The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-30
MESSAGE UNDER WAY.
Said That Ii VIII Be Notable for Brey.
lily and Conservatism.
FINISHING TOUCHES YET TO BE PUT on.
The President VIII Await the Outcome
OF the Approaching Elections and
Further Conferences.
lsncclnl N Thn posLn

Washington. October % President
Roosevelt * now engaged In conferences
with the leaders Of his party in the senate.
Senator A.Hrich had brief coufab with
him, but disappointed the uterviewers By
arriving ut the white House Just Ia the
nick Of time to keep his engagement Tor
luncheon at $50 and after his consultation
With the president, going directly to the
station to catch the congressional limited
train for New York at o'clock.
However. It Is known that during lhc two
hours and more that the president and
senator Aldrch were together they Weu-
over every inpnrtant subject 30 be dis
cussed IN the message and tie scnatot
gave his opinions freely and fully. Some
thing Of what he must have said to the
president can be guessed BY the senator's
attitude or the questions that formed, in
put, the subject Of the consultation. Sen
ator Aldrich thinks now, as he thought
during the last session of congress, and
as he more than once said to President Nc
Kinlcy:
/. That there should be no change In
the currency law at the coming session Of
congress-. the indianapolis committee and
all other currency reformers to the con
trary notwithstanding.
. That there should be no tiukerng with
the tariff, through the medium Of the pro-
| posed Babcock bill, the negotiations Of re-
| ciprocity treaties or otherwise.
3. That there should he as little general
| legislation us possible. in his opinion, to
| meet the continued commercial demunds
| 1t viii he brief message and con
servatye one aud 1t is reasonable TO say
| that its most pointed recommendations viii
! he ON the subject OF legislation To deal with
the growing power Of Industrial comh'na
tons or trusts, although on this subject
Mr.. Rooseyelts recommendations will not
be radical, but rather on the line of calling
the attention OF congress to the Importance
of dealing with the subject in some way
Of its own that will he effective, If such a
way can be found.
@rhe message is now written In outline
but the finishing touches will not be ap
piled until after election, and until The
president has had opportunity to furthn
consult the influential men of the senate
and house.
Senator Allison of Iowa, chairman o
the committee on appropriations, and sec
ond ranking member OF the finance com
mittee, will give the president his views
By request when he comes to Washing
ton in about ten days. Mr. Allison Il
known to be of much the same opinion
as his colleague, Mr. Aldrch on qucs
tions relating to tariff and finance
Since the Booker Washington inclden
and the criticisms that have followed IN
dining Of the negro at the white house
the president has changed some of tn
plans he adopted since he became the cA
ecutive head Of the natiou. When Thee
dore Roosevelt first came 10 the whit
house his greetings to everybody were mos
profusc. He admitted many unimportan
callers into his presence and gave each
hearty and cordial welcome, frequentl
INDUCING In a friendly slap on the baci
He carried on his conferences In earshr
Of the other callers and was perhaps th
most outspoken president In private tn
q ! nation ever had
He made 1t custom 10 announce /
b bulletin form 10 the newspapers the name
] | of the persons he would have 10 lunc
q with him and all the rest Of his soci,
T. | epgagcmcnts The name of Booker Wlsl
r ington appeared on this list the day ate
5 the dinner.
a | dent Roosevelt is more exclusive ana moi
a discreet He has even summoned polite,
callers from afar and they have dlncd vii
him and talked politics without the know
edge OF the press and have even returnC
home before II was known that they star
ed for Washington.
4 He Is, il Ia said, fast learning that
president can not act With the same e1'
and familiarity as a private citizen.