The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-09-21
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.

has removed from the field of national
action William Mckinley, whose
mortal remains now sleep in the Ohio
town in which he was known as citi.
zen and friend, the government at
Washington still lives, the wheels OF
commerce continue to revolve and the
pulse-beatS of the American business
world are normal. Soon after the
death of Mr.. Mckinley Theodore
Roosevelt was indicted into the Office
of chief executive Of the nation on
making oath that he would support
the constitution Of the United States.
Thus the broken thread of COVER
mental succession was rewelded, and
affairs, national and otherwise, moved
along in their regular channels, only
touched with deep grief at the great
calamity that threw the country into
the deepest Of mourning and wounded
almost unto death the heart of a
devoted wife.
President Roosevelt has invited the
members of the Mckinley official
family to remain permanently in his
cabinet and his first u~tterance after
taking the oath Of office was that he
would carry out the policies of his
predecessor. As this other. how
ever, more anon.
1t is generally conceded that PreSi-
dent Roosevelt, though perhaps toe
much given to the cowboy practices
of the wild and wooley west, as the
etfete east would designate, and may.
hap atrifle too fond Of cheap notOriety,
is al honest mana mar of strong
convictions and withal candid. He il
claSSed by the press Of the country as
against trusts and since entering upor
a successful race for governor Of New
York on his return from the Spanish.
American war he has been looked
upon as opposed to machine politics
1t is a well known fact to the student
of political history that the Hanna
contingent Of the republican party
backed by the trusts and the tariff
barOns Of the world, has never missed
an opportunity to defeat, if possible
Roosevelt in his ambitions. and the
most plausible reason that can .bt
assigned is that they fear him. II
was with a view to the political ami.
hilation Of this man that the nomina
ton for vice-preSident of the United
States was thrust upon him, the idea
being to preclude the possibility of hi,
nomination for president later on
All knew that this conspiracy to xii
was Matched and carried out b,
Hanna, Platt and other machine poll
ticians of the republican party.
Now that providence has i~ntervenet
and made Roosevelt president, what
will be the result? Will he be eoua
TO the emergency expected Of him by
the American people, or will he climt
into the band-wagon of political nam.
mon and do the bidding of the mas
tiers of his party by yielding to TIKI
autocratic dictates Of heartleSs corpor
ations in order to secure a fat fupc
Tor the next campaign? The eve O.
the country is focused upon Mr.
Roosevelt and Of him much /,
expected.
We believe in condemning no mar
prematurely, hence Judgment will bc
suspended in the case of the new
president until he shall have had al
opportunity to show to the American
people the material Of which he /,
made. In the meantime the con
tempt in which the Hanna machin,
is held by the people Of this nation
the intelligent, thinking masses
should be a warning to President
Roosevelt that if he would retain hi.
place in the affections Of his country
men he must steer clear Of all sucr
communicating influences.