The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-09-19
WASHINGTON LETTER
A ftcr the bOpeful Rullatinos

President McKinley's doath was O.
shock utmost as groat us the report
Of his assassination. 1t is hardly
yet possible for the people of wash
ington to realize that his familiar
and kindly presence is gone for
ever from tho White House. AL
though the emblems Of mourning
are everywhere visible. perhaps on.
~ tho state fdheral with it's solemn
and implrssiblc ceremonies can
wholly clac3 the vivid memory
which almost everyone hero has of
the President as he lived, and ma ke
1T possible to think of him as dead.
With the incoming OF the new
Executive there will inevitably be
many changes in the official and
social life Of the city. A hundred
MINOR currents Hlc disturbed and
thwarted hy the great event which
has Just taken place. There will
Of courcc be 10 official gayetics
during the coming season there
may be a small army OF Office. Seek.
ers, but this will depend largely OH
the course which President Ropse
Welt takes IN regard to the appoint.
ments not under civil Service law.
There may also he sweeping
changes in the Cabinet.
There has seldom been SO great
a contrast in the characters Of two
mon closclv ass ociatcd in official
life rs that Between Mckinley and
Roosevelt. Even astutc POLITICAL
prophets are somewhat at sea in
attempting to predict the Exccu.
tive actions during the next three
years. Nobody seems to be quite
sure what Roosevelt, as President,
will do about anything, In his
past career he has too often been
the npothrosis CT the unexpected
TO mako it safe t. risk too many
prophecies on his conduct now.
Many people expect that he will
make radical changes in the policy
Of the Administration, but this Is
by 40 means certain
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pelsuaSivc; but he never made an
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