The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-17
THEODORE. The CHANGED.

From the White House whence erst-
while came the roar as of a lion, and
sounds as of the Big Stick in daily
practice, emanates a gentle, Iamb-like
bleat of distress, a plea for the senate
10 be good, a promise of meekness and
docility and Iong-suffering gentIeness if
only the upper house will deal Kindly
with the last of the presidents pct
measures-the rate regulation bill.
No more Is there loud conversation
about what the administration will do
If congress fails to follow the White
House lead: no more is there a threat
of punishment for those who dare to
disobey the commands of the Whole
Thing; gone are the cowboy hat. the
poncho traps. the quirt and the latigO.
KID gloves, silk-lined, and padded with
cotton batting have taken the place Of
the hard, three-ounce mitts: eiderdown
and tapestry have supplanted the Nav
ajO blankets and Sibley tent. 0 tenn
pOTa, Q mOres. or words to that effect.
which is to say. Teddy the Terrible has
passed for the time being and a plain,
y
the presidents house.
II is not far TO discover why this is
thus: When the president was elected
by an almost unanimous vote, he got
the impression that he could not posi-
bly, go astray in his judgment on any
thing He would have told YOU as
much himself. if you had asked him.
and he came pretty near saying it out
loud every time he pronounced his die
tum- Whether on football or the Pam
anna canal engineering problems. on the
conservation of forces or the value of
the wild deuce in a friendly poker
game. his word went" and the man
who differed with him didn't know
enough to pound sand in a rat hole.
That attitude of mind may be all
T ght I'm an Emperor William. who has
2 cinch job, but the American people
are peculiar in that they reserve some
right Of opinion for themselves. This
CoCk-sUre business wears on them until
they are like the Athenian who got tired
of hearing about Aristides; they want
a rest and plenty OF it.
The house Of representatives stood for
the presidential mood. but when the
senate got TO work on it. things began
10 happen 10 the mood. The San Do
mingo jolt came first, just a little.
friendly tap about the region Of the
fifth rib as a warning Then came the
Philippine tariff bill. which was calcu-
lated 10 make the beet sugar business
apply for a receiver. The presidential
aGmonitiou got a right hook that put
II 10 sleep SO long the referee got out Of
breath counting. Finally, the statehood
bill with Beveridge as sponsor, got
into the ring; and in the language Of
the sport. there was nothing to it.
With all these horrible examples be
fore him, the president has changed his
system and hopes the senate viii not be
cruel TO this best-beloved of the chill
dren Of his brain; timidly he prays for
kindness and appeaIingly he hopes for
the best His own party leaders de-
sert him and he turns with tears in his
eyes to that party which he has fought
most bitterly and unfairly, glad to have
its help in the crisis of his administra-
ton and breathing as softly as e'er a
sucking dove voiced its mournful note
Surely. Theodore is getting his need
ings these days And it's good for
what ails him.