Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-11

MRS. BELLAM4 SIORER.
president. Like every other American
gentleman who has a wife to protect,
l undertook to defend her name from
in%sinuations and charges Of false
hood"
Mr.. Storer then reiterated much that
appeared III his first statement intend
ed for private circulation, he says, and
added that he has four letters bearing
on the controversy as to the promotion
of Archbishop Ireland. all of which. he
says, tend to bear out his contention
that he obeyed the explicit instruc-
tons of President Roosevelt in acting
as he did with regard to the promo
ton. Continuing, Mr.. Storer said:
archbishop Ireland told me also
that the president on several occasions
in conversation with him took credit
for the action he now repudiates.
Everything was all right until Il sec
ton Of New York churcimen began
to agitate the elevation Of another
archbishop than Mgr. Ireland. They
pointed out to Roosevelt that the New
York prelate had ut least as much
claim to the red hat as the archbishop
of st. Paul.
This resulted in much perturbation
at the White House, and letters were
SEMI me by Roosevelt pointing out
that what might be very appropriate
as the opinion of a private citizen
would come with a very bad grace as
president of the United States.
Every one with a grain of sense
knows that. There has never been a
question as to that. l knew in the
entire transaction that | was not pre-
senting the official views of the presi-
dent. This separation of official and
personal sides Of the matter is not
unique.
Mckinley did the same thing. He
favored the elevation of Mgr. ireland,
but he did not do so as president of
the United States.
"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 with either the wishes
or the memory of Mr.. Roosevelt with
out at once becoming a scoundrel and
a liar, / 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 effect
that Mr., Choate and General Porter
were not proper persons to be ambas-
sailors is news to both of us.
"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 health and would be
Succeeded by General Porter. which
would leave Paris vacant.
II quote a letter from the president
in answersto what he said was written
by my wife. l do this both because it
is a letter for him to be proud of from
its full appreciation of eminent men
apart from any reference to myself
and also to show that my wife's let.
ter, to, (which this was an answer, now
spoken of only with a sheer, was con
sidered differently by Mr.. Roosevelt at
the time 1t was received:
my. dear Maria-You need never
be afraid of writing me or of asking
anything. If it is my power TO grant
it I shall do so. If for any reasons,
whether political in the narrow or in
the largest sense I cannot, | shall tell
you SO frankly. Personal reasons can
never exist when I do not do anything
you say. Bellamy was right about it
being needless to write me in order to
keep him in mind. l think of both of
you all the time and have gone several
times over possible plans. First as to
the cabinet. 1t is very unlikely now
that I shall change any member of the
present cabinet. You have probably
seen that / have asked them all to
stay. The secretary of war, Root, is
one of the very strongest men before
the people in our whole party. His
Canton speech was the most effective
delivered in the campaign last year.
cells advice Is Invaluable, not mere
~ In reference to his department, but
In reference to all bronches Of the