Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-10-16
Novel Proceedings In Order.


A dispatch of few days ago said
that being dissatisfied with President
Roosevelt's plan of distributing patron
age in the south, Senator Hanna Is pre-
pairing a proclamation in which he pro-
poses to wash his hands Of the whole
business and resign from the chair
manship Of the party.
People who have been watching the
political kaleidoscope as it has been
turning in Washington during the past
feew weeks are warranted IN the con-
clusion that in all their recollection
they have never seen the like.
Although we do not pretend to have
any definite understanding Of the sit
uation, we think we are beginning to
gather some slight inkling of the mean
ing Of it all.
It is a we'll understood fact that
Colonel Roosevelt came out Of the
Spanish American war as a candidate
for governor Of New York, and look
ing beyond that to the presidency of
the United States. The politicians who
had control of his party machinery did
not regard him with favor for either
position. They objected principally on
account of the fact that they recog-
nized in him a positive, determined
man who would insist on giving or
ders from the throne instead Of taking
them from the powers in the rear.
About the fact that the New York
Republican machine objected to Roose-
Welt as governor there Is no question.
Platt already had another man slated
for, the place, and he did not want
Roosevelt anyway. In this case. as
sometimes happens on rare occasions,
the rank and file OF the party insisted
on the nomination Of Roosevelt, and
not daring to take the risk that would
have otherwise been involved, the ma
chine acquiesced with all appearances
Of sincere grace.
The presidency was the next step.
Roosevelt was estopped from reasons
of personal friendship with Mckinley,
If for no other reasons, from standing
for this nomination last year. 1t was
his purpose, however, to stand for the
nomination four years later. The pol
iticians were afraid. They foresaw the
danger Of a repetition in the national
convention Of what had happened in
the state convention, and to hedge
against 1t they brought about the nom,
ination Of Mr.. Roosevelt as vice pres
ident thus putting him in what Is gen.
orally understood to be political bur-
rying ground. 1t was against Mr..
Roosevelt's wishes; but those who re-
member the circumstance very well
understand how it was he could not
help himself.
The political machine that Mr..
Roosevelt found at his back upon his
accession to office, having been con-
structed without reference to his views,
wishes or desires, was totally unadap-
ted to his purposes. All places Of i'm
portance having already been disposed
Of by promise at least, he had nothing
to gain through appointments for the
reason that appointees would consid-
er their obligations due not to him;
but to the machine with which they
had their original understandings. To
all intents and purposes then the posi-
ton of the president was very much
the same as if the inner material of his
party machinery was composed Of a
hostile political element.
That the president should desire
say-so in the appointment Of the lieu
tenants who are to assist in the carry
ing on of his administration is natu-
raj, and it is also natural that he
should bend every effort to securing
second nomination at the hands of his
party, and an election by the people.
From the foregoing it is easy to gather
some idea of the embarrassment of the
whole situation as we'll as Of the tre-
mendous efforts that will be required
to work out the problems that are now
presented.
AS to whether there Is any truth In
the story that Senator Hanna Is to re-
sign the craftsmanship Of the national
Republican committee cannot be stated
with certainty; but such q development
is easily probable, as is also complete
reorganization Of the entire machine.