The Washington herald., 1908-08-21

New York, Aug 29.-Under the heading,
The New Roosevelt" the American
Magazine for September publishes an In
terestIng sketch Of the President, consist
ing Of a letter written BY one who re-
Gently visited Mr.. Roosevelt The Letter
Is as follows:
We didn't get 70 a discussion OF his
plans until very Ia-e-nearly midnight.
For the first tine II my experience OF
meeting him president Roosevelt hs
seemed tired He said several tines
Wei, an through now. I've done ny
work
His chief idsE seemed TO be that he
wanted TO get away-out OF The country.
81 7 want 10 get away so that when the
new administration comes in my opinion
Hiu not be asked nor ny advice sought.
/ II talk. people VIII say that an inter
fering where I have no right 70 interfere
Il 7 refuse 70 talk they VIII say that ~
silence is disappr0vaL The best thing I
can do is 10 so entirely away fer a year
Of more-ouJ OF reach Of everything here;
and that is what I an going 70 do
He said 1t was the last thing ne would
care 10 do-to repeat Grants adventure.
He had had enough OF public affairs; hs
wanted 70 be alone and quiet
Tired of Public Attention.
He said he would Ike 10 meet William
q Germany. II he could do it man 20
man, but ne could not think Of attempt
ing the ceremonies Incidental 10 a formal
meeting The thing that attracted him
most in Europe was the invitations OF
the King OF Italy and the Emperor OF
Austria to so hunting with them
He said he would Ike 10 Sc now they
did 1t in the old countries OF Europe. but
he felt that he could not 90 this without
attracting too much attention He had
concluded. therefore. 70 go 10 the wiids oS
Africa. thing he had really long wanted
70 DO. and 10 hunt big game
He would sail as soon after March as
possible. song from here 10 Italy. there
Jraushippins for the Susz and Italian
East Africa Here he would take The
railroad which runs inland and jump from
/ the end Of it into the wilderness.
His son Kermit viii go with him, and.
as I gathered, no one else. save. perhaps.
a secretary He said he was looking for
ward 10 the recreation Of the voyage and
! TO getting acquainted with his soa-
All that country beyond Italy he
said, viii be new 20 Us both. and I look
{ for great pleasure in seeing IL with a
/ boys eyes Kermit viii have his book OF
( poetry and III have ny hunting books
I We shall have great tine" "ss
Predicts New Issues
7 have never seen him in q more human
mood: nor haxe I ever been more i'm
/ pressed with his bigDess and breadth
| Once when ne said. Wei, I'm through
I suggested that the people might not Be
/ through with him; that four years hence
( they might be clamoring for him mora
I iusistentIy than they are to-day
&c No. he said. with q curious finsIity,
a sort Of sadness, q note which I never
! before heard him strike. revolutions
/ don't go backward New issues are com
! ing up I see them People are going to
! discuss economic questions more and
more-the tariff. currency. banks They
/ are hard questions, and am not deeply
interested IN them; my problems are
moral problems. and my teaching has
4 been plain morality
He is certainly a very extraordinary
/ character-about the greatest of our time
/ He has the curious flashes of genius. in
which he sees himself truly-nore truly
than any one else does And I believe
more than ever before that he put aside
a third-term nomination, which he could
I have had at the turn Of his hand, from
I the highest conceI5D-@n Of his moral obi
I gators.
7 know. from nv talk with him last
winter, that he was tempted almost TO
/ the point Of yielding. that the pressure
/ has been tremendous (far more than any
| ordinary man could have resisted, but
that he has asked himself simply What
/ is right IN this matter2'-anG the thing
/ ne thought right he has done"