Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-03-19
wATTERsON ON Roo3vELT.

Ia letter written from Washington,
Henry Walterson throws bis search
light on President Roosevelt, ss ftl
lows:
"To a bsyseed like myself, who
comes t) Washing TN tJ~pick up 8
II tie Information and polish, the out
lock is discouraging. Cnaos every
wherein society, which has not
gu to recovered Its equipoise, though
the Prince has been gone fortnigtt t.:
10 politics, where a bronco-buster In
The White House is making fingers and
thumbs Of things, go that no man can
ioretell 'wnst next
There is but one thing, and that
at t 1is moment stands out bold and
clear upon the horizon OF the national
capital before the eyes Of all intelligent
men. That is tlst the democratic
paltg has 10 front of il gret OPP
portunity, il it but Knows how TO i'm
prove it.. For the first 1ime in thirty
years it is the republicans who are st
see. Their boat msy not have yet
sprung alesk. Both compass and
rudder may still be ittict, but there
are two pilots ABOARD and rocks ere
ahead.
al the fret place, on the republican
side the cit nation revolver also on tle
succession. II is Teddy and anti
Teddy Little Of this yet appears
upoo the surface. Both factions are
out 10 submarine boats. But those
will be loaded with explosives.
"Observe that sleek, smooth.shaven
gel leman crossing tle rotuDds be-
Feen the House and Senate. Not q
cloud across his brow, net care 10 bis
eyes. You might take bin for pros
porous professor, and so he is-oi the
shoals and depths of party manage
ment, for that is the chairman OF the
N. toDal Republican Comm ee, the
Junior Senst1r from Ohio, Mr.. Haooa-
Mr.. Mark A. HaDna--and doL'G let It
esc 'ps your memory.
He ia isld marshal OF the old guard,
past graod mat ,r OF Mckinley Lodge,
Kuieh,s of the American Protective
system, dean Of the Ancient Order OF
Robber B rons. Whst be doesn't know
aoout ri,usl and sigu manual is hardly
worth kno~ing.
&c .adually but surely Roosevelt hes
been wedding out the distinctly Nc
Kiulev element from his Cabinet. 10
the fuliness OF tins they will all 60.
He is filing each vacated post with
practical politician made in tho Roose-
velt imsge--that is tj say, with Il poll
tician VINO knows how TO work the civil
service racket for all it is worth.
"Bronco-bus.er though be be, there
is a method 10 bis bronco-bustlDg.
Mindful OF the fate OF John Tyler and
Andrew Johnson, be draws the line
about where Grover Cleveland left 1t.
Inst be is a clean, honest man of good
impulses and that bis Infections are
right is undeniable. But he is an in-
consldera.e man, combatlve and ag-
gressive.
"Mr. Cleveland made no mit axes al
least 10 padding his OVID canoe. II re.
mains to be seen whether Mr.. Roose-
velt can duplicate the peculiar tactics
Of Mr.. Cleveland.
'Tbere is just one thing for tie
democrat tI on the Philippine commit ee
there are Ave OF ftnem-to . do, and that
is to force the republIcsns-there are
| eight of thsm-tO a Showdown. A
sub-com mittse should be at once sent
to Manila. It could 90 and come be-
tween now and the middle OF June,
making It's report to the pressrt ses'
sion OF Congress. II the republicans re-
iuse this, let the democrats constitute
each and one another a subcommittee
and 90 themselves. Doubtless Gene
raj Cnsffee would arrest them on their
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