The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-02-02
Mr.. ROOSEVELT AND THE PRESl.
DENCY.

The real signs all point to the nomi-
nation of Theodore Roosevelt. The
attempts made to force Senator Hanna
into an active or even passive can
didacy have so far failed He is a
positive character and man of few
words, who heretofore has always
meant exactly what he said. 1t Is
not to be supposed now, when he with
drew at the Ohio convention all oppo-
sition to the endorsement of our siren
uous but careful President, that his
emphatic and repeated declarations are
not the expressions of his mature de-
termination.
Theodore Roosevelt has been endors-
ed by so many conventions and is
backed by so powerful an appreciation.
of the success of his administration
that the deep indications are strongly
in his favor. Throughout the country,
there is an intense feeling that the law
must be unfiinchingly enforced, with
out regard to special interests, and,
with this sentiment, President Roose-
welt is nobly identified He has acted
with exceptional vigor, but with abso-
lutte impartiality taking our political
system as his guide. In no respect
has he used the machinery of the gov
eminent with any reference to politi-
cal consequences, but he has disregard
ed party, class and individual fav-
oritism, in his administration of the
Fundamental law, the statutes and
treaties. In a certain sense the in
heritor of the policy of the murdered
Mckinley, the influence of that great
and good man has largely affected his
course, but he has also individually
evinced an intellectual perception of
great questions, a regard for the moral
element in personal, civic and official
life, and strength of will, tempered
by sound discretion, which have pro-
duced that best kind of popularity, un-
restricted by party lines, that rests
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upon esteem and faith.
He has been aided by great men, who
are not to be deprived of the credit of
their achievements in their several de-
partments. But they have acted in
harmony with him, and under his adj
vice as the Executive Head of the ma
tioi. his iorelBH pOllcy mas Deen
remarkably successful and, without
sacrificing any of our distinctive prin-
ciples, has elevated the Republic. In
Asia. our commercial advancement has
surpassed expectations and. in the
present controversy between Japan and
Russia, while avoiding even the SEM
blance of political interference, the
attitude of the United States, in the
direction of free intercourse between
nations and the development of the
Pacific, has commanded solicitous re-
spect. Our prompt, just and effective
action in clinching the treaty with |
Panama, which ensures the construc-
tion of the Isthmian canal, has won
the encomiums OF foreign statesmen
and diplomatists and has been endorsed |
throughout the world. These are mere |
examples that could be multiplied in |
definitely by references to Cuba, to |
Venezuela, and to the minor phases OF |
our foreign relations.
The internal administration of public
AFFAIRS has been equally successful, |
and, in its rigid adherence to law and I
IN its enforcement of official integrity,
has fully met the demands OF the pub
lie. The annual message of President