Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-03-20


legislative subject. Roosevelt would
not ask him so to do. but would send
some one else into the field whose
heart was really engaged lii the mat
ter which the president wished pre-
sented
Strong In Friendships.
Elihu Root is man OF seeming con-
tradictions He is spoken Of frequent
Is as an "aristocrat." but when he
was secretary of state Mr. Root was as
Democratic as any clerk in the de
partment He absolutely refused to
uss the carriage and horses which the
government put at his disposal and
invariably walked back and forth to
his work, disdaining in the coolest
weather the use of an overcoat For
years Mr.. Root has made habit of
wearing c flower in his button-hole
and almost invariably it is flower Of
kind which grew in the old-fashioned
gardens. The senate. goes to his
summer home On the top of Clinton
Hill near Utica In April every year
and there makes garden"
Former Secretary of the Treasury,
Leslie NJ. Shaw. has come out for The
odore Roosevelt, his former chief
Mr.. Shaw was the great story teller
of the Roosevelt cabinet 1t is said
that the colonel once declared that
Shaw was the author of the Arabian
Nights, for be had heard him tell one
thousand and one stories. Mr.. Shaw's
stories are not of state. but of ha-
man interest
cortelyou for Taft.
1t probably has been a hard
task Of the heart for George b. Cor
telyou to make up his mind as be-
tween Roosevelt and Taft. MIR. Cor
telyou was secretary of the depart
ment of commerce and labor, post
master general and secretary OF the
treasury in the Roosevelt cabinet.
Temperamentally, Mr. Cortelyou and
Elihu Root, who was Mr.. Roosevelt's
secretary of state, have been said to
be much alike. Both OF these men
have been put down as cold" The
word probably may do both of them
an injustice, for perhaps the word ire
served" fits the case better. II is I'M
derstood that Mr. Cortelyou is to sup
port Mr.. Taft, but he has not yet said
the word that will set him in = way
politically at least against his Did
chieftain.
When Mr.. Cortelyou was appointed
the first secretary OF the department
of commerce and labor as a Repuo-
lican. of course, some of the disaf-
fected ones said: "Cortelyou originally
was a Democrat" Now in that saying
there was something Of sheer, for 1t
was known by those who said It that
people ordinarily have no great love
for the man who climbs over the
fence when the field on the other side
appears to hold advantages, while the
field that is left holds only principle.
When this was said OF Cortelyou
some one went back into history and
there found on record this remark OF
Grover Cleveland, president of the
United States, when Mr.. Cortelyou
was given by him an appointment: Il
don't care a rap II you are a Repub-
lican." So 1t was left to Democratic
president to set at rest any doubt that
the man who held three jobs. one after
another. in the cabinet OF a Repub-
Iican president was ever anything else
than political adherent OF the Re
publican party.
VIII Support Taft.
Mr. Cortelyou. as has been said,
probably will support President Taft
as against Theodore Roosevelt for the
Republican nomination. but 1t Will be
a personal wrench for him so to do
II is not likely that Mr.. Cortelyou Will
get into the field as an active cam.
paign manager. but "he knows how d"
1t must be remembered that at one
time the former cabinet officer was
chairman OF the Republican national
committee.
Washington was beginning to won
der how Charles Joseph Bonaparte,
who was secretary OF the navy and
also attorney general under Theodore
Roosevelt. would stand in the present
campaign for the Republican nomina-
ton. Mr.. Bonaparte always has be-
longed in what some people call the
mugwamp class He has supported
Democrats on occasion and Rep,fD-
Iicans on occasion. What he was go
ing to do in the present campaign was
a matter for guess work. He mas
come out for Roosevelt.
Ronanarte for Roosevelt
Charles Joseph Bonaparte lives In
Baltimore. He is granddaughter OF
Napoleon Bonaparte. Like several
other American citizens. 1t frequently
has been said that Mr.. Bonaparte is
an aristocrat. While he was a cabinet
officer there was real air OF Democ.
racy in his Office.
Over in Baltimore Charles J. Bona
parte today is living in a sort OF semi
retirement. There is some specuia-
ton in Washington as to whether or
not he will remain quiet during the
present campaign for the presidential
nomination. Maryland has a Repub-
lican governor today. The Republicans
think that they may have a chance
W garry ~ rs no H@tioH@i SiPItt0n,
but az this the Democrats scofr AT
any rate. Mr. Bonaparte's position to-
day In politics furnishes a matter or
considerable curiosity to the poiiti-
clans of both parties. He is to sup.
port Roosevelt, but will be take thS
stump?
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