The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-10-11
FROM THE CAPITAL.
!G5r Correspondent Talks in
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Genegal About Wash
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" ASNINGION.
October 18th. 1901.
President Roosevelt has started
out by establishing very cordial
relations with the Democrats. es-
pecially those from the South,
who are most prominent in ua.
tional legislation, The fact that
the President rather boasts Of be-
ing half Southern by birth and
that he has heretofore expressed
emineutly just and friendly Senti-
ments toward the Southern people
has given him warm place in
popular esteem in that section.
But from these personal 0bScrVa-
tons it is not to be hastily con
jectured that he will violently re-
verse the Republican policy Of re
'garding the Solid South as terra
jngratd. He may lend some Off
cial help to any promising effort
to break down Democratic SUI
premacy in certain Southern
States; for instance, the McLaur-
in movement in South Carolina,
or the anti-negro -disfranchise-
ment Democratic faction in Ala
bama. President Roosevelt is a
Stalwart Republican. He is not
at all likely to repeat the Greek
gift policy of President Hayes in
dealing with Southern situations.
Mugwump Democrats will find as
little favor with him as mugwump
Republicans. Hence. the wiser
SOuthernerS are not predicating
too freely upon favors to come
from President Roosevelt. They
say she will be as fair as a patri-
otto Republican President dare
be" and that is the sum total of
their expectation.
Unless there is very skillful
management of the projects of
anti anarchy legislation in the
coming Congress an unfortunate
wrangle will occur. Men of all
parties are substantially agreed
that a measure to prevent the i'm
pOrtation of anarchists and pun
iSh the exploitation of anarchistic
doctrines should be passed. But
any attempt that preSages undue
restriction upon the ancient
rights of free speech and a free
press will meet with strenuous
opposition from leaders Of both
parties. Senator HOar has al
ready sounded warning against
any such attempt and the Demo
Gratis in Congress may be counted
as practical unit against such
legislation. 1t is even strongly
minated that President ROoSe-
welt would promptly veto any bill
that should go too far in that di-
rection.
Two months yet intervene be-
fore Congress assemblies, but al
ready President Roosevelt has
begun to shut himself in with his
thinking cap on to prepare his
message to the national legisla-
ture. The message which Presi-
dent Mckinley would have writ
ten had been discounted by his
public utterances since his re-
election so far as its most salient
features were practicable. Presi.
dent Roosevelt's message will be
another type of document. The
whole nation expects it to be redo
lent of Rooseveltism and will be
on the Qui Uire for it's appearance.
After handling reciprocity, a mer-
chant marine and the Philippine
policy, the President will have
unrestricted right of way for new
suggestions regarding the labor
question, trusts, civil service re
form, Southern Acknowledgement,
the Isthmian canal and pending
statehood demands.
The trustees for the Mckinley
National Monument Association
have been appointed by the Presi-
dent and are called to meet for
organization at Cleveland, Ohio,
Oct. 10th. The list of eighteen
members is headed by ex-Secre-
tary of State William Il. Day,