The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-10

THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
A second letter of the same tenor was
written by Mr.. Roosevelt TO Mrs. Storer
on April 80, 1900, which l also give in full;
Gov. Roosevelt to Mrs. StOrer.
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER.
ALBANY. April 30, 1900.
Mrs. B'iidmv Storer. U. s. Legation. Madrid.
Spain
MY DEAF Mrs. SToRER-I have Just re-
ceived your letter. ] need not say what a
pleasure II would he for me To do anything
] can for Archbishop Ireland. You know how
high a regard | have always felt for him;
he represents the type of Catholicism which.
In my opinion. must prevail in the United
states II the Catholic Church is to attain its
ullmeasure OF power and usefulness with our
people and under our form Of government.
| absolutely agree with what Judge Taft
SAYS In his letter to you Of March 20 In rela-
tion TO that part Of this problem which affects
the Philippines. But the problem as a whole
affects the United States as "A whole; a reac-
tionary or in any way anti American
spirit in ecclesiastical affairs would in Amer
lea, in the long run. result in disaster Just az
certainly as a similar course in political af-
fairs. may add that the bigoted opponents
of Catholicism are those who are most an xious
to see the triumph within the ranks of Catholi-
cism of this reactionary spirit and the throw
ms N"N VI Ahf "A' " TlA'N " " ~ bhh nv
eralism and Americanism in policy.
OF course | feel that | am not just fled
In interfering in any way. directly or indi-
rectly. with matters az the Vatican, but IL is
only fair in response to your letter that I
should write you fully and frankly of my
great appreciation of Archbishop Ireland and
OF my firm conviction that the real future
Of the Catholic Church in America rests with
those who in the main work along his lines.
You may be interested to know of the large
percentage Of Catholics. without exception
men standin as high in capacity as in in
tegrity, whom ! have placed upon the various
important commissions in this State.
So much for the part of my letter that ia
in direct answer to the main part of yours.
] do not know whether It will be Of any as
~sistance or not. hut ! hope so. I need not tell
you that it is a pleasure to write il, OF to do
anything else that you desire me to do, If
in my power.
You must have a very hard time at Madrid
and I earnestly hope that the signal d evotion
TO the good Of the country which you and
BellAmy ha We shown will result in its proper
reward and in your being transferred in
the not distant future to Rome, or better
still. 10 Paris.
Here 7 am occupied in trying not to he
made Vice Presidential candidate. prefer
to try for the Governorship again, whether
I will be beaten or not | cannot tell. I sup
pose ! should certai My be beaten if IL we're not
a Presidential year; but this year there il a
good chance Of carrying the Governorship.
too; whether it IL more than an even chance
I should be afraid to say.
Edith had a lovely three weeks trip 10
Cuba. II did her good to he away from the
children, the house and myself, and she ca me
back looking Just like a girl. Young McIll-
henny. the Louisiana planter. who was a
lieutenant in my regiment. went with her.
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everything he could for them. sent them
around on transports and had them stay
az the palace with him. In anita go they
went over all our line of march as well as the
h. ttlefeld or skirmish ground. whichever
you choose to call it. The children are all in
fine spirits, With love To Bellamy. always
faithfully yours. THEoDoRE ROOSEVELT.
The two foregoing letters from Mr.. Roose-
welt were intended. as appears on their
face, TO be used in promoting the appoint
ment, and they were so used by me and Mrs.
Storer. and the portions referring to that
subject were quoted 70 other persons in
our discretion, though not published. /
have given them here because they are
the only letters from Mr.. Roosevelt which
Tor Mrs. Storer ever so used and have given
them in full because it has been charged
by the President that isolated sentences"
Of his letters have been used TO misrepresent
him. No letters on that subject have been
written to either Of us by Mr.. Roosevelt
while President.
M'KNLEY AvoRE IRELAND's APPOINT
MENT.
President Mckinley heartily furtherei the
efforts made by Mr.. Roosevelt, myself and
Others to promote the appointment Of Arch
k,oboa Zealand and in Tho aprinU nf 400
he commissioners Bishop O'Gorman 10 say
10 the Pope that that appointment would
be considered a personal favor to him,
the President, "a we'll as an honor to the
country, " and this the Bishop did, speaking
in the Presidents name in a personal
audience with the Pope. My particular
authority for this statement of a matter
not known TO me personally is a letter
written to me by Bishop O'Gorman from
Paris on June 10. 1899, from which I have
quoted literally the writer's language.
Besides the letter from Judge Taft which
the President referred TO, Mrs. Storer re-
ceived many other letters from the former
Concerning the situation Of Church affairs
in the Philippines. | mention this only
to show, what is the fact, that Mrs. Storer
and | were regarded by members Of h
government rs dVhllaDle lot Use III NuuICu
matters, and that we were 40 used. There
can be, l think, no improperly in my making
an extract from one of Judge Taft's letters
10 show that I am justified in saying hat
Archbishop Ireland's appointment 10 h
Office of Cardinal was definitely desired by
the Government:
Secretary TAFT 20 Mrs. StOrer.
MANILA. P l., May 10. 1901.
Nh DEAR Mrs SToRLR: l have your three
letters. one of March Il. another Of March
20 and the third Of April ,. all of which
have read with great interest.
share with YOU your profound disa ppolnt-
ment that Archbishop Ireland was not APP
pointed Cardinal. The position which Arch
bishop Ireland occupies in the United States
is unique. ! think he has more influence
with the people. both OF his own Church and
Of other Churches and the people AZ large
than any other prelate that ! have ever known
Of in the I nited States. He is regarded as
truly catholic, IN the usual sense of that word,
and II Is thought that he has solved the DIM
Guilty which sometimes presents itself TO
the non-Catholic mind, Of complete loyalty
both N the Church and 70 the country. The
high esteem In which he IL held by Presi-
dent Mckinley and by all the prominent
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