Arizona daily citizen., 1901-10-03
ROOSEVELT'S POLICY.

Office long enough to indicate
specific policy of his own. But
before assuming the Presidency he /
was by no means an obscure man,
and it is easy to anticipate his fu-
ture by the shadow of his past
The death Of Mr.. Mckinley does
not in the least alter the Demo
cratic conception of right and
wrong in public policy. The Dem
ocracy holds precisely the same
opinions that it held before the
deplorable event at Buffalo. 1t
was bitterly opposed to the prin-
ciples and policy of the late Presi-
dent and the declared purpose OF
the new executive "to continue alb
solutely unbroken the policy OF
President Mckinley necessltates
the continuation of the battle.
The pronounced principles of
the new President, together with
his uncompromising nature and
his bitterness and bigotry will in
all probability challenge that hos
tility which the diplomacy of the
late President was calculated to
disarm. Mr.. Roosevelt is the very
embodiment Of the principles
which are most thoroughly detest-
ed by the masses of the Democra-
cy; and his administration, if at
all characteristic, will call forth the
strongest possible opposition from
the Democratic leaders in Congress
and thereby solidify Democratic
sentiment.
President Roosevelt has fairly
we'll acquainted the country with
the policy he will pursue in regard
to our foreign possessions, the
trust movement, the tariff and the
ship subsidy. Nothing can be ex-
pected from him by way of a more
liberal policy toward our colonial
dependencies. Thoroughly per
meated with the Hamiltonian spir-
it, imperialism with him is not an
unfortunate condition to be borne
with patience but well-conceived
policy to be aggressively pushed
Like the German Emperor, his i'm
perialism is by divine right.
Absolutely nothing can be ex.
pected from him by way of curb
ing the power of the trusts, He
was born and reared within the
shadow of Wall street, and has
caught the capitalistic fever fol
consolidation. He believes that
there are good trusts and baC
trusts, but that no trust now ex
istent can be of any injury to the
general public. Where the late
administration tolerated these com
binations for the sake Of policy
the present administration viii
sympathize with them for the sake
Of principle.
He promises to abolish unnec.
essary tariffs, but fails to specify
The chances are that this position
is as meaningless as his opposi.
ton to bad trusts. The Republi.
can party has always insisted that
it is opposed to unnecessary tar
ifs" The tariff issue then under
Mr.. Roosevelt administration will
be as prominent as it would have
been had the late President sur
vived his second term.
Mr.. Roosevelt FASTENED to as,
sure the country that he heartily
favors the passage of the Infamous
ship subsidy steal In fact, there
is no measure emanating from the
Mark Hanna clique which will moi
receive the official sanction of the
present administration.
All considered, there is nothing
in the character or declarations o.
Mr.. Roosevelt which is not unfa
vorable to an era of good feeling
There is nothing either in his prin
ciples or personality that can con
ciliate opposition. If the Demo
cratic members OF Congress can
not now present a harmonious ant
aggressive opposition to the pres
ent administration the party is in
deed sadly misrepresentation at Wash
ington.