Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-12-12
EoOsvELT's FIRST MESSAGE

/ The Presidents opinions and
Recommendations will evoke criti-
clsm in many quarters criticism
that will nos be- wholly limited to
party sines, He will make con-
verss as " II as lose support
Criticised the message may be-
opposed many OF his reccmmen
aassons undoubtedly Mil be: con-
,rovessy vii! be provoked, hut
Whatever else may be its fate the
message csnnos be ignored Bos-
sca Transcript.
|! Departing from TIE mere rou-
s,ae working os the government,
he has addressed himself to the
issues appermost N the minds of
asssa> On all he speaks with weight
aad moment. On some the presi-
sas's astesaucss will crystalline
public sentiment, Philadelphia
Pscss.
Il As 8 whole the message does
the president mach credit. Under
MI the circumstances its lack of
the sensational element is point
-
IN its favor We think that those
who have been wont 10 regard
President Roosevelt as wild and
anSuly radical, devoid of political
sense aud prudence. will find much
IN this message that will open
their eyes to his real character.
indianapolis Naws,
1t cannot be denied that a broad
American and national spirit, a
lofty patriotism, a high concept
ion OF the duties and responsible
tiles of his office and a sympathet-
&c kaowlsdge OF ske ccuntry's
needs psrmease the paper, Bir-
msaghan, Ala. News,
Il is q ferm.,iah,e state aocu-
memt, but ii is readable through
out, Presidents Roosevelt has a
very good style of writing, force
f0s ard trenchant. and his mes
sage Is mada long not because of
sarrouloasaess, hut because he
has SO many subjects of import
anca to discuss. The message is
thoroughly American. 1t departs
altogether from thu s.ero.yped
form and one looks in vain for the
ordinary arrangements of topics.
Philadelphia Ledger.
l. is a paper that will be read
wit more than the usual interest
IN such documents. Aud it is not
inotsble for holiness OF suggestion
on all questions it is commenda-
bic for courageous frankness on
grounds over which the mere pol
'tician is apt to skip lightly.
Washington Pest.
The message is diffuse and
somew hat shorn of strength by
certain Extravaganza of statement,
hat it is unconventional and note
worthy for lis grasp of domestic
affairs and its wealth of recom-
Wendation. 1t could have been
prnnea and shortened with great
ads; nsase, hus it would not have
been less characteristic Phila-
eiphis Record.
President Rooseyel,'s message.
following Tie significant caucus
developments attending upon tbs
assembling cf "a congress IN which
the republican party hiss la.g4
lmalorlty, further confirms the he
lief that no geauinaly remedial
action towards the regulating OF
the trusts and The revision of the
tariff may ha expect, d in TIE near
future. s. Louis Republic.
throughout the message the
new presidents zaal for the meri.
lsystem shines conspicuously. This
feature OF the message cannot be
pleasing to. the politicians who
found Mr. Mckinley SO complais-
ant, bat it should please the
American people nightly. Hart
ford, Conn, Times.
1t is state document for which
no citizen need apolngize-a yirile,
common sense message from
man WAC obviously means all he
hes said, and perhaps a little
more. Detroit Free Press.
Ii is unlike any previous mes
sage from an American president,
and that is because cerhaps il is