The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-10-03
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
Wiii Garry Olt Une hanged the
Ideas
On TIE lAxEsrED x'K1sIEY.

lae Will Follow In the Lstter's Foot.
steps % 70 Policies, Friendships and
Busiuess.
. MAY God make your burden light"
10 said to be the message that Mrs.
Mckinley sent to Theodore Roosevelt
when he came to the house upon his
arrival at Buffalo after President Nc
Kinley's death to pay his proper re-
spects. That touching prayer will
have echo In the heart Of every true
American, particularly 20 since Presi-
dent Roosevelt himself, before he took
the oath Of ONCE, In solemn earnest
ness declared, 1T shall be my aim to
continue absolutely unbroken the pol
icy of President Mckinley for the
peace land he emphasized that word),
prosperity and honor Of the country"
That short, simple sentence speaks for
the long hours Of silent thought as |
he struggled out of the Adirondack |
forest, where he had gone to be away |
from men, and as he speeded across
the Empire state to assume the great
trust thus tragically devolved upon
him.
Senator Depew, who was present at
the Inauguration proceedings. says 1t
seemed to him the most impressive
ceremonial thathe ever witnessed In all
his ample experience In such matters.
lie says MIR. Roosevelt, with his youth
and his magnificent athletic personal
a. rA 10 In ma otv,o fNf q
little speech, seemed to personify the
indomitable vigor Of that American
conquest and industrial and CONNER
cial evolution, and its continuance, Of
which Mckinley, in the public mind,
was largely the creator and wholly the
representative. In repeating the words
Of the Judge administering the oath
Roosevelt extended his hand over his
head to the full length Of his arm. He
closely followed each sentence. and his
ending seemed almost as II 1t was q
salvo Of artillery: And 80 l swear"
There is abundant evidence that
President Roosevelt Is in the most alb
solute earnest in this declaration Of
his purpose. His unQuestioned sin
cerity and sturdy truthfulness are
voucher enough for that, but other
facts in connection with it are Of pc
culiar Importance at this time. First
we have the statement Of the special
correspondent at Buffalo of the Phila-
delphia Press, the newspaper Of POST
master General Smith. This writer
says:
II am In q position to say that Pres
ident Roosevelt earnestly, forcibly,
soundly desires to carry to completion
the plans and policies OF Mckinley.
He recognizes in them all the ele-
ments of safety, all the features Of
conservative governmental functions
SO necessary to the financial and busi-
ness interests of the country. Presi-
dent Roosevelt today met many men,
from cabinet ministers tn plain citi-
zens with no political ambitions. To
, all of them, SO far as l have been able
, to learn, he has expressed his earnest
desire to follow in Mckinley's foot.
steps. both as to friendships and bust.
ness and governmental policies. The
first evidence of this determination
, was the request that the members ol
, the Mckinley cabinet remain In Office
for some months at least"
To the same effect is statement
sent out by the Associated Press from
Buffalo, undoubtedly upon full author
/ ity, in regard to conversations be-
! tween President Roosevelt and mem
a bers Of the cabinet and other friends
: 1t must be remembered right here tina
r McKinley's cabinet, now ROOSEVELT
3 cabinet by his very urgent request, ar
I all personal friends Of Presiden
: Roosevelt, and that there has neve
8 been time when the relations betweel
I the president and vice president hav
9 been as intimate as In McKinley's ad
a ministration, both as to Hobart an,
q Roosevelt, and that President McKin
: ley and his successor have been II
: close and constant confluence witt
= each other. This Associated Press re
:, port says that President Roosevelt, II
: talking with these friends, gave then
9 such ideas as he had already formu
= lated for the conduct Of public affair
t and his own policy. In no sense ar
b they divergent from what has been un
8 derstood has been McKinley's policy
e The particulars given are Of interes
l. but we will not use space for them q
a this point.
i One thing may be noted here as NOR
: than q singular coincidence, becaus
8 It Is the unconscious testimony Of bot
: President Mckinley and Presiden
J. Roosevelt to their harmony OF though
y and purpose. That Is, the close like
y ness between Mr.. McKinley's farewe
% address, as his Buffalo speech ha
= proved to be, and remarks made earle
If In that week by Mr.. Roosevelt at Mil
l. neapolis. This particularly applies
IS the central theme of President McKir
n ley's thoughts-the matter of recipro,
II ity. Mr.. Roosevelt, after referring
l. the improbability of any foreign wa
u though saying that there might |
l. some strain, jar here and there, frol
Industrial competition" added
l. Here again we have got to remen
8, ber that. our first duty Is to our ow
t. people. We must continue the polio
le that has been so brilliantly successfl
"a In the past, and so shape our econon
le ic system as to give every advantat
+ to the skill, energy and Intelligent
4 Of our farmers, merchants, manufa
u turers and wage workers. and yet v
70 must also remember In dealing viii
l. other nations that benefits must
10 given when benefits are sought II
10 not possible to dogmatize as to n
4 exact way of attaining this end; Il
~ <ha ovoct conditions cop MT ho for