The Washington herald., 1906-10-24
sTRAUs' VIEW OF ROOSEVELT.
Expressed i'm letter and Interview
when He FOFsOOk Democrats,

President RoOveselt and Oscar ;.
Straus. who is 10 be Secretary Of Com
merce and Labor I'm a few months. are
close personal friends and ardent adj
mirers OF each other. and during the ma
tionaI campaign Of 1904. Mr. Stratus was
one Of the first prominent Democrats 10
bolt the Parker ticket and throw his per-
souaI strength toward the election Of
President Roosevelt
shortly after the nomination of ar
Parker at 81. Louis. the announcement Of
Mr.. Straus attitude was made by him Tn
New York. Mr.. Straus declared that the
refusal OF the Democratic convention Al
ST. Louis 10 incorporate a sound money
plank IN its platform. after the receipt OF
Judge Purker's telegram, was Bryan
victor
The declaration was made by him that
time that "a party which cannot unite.
or has not the wisdom or courage to
unite 10 put a sound money plank in its
platform is rot sufficiently reconstructed
( 90 be entrusted with power. IN accord
ance with these views Mr. Straus. on July
Is. 1904. sent the following letter TO Presi-
dent Roosevelt,
SIS Dear Nr President. Though 7 have always
f been liberal Democrat. latteiIy Cleveland Demo
Cat. mg admiration for you fearless devotion Cd
IIElt 5H ita highest sense and U, esteem i#r SOM
wisdom and crlarro1r executive conservatism niskl
Be- privilege Ho less than dHry. ro dedicate ul1
Z }r services t8 SIOUX election. Faithfully yours.
OSCAR STRAJS.
/ In his announcement of his intention
+ % support lIr. R00sevelJ's candidacy for
. 5ha Presidency Mr.. Straus said.
/ While Judge ParkeF's telegram is high
I lv Creditable TO him. in tine light Of AL
. the circumstances, I cannot but regard
/. f as highly discreditable to his party
+ which even after its receipt refused u
( Incorporate sound money in It's platform
. thus couceding 90 Bryan the victory he
claims and Is justified iu claiming q
have won.
President RoosevpUs action in the
anthracite coal strike and in his rein.
stating Miller 30 the Government Print
ms Office shows him 90 De man who's
sense Of right. under the most trying cir
.cuustauces. could not be Influenced 0
cloudcd by any considerations OF eXpedi
sney however powerful they might be.
"He has shown by these and Othe
executive acts that while he is q fricnt
equally OF capital and labor, he will nc
permit himself % be dictated 10 or lnIiu
rHrHN RN. siI+lHt I'D Ll-t tlF-Llil-t Oh III
rights of the people.
II have known four Presidents intimate
Iy. and many men prominent IN publ
affairs. but 1 have never met publ
, man more eXaCting in adjusting MS judg
'ment tu what he considered the right sid
OF the case ] do regard him, while
very quick thinker as very conservative
iu arriving at his conclusions. The gen
eraI public. I know. have "a very CHROME
Gus impression Of the man. buJ ] ku01
I that 10 be- Il fact ! think, too, that ] vi
{ De borne out in what I say by al thos
, who have been permitted TO come .
Z close consultation with him in all matt ]
b affecting our foreign relations.
President R0oSCVelIs action i'm direct
- ing the Pi0uS fund and Venezuelan case
B To the tribunal al The Hague, and by h
70 causing the Alaska bOundry queti0n
- bc settled by arbitration, places him for'
- most among all his iilustrious predece!
b. sors as the leading contributor to th
world s peace In keeping with this saH
policy his administration has been for,
most among chancelIeries of the worl
. in advocating the Open-dOOr I'm China an
7 in giving effect 10 the diplomacy ,
S humanity IN arresting massacres
- Christians in Turkey and Of persecution
. and massacres of Hebrews ia Russia an
- / RoumaEia.'