Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-13
President No Longer Express.
inc His Wishes as to What
Congress Should DO
BUT HE is NOT WELDING
Expressions Thru the Newspapers Sub
jected Him to Attacks of the Con-
eressmen and Kept Him Denying
Statements That He Was yielding
to yne Special Interests.

Washington. June 1S.--The president
has changed his tactics. He is no!
talking about what he wants congress
to do During the consideration OF
the rate bill he received the newspa-
per men and the members of the TWO
houses freely and told them precisely
what he wanted and the reasons why.
About the meat bill. however, which
he thinks is not second in Importance
even to the rate bill, he is saying moth
ing but referring all callers to his OF
fetal utterances. He saw several
members and senators yesterday and
company of newspaper correspond
ents and he said to them all alike that
he did not care to express himself be-
You'd what he had said officially.
The president feels that if he had
pursued such course during the PEN
dency of the rate bill he might have
avoided, a good deal of annoyance and
escaped the charge that he was yield
ing or "surrendering."
appeared yesterday and today in TIL"
unfriendly New York press, but the
president is paying no attention tn
them. One of these reports says he mas
accepted the Cowan substitute IN
spection bill and has done a number OF
other obviously foolish things. | am
permitted to say that he did not know
there was Cowan inspection bill un-
til several correspondents called his
attention to it late yesterday after
noon.
Expects Good Law.
Ii is his belief that congress will en-
act a good inspection law and that IS
all he wants. He is not a sticker for.
the Beveridge bill or for any other
particular form of language. What he
wants is adequate inspection and this
he believes he will get.
1t is also quite likely that congress
will set aside $4,000 for the presidents
like sum each year thereafter. This
section was ruled out of the sundry
civil appropriation bill on point OF
order by John Sharp Williams. the MI
nority leader of the house. 1t is said
that it is to be put in the bill by the
senate and meanwhile the house is to
have reported favorably from commit
tee a separate bill providing for this
expenditure This will save the appro-
priation from another point of order.
Unless such an appropriation is made.
the president would be unable next
year. to visit the several agricultural
colleges, to whose. commencements he
has been invited. for he obviously cam
not pay the expense of travelling him
self, nor can these colleges, all of which
are poor, pay it.
Mckinley Trip Cost $4,000.
1t is said that the long trip to the
west made by President Mckinley cost
we'll on toward $4,000 The long west
arn trip made by President Roosevelt
cost more than half that sum, and his
shorter trips have cost all the way
from $4,000 to $4,000.
After the rate bill becomes a law,
he railroads cannot offer to carry his
party free. and his salary. which is al
'eady heavily touched for expensive
linner and other entertainments, will
demand that he stay at home. And
his will be true of the presidents COM
ng after him. unless congress does the
handsome thing.
AS indicating something of the ex-
,ense president is under, it may be
stated that the dinner given at the
White House to Prince Henry when he
vas in this country cost the president
4 900 Of his own money, and this was
Tut one of the numerous big dinners he
S expected to give whenever the occas-
on arises. All that the government pro-
,ides for occasions of this kind are the
lowers, the music and a part of the
ervants. Any extra servants required I
or big dinner the president must pay
or. The government pays for only the
egular White House staff, and for
zone of the eatables.