The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-29

got the *pee-nul.T as The New York
sun IA the Hon Tim Sullivan. hav
IL on the Strtng.
Biackburn's Receptioa.
There has been a good deal Of ado
over the TACT. mentioned in his cor
rcspoudence. that the President took
the fioor and did most Of the talking
hen he Vas visited BY Mr.. blackburn
and his tends The reception accord
ed Mr.. Blackburn was the heart and
soul Of Kindness with his
treatment of others. The President
practically inSuIged the whole Neoras-
ka delegation when they called to prs,-
test that the marshal Of the Nebraska
district had done nothing tn merit re-
moval. Recently Senator Foraker
called nj the White House because. SO
he story goes. the President desired
70 Eet his views on rate legislation.
The President immediately ulonopclix-
ed the floor. never did ask the Ohio
n "a for his views. and hy some
Mr.. Foraker Is attributed with an in
tention 80 steer clear OF the White
House whenever possible I'm the future.
Once uron a time. when she then Sem
ator PTttchard was III at a hospital in
his city. some friends. perhaps with
|NA VI NAAA&AtNu y NAtN fNGEt. NAlisu
at the White House To talk with the
President about that lilly white
movement inauEurated in North Caro-
lima and other Southern States The
President Immediately took the floor.
did all the talking. gave Mr.. Pr.tch-
ard Il virtual roast for starting the
movement. although II vac = notorf-
Gus fast that the President himS.If
approved. in the beginning the course
followed ny Mr.. PritiChard But lark
son and = lot Of negro h4shonz raised
a row End everybody r.Rht-ahuut
faced.
A WIshy-Washy Policy.
Mr.. Roosevelt makes "A new ruling
on some subject every few days. but
no member OF Congress has any idea
what rule OF conduct he will follow i'm
n state ~ the union, He wall muz-
q" tn" 'ahinet one day. and explain
the r'Ni hos the ueoplc not wholly
grasp his mc-0ing. He will say one
daN that In. merit system must ap-
ply in the apro!ntment Of postmaSter~
ana the next day IL will be- explained
DS some inspired correspondent sta
toned at the White House. that this
ruling WAS merely made to EXPRESS
ii tendency in a given direction. Just
what THIS tendency q .n NAV
DE gathered from this incident related
by The Washington Post.
president Roosevelt has been
brought face TO face with his recent
order thai Presidential 'uustmasssrx
who had made God officers would be
retained. regardless Of the recomm.t-
daton ~ Senate or Representative
" present tive Charles u. lands
o. '4i!1an2. raj Il call from J.. A.
NantZ. postmaster at kokomo. whose
nrst term - expiring. and for whose
successor Representative lands had
FecohltneHded +. A. Simmons. the Re
nutiican chairman i'm that county Mr.
kautz was unwilling to g-vc nm The
oifce or conccde Representative Ian
dls right Ia recommend his successor
IN view az the Presidents order Mr..
Landis took the Kokomo postmaster
t" the President. introduced him. and
commended his administration. admit
t'h& MS own embarrassment in the
premises.
The President stated frankly that
he would appoint the man recommend
ed by Mr.. Landis."
A Waiting Game.
At the present writing. scores OF
members are playing "A wait
ing game. They are waiting because
To do so Is more pleasant than open
warfare. and they hope and believe
that with a little more rope Mr.. Roose-
welt will make some fatal error
which Will result in winding him up
before the people. They view him
with equal parts of distrust and dis
like. In making appointments. he Is
at all times liable TO change bis mind
in the twinkling of an eye. and do
something wholly unexpected. while
by many the belief Is %harbored that N
public clamor was any less insistent
he woul Law down on his present re-
FORM programme lust az he did upon
his expressed determination to call
Congress into extra session to revise
the tariff.
At this moment Mr.. Roosevelt r.
treading upon ground upon which an
gels or n Roosevelt might fear to
tread. for. az before intimated. a great
many Republicans in and out of Con-
gress are simply waiting an oppor-
tune moment to strike him at a vital
point. when they discover q Joint I'm
his armor.