The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1905-01-21
TEDDY. Is oHr4INe Better

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TEDDY GETTING BETTER
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All kinds Of news mas been dashed
over the wires reeentb regsrding. me
presidents auitude toward the SCUM
There IS no doubt about the ta.ng and
tl.at is that there is plenty Of room
Tor improvement in The attitude Of
President Roosevelt toward Dixie and
here is not q single soatherner bit
aho win welcome change in the nd
rinistratiou Of public affairs Flint
nate the negro question. stop pIaciaa
6ig. burly blacks in Offices g
md give this section thai credit which
/ ITS Disposition demands md ita com
merce and intelligence meaits and me
News can pue op with Mr. Rooseyet
four years longer with great deal
more satisfaction that it ever anfici
lrated Apparently inspired stories
nom Washington about the presidents
lrttitnde toward tariff legislation indi
lcate thaat he IS trying to take a Leaf
out Of McRinleys book in the manage
n en- OF CONGRESS Mckinley never
lad any trouble in getting the legisla
uon he wantel because he never tried
TO drive congress.
His messages were not arbitrary NJ
inspired dispatches ever told whai
laws he was going to have passed IL
did his work with congress in priyat,
Sabd always let it appear thot congress
vas acting on it's own initiative IN do
ing what be. wanted The late presi
aent was a sturdy supporter Of his owl
rrerogativa while ne respected tha|
81 others lie did not permit congress
% NEEDLE IN diplomacy any more thar
Cieyelnad and he asserted vigorously
his command 81 The army ana navy
when he failed In an attempt TO in
Gnence legislation in constitutional
ways he SURRENDERED gracefully Aftel
holding congress back from war viii
Spain he went with 1t In obedience tS
national sentiment After demandn.
Tree trade VIII Porto Rico al once. h,
changed his attitude because congress
was not ready Tor H. Yet on In,
whole we think he got more ont o
congress than his successor. and VIII
much less fuss ana friction
The explanation that PresIden
Roosevelt is TRYING Mckinley method.
n tariff legislation explains many puz
zling things Ever since his inter
repted speech making campaign. IN,
| reople have understood that ne is II
favor Of tarin revision We believe
moreover that 80 per cent OF the PEG
rle support him in it. even If 30 per
oent Of the rel publican leaders In con
eress oppose him He got the Chicago
oonyention 70 leave the way open TO
the tariff revision in its platform
Everybody expected him. especially al.
ter his unexpected popular indorse-
nent to take advantage ortbis to urge
arir revision upon congress.
The surprising thing is that he has
not said public word about it. me
tariff was not mentioned in the mes.
sage he sent to congress.
Since then we are advised through
the newspapers that The whole tariu
'egtation OF the president has been
carried on in private conferences WIN
party leaders whom he has surprised
W his sweet reasonableuess and I'M
accustomed moderation the common
explanation Of this is that tho prest
dent has come to think McKmley's
way the best, There is more credit to
his wisdom and presentation in TINS
view from the fact ina, he has even
stroaser popular following imam Nc.
Emloy
Ibe people are undoubtedly willing |
g pon him against congress in this |
ana other questions. &c he has sellre !
s'iaint enough NOT 10 appeal 20 then
III dramatic way il is nor because
q believes taot TIE Qulcer Way wiuI
De more effective
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