The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-06-08
THE FUTURE OF THE PRESIDENT
Thought That He will Be Made
Senator From New York
In His First speech, il is Predicted
That He Will Attack Interference
by the Executiye-How Men Change
Their Views-Discussion of Mr.. Tel

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BY William E Curtis, in Washington
Star.
party Of gentlemen prominent in
official and political life sat gossiping
/ nthe library of q certain senator one
evening not long ago. They were all
friends Of President Roosevelt-some
OF them are quite intimate with him
and they understand his character thor
oughly. 1t is not necessary to report
the conversation, but the gist of it was
a unanimous opinion that he will sue
ceed Mr.. Plat or Dephew as a men,
Der Of the United States Senate from
the state Of New York at the close of
his presidential term and that his first
speech will be made in opposition 10
interference by the executive with the
legislative branch of the government
in matters ID legislation
This proposition was assented to
with some sarcastic remarks by three
senators sEhO were present, but they
were reminded that no man could be
always consistent if he is sincere, and
that The0dore Roosevelt is always sin
cere, just as he is always earnest and
emphatic, and fights for his own side
to the best Of his ability. Thomas JEFF
ferson is accused Of having been ON all
sides of all questions of importance
that were pending in his day, and is
perhaps the most conspicuous illustra-
ton to be found among our public men
Of the truth of the axiom that a man
cannot be consistent if he is really sin
cere.
There is Jefferson Encyclopedia,
large volume complied by Thomas B.
COnnery, once editor of the New York
Herald, in which JeffersOn's opinion
and statements on various questions
are given in alphabetical order. They
are taken from his speeches, meSSa geS
to Congress, diplomatic correspondence
private letters and other writings and
cover almost every subject that inter-
eSted mankind in his day. He was
verbose Writer-even more so than
Theodore Roosevelt OF Christopher c.
lumbus. of whom a noted wit at the
court of Fedinand and Isabella said,
God grant that GutierraeZ may never
come short for paper, for he writes
more than Ptolemy and more than Co
lumbus who discovered the Indies,
Ptolemy and Columbus are twins III
the art of blotting."
In the Jefferson encyclopedia you can
find material to prove anything, just as
you can in the Bible, but it does not
imply that Jefferson or Columbus or
PtOlemy were not sincere and honest
men. And when Theodore Roosevelt
gets up in the United States Senate
and denounces the President of the
United States for interfering with the
prerogatives of the co-ordinate"
branch of the government he will be
just as honest and just as earnest as
he was when he tried to clutch the
Senate by the throat and compel it to
accept his ideas of of railway regula
ton 1t is simply difference in the
imposes of view. God imposes upon him
certain duties and responsibilities and
he performs them to the best of hs abil
ity.
.CORNFIELD LAWYERS.
One day, during the debate on the
rate BILL Senator Teller observed that
there were "cornfield lawyers" as we'll
as constitutional lawyers in that
body. Everyone who heard the re-
mark is wondering whom he could
have referred to. Mr.. Bailey comes
from a cotton country, SO does Mr..
Tillman, Mr.. Bacon, Mr.. CulbersOn and
other gentlemen who displayed great
legal lore upon the floor Of the Senate,
but they cultivate corn in Texas, South
Carolina and Georgia just as we'll as
cotton Henry Cabot Lodge, Philande.'
c. Knox and John Kean could not
have been in Senator Teller's mind,
because neither of them would know a
corn field form cotton field if they
were led right up to it. Francis 6.
Newlands, however, knows everything,
and he has taken an active part in rail-
way rate legislation. So has Stephen
B. Elkins 1t is entirely probable, if
not absolutely certain. that Senator
Teller referred to them. The circum-
stantial evidence is convincing. Both
or either could be convicted of any
crime or nisdemeanor on the face
of it. And if you will look in the
obituary department Of the congress
ional directory you will see that both
nave 1OUS UOS1 IlCL1LSCiS VI t4AC D0A
They raise a good deal of corn in
Kentuky, and they use the crop for
various purposes, but Joseph S. c.
Blackburn pleads mot guilty When
a friend pushed the bottle towards
him the other day he shook his heal
There was a melancholy expression
upon his linements and his lips quver-
ed when he said:
Take it away"
What Not drinking?
NO murmured the senator from
Kentucky. in q sad voice, I've had my
share
Ii Senator Teller had mentioned
"oornfed" lawyers, instead Of corn
field lawyers Senator Dolliver would
have risen from his seat and acknow-
lodged the compliment with a grace
full bow. Dolliver has been very much
admired during the present session,