Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-10-03
WASHINGTON NEWS
Washington, Sept, %, 100

Washington, Sept, %, 1902.
President Roosevelt continues to i'm
prove slowly, and it is believed he will
be able to use his injured leg next week,
when he will review the Grand Army
parade, on the sth. After doing so, he
will return with Mrs. Roosevelt to Oys-
ter Bay to remain for two weeks. Sec
rotary Cortelyou told your cOrrespon-
dent Saturday that Mr.. Roosevelt
hoped to secure absolute rest at Oyster
Bay and to be free from all callers eX-
cept such as he might summon on inn
portant business. If he can secure the
retirement which he desires at his sum
mer home, he would prefer staying
there to going to some resort in the
mountains, but if his friends will not
permit him to rest on Long Island, he
will be forced to go to some more mac
cessible point. After remaining two
weeks in Oyster Bay the President will
return to Washington and occupy the
temporary White House until election
day when he will go home to vote and.
it is hoped that when he returns to TINS
city again, the renovated White House
will be in condition to receive him
and his family
The most interesting development III
Washington this week consists of tn.
extensive changes made in the diplo-
matte corps, announced at the stat;
. Department Saturday. MIR. Charlie
magne Tower, now ambassador to Rus.
STA, is to become ambassador to Bel
lin. Mr.. Robert s. Mccormick, nov
2 ambassador to Austria-Gungary, is t,
s become ambassador to Russia. Mr.
a Bellamy StOrer, now Minister to Spain.
becomes ambassador to Austria-Hml
gary. Mr.. Arthur S. Hardy, now Mil
: lister to Switzerland, becomes ambai;
sador to Spain Mr. Charles Pae,
Bryan, now Minister to Brazil, become
y Minister to Switzerland, and Mr. Davit
t E. Thompson, of Nebraska, become
4 minister TO Brazil. The most nOtabI
> feature in these new appointments
= the thOrOughness with which the Pres
d ident has put into practice his polio
e of rewarding merit i'm the government
5. service. All of the men appointed t
a important posts have served the coun
try creditably at lesser posts. Instetg
of their being selected because of thei
political influence and their ability I
sway local public opinion they are 81
y lected because Mr.. Roosevelt believe
d that, having rendered efficient service
n they deserve promotion and becau~
# having gained diplomatic experient
in the past, they will be i'm pOsitii
r to further the interests of the Unite
Ie States in the countries to which the
'e are assigned better than would an inc.
II perienced man. NOmore direct denl
n of the statements that Mr.. ROOsevt
has abandoned his civil service pOsitit
could have been made than is co
~ tanned in the announcement of the
i appointments. Mr.. Thompson, Il
only appOintee from civil life, Is ms
of known ability, and he is appoints
s. to post of minor Importance wha
Or he can gain his experience without SC
. iOus loss to the country, as might
the case had he been appointed to
y European court, while he has the q
y, surance that, so long as Preside
lie ROOsevelt's policy is carried out, fait
4v full service in Brazil will gain for hi
4 promotion in the diplomatic corps.
There is manifest certain apatI
ID in the campaign which is the Occasi,
r. of some anxiety to the Republic,
ct leaders. Chairman Babeock was
lie Gently in Washington and stated th
l. the only danger to Republican succe
was in the ''stay-at-hOmen vote. /
y said he had good grounds for bel c
ne ing that no votes would be lost to t
be party by the conversion of the VOC
No to Democratic doctrines, but there "
an element of danger in too great eC
fidence on the part of those who WE
.Se reluctant to go to the polls and vo
or except in close campaigns. The De
as. Oerats are considerably worried at I
prospect Of the loss of two votes fIt
m. Texas. No step have been taken tn
Id far toward electing a successor to t
,al late Representative de Graffenreid a
ou the selection of "a Congressman
governor will leave another vacan
~ in the delegation.
tor One of the weakest points i'm I
an Democratic arguments, as pointed {
as to your correspondent by prOmiIlt
~ Republican recently, is fact that CIV
wereithe people to return Democla
IDS majority to the House it would be j
possible for the Democrats to enact a
on antitrust measure in accordance wi
My their views. There is no possibility
Of the Democrats securing control OF /
IS | Senate until at least two Congress
m. after the Fifty-seventh, shall have
me pred. Therefore, the only hope
OF antitrust legislation is in the elect
hat of safe Republican majority in
H. House With the President and G.,
DR.. gfess both Republican, there is ress
nor to anticipate that soihe conservai
mn but eftectual, remedy not de-trutt
Ter Of the trusts, but corrective of tr
cen levils, will be placed OH the stat
the books. Moreover, with some Den
ain Gratis still shouting "16 to 1, 9th