The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-23
PRESIDENTS ASSURANCE.

President Roosevelt is in the public
eye at present. He Is not an unknown
quantity by any means, but vt will not
be long before the people will know him
better. OF him and his policy the st.
Louis Gfobe-Democrat says:
President Roosevelt's announcement to
the members Of the cabinet that he
should continue absolutely unbroken
the policy of President Mckinley for the
peace, prosperity and the honor of our
beloved country will cause no surprise.
1t was known by everybody who was at
all familiar With Colonel Roosevelt's
views as to national issues that he was
in entire harmony with Mr.. Mckinley's
ideas on the great questions OF the day.
Colonel Roosevelt himself stated his po-
sition on most Of the important issues
on his recent visit to the west with his
accustomed clearness and candor. They
were, Of course, fully and vigorously set
forth last fall when on his stamping
tour throughout the country. The coun-
try has no occasion to be in any doubt
as to the position of President Roosevelt
on any issue now before the country, or
which has been before it in the past few
years.
The assurance also, that there will be
no extra session of congress was just
what was expected. Nothing is in sight,
so far as the country can discern at this
moment, to warrant the calling of con-
gress in advance of the date of Its stated
meeting. two and a half months hence.
The evolution of civil government in the
Philippines is under way. and that Is
the only question in connection with the
;e
now, for the war in the islands is prac-
tically ended. The Cuban question Is
slowly adjusting itself to the condition
in which The Cubans desire it to take.
The process Of the creation of the ma
chinery for an Independent government
in that island is under way, and tho
American people have neither the dis
position nor the incentive to hurry mat
tiers up for the Cubans American con-
troll in the island will last until the
Cuban republic gets under way. provid-
ing it gets under way at all. All the
distractions to the carrying out Of the
Cubans' desires have been removed by
the United States which this govern
ment can remove. The Cubans have a
free hand in the control of their own
destinies. The gold standard, too, has
been established, and any further finan-
cial legislation which is needed can walt
until congress meets in it's regular ses-
sion in December.
A conservative, intelligent progressive
administration of the public affairs will
be had. President Roosevelt is IN har-
mony with the majority Of his country
men on the subject Of expansion. He
is with them on the Monroe policy. He
favors the extension of the country's
foreign trade in all reasonable ways.
The trusts he would put under govern
mental control as far as this can be
done without hampering their legitimate
activities The country may rely on hav-
ing sane and safe administration under
President Roosevelt, as it had under
President Mckinley. Colonel Roosevelt
is broad, thoroughly equipped and adj
mirably balanced man. He knows the
political issues on What may be called
their literary side, and he is equally we'll
acquainted with them in their practical
aspect. There will be no rash expert
ments in the management of public
affairs under his regime. While he is a
profound student Of history and politics,
and has all the students earnestness and
enthusiasm Yin learning all the aspects
in which great issues can assert them
selves, he is as inhospitaIble to fads and
crankeries as any man of education in
the United States. He is courageous,
public spirited and patriotic a foe to all
trickery and slFams of any sort, and IN
all-rOund American whom the country
will love. During the service of Colonel
Roosevelt the United States will have a
clean, safe, progressive and thoroughly
American administration.