Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-04
Predicts Roosevelt VIII Have
Place in Country'S History
Along With Washington and
Abraham Lincoln,
LONG FRIENDSHIPS
UNMARRIED BY FRICTION
Glowing EuIogy Calculated to
Put End to RumorS of Differ
enceS Between Incoming and
Outgoing Executives,

New York. March 3.--In its ISSUE
of March 6. Golfers Weekly will pub
lsh the following article by President.
elect Taft under the caption "MS
Predecessor"
"Mr- Roosevelt and ! came to know
each other when he was chairman OF
the civil service commission and / was
solicitor general in 1890 to 1892, III
Washington, We We're both subordin-
atcs in the Harrison administration
We lived in the same part Of Wash
ington, he on Nineteenth street. near
the British embassy. and l on Du
Pont circle. our wives knew each
other well and some of our children
were born about the same time
I'VE found after discussion that
we agreed in quite marked way in
our views of proper political ideals
and proper political methods. We were
emphatic in the judgment that the
political rofornor who was not will
ling to accept conditions as they were
it, ,lft bass FOR nis action aud TO work
for the better things that were prac-
teal, without achieving all that he
would like to achieve. was rather a
hindrance than "A help to the pro-
gress and merely assisted the perma-
ncnt control of the boss and the ma
chine This, | think, had been the
moving principle Of Mr.. Roosevelts
career He has believed in practical
progress and not in ideals which
make for no real Advancement
After these two years | went upon
the bench and left Washington and
only occasionally met him, though
from time to time as changes were
made in his career. we carried on
correspondence and as crises would
arise he would not infrequently
write me to secure my judgment on
particular situations
NO one associates with Mr.. Roose-
velt closely without having the
strongest possible affection for him.
His mind, his disposition and his
temperament are all Of that class that
would make him agree rather than
disagree With the people with whom
be comes in contact But this is not.
to say that he does not enjoy a con-
troversy ana fight, according to the
rules of the game, for he does. He
believes as strongly as possible I'M
team work and I never served under
any man, or hope to serve under an
other man, so intensely loyal to the
cause which we were both seeking toI
uphold, ana so generous in his accep
tancc OF the fun responsibility of his
subordinatcs in the work as Theodore
Roosevelt l never served under am
other who was as generous i'm his
praise of those who worked with him
ana who was as willing to accord
more than their deserts to the men
him in the fight That Characters
Tic of his has been calculated TO tie
men to him with bonds of steel.
The general theory that Mr..
Roosevelt is of an exceedingly inn
pusive nature is, perhaps. justified To
the extent of saying that he had a
marvellous quickncss for apprehending
question and reaching the nub Of
and also an overwhelming desire
70 got rid of the issue presented as
promptly as possible / never knew a
man who worked as far in advance
ni What was to be done and who kept
DIS engagements with reference 20
What he had agreed to do as provi |
"ently as Mr. Roosevelt. Perhaps I
value this virtue more highly because
lack il myself Tho result of quick |
decision and action might have inn |
paired the success of Mr. Roosevclt's |
career II 1t had not been that he has /
"''n froer than most mon from that
pride of opinion which prevents many |
men from admitting their errors. re-
''is'ns their judgment and chang |
i"s their course. / have had to do |
IN number Of presidents. and |
WITH good many chiefs. and I am |
neh within the truth when / say that |
never met a man who. upon proper /
Presentation. would reverse imself az
"iiingly and with as little trace OF /
.ostinacy or unreasonableness as Mr.. /
Roosevelt
The relation between Mr. Roose-
ven and myself has been one Of
''se and sweet intimacy It has
never been ruffied in the slightest de-
gre and I do not think that W. ever
Misunderstood each other Mr.
i'aosevent's tastes and mine have not
+fen The same. In the matter OF
~ ietics he takes % those games
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