Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1904 — Future Great Men. [ARTICLE]

Future Great Men.

The replies of Mr. Root to the newspaper men who interviewed him while he was Secretary of War were often sharp and witty. One day, says the New York Times, a number of them, entering his office, found him signing documents. “What are you doing, Mr. Secretary?” they asked. “Appointing lieutenant generals,” was the instant reply. As he was signing the commissions of West Point graduates, It is safe to say that none of those commissioned would have doubted that he spoke the truth.