Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-19
PRESIDENT WORKED UP
Over the New York Political
Situation.
CAN HARDLY KEEP QUIET
Wants to Jump Into the Campaign by
Letter Writing.
ONE THING THAT FRETS HIM
Disposition Of Ultra-Conservatives to
Hold Him Responsible for Ex-
tension of Hearstism.
NE THING THAT FRETS HIM

President Roosevelt Is said to be greatly
worked up over the New York situation,
according to politicians who have talked
with him in the past few days. To one
prominent republican the President made
the statement that the New York man
ayers were underestimate ting the Hearst
strength and he expressed dissa tisfactio
with the progress of the republican cam
paign. The President wants Secretary
Root to go into the campaign and talk out
in meeting about Hearst
1t is said in political circles that the
President can hardly ieep out of the cam
paign himself; that he is just laundering
to jump in and take a part in the shindy,
by writing a letter, or making an address.
or doing something to relieve his pent-up
feelings and keep from blowing up. 1t Is
whispered around that some of his ad-
visers are having a hard time trying to
sit on the presidential lid.
Hold Him Responsible.
1t is said furthermore, as part of the
political gossip of the day, and repeated
as such, that one thing which frets the
President very much is the reported dis
position of some fox in New York to hold
him in measure responsible for the eX-
tension of a spirit of Hearstism. OF course
the Presidents friends know that he scorns
Hearstism, and they say that Roosevelt's
efforts for reform are in the nature of
antidote to Hearstism
At the same time the so-called ultra
conservative element in New York is
said to be muttering that the Pres
ident in pushing for his radical re-
in the idea that everything is all
wrong, as urged by Hearst. These sugges-
tions are said to r furiate the President on
account of their unjuStness. One of the
stories going the rounds of the gossipers Is
that the President remarked to friend the
other day that he realized that If Hearst is
elected the ultra-conservatives will hold
him responsible, unjust though it should be.
There is said to be some criticism of the
President by these ultra-censeryatiyes of
his urging of radical reforms just on the
eve of this intense socialistic campaign in
New York. Especial reference is made to
his speech at Harrisburg October 4, when
he went further than ever before in recon-
mending federal control of private wealth
and industry. They fear that Hearst will
profit by the example set by the most no.
table and the accepted reformer of the age.
Some of His Utterances.
1t is said that capitalistic circles were
aghast at his saying: II maintain that the
national government should have complete
power to deal with all Of this wealth which
in any way goes into the commerce between
the states-and practically all of 1t that is
employed in the great corporations does
thus go In Further along he said: ut
shall and must ultimately be understood
that the United States government. on be-
half Of the people Of the United States,
has and Is to exercise the power of
pervison and control over the business use
of this wealth" He also said: 1T Is our
clear duty to see in the interest Of the
people that there is adequate supervision
and control over the swollen fortunes of
today and also wisely to determine the
conditions upon which these fortunes are
to be transmitted and the percentage they
shall pay to the government whose protect
ing arm alone enables them to exist"
On the Other Side.
President Roosevelt's friends explain that
in the very same address the President
pointed out the dangers of misuse of this
power and, Of demagoguery. He said: 1.-THE
national legislators should most scrupulous-
ly avoid any demagogic Legislation about
the business use of this wealth and should
realize that 1t would be better to have no
legislation at all than legislation couched
either In vindictive spirit of hatred to-
ward men of wealth or else drawn with
the recklessness Of impracticabe vision
aries" So these friends of the President
cannot see how the ultra-conservatives in
New York can hold him responsible for
any part Of the socialist propaganda
There is no question however that the
ultra-conservatives are dismayed because
the President is urging these new doctrines
of federal control from the national res
trum at the time that Hearst is making his
socialistic campaign in New York. the
Presidents own state