The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-26
PRESIDENT SEEKS
TO WIN SOUTH
Southern Trip in Line with Nc
Kinley Policy of "No Sec
tionalism."
WILL NOT TRY TO
"BoLsTER POLICIES
Reports of His Purposes in the
Eastern Papers Are Ground p;
less.
BY w, w, Jermane,

Washington, Sept. 26.-Several New
York newspapers this morning with
characteristic prescience, tell their read
ers all about The president s forthcom-
south to solidify that section in favor
of his policies, and thus assure demo-
cratic votes in congress in theier sup
potr next winter.
Among the policies mentioned in that
connection are those relating to rail
road rate legislation, the Panama canal
and Venezuela. The prevention of sew
eral departmental Investigations by
congress is said to be another object of
the president s trip.
am reliably informed that the presi.
dent is not interested as to whether
congress takes up his proposed investi-
cations or not. He has been pushing the
probe with all his might and to good
purpose and will continue to dc 80.
Should congress manifest sincere de-
sire to help this work along, he would
be the last to object, for his attitude
from the beginning has been that the
rascals should be turned out.
South for Rate Legislation.
AS to railroad rate legislation, it
should be known that the south as a
whole is closely in sympathy with him.
In the last congress nearly every demo-
Graf IN the house voted for the ESch-
Townsend bill and they will do so again.
Southern members of the senate are
just as difficult to control thru local
public sentiment as senators from the
northern states. Broadly speaking,
however, these southern senators will
be more likely to support the presiden-.
tlal program than senators from the
north. If there should be southern SEN
atorial obstruct ionists they will be
found in those states thru which power
full southern railway systems run, and
upon them.
Bearer Of Olive Branch.
The president 8 chief purpose in 60
ing south will be to carry an olive
branch to that section and thus do
what he can to allay sectionalism. His
motives are high and broadly patriotic
and HI? friends here who. have talked
with him recently say that he has not
been moved by any considerations such
as those referred to in the papers to-
day. In the south he will discuss rail
way rate legisla tion, the Panama canal
. aud various othor~ matters which viii
will be meant for the country at large
and not for particular portion Of It.
He will have his message pretty well
! thought out by the time the trip is
8 undertaken and this will give his
speeches, an unusual interest as they
will indicate in a general way the
lines his message will take
The president has been trying to
live down the Booker Washington in
cident. He. has always insisted that
tho south misunderstood his motives in
Z giving Washington an invitation tc
dine and has been anxious for the time
to come when he could with propriety
now come. -.
Time For Trip Is Ripe.
:, In fact it had come when he wen
thru Texas last spring as his receptiol
there demonstrated. He believes tina
the. south is already in hearty ACCORD
with him, not only as to railroad-rat
matters, but as to the isthmanian cana
and a proper settlement of our dispute
with Venezuela. He will talk all thes
and Other, questions over with his south
ern friends, not with view to bringin,
them over to his side, for that, h
thinks, is already accomplished, bu
that they may more clearly. understan!
that. his administration is as muc]
southern as it is eastern, western O
northern. The motives assigned for tn
trip in the New York papers today ar
unworthy Of him and his high office
and he would give them emphatic denia
If the subject were of sufficient i'm
portance to call for such notice.
Follows Mckinley Policy.
It Is one Of Mr.. Roosevelt's ambition
to take up the work of conciliating tn
south where Mr.. Mckinley left it of
and for that reason regretted the mis-
understanding following = the Booke
Washington luncheon more than any
body else. :
That's about all there is Of the south
ern trip, arrangements for which wer
made more than a year ago or long be
fore the railroad question had becom
acute or there was talk of Panama les
islatinn or of Vennznela