Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-20

ObsequleS TUESDAY, conVeueu Va
cabinet at the home of his brother.in
law in ashington, aud not onl
reiterated his purpose as declared a
Buffalo to continue the Mckinle
policies but followed it with specifi
outlines He first asked them all Il
keep their portfolios, not Temperate!
nut through his term, and said b.
meant the invitation as though ut
we're forming a new cabinet and tina
it precluded the formality OF theiI
offering their designations, as has
always been the custom on such
changing the presidency. He also
continues Mr. Cortelyou as his private
secretary. Some of the cabinet
ministers are yet undecided whether
to accept bis invitation but Secretary
Gage has already decided to do so.
Mr. Roosevelt announced that he
regarded the speech OF the late pres-
dent at the Buffalo Pan-A merican
Exposition, the day previous to the
tragic shooting, as outlining the poll
cies to be followed by his adminstra.
tiop. AS that was definite commttsl
in favor of reciprocity ard freer
trade and in some degree an abandon.
ment of the idea with which
McKirley's name has been identified,
tue statement is significant. But
after pll it olly expresses what is
the irresistible tendency of events,
and means, as the Reformer has so
often pointed out, that the hour of
the completest triumph CT high
protectionism is that of the beginning
of it's undoing.
Besides the prououncement in favor
of reciprocity treaties, the only point
where there was any antagonism
between the late president and
congress, the new president indorses
" conciliatory methods OF arbitration
in all disputes With foreign nations
so as to avoid armed strife,' and
though this may mean little or
much, it is as far as it goes agree.
able news, coming from man who
has preached the gospel of war so
strenuously as Roosevelt has. There
are plenty of opportunities for serious
ahead in our relations
with Central and South America
aud the bearing OF the Monroe
doctrine upon them and European |
designs against them, and a bellicose |
Instead of corciliatory spirit is not
to be desired but it is is the virtue
md the glory of our democratic
ssen everywhere 10 their
workings, that responsibility always
'obsrs men, and we may fairly expect
Roosevelt, the president, to differ
from Roosevelt, the stump
peak err. In the matter OF the isthmian
ANAL the president is no more srecitic
han to say its building is to be
'rought about as quickly rs possible.
That is all that can fairly be asked,
Tut judging from his PAST, we may
easonably rely upon 1t that the
residents policy in this business
'ill rot include too much give
way" to Great Britain
In one respect We may count on the
roosevelt administration being an ;
Improvement on that Of Mckinley. |
le las always been thorough believer
D ths civil service reform system, |
ickiLley was also, but Roosevelt is
more resolute and uncompromis-
lg character, ard despite his attempt
) governor of New York to continue
is life long independence with
practical politics. la Plat, we r
TALL be surprised if the result is not
] extension and strength ening rather
Ian narrowing and weakening of c
le system. 1t is of course to be an g
Dperielist administration. The u
olicies already adopted in the a
in Cuba and Porto Rico Il
9 to be continued in full Vigor and {
Irpose to establish colonial system J
Itterned after that of Great Britain. ii
eeply as we may deplore the fact, el
9 cannot deny that the administra. II
Oh and the party have tie warrant 81 -,
the American people for their L
urse, and though We may Zee OF
early enough, what all human NJ
story has taught, that this policy, 10
persisted in, means the ultimate S,
doirg of their public, we cannot al
nplain of its advocates going ahead hi
tn it. We can only look to the nv
ople, sometime and somehow, to
verse their verdict of last November
season 10 avert the consequences
at are as sure as the operation OF Sc
) moral Law.