Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-28
Executive is Not Disturbed By
Congressional Criticisms.
WASHINGTON WAS 4. SHINING MARK
President Cites Fact That Father OF
His country's Exit from Office Was
Hailed with Delight by At Least
One Newspaper.

Those. critics of President Roosevelt
who imagine they are giving him
some unpleasant moments by their ve-
h., ment denunciatiOn, vituperation
| and otherwise adverse comment upon
himself and his actions. miss their
guess. He Is having more fun out
OF 1t than any of them. and II seems,
in fact. only to increase his enjoyment
in the course which has provoked
the outbursts of wrath. A number
OF those who called on the President
at the White House yesterday had
evidence of the manner in which he
re CARDS this criticism In the jokes he
cracked both aboIt the critics and the
criticisms
The speech Of Representative Cook
of Colorado. delivered in the house
| Thursday. Is the most recent Speci-
men of the sort of thing that has
afforded amusement to Mr. Roosevelt.
Last week there was the secret ser
vice report of the senate COMMITTEES
on appropriations. which was submit
ted to the senate by Senator Hcmen-
way. 1t was reply to the report
that the President sent in his letter
to Senator Hale. which has stirred
the senators to renewal of their eff
fort. the result of which will he de-
livered in he senate on Monday.
HaIe's Hand Recc -nized.
The Presidents reply went to Mr..
Hale. because. as was said by an adj
ministration official, he recognized
that although the voice was the
voice of Hemenway." the hand was
the hand of Hale
The President had considerable
amusement yesterday morning out of
some Of his visitors Oh an editorial
from the Aurora. of March s. 1897.
That was the newspaper edited by
Philip Freneau. the state department
clerk whom Thomas jefferson is said
TO have set up in the newspaper busi-
| ness. when he was secretary of state
under Washington. so as to have d
means of criticising his chief without
! openly appearing himself as the critic
II was the character of the matter
printed in the Aurora which led TO
the almost open rupture Lctween
jefferson and Hamilton when both
Were members of Washington's cabi-
net. The editorial to which reference
was made yesterday was printed I'M
mediately after the retirement OF
Washington from the Presidency. and
was in the nature of thanksgiving
that the man who Is the source Of
all the miSfortuncs of our country is
this day reduced to level with his
fellow citizens"
The extract cited says:
Editorial Of 1897.
| Lord. now lettest Thou Thy ser
want depart in peace was the pious
ejaculation of pioIs man who be-
held flood of happiness rushing in
upon mankind. II ever there was a
time that would license the reitera-
! ton Of the ejaculation. that time has
now arrived. for the man who Is the
source of all the misfortunes Of our
country is this day reduced to level
with his fellow citizens. and is no
Longer possessed Of power to multiply
evils upon the United States.
III ever there WIS period If re-
jOicinc. this is the moment. Every
heart In unison with the freedom ard
happiness OF the Neople ought to bert
high with exultaiion that the narle
Of Washington ceases from this day
TO give currency 10 political insults.
and to legalize corruption. A new
era IS now opening upon us. an era
which promises much to the people.
for the public mca surcs must now stand
upon their own merits. and nefariOUS
projects can no longer be supported
Wy name.
when a retrospect has been taken
,o' the Washington administration for
eight wears il is subject of the
greatest establishment that a single in
dividual should have cankcred the
principles Of repI5icanism In an en-,
lishtcDed people just emerged ont Of
The gulf Of despotism. and should
have carried his designs against tn"
public hbcrt" so FAR a. to have put
in i,Opariy its very existence such