The Washington times., 1907-10-01
ROOSEVELT PLANS
WORRY POLITICIANS
They Are Not at All Pleased
With His Congressional
Program.
Anti Administration Faction
Trying Hard to Block
Executive.

The process OF "feeIing outr the Presi-
dent In The effort to learn what ques-
tions of public policy are uppermost in
his mind. what sort Of legislative pro
gram he Is going to press upon Con-
gress what parts Of the program he
will consider of prime Importance, and
what sort Of persuasion he is prepared
To use with recalcitrants in Congress
has made substantial progress since AIr.
Roosevelt came back tU Washington
What they have learned has not at all
pleased conservative statesmen.
During the summertime duiescence the
conservatives have beer trying hard IL
orgaTize for an effective stand against
radical legislative program. They
hBve given the country no small amoInt
OF panic talk They have without doubt
developed a strain in relations between
the President and Speaker Cannon that
will make IL difficult for the President
10 renew the alliance Of the last Con
grGSs, and by which he and the Speaker
worked together for important lcgis-
lauon I'm consideration OF the agreement
that the Administration should not in
terfere With ihe ihnEi,y schedules
Encouraging Disagreements.
They have added fuel to the flames cf
an uncomfortable disagreement in New
York between the State and national
political forces. They have brought
Knox and Crane into alliance in the n,-
te-cst of the Knox Presidential move
nlent, aud they have seen the Sena torial
opposition 70 progressive legislation
bracing itself for the shock OF a new
battle. In 'he effCrt TO deprive the
President uf the support of a great body
OF Democratic Senators, earnest effort
nas Been made TO gaivanize into life the
State rights issue and to make the
President appear rs the arch-enemy
% the States.
1t Is too early to estimate accurately
how muCh effective force there is IN all
this opposition. 1t Is apparent that II
che Preslicn. were inclined 10 be any
ass insistent on his policies than in the
past, or were likely To give Up any q
them for the sake of party harmony,
the conservatives would have a chance
practically to stall his program. So the
overPoyvering question is as to the
PresiicEtS own attitude Of mind. Is re
going to be more or less vigorous than
IN the last long session, when he passed
the rate measure And is he likely Go
b. less influential because OF the ap-
preaching end Of his term?
President Still Determined.
On the word OF all classes of people
who have talked with him since hc
came back from oyster Bay. 1t can be
of his determination to force his pro-
gram through Congress. Comparing lis
attitude Of today with that OF two years
ago, when he was looking forward to
the struggle for railroad legislation, {,
Iy pretty plain that the President today
has q more accurate idea Of what ne
wants than he did at that time he
wants Federal Incorporation OF COM
panies ems aged in E1 erstate commerce.
hn HFN HHrHwn Il
railroads. He proposes that a proper
Federal authority shall have supervision
over issues OF capitalization operating
public Utilities. and that as TO ether
corporations there snail be such limita-
tions, restrictions, and conditions hedg-
ing about the right 10 issue capital, as
VIII safeguard the interests Of investors
and the public. In respect TO this latter
class of interstate companies, IL is eX-
pected that he will favor system based
on the companies acts Of Great Britain
or the company code OF the imperial
German government.
The President is thoroughly con-
Vinced that these measures are very
necessary to prevent the sort Of finance
that has been brought to light by TC-
cent Investigations; and he is convinced.
fight for them He is going 70 demand
OF Congress a huge bundle OF legisia-
ton, and If he fails TO get It Will at
least draw, before the country. a sharp
issue between himself and the Congress
ional elements which defeat his purpose.
Issue in Convention.
On that issue ne viii be prepared 10
make a fight for control Of the National
Republican Platform Committee next
year. There are many observers already
predicting that the Presidents Iegis-
latIve program will win in the natioral
convention rather than in Congress: ana
that If the fight for il has 10 be ap-
pealed irOfn a Republican Congress tc
a Republican convention, the cCnven-
tiOn will be more than likely to name
Air. Roosevelt for its nominee on his
own platform.
It is just this serious possibility that
makes the great strength OF the Presi-
dent In Congress. The anti -RooseVe't
interests, IN Congress and out. would
make almost any concession rather than
have him on their hands another four
years. They may be forced TO give
him the legislation he wants IN order
L. take him cut Of the fight. Certain 1t
is that ne is prepared 10 use every In
nuence at his command to make tie
coming session the most notable Of his