The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-31
SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT.

SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT.
Earnest council is being given by a
majority of newspapers throughout
the country and particularly in the
middle west. for the people to take no
concern of the news that comes out OF
Washington, treating of the great op.
position that is being manifested to
the president and his policies. "Stand
firm in his support" is the word they
pass along, aud il occasion offers, let
1t be known to your representatives in
congress-, both senators and congress-
men, that you look to them to do the
same.
While conditions may not be as bad
as represented by the Washington cor
respondents, it is plainly to be e
that some strenuous efforts are being
made to break the hold the president
has upon the people, these efforts
ranging from the expression OF digni.
fed alarm in the sen ate over the presi.
dents attempted encroachments of that
body's vested prerogatives, to an out
put of yellow literature descriptive of
the COURAGE" perpetrated in the ejec.
ton Of Mrs. Minor Morris from the
white house. The whole gamut Is be.
ing played in the hope that the presi.
dents following in congress a be
thus disaffected, II nos by n discord.
n tone, then by some other.
Those who claim TO know, aver that
this program is being worked for the
benefit Of the railroad magnates whose
case-the sQuare deal on freight traffic
is on the docket for a. adjudication at
this session. No doubt this is true,
for it certainly stands the transporta.
ton interests in hand to break down
the confidence senator's and members
of congress may have the president,
regardless OF what he does, and he
certainly gives the opposition plenty
of opportunity. But while he is con-
tinually doing things that seem at the
time to defy reasonable explanation
and thus give to soreheads and ene.
mics an opportunity to charge OF sug.
gest improper motives, it is a most
noticeable fact, comprehend able by
any one with a spoonful of brains,
that none of these ''breaks' of Ted
dy's-not a single one-has warranted
the suspicious of the enemy or result
ed unfortunately.
The instantaneous, and no doubt
previously arranged for, recognition
of the republic of Panama was q most
daring bit Of craftsmanship for thu
twentieth century, but just see VIVA
years of delay and what avalanches O
diplomatic nubdub it saved. The
same is true of the San Domingo at
fair, 1t was q trile ''irregular" bu'
it was conceived in honesty and ia be
ing so carried out, and though thu
senate may stand aghast at the impu
dence of this young man who ride
rough-shod over Its most cherishe,
privileges, it is dollars to doughnut
that that august body whould hav
wrangled for months over the Domini
can situation and then failed to arriv
at such a clear, simple and business
like solution of the difficulty; a solu
ton that took an Opera-bOuffe con-
munity that could neither pay its debt
or maintain its government because G
wholesale official grating, and in
pressed upon the silly people the ster
fact that they must both pay thei
debts and maintain their governmen,
and now they are doing both unde
the instruction and supervision G
Uncle Sans navy. OF course it i
''irregular" but it works, and If Il
alone by the senate, it will work on,
And SO with most every other cute
acts of the president. Ninety per cent
Of them will "pan out" all right On
with those that do not, it will be evi
dent to every intelligent person tina
the motive was honest and the inteu
ton for the best. We do not believ
there is any chance of weakening th
presidents backing In congress b.
these tricks Of the opposition, for
confidence such as the people have i
"Teddy" cannot be easily undermined
and the men in congress fully under
stand that "the folks at home loo
to them to reflect their sentiments
And it is an ven bet that ''Teddy"
having the time of his life in this mal
niicent fight he is making for tn
''square deal. "-Yellowstone Journa
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