Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-10

and Protestant exactly alike. a. I do Jew
or Gsntile, as l do the man of native
American, German, Irish or any ether kind
Of parentase. Amy discrimination for or
against a man because Of his creed OF ma
tfvtty strikes me as an infamy. Men like
Bishop Keane. like the late Father Cas-
Of my own town OF Oyster Bay. and Hike
scores Of other priests whom could name,
are entitled to receive from me the same
measure OF afYeetionate respect and loyal
support that I have given to men like
Phillips Brooks. like Mr.. Devine. and like
SO very many other Protestant ctergyuen
whom I could name. Moreover. my dear
Mrs Storer. whatever I could do for yon
| and Bellamy. would be done; but I simply
| do not see how can do anything In this
particular matter.
with real regret. very sincerely yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Storer's Promotion Desired.
As soon as I became President be-
gan to receive letters from Mrs. Sterer
asking for the promotion of Mr.. Storer
and letters from both OF them complaining
that the work In Madrid was uuconSenial,
and complaining also OF the character and
standing OF various people In the public
service. On September %, 1901. eight days
after President Mckinley died. Mrs. Storer
wrote me urging that I should appoint Mr.
Storer to the cabinet. and specifying as O.
desirable place the War Department, of
which you were the head. the letter run
ming. Please give him either the navy or
war: l pray that Rellamy. who so
richly deserves 1t. shall have a chance for
honorable service at homo to his country"
When I explained that l did not intend
to remove any one, make any changes
IN the cabinet at the time. she wrote me on
October IT. suggesting the embassies at
London and Paris as At places for her hus-
band, and stating that Mr.. Choate and Gen
Porter were not proper persons to be am
bassadors. In view of the intense indigna-
ton OF Mr.. and Mrs Storer at his being re-
moved from Office now. there Ia a certain
element Of the comic in their attempt to
get me to remove either you or Mr.. Choate
or Mr.. Porter for the purpose of giving
Mr. Storer either q cabinet position or the
embassy in England OF France. / received
many letters of the general tenor of those
mentioned. enumerating their hnrdships
and services and enemies.
As Mr.. Storer In his pamphlet quotes a
letter of November "a from me, marked
personal, in which I told his wife that he
should be made special ambassador at the
marriage Of the King of Spain, alleging
that this was a fresh mark of my approval
Of his conduct. I may mention that the
letter containing this statement on my part
was in answer to one from Mrs. Storer in
her husband. her letter running, in part as
follows Please, please send us to Madrid
as special ENJOYS to the wedding. 1t would
be very appropriate, and l would love it."
1t is hard to find the exact words In which
to criticise Mr.. Storer's effort to twist the
meaning of my granting such q request,
couched in such style
Alleged Intrigue for Ireland.
There remains for me to discuss but one
matter. and that is Mr.. Storer's assertion
in his pamphlet that. although In my let
tiers 1 persistently refused to ask the pope
to promote Archbishop Ireland to be car
dinaI, I, nevertheless. gave him a verbal
message commissioning him to make the
request on my behalf, of the pope. Mr..
Storer also asserts that President Mckinley
took a similar course, commissioning a gen.
tleman whom he names to ask she APP
pointment Of Archbishop Ireland as car
dinal "as a personal favor to him., the
President. and as IAN honor to the coun-
try" This Is the direct contrary of what
President Mckinley told me was his at
titude In the matter, and Mr.. Cortelyou.
who was then his private secretary, writes
me as follows:
"Ofhce Of the Postmaster General.
washington, d. c., Dec. /, 1906.
"My dear Mr.. President: In the pamph-
dent and the members OF his Cabinet. No
vember. 1906 are several statements re-
ferring to the late President Mckinley,
among them the following:
president Mckinley heartily furthered
the efforts made by Mr. Roosevelt. myself
and others to promote the appointment of
Archbishop Ireland (as cardinaD and in
the spring OF 1880 he commissioned Bishop
OGorman to say to the pope that that
appointment would be considered a personal
favor to him, the President, as well as an
honor to the country" And this the bishop
did, speaking In the Presidents name in
a personal audience with the pope
This statement Of Mr.. Storer distorts
what was evidently an expression of deep
personal regard and respect for an inS
yidual into what Is In substance request
for htS advancement member of N
ecclesiastical organization. The late Pres
ident never made such q request. never
'furthered the efforts of any one to bring
about such an appointment. nor would he
permit any official Of his administration
to do so. He was scrupulously particular
in this regard. and he made no compromise
with his convictions on the subject.
Speaking from personal knowledge of
President McKinley's attitude concerning
Archbishop ireland. wish to say that ne
had the highest regard for the archbishop,
and believed that. while devoted to his
church. he was In full sympathy with
American Ideals. and that because Of this
he was able to render Unreasonable serv-
ice. both to his church and to his country.
But II Bishop OGorman made any such
representation as that alluded to BY Mr..
Storer he did 80 under an absolute mis-
apprehension. I have repeatedly heard
President Mckinley state that in all such
matters he could not divorce himself from
his position az President and that he would
not under any circumstances interfere with
or attempt to influence the action of any
religious organization here or abroad look
ing to the perferment OF any Of its men,
berS
'In following this course he was true to
fundamental principles OF the American
government. as you have been.
What I have said regarding the par
ticular quotation above referred to applies
to any other similar reference to the late
President In this pamphlet.
VERY sincerely yours,
GEORGE B. CORTELYOU,"
Storer's Assertion Contradicted.
As for Mr.. Storer's assertion that I au-
thorized him to make such statement as
he says he was authorized to make to the
pope. 1t is untrue. gave him no such au-
thorization Mr.. Storsr proceeds to say
that he at once wrote me a letter giving
a full account Of his VISIT to the Vatican
and of the message he personally gave the