Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-12

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Jan. 1.-The
zaas aays Of President ROOseveit's ad-
ministration are fated to be strenuous
and stormy. NO doubt his experience
Al the wiIds Of africa with lions. hip
popo,ami. and rhinOcerOses win be
peaceful In comparison with the enter
tainment that Congress Is disposed 20
give him between now and the fourth
Of March. OF course he has brought
A ail ca himself He should not have
told the gentIe. virtuOus Congress
that they handicapped and hObbled
the detective bureau because they did
not want Il 60 play follow the lead
err glfh them. II Is not good form
40 pat IN a Presidential message and
scatter through the press TO three or
four hundred constituencies or Con
gressi0nal districts things that are not
much known outside OF Washington
or that have been so long known here
that they are looked upon as com
snonplace and unavailable as news.
some members OF Congress represent
ing both parties have dashed them
selves into a fury OF Indignation and
are going 10 wipe from the record the
Presidents plain talk. but this. OF
course. win only emphasize and give
greater publicity to his structures. His
message to Congress. and especially
this part Of L. has been published In
every paper IN the United States and
throughout the world In all languages.
and the reseRtful fury OF those who
are hit win simply call further at
tentiOn 20 the deserved rebuke. Not
since the day that the Republican ma
50rlty IN the House and Senate turned
on Andrew johnson has there been
such intense feeling against the execu-
tive once. but here the comparison
ends. johnson was unpopular; RoOse-
welt Is stronger On almost every Con-
Eressi0nal constituency or district
than Is the representative IN Congress.
n Is predicted here that Dir, Tawney
win az the next Congressional election
be defeated through the Presidents
criticism Of his Misrepresentation with
reference 10 the detective bureau.
n h not usual for the cabinet of a
President % be so widely discussed
and apparently made up two months be-
fore the day OF his Inauguration. As
a usual thing only after the President
As inaugurated Is the cabinet named,
and then there are some surprises
This after all may be the case with
ar Tafts cabinet. but apparently
authenticated announcements are al
ready made. There 10 no doubt but
that senator Knox Of Pennsylvania
win BE- Secretary OF State In the new
cabinet; Ex-Governor Herrick OF
Ohio Il Is believed viii be Secretary
90 the Treasury; the present Secretary
20 War, Wright 10 expected 10 hold
The same place IN Mr.. Taft's cabinet;
General Meyers. the present Post
master-General, Il Is thought by many
Win be Secretary OF the Navy. Others
believe that Mr. Thompson OF New
York win be given the naval port
folio. Henry AZ. Hoyt OF Pennsylvania
a. slated for the Department OF Justice
az the Attorney General Frank a.
Hitchcock for Postmaster General;
James n. Garfield Tor Secretary OF the
Interior: James Wilson, the present
secretary, Is expected 10 retain hls Do
sition as the head OF the Agricultural
Department Mr. Loeb. the private
secretary OF President Roosevelt. Who
has been the scapegoat OF so many
% his impetuons chiefs improper
ties," is 90 persistenuy mentioned for
this or that cabinet position that he
would seem 30 have a cinch on some
thing IL Is nov said he will be Sec
Rotary OF Commerce and Labor IN the
place OF Mr. suaus. the capable aud
modest Jew.
There would seen 20 be every rea.