The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-10
THE RECALL
OF STORER
Continued from First Page)
the same position.

~ explained repeatedly that my
aud admiration for Arch
bishop ireland (which Is like my
friendship and admiration for Bishop
Laurence OF the Episcopal church ana
Bishop Cranston OF the Methodist
church, Ike my friendship and admlra-
tlon Tor many clergymen OF many de
Baptlsts. Lutherans, Con
Presbyterlans aud 9th
orsl would make me pleased 10 see
any good fortune attend him or any
churchman like him OF any creed, but
that | could not interfere for his pro
motion or indeed In any way In the
ecclesiastical affairs OF any church.
This was also the position took
In all private conversation. and the as
sertlon that In any private converse
ton that | took an opposite position
from that which was thus repeatedly
expressing In writing Is not only an
unmuth. but IN absurd untruth, for ]
would. Of course. not say privately 70
any one the opposite or what | was
writing 20 that same per
son. Mr.. storer asserts that he and
Mrs. Storer aud various other people,
after conversations with me, put down
as 10 what they remem-
bcrcd had said. II such action was
taken IL was, OF course. dlshonorable
No one OF thom ever showed me or
would have yentured 90 show me any
such memoranda, and II Ii nonsense 10
expect 10 bind me by memorandum
he existence OF which was concealed
from me-
AS for Mr.. Storers assertion that ]
authorized him TO say TO his holiness
that as personal favor TO me, | wish
81 Bishop Ireland appointed cardinal
IS untrue I gave him no such authorl'
Eation. Mr.. Storer proceeds 10 say that
he NJ once wrote me letter giving n
full account Of his visit 10 TIN Vatican
and OF the message he personally gave
The pope. A careful search OF the files
Ia my Office falls 10 show any such let.
or from him.
ION Dee. 10 had written him anent
verbal request made 10 mo 10y an
ecclesiastical friend that should write
letter for Archbishop ireland.
Il told him. OF course. that ! could
not Interfere In such matter. rs II
was none OF my business who was
made cardinal: that personally ] had n
very strong friendship and admiration
for the archbishop. and that individual
ly Il would please me greatly - see
him made cardinal. Just rs II pleased
me when DIR. Satterlee was made bsh
op of Washington. hut that al no
more interfere I'm one case than In the
other-in short, that my feeling for the
archbishop was due TO my respect TO-
him as n useful and honorable man
lust such feeling ms ! have had TO-
Phillips Brooks and for many oth@
clergymen of various denominations,
but that | could not as president In
any way try to help any clergyman
OF any denomination to high rank In
that denomination.
II say that never received such n
letter rs that which Mr.. Storer al
lcges he wrote me may add that !
am by no means certain he ever sent
me such letter. my doubt being due
to the facts | am about to set forth,
which show that when he now at
tempts to describe the letters he sent
me Mr.. Storers memory becomes mar
velously treacherous.
shortly after this he received an
other letter from me, In which said:
"While am president and you are
ambassador neither OF us In his public
relations is TO act as Catholic or
Protestant, Jew or gentle, and we
have to he careful not merely to do
what is right, but so to carry ourselves
as to show that we are doing what Is
right. | shall ask you not to quote me
TO any person in any shape or any way
in connection with any affairs Of the
Catholic church and yourself not to
take action of any kind which will give
ground for the belief that you as an
American ambassador are striving tn
interfere In the affairs of the church +"
"As soon as / became president be-
gan to receive letters from Mrs. StOrer
asking for the promotion OF Mr.. Storer
and letters from both of them com.
planning that the work in Madrid
was uncongenlal and complaining also
of the character and standing Of vari-
Gus people In the public service. On
Sept. %, 1901, eight days after Pres
ident McKinley's death, Mrs. Storer
wrote me urging that should appoint
Mr.. Storer to the cabinet and specify
ing as a desirable place the war de-
partment, Of which you were the head,
the letter running: Please give him
either the navy or war.
pray that Bellamy, who so richly de-
serves 1t, shall have a chance for hon
orable service at home to his country
when | explained that did not in
tend to remove any one or make any
changes in the cabinet at the time she
wrote >me on Oct. II suggesting the
embassies at London and Paris as fit
places for her husband
my letter of May 1S, 1900, to Mrs.
Storer says:
Your letter of the 4th has just
come to hand; also that of the 9th. !
am very, very fond of you, and that
is the reason your letters put me in a
quandary. You want me to do all
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