The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-14
After Meteoric Rise From
Stenograpfler abinct
He Aims High,
FIXED HIS MIND
ON PRESIDENCY
He and His Licutcnants Were
Preparing to Corral Delegates,
Wllen Presidents Declara-
ton Spoils His Pretty I
Scheme and Exposes
His Presumption.
Times-Dispatch Bureau,
Munsey IuildIny 2

Munsey Building.
Washington, y. G.. Dec. 10
The alleged threatened rupture be-
tween the President and Secretary Cor
telyou has Set Washington agog. There
is little room to doubt that relations
between the President and his Secretary
of the Treasury are strained. That the
swapping point will be reached soon
gan scarcely be doubted. Secretary
Cortelyou. probably the most evcn-tem-
.pered man in public ,ife liz alleged TO
have characterized his treatment By the
president as "d.--d rough DEAL. such
language from such man IL shocking
In the extreme
Those familiar with the facts will
be inclined to the side of the President
Mr- Co,.telyou has used the Presidents
popularity and has traded upon his
prestige. especially in tho South, TO "a
degree that appears - perfectly JUS
thy President Roosevelt in his wrath
pi.st Assistant Postmaster General
hitchcock, Mr.. Cortelyou's lieutenant.
has visited every State In the sonth
IN the course OF the past six months.
urging Republican managers, in every
case. either. revenue collectors or post
masters, to see to it that solid Roose-
welt delegations were sent to the Ma
uonal Convention, and that the dele
gates thus instructed were Cortelyou
men. should the name OF Mr. Roosevelt
not be presented to the convention. II
was the confident belief of Hitchcock
and cortelyou that the President would
reiterate his anti-third-term doclara-
ton and decline to allow his name to
20 before the convention. They would
then have majority of the Southern
delegates pledged to support the Se.,-
rotary OF the Treasury for the nomI !.
natsou.
Tie announcement by the President
Wednesday, night that he would not
aceept nemination came earlier than
c2rteiypu and Hitchcock expected. TIN.
fact that Mr.. Roosevelt Is 4spu,ls lrs
the nomination of Secretary Taft,
roup1ed WITH liis .'prematurer deciarn-
ton that he has not changed his post
& lion regarding another term. have
caused Mr.. Cortelyou to say he has had
n rough deal.
prcsumptuous ccrtely0u.
The. sober-minded citizen, not allow
ing himseli TO be carried Off his feet
easily, and not blinded by partisanry.
cannot fail to feel that the aspirations
the highest Office In the world is a
piece of presumption such as has not
been exhibited in our time. Republic
cans have frequently spoken in this
manner concerning the presidential
ambitions or William Randolph Hearst.
Bet IL wae not one whit more pre-
funptnous In Mr.. Hearst working to
capture the Democratic nomination
than In Mr. Corteiyou trying To secuI..
the Republican nomination. AS & ma =
ter of fact. Mr.. Hearst has nomlnaiiy
accomplished some things. He is more
or less of a mystery. 1t can be said
for him that while he Is blamed for
the evil laid at the door of his pubii-
cations. they have done good things
occasionally. and have accomplished
some things demanded by sane people,
For these the credit has been accorded
men hired by Mr.. Hearst and not To
Mr.. Hearst himself. Mfr. Hearst as
President of the United States Is un-
tEinkable.
AR. Cortelyou has never occupied
a place nor accomplished work which
gave evidence that he possessed {,
single quality. fitting him for Tie
presidency.
Those who know his mental endow-
ments never for moment regard him
as of presidential calihre. The PEest-
dent used this very expression when
he learned for the first time. about siS
10 the White House. sCortelyou i
not OF presidential calibre. he said
doubtinglH the doubt applying to tht
truth of the rumor of he'ambition ol
his Secretary of the Treasury.
President Hcrcnts Being Used.
There is little doubt that. the strong;
est reason the President had for Issuing
Ills statement Wednesday night wa
his discovery of the factathat the sec.
retary Mas using him to further Iii;
ambitions. Mr.. Roosevelt is for Sec.
retary Taft. The equipment of Secrc
,ary Taft for any public office to wl,icl
hc may aspire cannot be doubted. Mr.
CorteIyou has not demonstrated his
titness for any position above that O
a stenographer, so far as requirement.
and talents are concerned, In nll 20
sitions-as private secretary to TIL,
President, as Secretary of Commerce
and Labor, as chairman of the Repulo
lican National Committec.5Eas Post
niaster-General, as Secretary OF tho
Treasury--he has only demonstrates
his Willingness to- take orders. Thi
characteristic has been chiefly respon
sible for his advancement
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