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If after fully thinking the matter over you remain firmly convinced that you want to go into the army, well and good. IF AFTER FULLY THINKING THE MATTER OVER YOU REMAIN FIRMLY CONVINCED THAT YOU WANT TO GO INTO THE ARMY WELL AND GOOD
 in; I should say yes to some boys, but not to you; I believe in you too much, and have too much confidence in you. ROOT AND TAFT White House, Feb. 6, 1904. DEAR TED: I was glad to hear that you were to be confirmed. Secretary Root left on Monday and Governor Taft took his place. I have missed, and shall miss, Root dreadfully. He has been the ablest, most generous and most disinterested friend and adviser that any President could hope to have; and immediately after leaving he rendered me a great service by a speech at the Union League Club, in which he said in most effective fashion the very things I should have liked him to say; and his words, moreover, 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 Mr. Root was able to do because of the very differences of character between us. S TO HIS CHILDREN BY THEODORE ROOSEVELT THIS LIBER OF OX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN READ BY MARK HISSONG ROOT AND TAFT WHITE HOUSE FEBRUARY SIXTH NINETEEN O FOUR DEAR TAD I WAS GLAD TO HEAR THAT YOU WERE TO BE CONFIRMED SECRETARY ROUTE LEFT ON MONDAY AND GOVERNOR TAFF TOOK HIS PLACE I HAVE MISSED AND SHALL MISS ROOT DREADFULLY HE HAS BEEN THE ABLEST MOST GENEROUS AND MOST DISINTERESTED FRIEND AND ADVISER THAT ANY PRESIDENT COULD HOPE TO HAVE AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING HE RENDERED ME A GREAT SERVICE BY A SPEECH AT THE UNION LEAGUE CLUB IN WHICH HE SAID IN MOST EFFECTIVE FASHION THE VERY THINGS I SHOULD HAVE LIKED HIM TO SAY AND HIS WORDS MOREOVER 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 MISTER ROUTE WAS ABLE TO DO BECAUSE OF THE VERY DIFFERENCES OF CHARACTER BETWEEN US
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