Show ROOSEVELT R STARTLES S VISITORS I Adopts A Strenuous St e Methods et When r c They Threaten or Are Stupid Washington n Correspondence of Philadel Philadelphia phia plia I North American Gradually the public is awaking to tp the he t realization that President Roose Room Roosevelt felt velt 4 eit has a I picturesque way of meeting e J problems pr bleats Various VarIo s poll poli tipi t n are learning the Slime same thing suddenly s and to their own discomfort I Stories StO ies are f ld of which i occurred recently one illustrating the presidents president s bitter contempt for threats j I the other oth r his impatience with unnecessary earl sary discussion of matters that arc are practically settled d Lemuel Eli Ell Quigg regarded as one of pf Senator Platts chief chiet lieutenants in ha New ew York made unhappy object ob t lesson in the first Instance He i called on the president to plead for forthe forI forthe the retention of George It Bidwell as I collector of the port of Nw I ew w r and was listened to with courteous ce urt eo uS in atten attention attention tion But apparent success made him rash and he began to t insinuate ate that the president by removing Mr Bid Bidwell Bidwell Bidwell well might Incur reprisals from the organization organisation He Be began an and that was all For as th the story tory is related President Pre ROOsevelt fairly jumped from front his chair and told th the astonished Quigg that he was yu not BOt conducting the public business b ess in fn the tile interests of any cabal and eared cared naught for threats S S And if you came crae here to threaten be he Is said to have added I will ask you to withdraw immediately and let me continue my any work WO Mr attempted apologies were cut short and he withdrew as re requested requested requested quested A few fe hours after the Quigg inci md incident Incident dent was closed ed the president was vis visited visited by a delegation Qt Or Chicago bus busi business busness ness nesa men who had come to Washing ton to ask hint him to in his message me ag to congress congre s the tike establishment of ot a 8 new executive department de of the government to be b presided pre over by a secretary of commerce As Aa it is well known that the president heartily favors this proposition and has deter determined determined determined mined to urge urse it upon congress those who know him beat best realize that he hedou does dou not want his ills Ume time taken up in further consideration of it But the Chicago mon men had selected a spokesman who had prepared a per persuasive persuasive oration and w n they were admitted to the presidents room he as assumed assumed assumed a grave ve oratorical pose and proceeded to discharge his fine speech 4 4 S Mr President w we have come to you sir all alt the way front from fro the magnificent city of Chicago not as ms politicians not nots AS s seekers fc ut t as began the orator from the Windy City Whose flow Gow of f eloquence was ab abruptly abruptly cut short by the president say aay Ing Yes Yee yes I i know you I know you ate are te alt all from Chicago and At this moment the orator deter determined determined determined mined to fire off oft his speech began again Mr President Pre we have come cometo cometo cometo to you ou sir all the way wal wa from Yes yes Yell I know koo I know snapped the The magnificent city of ot o Chica the somewhat embarrassed but still s un undaunted undaunted daunted orator persisted Oh yes lea ah h yes exclaimed the president again interrupting But pray lets get down to business As I was saying bravely the Chi Chicago Chicago cago ca o orator roared this thir time with his face the color of a 8 tropical sunset at sea Mr President we Have come comeTo comeTo To see Bee about the Uie establishment of ofa ofa ofa a department of commerce whispered one of the delegates into the presidents ear s i S Well well fairly screamed the president half halt petulantly and half halt good I am glad to learn earn that favors that tha proposition I do too so M theres nothing for fot us to talk about on that score Delighted to meet you Come Com again And with this the president gave his visitors vi plainly to understand un that the interview was at an end The orator however stood his ground courageously for when the tb president snapped out his final n word he started again at the beginning of his speech and was restrained from delivering the whole oration only ony by his companions bearing him along in their movement out of the door But the oration wasted just the same for it was telegraphed out to the Chicago papers rs that night for home consumption as 8 though it had actually been delivered word wor d for word I in the White House H use us t |