The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-01

washington, Marcn l,-PTeSluenl
Roosevelt today gave a farewell lunch
son at the White House to the mem
oers of the famous Tennis cabinet, =
md others who have been closely as
rociated with him during the past
seven years. Aside from the distin-
Eulshcd government officials who have
served as among the presidents CHIEF
aides during his administration. and
ilso as his companions at sports of
different kinds, there were present
men whom the president had made
friends with whom he was roughing II
ln the west years ago, and with whom
be had gone on numerous hunting eX
petitions. The occasion was memo
rable to those who surrounded the
president today and the latter's fare
we'll words were not entirely free
from notes of regret. Is not sadness.
The president, In a brief speech. laid
emphasis on the point that no admin
lStration has given Its case more loyal
service and he stated that he believed
that the coutry had never had a more
devoted set of public servants than
those men through whom, he said.
most of the work of his administration
had been accomplished
The president, in his remarks fol-
lowing the luncheon, said:
Gentlemen: You are here nomi-
nally as members, or to meet the mem
bers Of the Tennis cabinet that is,
rs men with whom at tennis or hunt,
ing, or riding, or walking. or boxing.
have played, with whom / have been
on the roundup. or In the mountains.
or on the ranch country But really,
as you know, you are not here for
that reason at all; you are here be-
cause YOU are the men, and because
you represent the men. with whom
haye worked while / have been presi-
dent No administration has ever had
nner OF more loyal service than you
have given, and I don't believe this
country has ever hal an abler or moro
devoted set of public servants. IL
Is through you and those like you that
| have done the major part of what
has been accomplished under the adj
ministratlon. Moreover, In vast
number of cases, the doing of the work
Itself has been your only reward. The
credit has come TO me, to the admin
lstration For exactly as men like to
symbolize a battle By the name of
The commander, so they like to symbol
Lze an administration by the man at
the head. forgetting that the Immense
majority of his acts can be done only
through others and that a really sue
cessful administration = successful
from the standpoint OF advancing the
honor and the interests of the coun-
try-must be managed as ours has
been, In spirit of the most loyalassoci'
alton and partnership. There are many
others like you whom ] would have
given much to bring here today but
here simply was not enough room,
Ind so | have brought You here partly
or your own sakes, but primarily as
representing the ideas OF other work
.rs, as representing all good, faith
,ul. fearless public servants who strive
their best to do what the public need
demands. and who, in the last analy-
sis, stand all on the same level, when
Judged by the supreme test which
akes into chief account the spirit
Of the service rendered.
Whether a man is a cabinet min
lster, a bureau chief, a marshal. an
Indian agent. forester, letter car
Iicr, member OF the life-saving SER
vice. clerk In a department, or a
workman in navy yard. or whether
he holds one Of hundred other posi-
lions. makes moi the slightest differ.
ence. IL he puts his heart aud his soul
and his mind into his work. and is con
tent to accept as his chief reward
the satisfaction that comes from knowl-
edge that the work. has been well
done. So. while | greet you for your
selves, | greet you still more as sym
bolizing, all Of you, one who leaves
public service when | leave it; man
who made real personal sacrifice
when, seven yes ago, he came hero
10 take office at my resquest: mar
who has stood eycr since as the type
of what good public servant should
be; man who, for the last two years
has been one OF the most useful cabi
net ministers who ever sat at the cab
met table-Jim Garfield"
Those present at the luncheon were
The French ambassador, Secretar,
Bacon, Mr. Justice Moody. the post
master general. Secretary Newberry
Secretary Garfield. Secretary Loeb, Sc
licitor General Hoyt, Assistant Score
tary OLaughlin, Assistant Secretnr.
Winthrop, Assistant Secretary Sattel
lee, Assistant Attorney General Wood
ruff. Assistant Secretary Phillips
Comptroller Murray. COMMISSIONS
McIlhenny. Hon. John C. Rose. Hor
Henry l.. Stimson. Hon. Lyman N
Bass. Clifford Plnchot. James 3. Reyr
olds, w ". Heffelflnger, Captain J.,
ther 8 Kelly, yellowstone" KELLY
whom the president first met on IN
Little Missouri at present an India
agent In Arizona; w. w Sewell. th
Presidents old guide; Captain Set
Bullock, Commissioner Keefe. u
Henry Spricbett. John Abornatby,