The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-11-07
WASHINGTON.
From our Regular Correspondent.

From our Regular Correspondent.
Washington, Nov. 2, 1901.
President Roosevelt is doing some
very hard thinking these days and the
results are by no means reassuring. A
month ago he had no conception of
the dilemmas man who desired above |
all else to be true to his country, his |
party and his own chances of a second
term would find in the White House.
He is, however, having these things
thrust upon him. He finds a growing
demand in the West for reduction
Of those schedules of the tariff which
are protecting the trusts and this de-
mand is being fed by such men as
Babcock to whom local issues and the
demand of his own constituents seem
10 be all important. On the other
hand he finds that he is almost power
less to effect any relief from present
conditions. He is beginning to realize
that, after all, presidents power Is
limited in many ways and in many
directions.
The party leaders have, in response
to the Presidents request, been com.
ing to Washington and most of them
tell him that it will be simply imposs-
BILE to secure any legislation by
the coming Congress that does not
meet with the entire approval of the
trusts. They tell him that while reci-
procity is excellent as ga talking
point it will not ago" with the
Senate. They tell him that he must
not try to effect any legislation which
will prove Of advantage to Cuba be.
cause the party is pledged to protect
the sugar interests in this country. On
the other hand he is too keen a judge
Of human nature to minimize the
danger of permitting the coming, emf
nently Republican, Congress to pass
into history with record Of having
invariably either legislated or failed to
legislate in accordance with the de
sires of the vested interests.
Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island
"read the riot act' to the President
on the subject of those reciprocity
treaties and Mr.. Roosevelt appreci.
ates that practically all hope OF then
ratification must be abandoned. He
also spoke very plainly on the subject
of Cuba and pointed to the party
platforms of the last decade as evi
dence that sugar interests must be
protected. Mr.. Henry P. Oxnard has
been in Washington this week and
mas given notice that any legislation
inimical to the sugar interests will be
met with bitter fight Mr.. R. C.
Kerens, the member of the Republi
can National Committee from Miss
ouri, called at the White House anC
dwelt with much stress upon the west
ern demand for tariff revision. The
President has, it is said, requested
Secretary Wilson to 60 out West and
try and forestall criticism based or
the failure of the reciprocity treaties
At all events Mr.. Wilson left fol- low;
yesterday and before gong he told mt
that he intended to explain to th'
people of Iowa the situation in regart
to "the continued need of protection
and "the true basis of reciprocity"
The President has taken the bul
by the horns and instructed Secretar
Root to try and get along withou
sending any more troops to the PHILIP
pines to take the place of the 1900
men whose terms of enlistment ar
about to expire. understand tn
President spoke pretty plainly abou
the reports that had been given ou
as to specification" ETC., and ais
called attention to the fact that tn
Samar affair showed sad lack of pre-
caution on the part of the officers.
-.
The story of avery earnest Cabint
meeting held last week has also leal
ed out The story is that the Pres
dent opened the Cabinet meeting {
last Friday with few very pointed il
quiries OF Secretary Long in regard
affairs in the Navy Department an
the Secretary had to acknowledge
lack OF personal information and a
amount of trust in his subordinat,
which was surprising. The Presiden
so the story goes, Immediately an
peremptorily demanded Admir-
Crowninshield's resignation as Chi
OF the Bureau Of Navigation. Seer
tary Long replied that Admiral Crow
inshield has already offered his re:
gnation and that he had remained
his. Longs, request until after Il
Schley Court of Inquiry should reat
a finding. That did not effect Il
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