De Alexander: “He belonged to the great men of his time, having no superior in New York, and, in some respects, no equal in the…”

Indeed, his administration admittedly ranked with the best that had adorned the State for a century, and his friends, including Independents and many Stalwarts, rallied with energy to his support.

He writes of the Filipinos as he found them, and with the knack of the true investigator, has avoided falling in with the political views of any party or faction.

In his text he explains the controversy so that the plain man may understand it, while in the notes he adduces the evidence that the specialist requires....

More valuable still is his exposition of the Philippine question in its bearings on American life and politics.