The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-10-20
ROOSEvELT'S COURAGE
Everything That Effects the
People Interests Him.
New Assistant Secretary OF State
Had to Assume Duties OF
Chief at Once.
Especial to rmr RxrrmlcANl

Washington, ID. c.. Oct. IL, 1910.
There have been few, if any of
our Presidents who have ever felt
themselves in a position so secure
that they could have risked ridicule.
Courage. is one of the Presidents
characteristics whether it be the
courage which carried him up San
Juan Hill, the courage, to defy the
United States Senate or the courage
PROFOUND the anti-race suicide doc
trine. In his multifom and electc IN
terests there is nothing affecting the
neople that he considers unworthy
ofhis attention and as its future ef-
feet on his career he is apparently
without concern, as little so as his
friend. Secretary Root whose express
sion: "The things one finds to do
Are substance and the things, one
tries to get are shadows has be-
come famous.
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Robert Bacon, of New York took
the oath of office "Wednesday and
qualified as Assistant Secretary Of
State to succeed Francis b. LOOMS.
As it happened Secretary Root was
absent from the city and by virtue
A the fact Mr.. Bacon outranks
both the second and third assistant
} secretaries, who have held their Of
fees fer several years, he was oblig-
ed to begin his service in the Depart
ment as acting Secretary of State.
The effect of Mr.. Baeon's appoint
ment TO the the important position
of Assistant Secretary is still matter
of interest and conjecture. II IS an
experiment on the part of the admin
istration to appoint to an influential
position wall Street Man and
many raise issues for future political
difficulties. There have been none
vet, however to question the ability
of Mr.. Bacon and there are many
who predicts that American diplo-
macy in the far East as concerns
the disposition of American capt.
tai in the Japanese development
of Chinese railroad could not be IN
better hands. To those who see IN
his wealth and superior education
cause of DISTRICT his friends are
pointing with pride to his clean rec
ord in finance and personal character
and limiting that the Department OF
State cannot suffer by the change
from Mr.. Loomis, whose "coruscat-
ing innocence" in the Venezuelan at
fair had been so often proved.
Whatever Mr.. Bacon may be or do
as Assistant Secretary of State ne
is personally an interesting charac-
tor. So handsome as to be known
in Wall street as the Greek God
he is man of education, wealth and
distinguished bearing. He is an
athlete and a linguist; a man OF
sa,ial accomplishments and habits
and fitted apparently in many ways
for important diplomacy work.
Secretary Taft thinks that the
army has not had the benefit OF eX-
tensive maneuvers such as the Eu-
ropean armies have had and as re-
sSlt that the officers might not be so
effative in conducting great forces
in the field.
Admiral Dewey goes good deal
further and voices a general convic-
tisl among the public outside the
navy that, naval officers are too
old for their ranks He says, 1.-THE
Nation will assuredly meet with dis
aster in naval war unless Young
err men are given command of our
ships, and say this he adds, be
cause am old myself" He attri-
butes a great part of the success of
the japanese on the sea to the fact
that the officers in command were of