The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-03-25
The Presidents Defeats.

The special session of the Senate, which
met March 6, was brought to close last
Saturday afternoon. The Cabinet and other
nominations by the President were confirmed,
and FIVE nominations, one from New York,
were Enacted upon.
The Santo Domingo treaty, which the Pres
ident aud Secretary of State Hay labored so
necessarily to have ratified, both at the late
regular and special session of the Senate, was
not brought to a vote and goes over until Dc
| tober, when, it is said, the President may
convene the Senate in special session again.
A resolution by Senator Teller, asking the
President for certain information regarding
the Santo Domingo treaty and the events
leading up to it, was referred to the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs.
The ADVOCATE expected at first the treaty
would be ratified. While many of the Re-
publican Senators were opposed to its adop-
ton because it would set dangerous prece-
dent, still we thought the President would be
able TO force q ratification. Senators have
favors to ask of the President, and at all times
lleTc Is d Ou f~'N -
with the Administration of their own political
party, or be in opposition TO its wishes Inc
Senate, with its almost two thirds Republican
majority, has several times acted independent
" of the desires of President Roosevelt
More independence and Jealous regard tor
their rights and prerogatives has been shown
at the regular and special sessions than has
been shown for some years. The President
during the nearly three and 3 half years he
served as McKinley's successor, grew quite
insistent upon his policy and autocratle IN his
demands. He dominated the House abso-
lutely He dominated his party and forced
his nomination to be his own successor. de
forced the acceptance of chairman OF Inc
Republican National Committee the commit
tee did not want And as was to be expected
from such vain and conceited man, construed
his large majority on the popular vote aud IN
the electoral college SIS a full and complete
endorsement of his every act and policy. Inc
election meant no such thing. 1t was the re-
suit of indifference upon the part OF Demo
Gratis aud wholesale use of money by the he
Dueilcan NNllOHAA
dents vanity blinded him to these facts The
conservative press and public sentiment does
not and has not endorsed President Roose
velts even general course, and that sentiment
found expression in the action of the Senate
We believe more Independence will be shown
in the House hereafter. aud if has armor OF
vanity eau be penetrated President Roosevelt /
may yet realize that he is not the whole people
He had difficulty in getting the Senate TO con
sent TO an appropriation for the construction OF
two more batileships; be failed TO have his
freight-raie bill passed; be failed to force some
fads on tariff taxation, and be failed to have
the Sauto Domingo treaty ratified. Next
month be viii start on tour TO Texas he
object avowed is 10 attend a reunion OF Rough
Riders. but he has also arranged tor speeches
AT various places, and the buriea OF them will
be larger army and navy. tariff taxation,
fighting, and with some Of hts usual dlgres
sions. His tour is intended as a campaign Of
education, and be will go janketing around the
country preaching his peculiar notions until
Congress meets again. He can rest assured,
however. his talks will have no effect upon
the conservative sentiment of the country,
which desires peace and friendly commercial
relations with the whole world. rather ihan
the multiplication Of var ships and continual
buster about var And be will not be able
TO force a tariff reduction upon some articles,
aud let the present tax stand upon others Ills
freight.raie bill is abou, dead, and there IS
little prospect Of q ratification of the SAn'o
Domingo treaty.