The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-12-02
WASHINGTON letter,
The Presidents Three
Speeches in -Four Days.
SLATE TO Be WIPED CLEAN
Appropriations By Congress
May Be Reduced.
from Our Regular Correspondent.
WAsuINGToN, ID. e., Nov. ~, 100

trom Our Regular Correspondent.
WAsnrNGroN, ID. C., Nov. "a, 1904
Three bublic addresses hy the
President, in this CITY, within four
days, is a remarkable and unusual
record, and has given all who wished
to hear him an opportunity for doing
so. IL |. true The general public was
excluded from the grounds nf the
War College when the statue uf Fred
rrick the Great was unveiled, but
enough people from high Government
circles were invited TO he present to
I'll the reserved seats and make Il
crowd. The display Of cquipagcs,
accoutcrlncnt>, uniforms and cos
tunes was brilliant and bcwi.dcring;
the rush Of troops, cavalry and
artillery, almost touk ones breath
away; while the roar Of cannon the
hraying OF brass bands, and the hlz-
xaing OF the throngs outside of the
gates gave colorng to th& event
somewhat unique in Washington
paycants. Over all was a soft, mel
low sky, with warm air and gentle
hrccZcs.
1t is a far cry from the day Of the
pulling down Of the lcadcn statue Of
stupid George III in Bowling Green,
New York, to the setting up OF a
bronze Frederick the Great in Wash
iugton. The lesson the President
drew from this last event was that
the IRON soldier of Germany had de-
voted his life to the service OF great
people: that his undaunted resolution
his inflexible tenacity Of purpose, his
far-sishtcd grasp OF lofty possibilities
and his unyiclding determination in
following the path he had marked
out, were lessons to admire and pom
der. Mr.. Roosevelt admired the
virlc and mastcrful virtues OF Fred
erick, which alone make yictors.
The Mckinley slate of onlcet olders
IS to be wiped pretty clean after the
4th Of next March. The President
having fulfilled his obligations to his
lamcntcd predecessor, is not in favor
of holdoyers, OF. third term men, save
In exceptional cases, as with tho
Secretary OF State, and the Secretary
OF Agriculture. Mr.. Moody is to re.
main as Attorney General. 1t is
assumed that Messrs. Taft, Morton
and Metcalf will remain in the Cabi'
net, although Mr.. Morton gives up q
salary Of $50, 600 to do so. AS pre-
'icted lIns ago 10y your correspondent
Mr.. Whitclaw Reid is to be the new
Ambassador To the court OF ST
James. Mr.. w. w. ROckhll will X
AS Minister to China. The Ambassa
dor to Mexico, Mr.. Clayton, will re-
tire. 1t Is intimated that Gen
Porter, Ambassador to France, vii
be called hoa,c. The new Q, minis
soner Of Indian Affairs is To be Mr.
Francis 4. Leup. Senator Cockrcl
can have his choice Of two Commits
Observation-Disclosures Commerce o
the Panama Canal. These rapi
changes and announ cements indicat
that the President intends to run tn
shl OF state for the coming fou
years with a new crew.
The coming Congress will hav
some pretty hard n ITS to crack. Th
question Of finances begins to lool
up IN the shape of large appropri
atluns aud possible necessity fo
economy. 1t is thought the expend
lures for public works during tn
fiscal year 1904 will bc larger tina
Tor any previous year in the hsIot
OF tho country. 1t is easy to mo,
along splendldly In the path Of pr,
Srcss with an over1owing trcasur
but II receipts fall lc.ow expend
lures halt will have to lu call,
somewhere. Increased appropriation
arc likely TO be called for by the po
ONCE Department, the Navy, Il
department Of Agriculture, and
eeneral river and harbor i'm provemel
ol'l must be provided for. TT
commissioners of the District of CT
ahola nave prepared pretty ST
p'll Tor a city of 300. 600 inhn,itant