The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-10-08
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
On Policies Between Mckinley
and Roosevelt.
BUFFAL0-MINNEAPOLIs SPEECHES
President Roosevelt Known to Be In
Absolute Accord on Reciprocity and
Advanced Policies.

Advanced Policies.
1t is really marvellous coincidence
that in the same week the then presi-
dent of the United States. William
Mckinley, at Buffalo, and the then
vice president, Theodore Roosevelt, at
the Minneapolis state fair, neither
with the knowledge of what the other
was to say, should have discussed the
great public questions before the ma
ton in such a manner as TO demon
strate that their views as to the prop
er course to pursue were absolutely
identical.
The day following his Buffalo utter
ance President Mckinley was foul'y
stricken down by the hand OF an as
sassin. Mr. Roosevelt, as a ccnse-
quence of that crime. is now the naz
tion's chief magistrate. 1t seems prov
| idential that he made an utterance in
public, when he did not dream of i'm
psading change, which shows him to
be in absolute harmony with the gov
ernmental policies of his predecessor.
1t will be remembered that he volun-
tarily pledged himself to carry out the
Mckinley policies without variation or
shadow of turning.
| Previous to that time it was not
not known to the public generally
what were the views of Mr.. Roose-
welt upon the subject of reciprocity.
| which Mckinley began to advocate in
his speeches throughout the south and
west last spring; but after his Mime
| &c f,rII oil
doubt is removed. Since his accession
to the highest Office in the land, he
has conversed with a number Of prom
inent Republicans and close political
friends, and he has deeply impressed
all by his deep CONVICTION of the expe
diency and nccessitr Of the enactment
Of the reciprocitJ treaties now pend
ing in the United States senate. and
the adoption CT broad general policy
of reciprocal trade, which, while in
no wise weakening the protective sys
TEN, yet will grant trade advantages
to those nations which In turn give Us
similar advantages in their own mar
kets.
Some Of the Democratic papers have
affected to believe that the presiden
is ready to abandon protection in ia
vor of the old Democratic free trad,
ideas. Nothing could be further from
the truth. The Dingley law places il
our hands the means of giving advan
tages to nations who reciprccate tn,
courtesy. Under free trade ther,
would be nothing we could give, and
as President Roosevelt said in hi
Minneapolis address, I'VE must re
member in dealing with other nation
that benefits must be given when beI
efits are sought"
The difficulty will not be with COZ
gress that there will be any differenc
of opinion among Republican men
bers as to the advantages of reciproc
ty, but the difficulty will lie in tn
adjustment of that principle by mean
Of legislation so that it may becom
operative. Nearly every prominen
members of congress has evolve
some plan of his own. and there is
likelihood that the discussion of thes
and the union of the majority upo
, one common plan will take much tim
and become really the most importar
| subject before our lawmakers thi
| winter.
i, The two speeches of Mckinley an
r Roosevelt are being prepared and wi
o speedily be printed as a campaig
a document 1t will be the most impo
O tant one that has been presented t
. the people for years, because it wi
\ contain full exposition of the admit
n istration's purposes, not only regar
/ ing reciprocity, but the isthmian c.
Il nal, the Pacific cable and other ma
Y ters of national moment.