Arizona republican., 1919-12-13

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 Root and Taft
 White Eouse, Feb, 6, 1904.
 Dear Ted: Secretary Root left on Monday and | Governor Taft took his place. l have missed and shall miss Root dreadfully. He has been the ablest, most gener- ous and most disinterested friend and adviser that any president could hope to have. and immediately after leav. ing he rendered me great service by 8 speech at the Union League club. in which he said in most effective fash. lon the very things 1 should have liked him to say; and his words. more- over, carried weight as the words of no other man at this time addressing such an audience could have done. Taft is a splendid fellow and will be an aid and comfort in every way. But. as mother says, he is too much like me to be able to give me as good advice as MT. Root was able to do because of the very differences of character be- tween us.
 If after fully thinking the matter over you remain firmly convinced that you want to go Into the army. well and good. l shall be rather sorry for your decision, because I have great confi- dence in you and believe that in civil life you could probably win in the end a greater prize than will be open to you if you so into the army-though, of course, a man can do we'll in the army. I know perfectly well that you will have hard times in civil fife. Prob aby most young fellows when they have graduated from college, or from their post graduate course, if they take any, feel pretty dismal for the first few years. In ordinary cases it at first seems as if their efforts were not leading anywhere, as if the press ure around the foot of the ladder was tso great to permit of getting up to the top. But I have faith in your energy, your perseverance, your abil- ity, and your power to force yourself to the front when you have once found out and taken your line. However, you and I and mother will talk the whole matter over when you come back here on Easter.
 Senator Hanna's Death
 White House, Feb. 9, 1904. Dear Ted:
 Poor Hanna's death was a tragedy. At the end he wrote me a note. the last he ever wrote, which showed him at his best, and which I much appre- ciate. His death was very sad for his family and close friends, for he had many large and generous traits, and had made a great success in life by his energy, perseverance and burly strength.
 Buffalo Bill was at lunch the other day, together with John Willis, my old hunter Buffalo Bill has always been a great friend of mine. remember when I was running for vice. president struck a Kansas town just when the Wild West show was there. He got upon the rear platform of my car and made a brief speech on my behalf, ending with the statement that "a cyclone from the west had come; no wonder the rats hunted their cellars" "
 As for you, I think the West Point education is, of course, good for any man, but I still think that you have too much in you for me to be glad to see you go into the army, where in time of peace progress is so much a matter of routine.
 Irritating Remark By Quentin
 White House, Feb. 27, 1904. Dear Kermit:
 Mother went off for three days tc New York and Name and Quentin took instant advantage of her absence to fall sick. Quentin's sickness was surely due to riot in candy and ict cream with chocolate sauce. He was 8 very sad bunny next morning an6 spent a couple of days in bed. Ethel as always, was as good as gold. botf to him and to Archie, and largely re- lieved me of my duties as vice mother got up each morning in time te breakfast with Ethel and Archie be- fore they started for school and read a certain amount to Quentin, bu this was about all. l think Archie escaped with a minimum of washins for the three days. One day l asked him before Quentin how often h. washed his face, whereupon Quentin interpolated, 'very seldom, 1 fear, which naturally produced from Archi' violent recriminations of a strongl. personal type. Mother came back yes terday. having thoroughly enjoyet Parsifa1. All the horses continue sick
 Japanese Wrestling
 White House, March 5, 1904. Dear Kermit:
 I am wrestling with two Japanes wrestlers three times a week. l an not the age or the build one woul think to be whirled lightly over al opponents head and batted down on mattress without damage. But the are so skillful that l have not bee hurt at all. My throat is little sors because once when one of them ha a strangie hold I also got hold of hi s2.,., ' s,t, choke him off before he could chok me. However, he got ahead.
 White House, April 9, 1904. Dear Ted:
 am very glad I have been doin this Japanese wrestling, but when am through with it this time I am nc at all sure I shall ever try it agai l while I am so busy with other wor as am now. Often by the time I ge | to five o'clock in the afternoon I wi | be feeling like a stewed owl, after a | eight hours grappls with sepatorI congressman, etc; then I find tn | wrestling a trifle too vehement fc mere rest. My right ankle and my lei wrist and one thumb and both grea toes are swollen sufficient to more c less impair their usefulness, and are well mottled with bruises elsewher |. Still I have made good progress, ar since you left they taught me thre new throws that are perfect corker | Love For the White House White House, May 2S, 1904. Dear Ted:
 I am having reasonable amount ( | work and rather more than a reason able amount of worry. But, after al | life is lovely here. The country beautiful, and I do not think that an two people ever got more enjoymer out of the White House than motht and I. We love the house itself. with