The sun., 1916-03-05


ton, TO levy war. conclude peace,
contract alliances. establish commerce.
! and to do all other acts and things
I which independent States may Of right
: do" AS chairman Of the Committee
, for Porto Rico Mr. Foraker engineered
! I'll" drafting of u statute which has,
| with few changes. continued to be the
organic law of the island and become
the model for Philippine legislation
ono of the messages of congrat tuation
which the author Of the statute re-
ccired cawc from President Butler
OF Columbia University. Here Mr..
Foraker reports tina: IN 1912 he re-
gardcd President Butler - the best
compromise Republican candidate for
IL, Presidency. and "ventured to mike
the suggestion where I thought II
might do some good" hut he found
the lines 80 tightly drawn between
| Taft and Roosevelt" that the sugges.
tion failed. lie noninates Mr.. Butler
for 1915. In II letter to Mr.. Roosevelt,
! November rs. 1906. Mr. Foraker said:
Il am glad to note in the morning
papers that YOU intend to urge Con.
! gress to make the citizens OF Porto
Rico citizens of the United States"
And In AN extremely interesting para.
graph hc explains that when the first
| Porto Eican legislation was enacted II
was not his fault that American citi-
! zenship was not conferred for he
so reported the bill' and did every
thing he could to have II SO enacted,
! but majority Of the Serate thought
I II was then premature" and provided
instead that they should be simply
citizens of Porto Rico. and as such
entitled to the protection Of the United
states" This phrase. he says. he him-
self framed and substituted for the
clause comforting United States citi.
zenshp when I found I could not
do better
Mr.. Forakers Endorsement was in.
f'uential in deciding President McKin-
le" To to appoint Judge Taft to the
Governor-Generalsh OF the Philip
pines. and. February II. 1900. MIR. Taft
wrote to Mr.. Foraker: II shall always
have feeling that the course Of my
life has been largely due to you, who
gave me the opportunity and first
honor from which all that I have had
since has easily flowed And he
added: Good fortune has followed mo
with SO much persistence that I trem-
bile FOR the future--on the principle OF
| compensation" In 1857 Gov. Foraker
had given Mr.. Tai. n high judicial
appointment in Ohio. the future Presi.
dents first public office.
\, the end of a conversation 1ust
before the Republican convention OF
1900 President Mckinley said to Sen.
a'or Foraker: II hope you will not
allow the convention to be stampeded
10 Roosevelt for e-President." The
Senator expressed regret. and said he
thought 1t likely that Mr.. Roosevelt
would he named. adding that he
thought him the strongest available
running mate: In addition re-
sarded myself as committed TO his
support. and that | could not honor
ably do otherwise than support him
! IL he should be a candidate" Whether
or not the Presidents opposition was
really mellowed 10y what the Senator
told him. he assured Mr.. Foraker that
lie would see in his support Of the New
Yorker nothing unfrendly to him. the
| President. The author adds: II did
! not tell him in what way 7 had become
, committed. |; did not seem neces-
sary. and ! probably feared IL nigh:
not he entirely agreeable. although I
think he would have enjoyed the
streak Of humor that ran through the
story
Mr.. Foraker tells the story. how
ever, in his hook. From the time OF
their first meeting. at the Chicago con.
! vention ot 1854. his relations with
Governor Roosevelt had hecn cordial.
: When Foraker was Senator and
Eoosevel, Assistan, Secretary OF the
Navy. their views on Cuba brought
them into closer friendly contact.
shortly before the convention OF 1900.
~ philadelphia. Roosevelt called upon
Foraker IN Washington and asked his
, cooperation with senator Lodge and
others to prevent his nomination for
the Nicc-PrcsdenCy. so that ne might
not have to resign as Governor Of
New York. Mr. Foraker dcmurring.
Mr.. Roosevelt persisted in his urging:
but:
The foi,oWing day he returned. With all
the real Eoosevel; spirit fully aroused.
and told me. In substantially the following
Language, thai he had In som" way learned
since taking ith me the day before that
'rh. Mckinney people did not wan; him
on the ticket. and "tLaf." hc sad. makes
different case, and fer differently
abou, u, Thcro is no reason why they
should not want me. and | viii no, allow
them % dIscrcdit ne. II the convention
wants me. | shan accept
Theu Mr.. Roosevelt recons nsidered and
had II announced that he would not
accept the nomination; re-rcconsid-
cred. aud found the demand for him