The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-11-30
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER
SATURDAY, NOV. 80, 1901.
THE PRESIDENT

more rot mas Deen written concern
ing President Roosevelt in the brief
time that he has been in office than
who has occupied the White House
This is perhaps due to the fact that
the president is comparatively
young man of strenuous temperament
and in their enthusiastic admiration
his friends are apt to overdraw until
mere tritles are magnified into serious
problems, and in consequence the
president is made to appear ridicu-
lous instead of being clothed with
the dignity belonging to his high Of
fee. Every detail of his private life
and inconsequental doings have been
detailed upon in the public press I'M
til the subject has become tiresome.
This is both unfair to the president
and unfortunate for his administra
ton. While it is too early to form an
ministration will be, it is not hard
to see that the latter portion of his
term will be less tranquil than the
beginning.
Mr.. Roosevelt accepted the vice
presidential nomination under protest
and he was put there by Hanna and
other republican leaders because they
wanted to sidetrack him, ana now
through the unfortunate death of Nc
Kinley he is in the very position
which they were trying to keep him
out Of. This of itself is CALLING to
Mr.. Hanna and the presidents course
since his induction into Office has not
been calculated to pour oil on the
troubled republican waters. Mr..
Hanna had built up a strong polit-
ical machine in the south, and the
manner in which Mr.. Roosevelt has
been smashing the machine has no
doubt given Mr.. Hanna few angry
thoughts. The president has refused
to appoint unfit men to Office simply
because they were recommended by
some of Mr.. Hanna's lieutenants, and
has even appointed democrats to fill
some of the southern offices. This
state af affairs can not continue in.
definitely and it is only a question
of time until there will be an open
rupture between Mr. Hanna and the
president.
Prior to Mr.. McKinley's death Mr.
Hanna had been mentioned as a pos
sible presidential candidate in 1904
To these suggestions Mr. Hanna hat
said no, but in such manner that
it was apparent that the presidential
bee had lodged in his bonnet and thai
all he wanted was little urging.
Mr.. Roosevelt is strong with the
rank and file of his party and from
present indications Mr.. Hanna is The
only one who could give him any
thing like brush for the nomina
ton, and this not because of Mr.
Hanna's popularity with the masses
but because he is in control of tn,
machine which has dictated nomina
tions in the past.
1t is not probable that the presiien
will change his policy of making ap
pointments so as to form a true
with the men in control of the ma
chine and he will not be nominate'
by the next convention unless he i
strong enuogh to break the power 0
the machine.
Mr.. Hanna is idolized by his lier
tenants and is crafty leader VIII
always lands on his feet, and vii
probably be more than a match TO
Teddy. Notwithstanding the pres
dents personal popularity and tn
advantage of his position. The sit,
alton is an interesting one and dt
velopments will be watched for b
the public.