The Nome nugget., 1902-02-15
ROOSEVELT AND Ills FIRST MESSAGE.

By the latest mail the NUcCEr received a synopsis Qf President Roosevelts first message to congress The doenraefh is such an one might have been cX- pecteds It is clear. cut in all it's statements, anan- Diguous in none. II is straightforward and strong, and deals with the various questions confronting gress and the country in practical manner. FoT thc president is apractical man. as well as man of ideas. His statements as to the regulation of trusts will meet with the approval Of all except these who interested in such combinations; his direct hand ling of the anarchist bete noir and his remarks on the restriction of immigration are, 1t seems to us, Tn line with the urgent requirements of this country. He has spoken boldly the Chinese exclusion ques- Iien and recommends the immediate reenactment of the exclusion act. As to the tariff question, the pres dent thinks that there is general acquicscence in the present tariff system national policy. He tavors reciprocity as e:unciated by the late pres dent that reciprocity must be treated as the hand maiden of protection,
 Elaborate reference is made to cur island possessions, whcee conditions to be satisfactory especially Porto Rico. It is with regret tEat see no direct reference made to Alaska CT its needs
 The construction of a cable to Hawaii and the Philippines is deemed urgent necessity. The early completion of the Nicaraguan canal is foreshadowed a treaty with Great Britain having been negotiated which covers in an amicable way the points of differ ence between the two nations. The treaty has been probably ratified by the senate ere this.
 Enough s gathered from President Roosevelt; first official utterance to the congress to indicate thai he proposes to be president in ell that the and position implies.
 From other dispatches gather, however, thai friends of the president expect conflict between the executive branch of the government and the senate unless the present drift is changed. The prncipa, bone of contention seems to be the appointments which the president will have to make to vacant brigader generalsh:ps in the regular army and army promotions in general. Other appointments may be dragged in and furnish fuel to the fire
 Secretary Root st the request Of the president has served notice on tle politicians that requests made by them regarding, army appointments would be considered by him, and that importunties made by members of congress would be regarded as prein dicng the cases of those they designed to help The plain ntimation made that the president regarded these importunities as annoying, and the announcement was made that nothing would count but the records of the under consideration.
 Some of the senators. who did not beiieve that ths views of the president were represented accurately determined to make a test. They called and urgee the cairas Of friends fer vacant and coveted brgadie generaishps They quickly undeceived. Int president stood firm; the merit record he said, wa: the only recommendation that hs would consider and the senators were indignant Lecause, they say the president is infringing the rights of the senate because appointments arc to be made "by and wit} the advice of the senate"
 These are straws that show the drift of the DO litca wind, and it would not be surprising to learr that this session of congress may already have wit messed an attempted revolt against the president k that which made Mir. Cleveland2s second term mem