Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-10-01
THE CORVALLIS GAZETTE.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER /, 1901.
WILL PURSUE MKlNLEYS
POLICIES.

OF course he will. No one ex-
poets President Roosevelt to do
otherwise. Those policies are
the purposes of the republican
party, of the people; indeed Will
liam Mckinley was twice selected
by the people to administer the
government on the lines of these
policies. He was selected be-
cause he understood them, hon
estty believed in them and was
prominently fitted and qualified
in every way to conduct the gov
ernment according to them So
far the wisdom of these and the
fitness of the peoples choice have
baen amply vindicated.
Through a terrible calamity, a
monstrous crime, Vice President
is now President Roosevelt. He
was given the second place on
the republican ticket largely be-
cause it was believed that if, by
any mischance he should be call
ed to exercise the presidential
functions he, of all available can
diaates, was the best qualified
We had no doubt then and enter.
tain none now of his attachment
to republican principles and poll
cies nor of his honest purpose to
follow them, yet we know Presi-
den Roosevelt is not president
Mckinley. He has characters
tics which plainly shsw him to
be a different man. He knows,
all thoughtful men knew, that his
position, because ofbeingan ''ac-
cidental PRESIDENT IS peculiarly
trying and delicate. Mr.. Nc.
Kinley was older, more exper-
fenced in public life, and because
of his wonderful natural tact was
an unusually clever politician.
Without seeming to do so he
stood fof OF against a policy
calmly, firmly, tenaciously, and
with consummate tact brought
others to stand with him.
We may not expect this oi
President Roosevelt. He is more
aggressive, more inclined to pug.
nacity and will scarcely be Sc
calmly patient as Mr.. Mckinley
was. Those who oppose the
president will do so more siren
uously. But he will not be a
'srough rider" unless provoked
by mere factious opposition.
It is perhaps fortunate for the
country, the party and the presi-
dent that the policies of the late
president are SO well developed
have proved so highly beneficial
and have been so far advanced
toward their ultimate purpose tina
they have passed beyond danget
of serious opposition from party
leaders. 1t WILDE comparative
ly easy to pursue them.
The presidents utterances give
just grounds for confident belle
that whatever of new ahd addi
tiona1 policy may be necessary
will be dictated by thorough,
patriotic and intelligent purpose
and will commend themselves tt
the party leaders and the country.
Tariff reform, reciprocity, fl
nance, civil service; on none o.
these things, unless possibly civil
service, is there any likelihood o.
difference greatly divergent be-
tween congress and the president.
If the president can infuse the
party with greater and more sin.
cere purposes to advance the
cause of civil service On just ana
practicable lines,-in short to
cease abusing civil service by a
vicious administration Of it, he
shall achieve what many men
have come to regard as quite i'm.
possible.
The whole outlook gives most
gratifying assurance that INC
Kinley prosperity" will be con-
tinued. This will be satisfactory
90 the country, and will contrib
ute to the disappointment of those
partisans who would be grati6ed
by a breach between the presi-
dent and congress. There is no
indications of such a breach, there
are no conditions existing which
may lead to such a thing, nor
are such conditions likely to arise.