New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-11
PRESIDENT TRUE TOPARTY
NO CHANGE IN HIS POLICY.
WW, as Heretofore. Seek Aduice
from Republican Leaders.
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Washington, Nov. IO-President Roosevelt.
VIII not as result Of the extraordinary indOrse-
ment given by the American people or because
Of his frankly declared determination not TO ac-
cept another nomination ignore the leaders Of hss
party or fail TO improve every proper opportunir-
to further the party's welfare Those who are
in a position to speak with authority regarding
the Presidents views and purposes declare thaS
there is no ground whatever for the assumptions
and the insinuations thereby implied by news
papers which have been antagOnizing him that
the President will depart from mis- policy OF con-
sulting Republican leaders in and out OF Con-
gress as to all nominations for federal Offices.
OF seeking the advice OF all Republican Sena-
tors regarding appointments. in their States.
and Of inviting the recommendations OF Re-
publican State leaders when filing vacancies IN
selecting appointees from their States. On
the contrary. he will strictly adhere TO his policy
always insisting that the best interests OF ths
nation and of the party shall be promoted In
every instance
While it is true that no one present TO ths
President any inducement 70 depart hairs
breadth from what he believes TO be the very
best line of conduct" II is equally true that in
all his dealings with the members or his party
I'm the past he has followed to the letter his con-
ception of the very best line Of conduct. Many
years ago Mr.. Roosevelt came to the parting OF
loyalty to party. AS he has frankly stated on
many occasions. he then determined that In
dividual effort could be productive OF little na-
tional good unless the individual allied himself
with one Of the great parties. By choice and
by inheritance. he declared. Re was Repuhu-
can. and his conception OF being Republican
implies the preservation OF the organization and
the promotion OF its welfare: all OF which makes
necessary dealing with the party as IT exists.
wish it to be. Mr.. Roosevelt has often said that
the President was not responsible for the men
the various commonwealth sent to the Senate.
but he was responsible for the welfare OF his
party, as he was for the preservation OF the in
terests of the nation To conserve the interests
of the nation and at the same time avoid dis
ruption of the only party which. in his estina-
ton. will advance the nations welfare. the
President has in the past consulted with Repub-
lcan Senators regarding policies. and has ap-
pointed the men they have recommended for
federal offices in their States. but he has in
variably insisted that they recommend men he
could conscientiously appoint
HIS VIEWS CLEARLY STATED.
In his american Ideals" Mr.. Roosevelt clear
ly defined his views. He said:
Practical politics must not be construed 70
mean dirty politics on the contrary in the
long run. the politics OF fraud and treachery ana
foulness are impractical politics. and the most
practical OF all politicians is the politician who
Is clean and decent and upright.
In an article on The Prssidency.- written
several years ago. Mr.. Roosevelt said:
The Senators are the constitutional advisers
OF the President for il must be remembered thar
his Cabinet is not In the least like the Cablrret
of which ;he Prime Minister is head in The Eng-
Senate mutually necessary in matters of
Appointment. o.1i tiilsn In practice Under our
each Senator has a special right TO he consult
ed about appointments in his own State II he
is one Of the Presidents political party.
This Will be the Presidents policy in the
future, as IT has been in the past. and as win
be from his own words the assumption
that he has dealt with so-called bosses or lead
ers'' because he a frankly avowed cand.-
date for election is utterly without foundation
Despite these clearly enunciated convictions.
however The New-Yorz Tines says editorial
ly to-day:
The first fact that must strike anybody in
considering the situation created by the election
is that for Mr. Roosevelt no more compromises
are needed The success they were intended TO
secure is his. and il is so overwhelming that the
petty influence of particular leaders Of facriore
vanishes into insignifcance. The recognition.
which during the last three years could plausibly
be claimed from the President by the Quays the
Platts. the Odells the Addicksss has no IonsA-
the slightest basis.
NEVER SACRIFICED CONVICTIONS
Those who know the Presidents nind-and it
is open book TO those who know how to read
at al-assert with the utmost confidence that
in no single instance has he sacrificed his cor
victions 20 his political ambitions and the asser-
ton Of The Times that he has deviated from
that policy dictated by his 'untrammeled dts-
cretion' TO serve the greater end" is as abso-
lutely without foundation in fact as were all It's
statements about him last week
Even had not the President long ago deter
mined and freely avowed his policy. the present
election would point the way 10 such a course
Despite the many admirable features of Presi-
dent Cleveland's administration. IL will go down
in history an administration which disrupted
the party which made Mr.. Cleveland President
and left it alternately at the mercy OF irnprac-
tiCal and visionary theorists and OF unscrupu-
lous politicians. Such example would not bs
lost on so keen an observer as President Roose-
velt had he not already formulated a policy
Of his own.
President Roosevelt is both a clever politician
and an honest one. and the thought Of those
who expect him 70 disrupt his party by ignoring
it's component parts and conducting his second
administration with a disregard OF its welfare
that would augur i'll for the future of the great
fathered by the wish. rather than by sound
reasoning or by knowledge of the Presidents
character and purposes.
TALK OF THE PICTORY.