The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06
BRANCH OFFICES.
Ro0sETELr AND HIS PARTY.

AaCCt'A- LII nv II ITO dhI
Disguise 1t as they may, the one
great question agitating the Re-
publican mind is the attitude which
President Roosevelt will assume to-
ward his party leaders when af-
fairs settle down to actual business.
A vast deal of conjecture regarding the
Rooseveltian attitude toward this interest
or that faction is being INDUCED in by
those whose interests are liable to be
affected by a change of policy or a
change of kitchen cabinets. VIII Plat,
or Hanna, or Lodge or some one else
dominate the administration is a peril
nent question which many assume to an
swer but with very Indifferent reasons to
sustain their opinions.
We all now that Roosevelt was placed
on the ticket at Philadelphia not by rea-
son of the love the managers bore him,
but because he had within him the very
elements of backbone which the presi-
Dental nominee lacked. While the peo-
pie had an active affection for the low
able Mckinley they had no confidence IN
his leadership. It was the desire to at
tract the character loving, strenuous
young voters of the country to the ticket
that dictated Roosevelt's nomination 1t
was not expected that Roosevelt would
sit on the platform and AXE any
special part in the proceedings of gov
eminent; he was to furnish the fireworks
to attract the people to the election show
He did it, And now by the hand of
fate he is in the seat of power-hence
the uneasiness in the upper air of Official
dom.
To predict what Roosevelt will do In
given case would be like attempting to
predict lie next cyclone in texas or the
appearance of the next crank in Kan
sas. He will do what seemeth best for
him to do, of that we are assured
Whether that will lead him in the beaten
path OF his predecessor, with Hanna in
the lead, we very much doubt Much
less will Boss Plat be allowed to lead
the noun, of this presidential bronco
buster
Pc Roosevelt has always been more of a
Democrat than a Republican. He is
Democratic in his tastes, in his manner
In his thoughts. He is a Democrat Of
the Cleveland stamp, though with more
polish and broader knowledge of his
tory and government. He is also bet
ter manipulation of men. The supreme
test of Roosevelt will come when he
faces the question Of adopting the Demo
cratic tenet of tariff reform and anti
trust legislation. There Is no doubt that
MS innate Democracy will prompt him to
take the bit in his teeth and follow the
course which he believes to be right
But he VIII have arrayed against him
the most powerful forces of the dominant
party-the party to which he must look
for a denomination. VIII he dare do it?
should he have the moral and physicar
courage land of both of these he seems
to be well possessed) to break with the
party bosses on these matters and car
~ through a national reform of sucb
nature, no power on earth will be able
to prevent his election in 1871, no mat
ter who dominates him.
AS the situation is now the president
Is under no obligations to anyone. He
was nominated against his wishes, for
reasons which he may have suspected
to be Interior to his interests. No boss
In the party has either political or a
personal string on him. He belongs to
the party, but is not of it. The Demo-
cratic press throughout the country re-
fleets the good will that the opposition
bears Roosevelt, the president T., this
he ought to see good omen AS long as
he sands for decent government and
against the corruption of his party, the
people who are now with him viii stand
by him. But should he fail to
maintain the high ideal which majority
of the people has of him, he will be apt
to go the way of all vice presidents And
the world win know him no more.