The last Christmas John Hay was alive he sent me the manuscript of a Norse saga by William Morris, with the following note: Christmas Eve, 1904.
DEAR THEODORE: In your quality of Viking this Norse saga should belong to you, and in your character of Enemy of Property this Ms.of William Morris will appeal to you.

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and many happy years, I am yours affectionately, JOHN HAY.
In internal affairs I cannot say that I entered the Presidency with any deliberately planned and far-reaching scheme of social betterment.

I had, however, certain strong convictions; and I was on the lookout for every opportunity of realizing those convictions.

I was bent upon making the Government the most efficient possible instrument in helping the people of the United States to better themselves in every way, politically, socially, and industrially.

I believed with all my heart in real and thoroughgoing democracy, and I wished to make this democracy industrial as well as political, although I had only partially formulated the methods I believed we should follow.