The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-09-28
IDEAL SET FOR HIMSELF BY
ROOSEVELT.
VIII Ignore Sectional Lines and Seek
The Welfare of all-Expressions Used
To Different Public Mel,

WASHINGTON. September 21-Pres-
ident Roosevelt walked early to the
White House today from the residence
of his brother-inlaw, Commander Cow
les of the Navy, arriving shortly before
$3.50 o'clock. Secretary Hay and Secre-
tary Gage came almost upon his heels
and saw the President for a few minu-
tes i'm the Cabinet room, The doors Of
the White House were closed to the
public, but admission, of course, was
accorded to those who desired to see the
President personally, and within an
hour score of men, prominent in pub
tic life, had called to pay their respects
and to extend their good wishes for a
successful administration Among them
wer@5Senators Scott and Elkins of West
Virginia, Senators Pritchard of North
Carolina, Millard of Nebraska and Bur
ton of Kansas, and Representatives
Heatwole, McCleary and stephens Of
Minnesota, Gibson Of Tennessee, Liv-
ingstone, of Georgia and Dayton Of
West Virginia. All were delighted with
the reception accorded them.
Senators Elkins and Scott congratu-
lated the President upon the decision he
had made when he took the oath Of
office.
THAT simple declaration" said Sen
ator Scott Immediately restored con-
fidence in the business world"
To the Minnesota representatives, the
President recalled the fact that it was
in their State he had made his last pub
lie utterance as president, and
that in that confession of faith" as
he characterized it, he committed him
self to the policy of Mckinley, to which
he pledged his adherence upon assum-
ing the responsibilities of his office at
Buffalo.
Representative Livingstone of Geor-
gia was esnecially pleased with his re-
ception. The Georgia representative
had congratulated the President, had
expressed the hope that his admins
tration would be a success and had in
formed him that as a Southern man and
as-.FcOrgian he would contribute every
thing ia his power to that end.
The President replied that it would
be his aim to be President of the whole
people, without regard to geographical
lines or class distinction; tn it was
the welfare of all which he should seek
to promote.
The President was even more en-
phatic in his declaration to Senator
Pritchard of North Carolina and Rep
resentative Klutz of North Caroline
and representative Gibson of Tennes-
see.
1.-THE South will support you most
heartily" Senator Pritchard had said
speaking lOI all luIGS VI llS DOullOii
men. THE Democratic newspapers
are predicting for you and of you, ant
the feeling of all the people for you
irrespective of party, is most kindly
'I am going to be President of the
United States and not any section" re-
piled the President. II don't care fol
sections, or sectional lines. When
was Governor of New York. 1 was tol6
could make four appointments in the
army. When 1 sent in the names there
were three from the South and the other
from New York. They were brave
men, who deserved recognition for SER
vices in the Spanish war; and it did not
matter what states they were from"
The President talked in the same weir
with Senator Money OF mississippi
when the latter called.
Senior Quesada and General Nunez
Governor of Havana province, both
members of the Cuban constitutional
convN1tion, called to pay their respects
They talked briefly with the President
about Cuban affairs. General Leonard
Wood, Governor General of Cuba, was
present during this interview.