Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-18
PRESIDENT RoosEvELr,s POLIO,

PRESIDENT RoOSEyELT's POLICY.
While MIR. Roosevelt stated that he
would carry out the policies of Presi-
dent Mckinley without variance, it is
interesting to recall Mr.. Rooseyelt's
own expressions on these policies dur
ing the late campaign and in more re-
cent speeches.
On the subject of expansion and the
acquisition of foreign territory by the
United States, Mr.. Roosevelt has been
far in advance of Mr.. Mckinley. He
has been pronounced in his advocacy
Of taking everything within reach, no
matter on what part of the globe it
might be or how remote.
On the subject of trusts, while Mr..
Mckinley was cautious and tentative,
Mr.. Roosevelt has been outspoken in
opposition to them. fle took strong
ground against trusts in his letter of
acceptance and in all of his subsequent
utterances on the subject. For exam
pie. at Grand Rapids, on September /,
he said:
Beyond question the great industrial
combinations which we group III popular
parlance under the name of trusts have
produced great and serious evils. Ihere
is every reason why we should try to
abate those evils and to make men oil
wealth whether they act individually
or eoliecuvelX bear their full share of
: the country's burdens and keep as scru-
puously within the bounds of equity and
morality as any of their nenghbors. But
wild and frantic denunciation does not
do them the least harm and simply post
pones the day when we can make them
amenable to proper laws. We need to APP
proach the subject with firm resolution
TO abate the evils and in a spirit of hard
common sense as We search for the means
Of abating them. One of the first things
to obtain is publicity We must be able
by law to find out exactly what each
corporation does and earns. This mere
publicity itself will affect something to-
ward remedying many evils Moreover.
It will give US = clearer idoa as 10 what
the remaining evils are, and will there
fore enable Us TO shape our measures
for attacking the latter with good pros
poets Of success.
Whether Mr. Roosevelt will allow
his own views 10 dominate or will pur-
sue the policy of President Mckinley
remains to be seen. The chances are.
however. that the trusts are secure
from molestation. They dominate all
the machinery of the Republican party
and Nj Roosevelt has always stood
by his party. On this point Senator
Platt. of New York, is excellent au-
thority. He says: president Roose-
welt is an organization Republican.
Asked as to whether the new President
was likely to make many changes
among the federal off1ceholders, the
New York boss said: Not az all.
suppose people will talk, but the Presi-
dent will be found to be an organiza-
ton Republican in Washington. just
as he was at Albany when Governor
He did about everything the organiza-
ton asked him to do as Governor,
though you know he dld object once
in a while"
DO you look for many changes in
the Cabinet?" Senator Platt was asked.
81 do noe" he replied. 4 believe
President Roosevelt will do Just what
he has promised to do-continue abso-
lutely and unbrokenly the policy laid
down by Mr.. Mckinley
The fact that Mr.. Roosevelt has been
far in advance of President Mckinley
in his views on civil service reform,
of which he was most ardent advo-
cate. has caused widespread uneasiness
j among prominent federal oficeholders.
This feeling should be set at rest by
the assurance Of Senator Plat, who
knows Mr.. Roosevelt probably as we'll
as any man.