A third Dooley collection , '' Mr. Dooley 's Philosophy '' , appeared in 1900 . The lead story was " A Book Review " , that is , Mr. Dooley 's discussion of New York Governor Theodore Roosevelt 's wartime memoir , '' The Rough Riders '' . In Mr. Dooley 's version , Roosevelt wins the whole war by himself , a role slightly greater than that in his actual book . Dooley 's conclusion : " No man that bears a grudge against himself 'll ever be governor of a state . And if Teddy done it all he ought to say so and relieve the suspense . But if I were him I 'd call the book '' Alone in Cuba '' . " Somewhat to Dunne 's surprise , " Rosenfelt " ( as Dooley called him ) took the sting in good humor , and when the two met , told Dunne of a young female admirer of his , who told the governor that she had read all of his books , with her favorite '' Alone in Cuba '' . Roosevelt was elected vice president on McKinley 's ticket in 1900 , and when he succeeded after the president was assassinated the following year , Dunne wrote of the new chief executive , the youngest to hold that position , " a man is ... old enough to be president when he becomes president . If he ai n't , it 'll age him . " Dunne also supported Roosevelt in late 1901 when the president invited Booker T. Washington , an African American , to the White House for a meal — the president 's action caused outrage among white Southerners , who overwhelmingly voted for the Democratic Party . Dooley described Washington 's visit as " going to be the ruination of President Teddy 's chances in the South . Thousands of men who would n't have voted for him under any circumstances has now declared that under no circumstances would they now vote for him . " Another 1901 piece led to one of Mr. Dooley 's most famous quotations . A number of lawsuits brought in the wake of the 1898 war dealt with the issue of whether the Constitution applied with full force in the former Spanish colonies annexed by the United States , none of which had been granted an organized government by Congress . This question was known as whether the Constitution follows the flag . In 1901 , the United States Supreme Court decided these lawsuits , known as the Insular Cases . The justices ' written opinions were difficult to understand , and the court deeply divided , but the net effect was to hold that the Constitution did not follow the flag . The decisions gave Mr. Dooley an opportunity to puncture the court 's ivory-tower reputation , " no matter whether the constitution follows the flag or not , the Supreme Court follows the election returns " . The phrase has often been quoted , sometimes by people who have never heard of Mr. Dooley
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