The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1910-03-18
The President and the People
(The Worlds Work. J


sssc reasoning This is effort to reduce clear e
% possible the undoubtedly increasing public fear lest Mr.
Administration permanently lose the great popularity with
Taft has himself remarked that the President has come
the only direct representative of all the people the National
for Congress has become and more the repre-
e Of districts of States of sections of the Union and in
@ If special and is hrefore made up of many con-
ag units It the President that the whole people look
fr political advance
And when he came into this place of leadership they looked to
him with unusual confidence They had eager expectation and
e him good will that matched his amiabity. Every
s Of his party proudly voted for him there were
I M factions heand many thousands of Democrats well
Who lacked confidence in their partys leadership. No
recent times has gone into the White House with nearly
universal trust of the people
But now at the end of year his party divided into fierce
actions his wengh universal popularity has waned and the
nvon general that the faction dominant Congress will
not enact legislation that he desreswl betray him and leave him
ne the blame which they deserve but which he escape
He made logical and welhougt-ou plan for his Admins
ration He showed courage Immediately calling for revision
t tariff He clearly defined the scope of revision which
he and his party committed reduction of duties the
p protection should be given to offset the difference in
ae cost manufactures here and abroad The party
clearly committed he He worked with its leaders, who
we're in honor bound carry this programme But they
not sincere They betrayed the which they committed
They threw the winds the principle of revision laid down the
PLATFORM and expounded by him. The old scramble Tor fayos
graced the first weary of his Administration They
gave him bill to sign that did not keep their promises and he
signed it
He contended for better and sincere late
game Nevertheless the people respected his sincerity while
leaders, Of the party could not be trusted
Yet they accepted the unsatisfactory result without severe per-
0 criticism of him; and they said Now the President sees
that these leaders do not represent the conscience and sincerity OF
party and henceorth he will not yield to Them They hoped
that he had opened the to shifting OF leadership and they
| still kept high expectation of his Administration.
after the long labor and small results of the extra session.
the Republican of the whole country could have voted on
this esonShal Mr.. Adrich and Mr. Cannon be retained as
leaders, Congress nobody doubts what their answer would nave
BEEN But under system there was no way tor the people 10
themselves except through the press and in that way they
have expressed themselves very plainly
And the fear welngh universal that they VIII petay
him again that they reckon betrayng him and count upon his
strong of party loyalty prevent breach with him. They
have SO dealt with other Presidents.
Therefore the people fear that the President fast reaching
place where the ways part He must decide between party regu
any and the leadership of the people
The old leaders, only Mr. Aldrch and Mr. cannon
who are good symbols well strong personalities They are all
the men their party who have their ponofview and 1t IS not
much they their pontofvew that arouSeS popular
nd Indignation That stand for the undue influence OF wealth.
government That's the gst of the whole matter And TO keep 0
undue influence they do much of the public business prvae
y use party and Congressional machinery to keep the P
andS Oft the peoples business.
Nor it personal anmosty to Mr. Aldrch Mr. Cannon
a often brings their into angry controversy =
nodS that they These methods are Just as
e When they called by the name OF the
by the of the Secretary of the Interior The people G %
M have Conservation from Mr. Ballngers hands as rom NJ NJ
nchos just they would rather have the square deal o W.
t than any other man. 1t is the matter not the man ta
u9uous approval continuous disapprova Inc ng u the
a e standpattism, reactonsm or special privilege on
g that Objectionable when it is called party regularly
we regard for business interests .,as
The people, of course make hasy judgments and somet @
@F short peods) wrong judgments There is something
% cruel in many wave popular dsapproval that sweeps b
s land and bures good men as well bad-men VINO Il ee
pubic had better understood them might have served them Wen
M re was such wave in Mr. Cevelands day and te Ia n i
great man for time reproach but dltei
ar nc opinion that is dominant in our democracy ana d"
ollIorlty must deal with it. -. tos
Now right wrong, there is doubt that PUBIC % o er
% withdrawn approval from the Administration SINCE last -
nl ro the people feel that the Administrator ld t single
n with them They are saying that the Cabinet has iol
M who has held an elective office of Importance no. Lo
kn kp the non-politcal venerable Secretary OF As
sS ~ the people whom the people know 1o,,,,er
me President has able counsea famous PenlSy @ St
% successful New York lawyer able Tennessee t aMs These
s lawyer another LAWYER from the of Washington