The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-28
POLITICIANS ARE ANXIOUS.
TRYING TO GET THEIR BEARINGS
AT WASHINGTON.

His Personality Upon the Admins
tration in No Uncertain Manner.
Signs of Breakers Ahead.
Washington, Sept. 27.-There is an
unusual amount of official activity in
Washington just now, owing to the po-
litical anxiety and curiosity which CEN
tiers around the Roosevelt administra-
ton. Senators, representatives, feder-
al officeholders from ali sections of the
country are so numerous here now that
one could we'll imagine that Congress
was in session. There is a general feel
ing of unrest among the Republican
congressman and also among the Re
publican officeholders as to what they
are to expect at the hands of the
youthful, impulsive and ambitious
President. He is cordial in his greet
ing to all Corners, generous in his ex-
preston of esteem, and liberal in his
elastic declarations as to the future.
Those who have, sought specific deflni-
tions as regards his future policy have
not come away from the White House
entirely satisfied with the supplied in
formation delivered TO them. In gem
eral way, President Roosevelt has on
several occasions indicated that he
proposed to carry out the Mckinley pol
icy as far as possible but those who
know Presidetn Roosevelt and who en-
Joy his confidence are fully aware that
while he entertains the highest regard
and perhaps approved nearly all or
the principal official acts of his late
predecessor nevertheless, ne has ideas
and ambitions of his own watch he viii
endeavor to assert in his own way and
in his own time.
TrOubIe Ahead.
There is unquestionably trouble ahead
for the Republican party and it will
not be entirely of President Roose-
velt's making. One has only to talk
with leading Republicans of the Sen
ate and House of Representatives who
did not favor Roosevelt's nomination
for the vice presidency, to learn that
they find it difficult to reconcile them
selves to the fact that he has sud
denly been elevated to the presidency.
Those men who fought his nomination
at Philadelphia are we'll known to the
President and his friends freely pre-
dict that he believes in the theory of
rewarding ones friends and Furnishing
ones enemies. 1t has been noted that
none of the prominent anti Roosevelt
Republicans have appeared at the
White House since he became the new
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the city, but for reasons best known
to themselves, they did not find an
opportunity to go to the executive
mansion and pay their respects. Pres
ident Roosevelt does not impress his
callers as favorably as did the late
President Mckinley. He may be more
demonstrative and effusive in his
greetings, but there is a lack of that
warm, friendly, dignified bearing
which oh ptarizad tha lau1arted Me-
Kinley and sent his visitors away feel
ing on good terms with themselves and
the world at large. RooseVelt's greet
ings to casual visitors do not impress
one to the same degree.
His Personal Magnetism.
President Roosevelt's personal mag
netism is already apparent at the
White House. 1t permeates the entire
building and visibly affects all of the
employees. Formerly, the officials of
the executive mansion went about their
duties in the same slow, deliberate,
but steady gait of the master of the
house. Now there appears to be an
era of Roosevelt activity. Everything
and everybody about the mansion APP
pears to be on the jump, eager to keep
step with the elastic and energetic ac-
ton of the new President. The latter,
as Is well known, is noted as a long
ments about the White House are
equally as swift as when out in the
open air for a constitutional. Ushers,
doorkeepers, clerks, secretaries, and
even the domestic servants, are now
engaged in practicing the Roosevelt
quick-steD.
Sensitive to Criticism.
President Roosevelt is more sensitive
to newspaper comment than some of
his predecessors. He is a close reader
of the leading newspapers of the
country, and it irritates him beyond
expression to see his statements per-
verted or misconstrued or his utter
ances supposed to have been made in
confidence repeated and enlarged upon.
1t has been suggested that he imposes
upon himself one continuous round OF
trouble and discontinue if he under
takes to explain or deny every ficti-
tious statement rejecting upon him
personally or his administration which
appears in the newspapers. Other Pres
idents have given but little considera-
ton to adverse newspaper criticism,
but President Roosevelt has an origi-
nal way of saying and doing things,
hence suggestions in that direction are
of little value.
House Full of Children.
The readers of newspapers may as
well prepare themselves for long and
busy season of stories about President
Roosevelt's interesting and large fam
lily. With six youngsters cavorting
about the executive mansion, there
will be something doing" in the way
of domestic stories every day in the
week, Sunday included. Not since the
days of President Lincoln has there
been so many children living in the
White House. The Roosevelt boys and
girls are at that age at which every
thing they do is interesting, and more
so because they are the children of the
President. These little folks showed
their inquisitiveness the first morn
ing after their arrival by going on an
exploring expedition from the garrett
to the cellar. If any nook or corner
in the old mansion escaped their child
like Investigations, it was not recorded
bv the servant who acted as conductor
of the young tourists.
Quiet Entertainments.
Although no official functions are
scheduled to take place at the White
House until after the New Years re-
ception, it is probable that series of
select private dinner parties Will be
given by President Roosevelt from this
time forward. The President and his
wife have a large circle of intimate
friends I'm this CITY and the set TO