The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-20
BY r. M. Larner.


preme Confidence Is Expressed.
BY r. M. Larner.
Washington, June t0.-If the Repub-
lican leaders could be induced to vote
as they talk, President Roosevelt would
be showed under at the polls next Mo-
vember. These so-called leaders and
their followers have denounced Roose-
Welt ever since he succeeded to the
Presidency, but when the Rough Rider
President cracked his whip, threats of
bolting subsidized and party discipline
quenched the thirst for political re-
venge
If the President could be induced to
express his honest opinion of some OF
the prominent members of the Repub-
lican party it would be found that he
thinks as little of them as they do of
him. He regards some of the veteran
senators and representatives who as
sumo general guardianship over the
Grand Old Party as too old to keep step
with a sprightly, up-to-date Chief Tx
ecutive. He intends, so far as he has
IT in his power to do so. to retire as
many of the old guard as possible dur
ing the coming campaign and put ac-
tive, energetic and reliable administra-
ton supporters in command of the va
rious stations on the Roosevelt reserva-
tion.
why He Wants COrteIyOu.
1t is freely asserted that the Sc
lection of Mr.. Cortelyou, as chairman
of the Republican National Commit
tee is due to the Presidents lack of
confidence in some of the prominent
men suggested for that re-
sponsible position The whole
subject was thrashed over at the White
House recently with the party leaders
and they failed to make any impression
upon the President. The subject has
been revived at Chicago, and the
same arguments used at the White
House are being warmed over and
passed around in the absence of
something more startling in connec-
tion with the Roosevelt Ratification
Roundup.
When the Chicago Convention is
over it will be found that the Roose-
welt programme was carried out to the
letter. and some of the men who were
loudest in their accommodation of the
Presidents course in managing his
own campaign will be among the first
and rush to the White House to tell
all about il.
RooseveIt's Confidence.
Those who have talked with the Pres
ident on the political outlook recently
are surprised at his supreme confidence
in his election. They are also aston
ished to hear with what indifference
he refers TO some Of the professional
politicians in the Republican party. He
T. L.. Ii a ~ ~.
has popular sentiment with him, and
will succeed without resorting to meth
DDS which in the past have made Re-
publicanism the hotbed of political cor
ruption.
The old campaigners, both Demo-
cratic and Republican, do not take any
stock in his high-spirited gush about
popular sentiment among the plain
people. 1t sounds well. but 1t does
not work out successfully on election
day President Roosevelt is not losing
many political tricks in hts actual way
OF playing the game of national poll
tics. His experience as civil service
commissioner of New York made him
suspicious of his fellow men, and his
experience in the White House has
taught him what may be accomplished
by strenuous use of executive power.
A Democratic Opportunity.
1t remains to be seen whether the
Democrats Mt st. Louis will nominate. a
ticket sufficiently tempting to those in
dependent Republicans, who refuse to
stand for Rooseveltism. According to
political statistics there are more Re-
publican voters in the United States
than there are Democrats. Hence IL
will be necessary to make some con-
verts from the Republican ranks. 1t
seems that the Democracy never had a
more propitious opportunity to take ad-
vantage of the troubles now prevailing
in the Republican household.