The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-09-12


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/ ar tho statement that he has spoken
intervals of several things he pro
cs to do in the future.
There viii Be No Crisis.
The water, which has been given
aeretofore cold lid not appear to
agree with him, and since Sunday
night very hot water has been taken
into the stomach through the mouth
with splendid results. His bowels
moved freely during the day, and this
also was considered an excellent
symptom. II he continues to improve
1t will be gradually. II he should grow
worse the change in that direction also
will be slow. This is the opinion OF
he arrives at convalescence DR.. Park
expresses the opinion that 1t will be
three weeks before It will be safe to
move him. 1t is expected that the in.
terror wounds will heal first. The SUI
lures of the laCerated tissue were
made so soon after the bullet passed
that they are probably healing rapid
ly. With the exterior wound 1t is q
slower process.
The extreme optimism Of the vice
president and the members Of the
cabinet would be difficult to overstate.
Il am absolutely confident that
everything will turn out all right" de.
clared the vice president, and he said
he based his confidence on information
behind the public expressions Of the
physicians. So relieved are Secretary
Gage and Attorney General Knox at
the Improvement that they left for
Washington last night, feeling strong
ly that their chief would recover, but
with the assurance of the physicians
that if a change for the worse should
come 1t would be gradual, and that
they would have amuple time to re.
turn. In the case of Secretary Gage
there was also a public reason why he
should be at his post. New York
they would have ample time to re-
lieve the situation in the money mar
ket by increasing deposits in national
banks and he feels that he can hardly
act at this distance from the scene
II he finds that action is desirable.
Secretary of State Hay arrived last
night and will remain with the other
members of the cabinet at least for a
day or two. The devotion of the
members of the cabinet to their chief
is touching All would desire to re-
main near him until the crucial period
Is passed, and Secretary Hitchcock
and Secretary Wilson avow that only
absolute and imperative public busi-
ness will induce them to depart before
the ~ sident is pronounced out OF
dang,,. Senator Hanna will also re-
main until the physicians give abso-
lutte assurance that Mr.. Mckinley will
live. c ntroller Dawes and some OF
the other eminent men connected with
the .linistration expect to depart to-
day.
Roosevelts Delicate Position.
Vice President Roosevelt has Occu-
pied a peculiarly delicate and trying
position since the event which threat
ened the Presidents life, but he has
borne himself throughout this ordeal
in such manner as TO win the admira-
tion and respect of all. 1t has, more
over, added a new bond between the
vice resident and those intimately as
sociated with the President. and the
latter are warmcst in their expressions
of the manner in which he has met
every requirement Of the situation.
Not for a moment has he permitted
the idea to be entertained that there
was need for considering the constitu
tional disability of the President and
the exercise of executive functions
which this would impose on him. On
the contrary, Mr.. Roosevelt has been
one of the most positive in the con-
viction that the President would re-
cover
During the long period of Garfield's
illness nice distinctions arose as to
what constituted the disability of the
President within the meaning of the
constitution, whether when the physi-
cal faculties were benumbed, while the
mental faculties were unimpaired,
there was any disability as meant by
the constitution. But fortunately there
has been no such issue presented on
this occasion, and the vice president
himself has been primarily RESPONSE
BILE for the avoidance of any thought
of the temporary exercise of executive
functions by him. Nor has there been
any occasion for the exercise OF eX-
ecutve authority for such minor rou-
tine matter as it comes can readily
be left until the present emergency
has passed. Twice during the day and
again last evening the vice president
has called at the Milburn residence
to inquire as to the Presidents con
dition. During the afternoon call he
met several officers and Senator
Hanna and snent a short time with