Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-13
RAYNER AND SCnlEY
CALL AT WHiTe HOUSE
indications Of a Change OF Relations
Between Upper Legislative
Body and President.

WASHINGTON. March l. Sen
alto Rayncr called at the White iIous.
yesterday and was cordially we!com
ID ly President Taft. During III,
lonr Years that Mr.. Raynrr has been
Il member of the SenaI" h. never
called upon President Roosevelt I'M
less the President sent for him. Hu'
Mr.. Rayner and Mr.. TAFT hay" been
personal friends ever sine" n" liar
ri<on administration, and the rcc"p
ton OF the Marylander at III" Whit,
House indicates as much.
Rear Admiral Winfield =. Schlcy
who for more than se\cn years oil
the Roosevelt administration never
darkrned the doors OF he White
House, Vas also WELDON" caller 10
day.
Such incidents as IN" calls OF
Schley. Rayner and Senate. Bailey. OF
Texas indicate that Mr.. Tatl has not
inherited the many enemitirS OF Mr.
Roosevelt, hut starts his career in the
White House with clean slate. lie
is President In his own RICH. with
his own policies. his own manners
land his own friends.
If Appearances mean awning
there will be an entir" change ot
sentiment in the relations between
the Senate and President that have
existed during the administration OF
Presiden, Roosevelt Practically all
the Democratic Senators are person
ally friendly 10 Mr.. Taft. and nearly
all of them were personally uniriend
IL to Mr.. ROoseven-Or. rather. h"
was personally unfriendly to them.
II was not so much a matter OF
political differences that caused the
breach. because the Democrats "X,
pected Republican policies from a Re
publican President: but tn" hostility
was due to the ungovernahl" temper
of Mr. Roosevelt and the way he had
OF using his great Office to intiiCt pun
ishment upon those who differed from
him. Very few OF the democratic
Senators every went near him. and
when official duty called them to the
White House they were Glad t" get
away.
Didn't Like Roosevelt.
1t was said that upon more than
one occasion Mr.. Roosevelt was so
rude and showed such temper that
several Senators. even when the!
wer" sent for, declined to respond to
the call Senator Rayner, for in
stance. who is on a friendly footing
with every Senator on both sides OIL
the chamber found during the latter
DAYS of Mr.. ROOsevelts administra
ton that friendly communication
with the White Hous" was impos
sibe.
Senator Bailey was 30 angered
when he first came into contact WIN
Mr.. Roosevelt as President that II the
President had been a private citizen
instead OF the nations executive MS
conduct would have been resented b!
MIR. Bailey Senator Culherson. the
minority leader. il Is said. never
vent near President Roosevelt. Sena
tor Tillman declined. even when the
Presiden, sent for him. to have any
Intercourse with Mr.. Roosevelt. Sena
tor Money, of Mississippi. would no
go to the White House. and Senator
Bacon. of Georgia, avoided all visits
there as far as possible.
These men of spirit and indepen
dence would not submit to MIR. Rcose
yelt's dict atorial manner. and TINS
was also the attitude Of many Repub
lean Senators and Representatives
and nearly with the whole body of ths
democrats in the House of Represen
tatives.
Men Of Both Parties Rejo eed.
Therefore. when Senator Rayner ex
claimed in the Senate on the thiro
of March Thank Providence, tomor
row is the fourth of March, and We
will then have President who will
listen to the voice of reason and
knows b. heart III" limitations of eX
ecutiye authority" the sentiment
seemed to meet with general approval
on both sides OF the chamber. and
only Senator Beveridge and few
fulsome euloeis,S Of Mr.. Roosevelt
dissented H.
But with NJ. Taft in the White
House there has heen an Immediate
change of relations between the Sen
ate and the President. Democratic
Senators who seldom or never visit
ed the White House have been call
ing there to greet Mr. Taft. and have
teen greatly pleased with the manner
In which he has taken hold OF the
once. Senator bailey. who had not
been there since that first occasion
when Mr.. Roo:evelt's action angereo
him. called yesterday at the Wh'tt
House and paid his respects to Pres'
dent Taft
Admiral sehIey welcomed
n was a striking coincidence thai
inst as Senator Rayner was leavinE
the door of the White House he me
Rear-Admiral Winfield s. Schiey go
ing In. and he took him back 10 SEE
the President. Mr.. TAFT warmly
greeted the Rear Admiral. Not dur
| ing the entire time OF Preslden
Rccsevelt's administration had Rear
Admiral Schlev h""n at the WHITE
House. and when he called TO-DAY
President Taft "N'cnded to him cor