The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-26
MAKES BLUNDERS.
ae startles His Friends by Display OF
Passion and Malice.
nsrupts Cabinet and Assumes the Air of Dictator.
He Forgets the Famous Round Robin and II
Becomes a Military Martinez.

reerram to the Chicago Chronicle.
Eye ton December -. r. President
s'ls mas introduced the strenuous life
~ 4, administration in - manner that
a.lrr even his friends and admirers
.,so With astonishnent.
ts ~. completely disrupted his cabinet.
,. nae sntagoniscd and dehcd two.thirds
~ mambers Of congress with whom
s.s come In contact in an official way.
!, ~ issued dlctum to the republican
',.d,, IN regard to Cuban reciprocity that
mo,e dlstasteful to the high tariff lead
A,u amy other paper which has come
\ the White House since Grover Cleve-
n wrote his celebrated tsiff message.
:. M, offended certain influential mem
J. nv promising TO make certain app"lht-
~. and then reversing his decisions
.Aut notifying the senators. He has
I'M. PROMISES which We're regarded as
\ NE and permanent.
q, has assailed the republican National
.srrIttee for the purpose of building up a
,ud,sI machine or his own. He has set
I, 4 destroy Senator Hanna by appointing
prr c. Payne of Wisconsin postmaster
peaI.
4, has broken down every tradition of the
NH, House that has been held sacred. lie
\, made favoriteS of some of hlt cabinet
,l,sers and openly exhibited his dislike
NJ contempt for the others.
4, caused the attorney general to issue
Il order commanding United States mar
a,s and district attorneys to keep out of
tsre politics. but is making no effort TO
,ors II. lie announced very soon after
\ came to Washington that Federal Off
d,s Who violated civil service laws would
n their places. He reappointed United
si@ District Attorney Vaughn of Ala
ar, who was clearly proved to. he guilty
\ violating the civil service laws, and
steward caused announcement to he made
bat Vaughn would not be appointed.
Violates Profession of Friendship.
Hr constituted Secretary of War Ellhu
'Nt keeper Of his official conscience and
81 time made Mr. Root the most con.
EIcucus man connected with his admins
aiiOr Then, without reason or explana-
M. be suddenly transferred his favor TO
limIsy General Knox. When he became
lesIient he was In favor Of change in
he state department because. his fiends
lrli, be did not ike the quality If Amer.
stlsm exhibited by Secretary Hay. Now
y u trying to keep Hay. He has repeat,
ely exhibited those human qualities which
.nt presidents of the past have succc IS.
ply hidden by Stumbling or otherwise III
|t''ting men in public life who were un.
ssood to he candidates for president.
lt' case Of Senator Fairbanks OF Indiana
@e-lu point He persuaded the MON
~ Of the Mckinley cabinet 10 accent
appointments at his hands with the nm.
Hhsunding that they were 10 remain dur,
y The full term Of his administration.
" has cautiously devoted himself to the
saN freezing out those memh-rs Of tn.
aAh't whom he does not happen tn like
'feaiing them as high.priced clerks.
llese are few of the causes of com,
lalht against the president which one
/ eS In Washington. There are many
Ia'n that are not being pablic,y dis.
9ea' They will he heard from, however,
aqe congress ends It's present session
Y@'orS who occupy high places in. the
F'Ohcan party and who have had dis
Neame experiences at the White House
Y l0t saying much about their troubles
IVY mink II is too early in the new ad
.l''uauon to make issues Of the incidents
,uiFa nave caused them humiliation and
ss''ance' but sooner or later endurance
~ cease to he virtue and President
sSse'et VIII he made to feel the power
assas. - A'""' VI A'' P'e''
'an not be said of the president that
IN unconscious of the peril which /,
,',fning him, for, If his public acts eau
NAen as criterion, he Is inviting It.
~ Nao hailed his advent TO the White
.-e WIN rejoicing and who predicted for
~ successful administration are now
~ secretly or openly arrayed against
A. iney are charging that he does every
M, upon impulse and not after careful
aIauon Of the consequences Of his
4, ineS charge moreover, that the
PRISON who gets the presidents eai
LAZY the successful one, regardless Of
N~SeS he may have previously made
s,,,. feems TO be Va certain amount OF
~Te N this charge.
Loses Sense of Dignity.
hi r'isoh Of his attitude toward Admi
A'eS at the present tHnc with thai
q, Months ago is fair sample of the
chanses his mind After the evi
~ apuuced before the court Of inquiry
ory all in and the merits OF th,
IN @'lSt the admiral had been disclosed
y. ~" 'nat he believed Admiral Schley
~ victim Of conspiracy and that
3ha ue held Crowninshield, Chadwick
"a ~ Others responsible for IT, since
s,,us close confdants have been mer
4 I'M, WIN the navy clique and hi:
NJ, nave undergone change. His ordel
I'M '0mmandasi If the Brooklyn navy
s,a,s 'scpre the resignation OF Historian
[bhIo. ,ulended TO he sop 10 public
5i,on. uas lost much OF its effect OF
n,n, " his brutal and Unprecedented
4 k.Dl,. upon General Miles. There is 6
M anNhinity of opinion among pub
~ ~ Washington since the publica
ss.. pe correspondence between the
{bs,n,s VI war and General Miles in tht
S---Sers this morning that the president