Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-25
WILL CONSULT LEADERS,
President Will Advise With the Lead.
ing Members Of Congress.

Washington. Sept. 20. President
Roosevelt had another short conference
with the members OF his cabinet now in
the city yesterday. and heard further re-
ports from them as to what had been
done in their various departments. and
the condition OF each at the present
.irne. Only four members We're present,
and the meeting was not an important
one. No new questions will be taken
up by the president for some time to
come. In fact, President Roosevelt will
not proceed to outline the exact course
of his administration until the leading
representatives of the senate and house
return to Washington. and he has had
no opportunity to confer with them. The
president has had no opportunity to
meet the leaders OF his party in con-
gress.
While many of them met him at Buf-
falo and Washington last week, there
was only the mere exchange OF condo
lences over the national tragedy that
had occurred. All the republican lead
ers of the senate and house were here to
attend the state funeral Of President
Mckinley. but they and President
Roosevelt were here as Representatives
of the nation to mourn the death OF Nc
Kinley, not to consider plans for the new
administration. President Roosevelt
was particularly punctilious about this
matter In Buffalo. Washington and
Canton he was the chief pail bearer. and
he did not exchange opinions with any
one regarding the future. 5s
1t seems necessary to make this posi-
tive statement, because of the state
nents that have been given publicity by
those who pretend to be intimate
friends of Mr.. Roosevelt. So far as he
has spoken of his policies, there has
been nothing added to the short speech
of dozen words uttered publicly at the
time he took the oath of Office In Buffalo
wherein he pledged himself to carry for
ward the policies of President Mckinley
that had brought peace and prosperity
to the country Men have sought to
learn the presidents views on various
questions, but he has studiously re-
Trained from giving them. He has as
much as he can attend to for several
weeks in gathering up the details of the
administration and learning how the
government has been and Is running.
I President Roosevelt. has his own ideas
regarding various great questions which
are coming to the front. and he will give
expression to these when he sends his
message to congress in December. But
before writing that message he will take
counsel from others than his cabinet.
He will call into conference the republic
can leaders of the senate and house for
free and full exchange of views on the
questions that must come up for both
administrative and legislative action. In
this respect he will follow the example
of his predecessor, as he will not be
annoyed at having congress on his
hands.
He will work with his party In con-
gress, believing that only in that way
can he accomplish anything. He has
his own views on public questions, but
he will not attempt to drive congress,
but work with that body. and where
Ills views conflict with those of the
majority of his party he will keep with
majority until he can win 1t to his posi-
ton.
This method will apply to the policies
already announced by President McKin-
ley as we'll as those that are to be put
forward by the new administration. The
policies that relate to legislative as well
as administrative acts are national
policies put forward by the party re-
sponsible for the government, and the
leaders of the party in congress will be
consulted before the president begins to
work out the details of plans for the
future.