Arizona republican., 1901-09-29
RooSEVELT'S TACT
Presidents Popularity Increas-
 ing in all Parties
Status of the Cabinet-Probability of Change Before the Term Expires. Causes That May Lead to Them Later On.


 Roosevelt's democratic ways. are malS- ing him most popular. Democrats as well as republicans are loud in their praise. The new president has been assured by all republican leaders that they are behind his administration. ready to give it their hearty support They have made no conditions nor asked any concessions That is as true of Senator HanGa of Ohio as it is of Senator Lodge of Massachusetts.
 Senator Hanna has been misrep.e- sented by some of his friends. They said that he had consented to take President Roosevelt under his protece ing wing ard keep him straight in the path of President Mckinley. The Ohio leader has not assumed a patronizins attitude toward President Roosevelt. Like other senators. he has assumed that the president can be trusted to direct the administration. He went to Mir. Roosevelt in Buffalo just after he had taken the oath of office. expressed his confidence and pledged his loyalty. He asked no favors. made no condi- tions. He did what any loyal republi- can senator might be expected to do. He had no sympathy with those wno feared the president might go wrong unless he retained MT. McKinley's ad- visers.
 | Much speculation is going on as to how long the members of Mckinley $ cabinet will stay in office. They will remain just as long as the president | finds them a help to him in the admin istration. He has not asked them to remain for three years or for any def mite period. He has asked them to stay with him. They understand that this binds neither him nor them for q i. definite time. They will continue where { they are and allow the situation to de- velop. In three or four months they will be better acquainted with the pres- ident. and he with them.
 1 The strong point in a cabinet" saiJ one of the members. "is the absolute confidence of the president in his ad- visers While President Roosevelt trusts each one Of us, we can all help him. When he finds that the advice of any one of us does not inspire conii- ' dence in the judgment back of it f.e win disregard such advice and either act on his own judgment or go to others ] for advice. When that time comes ir ' would he better that he change his cab iaet and gather about him men i-; whose advice he has confidence. It is too early to say whether we can all give such advice and inspire such con- fGence. The president has been a close
 
 country. He has views on all impor- | tant questions. and he has the best of reasons for his views. He has taken hold with an intelligent grasp of the 1 problems before him. My opinion is we will not have To educate him. When we are in line with him there will be perfect harmony. When we are not we will have to give good reasons for our positions. The cabinet will not run the | r.-iTI l,a ho tive. and we shall be subordinate, try- ing intelligently to carry out his policy. That being the situation, it is idle to speculate as to how long the present cabinet will remain as 1t is. There will be no changes for several months. for the president Is an eminently fair man and is honestly seeking to continue the | Mckinley policies. lie has taken the most direct way of showing his positi on | by inviting the old cabinet to remain. But. after all, we are on probation. We must make ourselves necessary to the I president by winning his confidence, or we must. as patriotic citizens stand aside for other men. who can | better help him to make his adminir- | tration .. great success. There are questions of administration to be set ' tied and the president will need the ablest advice that can be had. He will not feel bound to accept our views, and he should not accept them unless he believes in them. It will be no ref1ec- ] tion on a member of the cabinet if he finds that he Is not needed and retires. i That will be his duty. and believe the majority hold that view. There will b- no particular reason why we should continue longer than a few months. We , are not the elect. with all wisdom cen tering in our circle. There may be many reasons why the president should call about him new men. There is only the sentimental reason of our associa- tion with President Mckinley for our remaining. That will disappear in q few months. The president and those in the cabinet will be able to decide l what to do when we take up the new questions, before the administration and find whether we are in harmony ernmental machine. That is the situa- | tion as to the cabinet. We are all try ing to help the president, on whom rests the great responsibility for steer ing the ship of state. No man can tell how lc1g We will be of help. The pres ident should not be held responsible ! for advisers who do not agree with him. He should rot be asked to retain any member of the cabinet for any definite period Of time. I am sure no member of the cabinet feels that he is to -e- main through the administration -e- gardless of his ability to help the presi- dent with advice that will be rega rdc {! as valuable. The president does not need wheel horses to hold back his al- ministration. He wants men who will help him to pull the load
 
 RAILROAD DAY.