The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-03-30
His Views.


One difficulty j.. thai PreSilcn
: itnDSsrcIt Is 50 accustomed 10 Savln!
'nlcaSant lhin.S' to callers aylae
i!.@ with "r not diSputin" their presen
iAtiulis II an argument. according t
the habit ol. the Skillt'ul politician
that half a dozen men. each with Op
inious opposing all the others, ma,
confer with him in succession, ant
each will depart believing that he ha:
won the presidents support for hi:
bill OF his project.
The politician s desire to be al
things to all men, until the time
comes to finally declare himself upor
one side or another, is at the bottom
If much Of the difficulty which the
president is having with the senate
And so it happened that, while the
rate bill was in committee, each SEN
ator who consulted the president car,
:'ied away from his interview d con-
vlction that he alone was the reposi-
tory Of the inner wishes of the White
House.
II was not an endeavor to miSlead
the senators, but d wish to secure
their support by not insisting upon
essential details, that brought about
50 many unfortunate misunderstood
ings. finally eliminating in a split
within the party, which the president
forthwith set about to heal For the
thing he does not want is a disrupted
party. And, above ali things, he does
net want to be known as the man
who disrupted his party
The president is popularity regarded
,> a man who does not vaclllaie. a
man who quickly resolves upon Il.
and who follows that course
through thick and thin. But popular
heroes are seldom what the popular
fancy paints them. The president does
make up his mind quickly, but that,
habit Is not always a merit when the
formation of laws Of great pitl and
moment is the work in hand.
As for changing his nind-the pres
;dent does that. like many other NOR
tals---Wheu he has to. But he is very
a>lipit about it. and he has the knacll
# wringing an appearance Of victory
>ut cf a defeat. And very often the
appearance is as effective for public
Use as the fact. IF, for instance, the
president finds that the kind of
which he said he didn't
want and wouldn't have will easily
;ass the senate. it is not in the least
that Senator Dolliver might
:ffer it, and so the face OF the admin
Stration would be saved; the senate
Will have obtained what it insisted.
2por, and Iowa will. it is fair to sup
nrSc. receive her senator with e.joic-
Il" and perhaps return him to Wash
ngtcn for another six years. His
erm, I may parenthetically remark,
expires in March, 1907.
How can one forget, in speaking Of
be Hepburn-Dolliver or Dolliver-
Hepburn bill, that after the 18Th con-
ress the amiable constituents Of Rep
esentative Hepburn burnt that gen.
Ieman in effiey? Now, it is no part
f 4 gentleman IS ambition to desire !
hat he may be continuously CT even
epeatedly consumed by any sort Of |
roxy as an offering to the offended |
DDS Of his congressional district.
II. Hepburn may, not nnnaturally,
refer to ride in triumphal cars. Sen
ter Dolliver. too. can hardly be re-
because he desires a re-
ecticn.
Both these gentlemen would urge n
aan2e in programme. mot where he
ats, but where he's eaten,' says
IanIin. 'Not where We are burned
| effjey, but where our enthusiasm
Iay burn into the minds and hearts
f noble people, these Iowan
'eislators may fifty cry.
What will the president do for their
'yal zeal? We can answer that af-
,r the grief and anguish Of battle.
rivate Opinions Of Senators Confid-
ed to q Foot Ball Hero.
What are the relations between the
resident and the senator's? Well. Of !!
curse. there are senator's and sena-