Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-05-16
SIX months OF ROOSEVELT.

President Roosevelt has bcen in IL.
icc a little more than six months. lie
is the fifth Vice President who came in.
10 the Office NJ President under the
constitution by the death Of the Pres.
ident regularly elected.
John Tyler succeeded President
William Henry Harrison. Willard Fill.
more succeeded President Zachary
Taylor, Andrew johnson succeeded
President Abraham Lincoln, Chester \.
Arthur succeeded President James 4.
Garfield AMI Theodore Roosevelt succeed.
ell President william Mckinney. II Ia
a grewsonIe record. says the Chicago
Chronicle.
From present indications Mr. Ro0Ne.
welt will experience a. stormy "a time in
the Presidency MS that II any other Wee
President who succeeded Ia the Pres.
idential office. lie Is on th. verge IL a
quarrel with the most influential mem.
bers OF the Republicans national
committee.
lie is always attempting Ia force his
policy un the Republicans in Congtcss
with the same vigor which ANDY John.
- displayed in his attempts to- enforce
his reconstruction policy in opposition
tOtlie reconstruction policy "f the Re.
publican Congressional majority. Other
Wee Presidents Who became Presidents
except, prrhaps. Arthur-lried to- ce
tablish pcTsnnn! pulicirt- different from
the general policies 81 ,hrir predecessors
au.i Of their pariN.
Mr.. Roosevelt hal peculiar qualities
Of chnrnrt"r ii.:iug him +" ru'numier
differences between hi.m-rif and great
Republican, party l,ad =. IT," was one
al the most violent "a Ui'5n pori"ssion.
al r%efnrin-rE i'll The country. lie WAS
the representative II rml~rli"d. mcar.
nat" civil service reform.
How has he appeared in the grand
stage play Of nation nj reform: His
virtual removal 81 Pension Cummis.
sion"r E.yan5 and his appointment 81
ClarksOn I" one IL The m"st important
New York office Partially answer the
quesnnn.
His numerous other removals and
significance. He II NnrnImg for the
nomination IN l9ri and II using the
spoils appointments ~ his office TO
accomplish that emf iIut hr is not an
uIasf IN sn,Itz ,r..fi.. n. - ~
impuisivc b%lnnder-r. Al every sp"ilS
appointment his re:oTm promises and
~pretensIons are thrown up at him.
The Milcs.Root aud The SchIcy.S nmp.
son scandals are enough !" ovcrhurdcn
any administration. Il" sevclt haa
adopted ana followed the counsel IT the
waaktst aud most malignant army nrt
navy ciiIncs that ever INF R'ci the tNn
departments Of the administration.
At the instance Of his Department
pets AMI Of personal fuvOrItcs he ha.
attempted to humiliat" nnl degrade the
greatest living American soldier and the
greatest sailors who have made illus.
triouE the pages II national hist"rl,
The brutality Il his methni@ in trying
to- accomplish these objects have shoes.
ell the bcst sentiment. ~ the American
people. tO whom their National heroes
are very dear.
Tho parting Of the WAYS between Pres.
ident Roosevelt and his parry ia Con.
greSs and III the country is not very
l... " = ~
time tia. it VIVA reached lay nny other
Vice President called Ia the Presidency.
llc Ii ccnsurcd hy the leading lIcpub.
lican newspapers.
We may ia sure that the phrase his
accidency" will soon br applied 1" hln'
as it vas tO I! lrr. Inhus"n and Arthur
before him.