The Washington times., 1901-12-15
SENATOR LODGE
EMBARRASSED,
Regarded by Many as Head
Of Kitchen Cabinet.
HAENA'S STAR STILL ASCENDANT.
Rumored Break Betweon LIcKin-
leys Friend and tho President as
Remote as Ever Clash With the
Senate Not Yet in Sight.


To be regarded. rightfully or not. as the
closest personal and political friend Of tho
President Of the United States-the head
of the Kitchen cabinet" as it were
is not necessarily the sim of all human
happiness, as Senator Hanna Of Ohio
found out some little time ago, and Us
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts may
learn before he is much older. Indeed.
the latter already has inkling of the
fate in store fer him. growing out of the
popular belief that lie has more influence
with Theodore Roosevelt than any other
man in the world.
Whatever basis there may be for this
belief. there is no doubt that it exists,
and Mr.. Lodge is already well aware of
it. Mr.. Hanna's relations to Mr.. McKin-
ley were the making OF them both. because
Hanna built up the political machine that
eventually placed Mckinley in the White
House, and in doing so made himself a
powerful factor in the Republican party,
in the business world, and in the national
administration.
lodge and Roosevelt 0hEms.
Mr. Hanna was unknown TO politics un-
til he determined to devote his time and
money and energies 10 the promotion CT
the political fortunes OF the man he low
ed, but the case is different with scna-
tor Lodge He has been in public life
twenty years, more or less, being con-
temporary in this regard Of Mr.. Roose-
welt They started out together as col
lege chums, and their present intimacy
has grown out of their loyal, constant
personal friendship. Mr Han. a slipped
into public life and into the political
management OF the Republican party by
reason Of his attachment to Mckinley
ana Mckinleyism, and be made the place
he now holds by his force and ability.
Mr. Lodge however, on the other hand.
has never until now been closely iden-
titled with the political life OF Theodore
Roosevelt. He has been his close friend
and intimate companion, has Travelled and
visited ard written books with him, and
has always been his devoted admirer.
Now they have come together on the pub
lie stage. and without any authority from
either the world at large persists in re-
garding Lodge as Roosevelt's right arm.
Senator's Embarrassing Position.
President Roosevelt has never told any
body that he has a kitchen cabinet. or
If he has that Senator Lodge is at the
head of it, and the Senator has been very
careful not to say or do anything to
Justify the inference that because Of his
personal friendship with the Presiden' he
is to be regarded as his political guide
but the public seems to have made up its
mind on the subject, and there seems TO
be no way to destroy the impression.
Senator Lodge wes il Europe when
Roosevelt became President, and the first |
time he opened his mouth on public ques-
tions his statements we're sent broadcast |
over the world as rejecting the views |
of the President of the United States No |
body apparently can be made to believe |
that in everything he does in the Senate |
and out OF II he is not acting with the di- /
rect knowledge and even at the request |
of the President The result is that |
every man, woman. and child who wants
an office thinks that if the app ication is
endorsed by Senator Lodge it Will be o,
X. d at the White House.
Bcsieged by Applicants.
On the same basis the idea is general
that any bill introduced in Congress viii
be passed If o. K.d by Senator Lodge.
y /
can be imagined. He is pursued night
and day by the constituents of all the
ninety Senators, who want his ear for
just a moment" and he finds it impossible
10 escape. Mr.. Lodge, generally speaking,
IS an even-tempcred man, industrious
and systematic and capable Of seeing 4
great many people and doing 4 great many
things in the course OF the twentyfour /
hours without disturbing him mentally or
but if the present pace con-
tinues he will lot be unhappy when Con-
gress ends.
Roosevelt and Hanna.
Everybody in Washington is looking for
the long -heralded break between Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Senator Hanna, but
there are no indications of it yet. The
Senator is persona grata at lhe White
House, as he always has been. ald it is
well known that the President has con-
suited him on many public and private
questions. Politicians however, vino were
not born yesterday do not forget that
when Theodore Roosevelt was Assistant
Secretary Of the Navy his policy was not
that Of those public men who were en-
to prevent the war with Spain,
which everybody else knew was coming, |
and who were dubbed with the old name.
revived from lS60-"peace-at-an amy price
men," whatever their relations may be
now, they were on different sides Of the
fence in the spring Of 1895. and probably
neither has forgotten this fact
McKinIey.s Friend SIM Power.
Mr.. Hama has qualifications as public
man in addition to those derived from
his relations TO the Mckinley adminis-
tra;ion. He has grown in power from
The day he took his seat in the Senate.
and his skill and shrewdness as a political
have never been questioned by |
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