The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-09-28
CORNERS TEDDY
Hrs Belkny Stores Shows Rin Up in a
Bad Ligh. BY Publishing
THE IRELAND LETTERS

These Letters. Which arc Now Pub
,ished for the First Time. Raises
Direct Question OF F:raci'E &c
tween Roosevelt and the :archbi-
shop and Mr.. and Mrs. S'"rer.
AS told in the press dispatches.
Mrs. Beilams S,ore-. My Dear Ma
ria, has written a letter 20 the
Springfield Republican from France
In which she reviews IN detail The
famous Cardinals hat episode. which
made such stir four or Ave Years
ago.
The Sto-ers have been friends OF
the Roosevelts for years Mr.. Stor-
er. man OF mediocre aoaEty. was
CONGRESSMAN when Mr.. Roosevelt
was police commissioner OF New
York. and it now appears from Mrs.
S;orer's account Of the matter that
/. was air. S,orer who secured to3
Mr.. Roosevelt, a. the latter's urgent
solicitation. the appointment as as
s;s,ant Secretary OF the Navy under
Presiden. Mckinley.
When Mr.. Roosevelt went Z"
Washington as Vice President Mrs
S.o-er sets forth that he accepted
their house in Washington al half
the rental Mr.. Olney had paid for i'.
Mr.. Roosevelt explaining we are
50 fond o: You that we don't mind
being under obligations 70 YOU
Naturally, therefore, when Mr.
Roosevelt succeeded to the Psesicen-
cy the Storers. who were then in
Spain. to which country Mr.. StoceE
had been sent as ambassador, felt
, that their star was n the ascendsn-
cy. Mrs. S,orer quotes in full two
letters from Archbishop ireland TO
show the substantial basis upon
which their hope rested. Mr. Roose-
velc, il Will Be recalled. sneered at
the S,ore1s for having aspired to the
court o: ST. James or to Berlin. Here
IS what Archbishop Ireland wrote
Mr.. Sto-er two months after Mr
Roosevelt: became President:
St. Paul. November 3.1s01.
Nv Dear Friend: have had
two most pleasant meetings with
the President at the White House.
He is decidedly your friend. and
resolved TO give you the best there
is. Even" said he. "i2 Berlin
comes f-ss. ana Bellamy wished j:
for little while. pending Choate's
retention Of London. would give
It 70 him and change him shortly
atterward to London. Let him
trust me-" With kind regards to
Mrs. Storer, am very sincerely,
John Ireland.
Mr. Storer did not get either Of
the pests he sought Instead. ne
vas transferred TO Vienna Mrs
S,orer alleges that in September
1903. she and her husband spent
day with Mr.. Roosevelt az Oyster
Bay, while on a visit 70 America. and
that Nr. Roosevelt At that time re
ouested Mr.. Storer to go 20 Rome
and urge the new Pope to make
Archbishop Ireland cardinal Mr.
Roosevelt has denied enpha;ically
tha. he ever did anything Of the
sort. In the light Of his denial the
following letter from Archbishop
Ireland IS OF interest:
St Paul. October %. 1901.
Ny dear Mrs. Storer:-
was in Washington last week
and, OF course, saw the President.
! spoke with him OF Paris and re-
moved from his mind al! suspi-
cton tha. a Catholic would be
there ''persosa non gra,a as en-
bassador. He promised ne that
the next ambassador to Paris
woul6 be Mr. S:orer and further
more expressed the BELIEF that
General Porter would soon retire.
The President also told me that
he had commissioned Mr.. Storef
TO speak 70 him viva voce at the
Vatican. He seemed rather proud
OF having done so. Gire ny love
to Bellamy. and believe me. very
sincerely. John Ireland.
Here IS another letter from the
Archbishop to Mrs. Storer. written
month later than that just quoted:
ST. Paul. November 23, 1901.
Ny dear Mrs. Storer:-
The President said to me: "Mr.
Storer has told you what said to
him about you. Archbishop"
Well" I replied. Il Go not re-
member" About his going to
Rone?" the President then ask
ed. I said No Well" he said.
II told him I would no, w.:te
letter to the Pope. asking for hon
ors FOR you: but I said that he
could go to Rome and say-vsva
voce-to the Pope, how much I
wish you to be cardinal. and how
grateful I personally would be 10
him for giving you tha: honor"
am most clear in my memory as
20 every word. ! Will write
abort American politics TO Bel
ianr. With most affectionate re-
CARDS TO him and to yourself.
am. sincerely. John Ireland.
When Mr.. Sto-er went 20 Rome
and the report was caaled to Amer
lea that he had visited the Vatican
as the representative OF the P-esi-
dent, NJ. Roosevelt: according TO
Mrs. S,orer. became alarmed lest he
might incur the wrath OF the Anti
Catholics. vehemently denied that ne
mad ever suggested such mission
TO Mr.. Storer. and later following
the consistory in 1905. flew into a