He wanted a free
hand. He would rather administer the affairs q
administer them n his name. Nature had marked
him for kingnaker, not q king.
Bearing these facts IN mind. q VIII not be 90
difncuii 20 understand how he coulo discourage
Joke snd yet permit MS boom" 70 survive when
Sc oould tust AZ ven crush = There pro9ga.bly
temptstion % enter The Lists for the no,minat'on,
have been willing 70 forego the power 20 award
Il 10 some one else. IL Republican organize lions
sE y should 20 R he H nm sssees ShI0f e T
way he was entirely friendly 60 Roosevelt and
ths. noUinauon hiHse'f 4 9 were offered him,
ene he &C MOI expect I - be oisrea: but 70 g
into the conFefilon VIII a large foltoNlng al MS
back and be able % Prevent bad mistake II Il
Politics he knew 70 ~ IKE FIRE very uncertain:
no could forctel where ~ would break out
Rooses,s Tay toda5 e, toor 1s" i 81 s2 vii,
ness a stampede toward another candidate o.
= he who never takes anything for granted. but
provides himself against al emergencies.
NJ. Leupp assures Us that the President and
M Hanna were never brought into direct po-
uticaI antsgonisrn- 1T takes good deal more
than an honest opposition and plain speech" he