The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-10
IS PRESIDENT OF
ALL THE PEOPLE.
so ROOSEVELT NOW FEELS.
MAY CHANGE HIS POLICY TOWARD
THE SOUTH.

1t Is Believed the Victor In the
Great Race VIII Take "a Different
View of Southern Anairs--Ex-
Dectcd That New Advisers viii
he Found-DOes Not Forget That
He Had Southern MOther-AIany
Congratulations.
BY r. M. Larner.
Washington. Nov. president
Roosevelt more than ever before real
ICES that he is the President of all the
people of this great nation. He so
expressed himself to-day, in the midst
of his rejoicing at thousands of con-
CALCULATIONS that poured in upon him
from every section of the country.
His declaration last night that he
will not be candidate again has a
wider significance than many people
imagine. His ambition was to win in
his own right the approval of his
countrymen. He feels that the re-
suit OF yesterday justifies him in feel
ing that he has won their affection,
and he proposes by his future course
of action to retain their confidence
and respect. He fully appreciates the
fact that in order to have carried so
many heretofore Democratic strong
holds he must have received many
Democratic votes. The result in Mary
land. New York, Indiana. Missouri and
West Virginia is conclusive on that
point.
Thinks He Has Been Unfairly Criti-
ciscd.
While the President authorized no
one to speak for him about his future
policy toward the South, / know that
he sometimes feels that he has been
unfairly criticised for some of his pub
lie acts. He does not forget that he
is son of a Southern mother, and by
nature he has warm place In his
heart for the fair-minded people of
the South. as well as those Of the
North, East or the West. l venture
the prediction that before many
months lapse he will be willing to ac-
cept advice and council relative to
Southern affairs, from better class
OF men than some of those who were
handed down to him as political Legal
cies from former administrations.
President Roosevelt was overwhelm-
ed with congratulations to-day. They
We're presented by many people in per-
telegraph from every state and from
almost every city in the country
The President was In exuberant
spirits. Official business was nearly
impossible of transaction by the Pres
ident to-day. Scores of people called
on him to extend their fluctuations up
on the result of the election. While he
radlated good feeling President
Roosevelt was perfectly calm and un-
demonstrative.
Won't he Misinterpreted.
The President said to-day he felt
that his announcement that he would
not accept another nomination would
prevent, during the next four years,
any misinterpretation of his actions,
personal or official He expressed
| himself as being in entire sympathy
with the evident belief of the Ameri-
can people In the undesirability of a
third term for a President, and he,
therefore, had made his statement as
unequivocal as possible.
| Shortly after noon a delegation of
the prominent residents of Washington
was received by the President. The
! delegation was entirely non-partisan,
| James l.. Norris the Democratic ma
| tonal committeeman for this district,
| and other Democrats joining In the
cordial congratulations to Mr.. Roose-
welt.
one of the callers on the President
was Mrs Robert Anderson, widow Of
Mai. Robert Anderson, the hero of
Fort Sumter. AS she was scarcely able
to leave her carriage President
Roosevelt went to the main entrance
to the executive Offices to greet her.
She presented to him a bunch Of beau
tiful pink roses, the card bearing the
Inscription, with my warmest, warm
est congratulations"
The President chatted cordially with
Mrs. Anderson, expressing to her his
sincere appreciation of her call and
her congratulations
The President will be given sere-
made by the Spanish war veterans on
Monday night.