The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-09-25
FROM THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
From Our Dion Correspondent.

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anent the policy to be followed by the
new President-much that does not
altogether agree with what is said in
private by men familiar with his ideas
on national md international subbjjruts.
His spontaneous declaration that Pres
ident Mckinley's policy would be fol-
lowed and his earnest request to tl.e
Cabinet to retain their portfolios, ex-
actly as il they had been selected by
him in the first place. are, of course,
strong arguments that his administra-
tion will, in it's main points, closely re-
semble that of Mr.. Mckinley. But, it
is said by his friends, both of these
things We're done under stresso strong
feeling that cannot continue indefinite
ly. Mr. Roosevelt is a most earnest
man and his line of thought, whatever
1t may be, always seem IN him, fc. The
moment, as the only possible one. His
zeal for it is only equalled by the ex-
traordinary vigor of action. No doubt,
at present, he is determined to carry
out President McKinley's ideas. but as
times goes on, the difference Of tenn
permanent between the two men will, it
is believed, bring about radical differ
ences. At least, so say those who
know him best.
1t may ea accepted rs settled that he
will remain true to reciprocity, though
it is improbable that he will be more
successful than Mckinley in bringing
this about. In fact, his methods in
urging it are likely to be such as to
provoke opposition. thus weakening
the faint impulses in the Republican
party i'll favor OF the system. This, it
is said, is we'll for the Democrats, as
every reciprocity treaty. that is rati-
fled, lessons by go much, the demand
for tariff reform. His attitude towards
trusts hrs not been declared, but .judg-
ing fro'n the fact that he seems already
to have made an agreement with Sena-
tor Hanna for his support, it is improb-
able that he will take any radical action
to muzzle these. There is no doubt
that he will favor the expansion of the
colonies and of the army and navy,
thus adding to the tax burdens of the
people. He is also at present in favor.
OF the subsidy bill. Hc did favor an
American canal under American con-
troll, fortified aud defended by Amer
can guns, but it is now claimed that
he has changed his mind and at pres
ent favors neutral canal, such as was
provided for in the treaty amended by
the late Senate. This is hardly be-
lievable, however, as it would infer an
utter change in his manner of thought.
1t is far more probable that he will
favor fiingin. defiance in the face Of
Great Britain and possibly causing u
war.
Mr.. Roosevelt, it seems, is q South
erner on his mothers side. That lady
was Martha Bullock, daughter of Major
James Bullock, of Georgia, and great
granddaughter of Archibald Bullock,
first Governor of Georgia and member
OF the Continental Congress. The
President has many southern relatives,
including severnl first cousins, vino are
citizens CT Georgia and other contigu-
Gus States Thus, he may he expected
te taxa n very conservative view OF
the negro question and to- dlscounten-
ance any attempt to revive tho Crum-
packer bill for the reduction of repre-
sentation of Southern States that re-
strict negro suffrage by variona de,
vices. However, the difficulty of doing
this without similarly reducing various
good Republican States has practically
already ce!cgatei tho pruposni to the
limbo OF diScredited bills
Attention is called to the fact that
President Roosevelt, as Assistant Sec
retary Of the Navy, was chiefly in
strumental in securing tho adoption by
Congress of the Navy Personnel bill,
the effect of which has been IN destroy
the engineer corps Of the Navy without
putting anything in it's place. Accord
ing to the terms Of this law, all duties,
both line and engineer, were to be in
terchangeable; line officers were to be
assigned to duties in tho engine room
and engineer officers to duties OH deck
irrespective of tho branch of the SER
vice to which they had belonged. AS
matter of fact, under the admnistra-
tion of Rcar-Admiral CrowninsLield,
Chief Of the Bureau of Navigation,
engineer officers generally were assign
ed to line duties and no one, either of
the line or the engineers, was assigned
to engine duty-unless they had in
some way offended Crowninshicl1: in
which case they were punished by
being sent to duty with the machinery.
The result has been that warrant
machinists have managed the costly
engines of our ships; in many cases,
with the result Of practically running
them. Last year, billsfor repairs we're
unprecedentiy large, the usual apprO-
priation therefor hring exhausted
long before the close Of the tiscalyear.
Recently, in response to the protests
nf Admiral Maiuilla Nhia4 nf Enn;