Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-07
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PRESIDENT BUSILY AT
WORK ON DOCUMENT
win Demand Much Legislation
From Congress But Won't be
Disappointed If He Doesn't
Get 1t; Tariff Not Mentioned.

Oyster Bay, l.. l., Sept. 6.--Presldent
Roosevelt will devote the remainder
of his vacation to work on his annual
message to congress and the compile
tion of a series of speeches he is to
deliver during his trip through the
west and the south Secretary Loeb
today declared that no appointments
have been made for the reception of
visitors between now and the time
Mr., Roosevelt is scheduled to leave
for Washington. During the remain
ing three weeks of his stay the presi-
dent is to practically conclude the
writing of his message to the first ses-
sion of the Sixtieth congress. When
he returns to Washington, September
rs, every part of the message will be
I'm shape to submit, as his custom, to
the members of the cabinet and to
those senator's and representatives and
high officers of the government upon
whose judgment the president relies
so largely for suggestions in such
matters.
The message is going to be the
largest that he has sent to congress-
1t will be more lengthy than that he
sent to congress winter before last,
which of itself established a new rec
ord in the presidential message line.
That was the output in which railroad
rate regulation was made the over
shadowing feature.
Mr.. Roosevelt's word to congress In
December will also be notable I'm the
manner i'm which II will deal with
rn hnf L..
which he hopes to make the public
take an interest. These matters will
be treated in an unusual way and
with vigor that will mark the mes
sage as a unique state paper even for
him.
IL Will be virtually a statement of
the issues upon which the republican
party will make its fight in the presi-
dental contest of 1908. Mr.. Roose-
welt will demand much legislation. but
he VIII not expect TO get all he asks
for nor does he wish to get IT, He
wants the first session not to do too
much but to leave q good working
margin so that results that viii appeal
to the people may come from the Sec
ond session for next year, and be
| freshly impressed on the voters shortly
before they go to the ballot, and, pre-
NiPholN W AiuAt VIZ Niit dtitEdNiOin w
the national convention.
IL Is understood that Speaker Cam
non has said recently that congress
at the forthcoming session would do
| little but pass appropriation bills, so
that his view and that of the presl-
dent as to what should or should not
be done, tit very nicely together.
President Roosevelt will not mention
the tariff In his message, II being the
policy of the administration TO do
nothing with the schedules until after
the presidential election. at the ear
Hest. He win devote much space to
Industrial questions, licensing OF cor
poratons. capitallzatl0ns of the rail-
roads, curblng the trusts. etc. but
VIII also devote unusual attention to
so-called natural reserves. question of
timber, the restoration of the public
domain and the development of inland
waterways. He believes that great Inn
portance Is to be attached to this phase
OF government, as the future growth OF
the country is so largely wrapped up
It.
II Is understood that the president
VIII hold n meeting of his cabinet here
on September 81, two days prior 10
leaving on his western trip.