Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-27

| and almost invariably 1t is a flower OF
kind which grew in the old-fashioned
gardens. The senator 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 M. 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 he had heard him tell one
thousand and one stories. Mr.. Shaw's
stories are not of state. but of hui
| man interest.
Shaw Sold Apple Trees.
Mr.. Shaw was Yankee born. He
| went west to grow up with the coun-
try as the time-tried saying has it.
He wished to study law, and in order
| to get the money 20 do studying, he
sold apple trees. They were good ap-
pie trees. The farmers of the west,
as another has put it, in the long win
ter evenings found their mouths wa
tering for the succulent apples OF
the old eastern homestead. 1t must
be remembered that most of these
early day farmers in Iowa were
Yankees. Shaw resolved that apples
were his long suit and he set out
scores of the great orchards OF Iowa.
He dealt fairly and in delivering the
goods he made friends and became
known throughout the region"
CorteIyou 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. Mr.. 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 re
served" fits the case better. 1t 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 old
chieftain.
When Mr.. Cortelyou was appointed
the first secretary Of the department
OF commerce and labor as Repub-
lican. of course. some of the dtsaf-
fected ones said: "Cortelyou originally
was Democrat" Now in that saying
there was something of a sheer, for 1t
was known by those who said 1t 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 rap if you are 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 Repub-
lican president was ever anything else
than a 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.
1t is not likely that Mr.. Cortelyou will
get into the field as an active cam
paign manager, but "he knows how"
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 nominal
ton. Mr.. Bonaparte always has be-
longed in what some people call the
mugwamp class. He has supported
Democrats on occasion and Repub-
licans on occasion. What he was 60
ing to do in the present campaign was
a matter for guess work. He has
come out for Roosevelt, &al
Bonaparte for Roosevelt.
Charles Joseph Bonaparte lives in
Baltimore. He is a granddaughter OF
Napoleon Bonaparte. Like several
other American citizens. 1t frequently
has been said that Mr.. Bonaparte 10
an aristocrat. While he was cabinet
officer there was a real air of Democ-
racy in his Office. It was the easiest
matter IL the world to get into tho
inner room to talk with him while he
was secretary OF the navy. Nothing
used to keep the stranger and pilgrim
outside save pressure OF public busi-
ness, for when governmental Affairs
were not pressing Mr.. Bonaparte gave
orders to his doorman not to be too
particular in inquiries as to the spe-
cific business Of the caller.
Over in Baltimore Charles J. Bona
parte today is living in sort OF semi
retirement. There Is some specula-
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
to carry it in the national election,
but at this the Democrats scon. At
any rate, Mr.. Bonaparte's position to-
day In politics furnishes matter OF
considerable curiosity to the politi.
clans of both parties. He is to sup
port Roosevelt, but will be take the
stump?