The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-11
MRS. STORER SAYS
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department., but in reference to all
branches Of the service. As>for his de-
| partment, it rs at the present time the.
most important in the entire govern
ment. It would be a,public calamity, to
use the words "public calamity adj
Vl IS He is a sick man, a condition
which gives me great uneasiness, not
because there lis the fear Of his death,
| but lest he may have to give sup his
work here. IF he went out, T. should
have to consider nothing whatever but
the question of getting the best man
the entire country afforded to do the
work necessary to be done. 1t may be
| that after carefully. looking over the.
matter I should conclude that Bellamy
was the man for the purpose. 70
Might Not Bio storer.
f'fIt may be that r should have to.
conclude that someone else, Of whom
l have not thought at present, would
be the best man, and if so / should
to consult any personal preference Of
mine in 4 matter so vital to the country.
! do not believe: that Secretary Long
intends to- leave the navy. In this de-
partment [ am sure without further
thought that tBellamy would be admir-
able; but in filling any vacancy in the
cabinet I would have to take note Of
all kinds Of considerations should
count Bellamy' 8 religion in his favor
equal, l. should like. to have "a Catholic
in the cabinet. I am sure that in the
navy department he would do exceed
1ngly well as secretary [ dosnot know
whether geographically he would be the
right man. For instance, should like
much to get a Pacific slope man into
the cabinet and particularly in the
leave New England unrepresented. At
present I see no Pacific slope. man who
would be competent to fill the position.
Moreover, if possible I. should like to
get one or or more members of the cab
met: who are in close touch with the
people,, carrying weight when they ex-
plain the policies, purposes and acts of
my administration. - - ..,%.,. d,
This is the one point at which the
present; cabinet IS not as strong as 1t.
should be-. I do not believe that a
finer. ADLER, more high-minded body Of
public servants was, eyer got together
around a president, but there is not one
of them, with the possible exception of
Root (who is SO busy that. he can
hardly ever speak). who can appear be-
fore the country with the prestige Of
SICdt lcdQcT W cApldlu duu
champion my administration. If I
could at any time fill this want should
most ardently desire to do so. :. . % ri.
:, ! T. :, An All-Round Man. !. Z.
In other words, for cabinet place
the man should, if possible, be not only
eminently fit for the administration Of
his department., but also, if, possible,
party leader Of weight, and, further
more, it is rarely that one can fill a
cabinet position with reference only to
be taken into account.
" Now, as to foreign affairs, my
inquiries speedily develop the fact that
a Catholic just at present would not
be a man whom it would be wise to
send to Germany. For wholly differ
emit reasons it would be wise to send
him to Italy. I had not thought Of
I advocated Bellamy's going to Italy.
AS soon as made inquiry to the effect
both here and abroad Of the appoint:
ment-' to; Germany and Italy, found
what! the facts Were. ,a In no other case
would the question: of Catholicism cause
any serious trouble; but have not
the slightest idea whether any man in.
tends at present to leave his, position.
"'Of Porter, in France, I hear moth
to have done peculiarly well. 1t would
be an injustice Of fragrant kind to
turn him out at the present time. It
is, Of course, always possible that I
may make shift, and if, in doing so,
France should become vacant, I should
offer it to, Bellamy at once, unless it
happened that was able to offer him
a cabinet position; but as things are
Just at this time, I do not see the
of.
! have written with minutest detail,
for I want you to understand exactly
how the things now stand. Faithfully
yours, Theodore Roosevelt