Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-25
WILL RECEIVE
OVER $4,000
MONTHLY
SALARY INCREASES
LIKELY TO GO THROUGH
Democratic Senators Attack
Tendency of Executive to
Usufp Power and Argue
AGAINST Proposed Raise.
,s0.ciaI correspondence to Morning Journal

lspecial correspondence to Morning Journal
Washington. d. c.. Jan. 21.-From
Tho DAYS of George Washington until
lIvsses $. Grant, the salary Of the
resident had been twenty-five thou
sand dollars a year. From Grant to
raft's first term until the boy now in
school shah become president. the
presidents salary will be 500. 900.
President Roosevelt is paid every
month S4.1G6 and some cents. Presi-
dent Taft will be paid a little more
than $500 pee month. There was an
,nort made to increase R~oosevelt's
salary al the end Of the first term but
II ,yas frustrated by Mr.. Baker of New
york. member of congress. who snub-
led The p. & Q. railroad when 1t sent
rim 4 free pass. President Roose-
yelt il appears. was in no way solicit
tnus for an Increase of salary and he
has said more than once that he
thought fifty thousand dollars, the
amount he was receiving, was about
right TOR a president Of the United
states, but hat it would be well for
MIN to have ten thousand dollars extra
ar entertainments and an additional
.,m for travelling eXpenses. None of
HE predecessors have been so hospit-
able as Mr.. Roosevelt. The family
has seldom sat down to the table alone
hnt at breakfast. luncheon and dim
.-.
ana il Is probab bic that more dlsting-
nishcd people both from this coun-
IN ana from abroad have met and
hroyon bread with President Roosevelt
Than with any six of his predecessors.
II is doubtful If he has saved much If
anvthing. from his salary. but he has
"a small private fortune which will m
snrc a modest. but independent living. !
ana he receives a respectable income
rom ROYALTIES on his numerous books
MS well as from his contributions to
eurrent magazines. The consideration
N the bin to Increase the presidents
salary was an opportunity for vari-
m1s senators to tax through the press
10 thcir. constituencies and let them
know how careful and solicitous they
were for homelike economy and thrift,
and how severely they could frown
down the cncroaehing luxury. waste
fitness ana prodigality that one hears
No much about nowadays in Washing
tori senator Hale of Maine. made
Ns same old speech against battle
ships and the army. Other senators
preservation. senator Money of Miss
issinpi attacked the tendency to usurp
povcr ana argued that large expendi-
tnrcs wore NOT necessary TO maintain
The dignity of Office. He said that
there was a eradua change of opin-
ion going on mat The ncople no longer
regard he president as a servant of
the nation that n currert magazine
made n statement hat there arc two
great rulers in the world. one Thco- :
doro Roosevelt and the other the Ger y
nan Kaiser. Both have been rebuked. :,
The cmneror submitted while the an
tocratie ruler of the United states re- ,
fused 10 submit This sentiment has p.
CONC 50 far said senator Money. that /,
A conn d, etat hy the nresident Of /,
the United states vould he welcomed
by some admirals in the navy and d
some generals in the army
Tho reside salary was ,
TO twenty thousand those Of |
he sneaker and chief iustice of no
court to $4,000 each. while
i,etioos wore advonred ia
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To the somewhat pessimistlc reports s
With regard to Tho Panama Canal have Il
ucceeded encouraging and optimistic il
Information brought back by a con- Ii
.ressional visiting Marty who have e
made a thorough inspection of the e
Incomplete work. They express no "