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


pheasant things to callers agree
ing with or not disputing their presen-
tations of an argument, according to
the habit of 4 the skillfuls politician,
that half a dozen men, each with op-
inions opposing all,the others, may
confer With him IN succession, and
each will depart believing that lie has
won the Presidents support for his
bill or his project. =5 ,.j4., =
The politician s, desire to be- all
things to all men" until the time
comes to finally declare himself upon
one side OF another, is at the bottom
Of much of the difficulty which. the
president is having with the senate.
And so it happened that, while the
rate bill was III committee, each sem
ator who consulted the president car
ried away from his interview con-
viction 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 wish to secure
their support by not insisting upon
essential details, that brought about
so many unfortunate misunderstood
ings, finally eliminating in split
within the party, Which the president
forthwith set about to hcalI For the
thing he does not want is disrupted
party. And, above all things, he does
not want to be known as the man
who disrupted his party. 49,.
The president is popularity regarded
is man who does not vacillate, q
man who quickly resolves upon Il.
course, and who follows that course
through thick and thin. But popular
heroes arc 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 pith and
mtmcnt is the work in hand.
AS for changing his mind--tle pres
'lcnt does that, like many other NOR
talS,--whrn he has to. But he is very
adroit about il. and he has the knacls
Of wringing an appearance Of victory
rnt of 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
amendment which he said he didn It
want and wouldn't have will easily
lass The senate, it is not in The least
unlikely that Senator Dollivcr might
tfcr it, and so the face Of the admin
'stration would be saved; the senate
Will have obtained what it insisted
upon. and Iowa will, it is fair to sup
nrSc. receive her senator with rcioic-
ing and perhaps return him to Wash
ln"ton for another six years. His
term, J. may parenthetically remark,
expires in March, 1907.
How can one forget, in speaking Of
the Hepburn-Dolliver or Dolliver-
Hepburn bill, that after the 58th con-
grcss the amiable constituents of Rep
Hcsentative Hepburn burnt that gen.
'lcman in cffisy9 Now, it is no part
f gentleman ambition to desire
that he may be continuously or even
repeatedly consumed by any sort of
proxy as an offering to the offended
gods Of his congressional district.
Mr.. Hepburn may. not unnaturally,
prefer to ride in triumphal cars. Sem
otcr Dollivcr, too, can hardly be re-
preached because he desires re-
election.
Both these gentlemen would urge
change in programme. "Not where he
>ats, but where he's catcn,' says
flamin. "Not where we arc burned
in effigy. hut where our enthusiasm
may burn into the minds and hearts
# noble people, these Iowan
legislators may fifty cry. .*.
What will the president do for their
loyal zeal? We can answer that af-
ter the grief and anguish Of battle.
Private Opinions Of Senators Confid-
TO- ed to Foot Ball Hero.
What are the relations between the
president and the scnators9 Well, Of
course, thorc are senator's and sena-
tors. One day, so the story goes there
called upon the president a person of
renown, q football player FROM
never mind the state. This champion
of strenuosity was cheerfully receiv-
ed by the president, and after they
had discussed the gladiatorial game
the Versatile chief magistrate. semed
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