The Irish standard., 1905-06-10
Whose Genius For Fighting and CONQUEST
All But Made Him the Ruler Of the
Civilized World.
Charles }. Bonaparte is Lover of the Omen
Fight and Man Who Has Ideas and
Principles of His Own.

Surprise is the rule of President
Eoosevelt's career, public or private.
He is known as the man who is al.
ways doing the unexpected, and it is
safe to say that his consistency in
that particular was never better ex-
cmplilcd than in the announcement
made last week that Charles Joseph
Bonaparte is to succeed Paul Morton
us secretary of the navy, says the
New York Herald.
1t was generally believed that Mr..
Morton had early tired of public life
and was only awaiting a favorable OBJ
portunity to return to his chosen ca
reer us director OF some great trans
portaton system. Politicians were
already busy picking out his success
sor and a half dozen men had been
put forward in confidence always as
being the certain choice for the port
folio.
Then the president caused to be an
nounccd that he had selected Mr.,
Bonaparte, and Mr.. Bonaparte, paus-
ing amid the deliberations of a RE
form League" meeting, admitted that
he had been asked to accept the place
ten days before and had accepted.
There came sight gasp of surprise
from every Republican political cen
ter of the country and something like
similar expression, but Indicating
hope or something else, from the
camp of the enemy. All solemnly
| agreed that it was perhaps the most
interesting of the many cabinet ap-
pointments made by the president.
All agreed OH one Characterization
unique" and declared themselves as
impatiently awaiting results
Unique" they said 1t was, because
the grandnephew of the man whose
| genius for conquest ended only at the
shores of the sea is to head the fight
ing fleets of the United States.
unique" it was, because man
who was, to say the least, only a late
| convert to Imperialism or expansion,
is to direct the one department where
expansion must first be reflected.
Unique" because a man who had
| never in his career been bound down
by any particular party ties was to
! become the adviser of partisan ad-
ministration
But chiefly was it unique, they con-
cluded, because for the first time as
president, Mr.. Roosevelt was to have
confronting him at his own council
table lover Of the open fight; a man
who has won from the president him
| self the compliment of "the most
forceful mind of the country" a man
who has never in his life shirked a
fight or acknowledged defeat; whose
high sense Of right will lead him to
combat his dearest friend as cheer
fully as he will go forth against foe;
who has ideas and principles Of his
own and never fails to advocate them;
man who has been a political leader,
but has held salaried Office for three
weeks only; who had the temerity as
an overseer of Harvard university to
oppose the granting of the degree of
LII. d. to President Mckinley because
he did not think it was the proper de-
gree for him; man of great fortune,
who has spent his life in hard work.
Friendly they are," was the verdict,
but Bonaparte, the man, will as soon
accept dictation contrary to his prin-
ciples as the president himself"
Charles Joseph Bonaparte is son
of Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, whose
father was Jerome Bonaparte, king of
Westphalia and brother to the Emper-
or Napoleon. Mr.. Bonaparte's mother
was Miss Susan Williams, of Massa-
chusetts, while his grandmother, wife
of the king, was the beautiful Miss
Elizabeth Patterson, daughter of
famous Baltimore merchant. He was
born June 9, 1851, in the mansion at
Park avenue and Center street, Balti.
more, where his father was spending
his retirement. Mr. Bonaparte still
makes the mansion his winter home,