The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-05-31

every day a massage treatment. Mrs.
Able attends to that. l have known
her and her husband for years. I grew
tired of living alone at the Hotel
Gotham, and it was at my suggestion
that they took this flat TO keep me
comfortable. / am happy and con-
tented here. Ny sons heartily ap-
proved of my coming here to live" "
Senator Plat is feeble in body, but
his mind seems to be as alert and ac-
tive as it was when he was the boss
of the Republican party in New York.
re weather was 50 bad that the Sen
ator had decided not to go down t"
t . United States Express Company's
G ices. He wac i'll a talkativc and
r"mim cent mood.
"Vcr Will find,' said Senator
Platt, ga good deal that is interest
ing in that book down thcre,' and IL.
rnirtcd to a fat scrap book under Il
tHble near his chair. Examination
cf tic book showed that it was col
lection of cartuons prior to 1896. with
NJ. Platt figuring iA every one of
tenn. Naturally INST Of the
cartoons were hostile to Platt. AS
the reporter turned over the leaves
tie Senator said:
"Thc caltoonists have been always
l.v good friends. Bush, who made
cartoons for the World, was the one
who understood me best. He is
fine fellow. All public men appre-
ciate the work of the cartoonists.
They get at the public feeling accur-
atcly. I have all the cartoons III
which I figured down to the present
time
"Look at this book,' said the
Senator, pointing to a ereen-bound
volume. "This is a collection of ear
toons about Richard Croker, which
the ex-boss Of Tammany Hall caused
to lie compiled. The book, hand
bound, had been sent to Mr..
Platt by his old political enemy.
Is Sorry About Roosevelt.
"Now look at that other book,' he
said pointingtoa fat volume under the
table. On its cover was the bold sig
nature of Theodore Roosevelt, repro
duccd in gold letters. In the book
were several hundred photographs OF
the President. The collection gave
a complete personal history of The
odore Roosevelt from his college days
to date. "No," said Mr.. Platt, 81
didn't make that collection of photo
graphs. A, man I know came to me
with the book and said he wanted
$3.50. I bought it. 1t is unique
"Senator,' asked the reporter,
"tell me how you feel now toward
Mr.. Roosevelt?'
"Just as I always did. I was in a
position to make him Governor in
1905. Black had alicnatcd Il large
and important section Of the Repub-
lican voters, and ii was necessary to
pick out a man who could win. Mr..
coming back from the war
in China, was the man. I selected him
and he was nominated. 1t was pure
" politics. never was a 'Roose-
Welt man. as the saying goes.
"Aftcr' he was elected, as You will
Mr.. Roosevelt discovered
the Ten Commandments. He went
around saying that two and two make
four He was having great time
telling about common honesty.
"You remember that he used to
come down to New York to have
breakfasts with me at the Fifth Ave
nue. Hotel. Governor Roosevelt was
a politician. Some of his supporters
quoted the old saying that he who
sups with the devil-that's me-needs
n long spoon. Roosevelt had a long
spoon.'
"But, Senator, you kicked him up
stairs into the Vice Presidency"
"I did that very thing. Roosevelt
wanted a denomination for Governor
in 1900. The Republican organization
Or machine in New York didn't want
him. I did what I could to stir up
the Western delegates at the Phil
adelphia Convention to make Roose
velt take that nomination. He had
to take it. He knew it was largely
my work, and for time he was vex
ed. He thought that making him
Vice President meant putting him out
Of the race for the Presidency.
"But later, and before he became