The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-10

chlVaIrpus as any southeraer, ard Re IS
/ enough Of the puritan for the Yankee He
/ IS big and broad and capable. Many per-
! sons are watching Roosevelt now; those
/ who necessarily are not particularly adj
mirers Of his. They are keen and critical
( and analytical. They wish 20 see now
| he does three things: Conducts his duties
/ as presiding officer Of the senate; gets on
with the president and the administration
! leaders; keeps alive the feeling Of trend
Hness and warmth Of admiration Which
almost amounts 70 adolatry am5ng the
/ people Of the country. If ne is firm yet
( courteous. dignihed yet able, joins to-
gether the freezing dignity and the bois-
/ terousness which typifies and divides in
Two parts the senate Of the United States;
/ If there be no rupture with administ-a-
ton or president but rather friendly re-
2ations and amicabiity; if the people in
1904 think Roosevelt still the hero and
idol that he is today-if the party mana
gers like him-theR he may be president
It / a trying time for the young and
new vice president who made such a
wonderful campaign lat fall L is a
crucial test for him. these rext three
years. HIS enthusiastic admirers believe
heads think he may do, but are willing to
wait-and Roosevelt pursues his way.
winning Washington as he won his man
in Cuba and the western peope in the last
presidetial campaign.
There is also much speculation as TO the
tenure Of Republican victory in the ma
ton. II is pointed out that George Wash
ington. himself the father Of his country
hero of q great war and the savior, with
The martyred president OF this union
that the popularity of these two men
could not and did not last through their
second terms. Some predict this to follow
in the case Of President Mckinley Great
as he is and well thought Of by the
American people, some fear his position
in the hearts Of the people viii give way
before his second administration shall
end Such persons are those who predict
that the Republican party viii see the
end, for at least one term, Of its victor-
les in 1904 Others think the party su-
pre macy assured. Stiu others, without
predictions as to the presidency. contend
that the remarkable feat the Republican
party has performed-that Of ,lecung
four successive house Of representative
cannot be added to; but that d.feal ara a
Democra house will follow the congress
sional election in 1892. This may be or
not be, but it is certain that the presi-
Dental campaign Of 1898 VIII be a hotly-
contested one. and the battle viii be to
the strong. Every point the Democrats
can make OF attempt to make against in
sular policies and governments VIII be
brought into the campaign with tremen-
6ous force. Every attempt viii be made
to break down the standing and strength
the Republican party now has The Re
publican party, on the other hand with
its power; with the presidents Of con
tinued elections; with its policies which
It believes TO be right and IN line with the
peoples opinions. viii seek to continue in
power Tt win be a wonderful campaign.
and if the contestants be not Roosevelt
and Hln; be they whom they may-few
campaigns viii be so full of interest or
so fraught with destiny to the country
and its people.
The following very elaborate expression
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