The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-25
fight Is
Started On
ROOSEVELT
BY a CoIerie of Republicans
in the Senate
SEEK TO EMBARASS HIM
In His Plan to Garry Out Some
of McKinIey'S Policies.
SEEK TO EMBARASS HIM
snecial Correspondence Of The Eagle.

Special Correspondence Of The Eagle.
washington. May 25.-Uhere is a con-
spiracy on foot among a coterie Of United
States senators to embarass the admin
istration Of Theodore Roosevelt. The SEN
ators in question are not of the minority,
but are Republicans
These senators, who include some Of
the conspicuous members of the majority,
as well as number Of newer members
of the upper house Of Congress, have
sought assiduously for the past two or
three months TO embarass the president
at every point. Anything in the way OF
legislation which bears the approval of
the president, or which is desired by him
especially. is opposed either openly or in
siduously by these insurgent senator's
They have formed their organization, and
have largely done their work under cover
Senator Burrows of Michigan belongs to
the anti-administration coterie; SO does
Scott of West Virginia, Elkins, his col
league; Quarles of Wisconsin
President Roosevelt on the day that ne
knew he had succeeded TO the presidency
by the death Of President Mckinley, an
nounced it as his intention to adhere TO
the policy of his great predecessor The
dav he took the oath which in reality
made him the executive, he again sol
EMMY announced he would attempt TO
carry out the things which had their IN
cepton in the Mckinley administration
and many of which were left in state
of partial completion. He declared the
policy Of Mckinley should be the policy OF
Roosevelt.
Well and faithfully has the new presi-
dent so far carried out his pledge, made
in the AIilburn home on the sad September
dav of last year. Coming into office IN
der somewhat embarrassing circum-
stances; succeeding TO the presidency in
an unexpected moment; taking the place
of perhaps the greatest president the
country has ever had; young and douot-
less conscious that he had not had the
exuerience Of older statesmen. Roosevelt
felt his way cautiously. He weighed hic
actions and he studied his course he mas
succeeded far better than many OF ms
friends anticipated and has measured far
,,ore fui,y ND 10 the responsibilities of the
ro,r and tbe. occasion than his critics in
the closing days of last year SAID ne
would. Brave and courageous, honest ana
statesmanlike has been his course Nearly
all the able and wise friends of Mckinney
his counselers. have become the friends
and counselers Of Roosevelt Only lew
have denarted, but those few have gone
into the insurrecto camp, and some OF
.tar, are in the United States senate do
,ne TODAY all in the power to emoarass
and harass the new president VINO mas
6one so well; who wants to do stil better
President Roosevelt strongly favors rec
,-.-,.,t,- with Cuba. President Mckinley
favored this. also. Indeed, one OF t'e
strong arguments in favor OF this iesls-
la+ion is the fact that when Cuban com
,oissioners from the Cuban constitutional
convention came here a year ago 10 seek
- have changes made in the Platt amend
wont and the president finally persuauso
tbem 10 adopt that amendment, so oene-
6cial N the United States and 10 CuDa
rrall Mckinley promised them that he
v,-o,,,d use his influence with congress lot
= reeinrocal agreement with their island.
~ president Mckinley lived he would
raVe carried out his promise. Fresldeh1
roosevelt. then. while believing hrhly
- h. does that Cuban reciprocity VIII re-
,ieved the distressed commercial cohoi-
lions in Cuba and give the United states
that market in return is, after all ohiS
,s~rv;nr out his predecessor policy IN
that respect.
one idea then. Of the coterie OF insur-
cont senators is TO delay reciprocity win
C,,ha. They are determined to wear our
administration and friends 70 reciproc-
itv and to forcing adjournment with no
reciprocity legislation.
r. remains 10 be seen just how power
fu1 this insurgent clement is; how the
states represented by these senators Ieel
about the antagonism against the presi-
dent. how long public sentiment. which IS
undoubtedly With the administration and
with President Roosevelt. viii tolerate
such action.
The notable speeches made in the SEN
ate b. the friends Of the Philippine gov
eminent bin are telling few weeks
ago. when Republican senators refralned
from defense Of the bill. the aoministra-
tion policy and the army and Democratic
self-constituted senatorial leaders were
hurling ,iu3peration and abuse u was
all different. Republican senators have
at last giadly met the challenge issued
them 10y The younger and more henigerent
Democrats senators. and the former have
made speeches which have aroused the
country The speech-making viii so on
for perhaps week. and then the Philip
pine biu viii be passed. But If the Dem
ocrats seek 10 make campaign material
Vt Of the circulation this summer OF the
venomous speeches OF their senators they
viii be met with equally able answers and
defenses Of the administration. s.. ans
effect which the result OF the frenzy into
which Democratic senators have worked
themselves the past few weeks VIII have
been more than neutralized-
Representative w. a Reeder OF the
Sixth Kansas district who has recently
been renominated after one Of the hardest
political struggles Of the year. tells an
Interesting story OF how he first got into
politics II was only four years ago
Reeder IS s. years Of axe. but some way
he worried alons. farming. raising stock
engaging 81 the banking business. etc.
until lsss without having hankering Tor
pubic life.
The sixth district for years had been
sending Populist TO Congress. II vas