Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-11-18
4 Hollow Triumph.

republican organs insist that the
election is a complete vindication of
Theodore Roosevelt and further that it
assures his election in 1904 Emphati-
cally, neither of these propositions is
well founded.
Endorsement of Roosevelt amounting
to vindication would have called for AN
increased majority in Congress. The
force of numbers that elected him to the
vice-presidency appeared depleted when
put to the test ofindorsing MS and his
party's presidential policies. Literally
it was a falling away rather than AN
accumulation of support
The support which, judging from the
presentapparent attitude of congress, be
can expect in future may reasonably be
taken to indicate whatever "vindica-
ton" be has received. file stands for
revision and trust legislation. Congress
does not.
Congress is outspoken, certainly
against revision. Stand pat
is the sentiment generally
expressed OF those who
might reasonably have been looked
upon to favor revision, some have boldly
changed front, others prefer discreet
silence to Endorsement of the open Pres
ident's policy. while the few who talk
of revision are by no means emphatic,
but rather given to temporizing. The
revision orators have very much dwin-
died since election
1t is too soon to Judge of speakership
contest, but it may be considered as
indication to some extent CONGRESSES
lack Of favorable sentiment to-
ward the Presidents policies.
Dalzell's boom is conspicuous. This
foremost member of Pennsylvania
delegation is par excellence the extrem-
isl of the high tariff protection aud,
beyond doubt, friend of the trusts
If elected he would vigorously oppose
both branches of the Presidents policy
His candidacy proceeds upon the
'standpat' theory of which he is the
foremost exponent. He is the most
prominent candidate for the chair
Already he has the support of New
York's and Ohios delegations in adj
dition to his own. While as yet no pre-
dictions as to his success can be made,
yet the open announcement of his can
didacy at this time and his growing
popularity in the House aud out, do
serve to reflect the attitude of Congress
toward Roosevelt, and that attitude
demonstrates a lack of the win
dication" contended for.
The Presidents own quoted utter
ances reveal clearly enough that he dis
credits all notions of vindication. He
goes no further than to say that "the
people have given the Republican party
chance to make good" and further
more that his election in 1904 must
depend entirely on what can be accom-
piished between now and then. Such
statements indicate no enthusiasm over
the result so far as he is concerned, but
rather that it is ''up to" the Republican
party to insure its own success in 1904.
In none of his expressions has he
appeared to view the result with any
personal satisfaction. In general they
show a want of confidence in the will
iugness of Congress to support him.
There is an unmistakable note of
Rooseveltian independence, not to say
challenge, in saying that Congress now
has chance to make good. In other
words it's "up to" Congress- He has
proposed things-Congress may take
them or leave them as it pleases. win
dication' would mean harmony
between the President and Congress
and Republicans everywhere. At pre-
sent the only harmony in the party is
that between the friends of protec-
ton" and the trusts-Republic