The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-11
Choate-Porter Affair is
 Denied.
MORE OF IRELAND INCIDENT
Executive Claimed Friendship with
 Archbishop for Efforts.
Says that Past Has shown that No Man Can Diner With Rough Rider and Not He
 Liar.

 storer, formerly .Uniteds States Ambas- sador at Vienna. this afternoon gave to the Associated Press the following statement in reply to the letter of Pres ident Roosevelt, made public yester- day:
 My letter to the President and his Cabinet was written for the cool, de- llberate Judgment of men who should the conduct of the administration. It was not written for the public nor hur- riedIy given to the press to anticipate public opinion.
 It stands when taken in full as my statement, and should be taken as an entirety and as such I ask it's calm pcrusai. In itself it is an answer to many things the President has seen fit to say, but as new matter has been put forward by Mir. Roosevelt, I feel com pelIed to speak. There was no need of violent and insulting adjectives to show that the President dislikes me, and did not wish me to remain in the service, or to retire from it in any customary way.
 While the past has shown that few men can differ from either the wishes or the memory of Mir. Roosevelt without at once becoming a scoundrel and a liar, l must make some comments on what he has given out at the White House.
 That anything was ever written to the President by my wife to the enect that Mir. Choate and General Porter were not proper persons to be Ambas- sadors" Is news to both of us. For both these distinguished men we have had nothing but respect and good will, personally and officially.
 It would have been an honor to any one to take any post ever filled by either of them after they ceased to occupy 1t. And the only feeling possi- ble is one of regret that both of them have been laat to the public service since Mr. Roosevelt was reelected.
 "As to Mr. Root, the press in 1901 was full of statements that he might not be able to remain in the Cabinet on account of his health, and would be succeeded by General Porter, which would leave Paris vacant
 DidR't Sheer at Wife.
 T give in full letter of the Presi- dent in answer to what he said was written by my wife. I do this both because 1t is a letter for him to be proud of, from its full appreciation of eminent public men (apart from any references to myself), and also to show that my wife's letter, to which this was an answer. now spoken of only with a sheer, was considered differently by MT. Roosevelt at the in1e it was re- ceived
 Executive Mansion.
 Washington, Oct. 4, 'O1. My Dear Maria:
 You. need never be afraid o1 writing me or of asking anything. If it is In my power to grant it, I shall do so If for any reason whether put in the mar row or in the larger sense, I cannot, I shall tell you so frankly. Personal reasons can never exist when do not do anything you say.
 Bellamy was right about it's being needless to write me in order to keep him in mind. I think of both of you all the time and have several times gone over possible plans. First as to the cabinet. It is very unlikely now that I shall change any member of the present cabinet. You nave probably seen that I have asked them all to stay.
 The Secretary of War, Root, is one of the very strongest men before the peo- ple in our whole party lis Canton sDeech was the most effective deliver ed in the campaign last year. His ad- vice is invaluable, not merely in refer ence to his department, but in refer ence to all branches of the service.
 As for his department, itself, it is at the present time the most important in the entire government. It would be 8 public calamity to have him leave the cabinet now and l use the words pub lie calamity advisedly. He is a sick man and his condition gives me great uneasiness, not because there Is the least fear of his death, but lest he may have to give up his work here. If he went out I should have to consider nothing whatever but the question of getting the best man the entire coun- try afforded to do the work necessary to be done,
 Might Select ReIIamy.
 It may be that after carefully looK- ing over the matter l should conclude that Bellamy was the best man for the purpose. It may be that I ..hould have to conclude that some one else of whom I never have thought at present, will be the best man, and if so should be in honor bound to take him and not to consult any personal preference Of mine in matter so vital to the coun- try. I do not believe that Secretary Long intends to leave the Navy.
 For this department I am sure with. out further thought that BelIam, would be admirable; but in filling any vacancy in the cabinet I would have t( take note of all kinds of consIdera. tions. l should count Bellamy's relig. ion in his favor for a cabinet place other lHiHBS pHiHB GQudit I SnOulu llk& to have a Catholic in the cabinet. am sure that in the Navy Department he would do exceedingly we'll as Score tary. I do not know whether geo. Graphically he would be the right man For instance, I should like much to ge a Pacific slope man into the cabinet and particularly in the Navy Depart. ment and I do not wish to leave New England unrepresented. At present see no Pacific slope man who would be competent to fill the position. More. over, if possible. I should like to gel me or more members of the cabinet who are in close touch with the peo- ple, carrying weight when they ex' plain the policies purposes and acts ol my administration.
 This is the one point in which tho present cabinet is not as strong as fl should be- I do not believe that q liner. abler. more high-minded body oi public servants was ever got together around a President but there Is no ont If them, with the possible exception oi Boot twho Is so busy that he can hard ly ever speak) who can appear before the country with the prestige of