The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-04-26
REPUBLICAN DISASTER.
Defeat Predicted In Congress
siona1 Elections.
PRESIDENCY GONE IN 1904.
NEW York, April 21.-The Herald today
publishes the following from Washington

New York, April 21.-The Herald today
publishes the following from Washington
Not in ten years has there beer.t time when the
situation in national politics 80 threatening for
the Republican party. We are just preparing to go
before the country for the election Of new House
Of Representatives Apparently 1t win be 1890 over
again. How are we preparing for III we seem TO
a lsaderiess mob. A minority Of the Republicans
there combine with the Democrats, and that is an
end Of party responsibility and party discipline
Exactly the same situation prevails in the Senate
There Is no leader. and a few Senators who are
elected as Republicans stand ready TO form an ALI
ance win sne roe a icS
Of the Administration and bid defiance to party
authority. How is it to end Unless the big men
of the party to their senses 1t will end In dis
1901
This statement was made today by very promi-
to what the signs of the times In the party meant
His expressions are only in line with what can
be heard whenever two or three leading politicians
get together On all the gravity of the situation Is
growing. Sentiment for tariff revision, Democratic
in a nutshell Since the break down Of party power
In the House on Friday there has been almost
panic. This has been Intensified BY the duplication
of this situation in the Se.tate.
In some quarters is disposition to criticise the
President and to throw much Of the blame on him
tatives today said that Mr. Roosevelt had not been
as firm as he should have been in insisting on
given remedy for the Cuban situation from the hrst
or twice but several times declared that the Cuban
difficulty was not one of his making, but that 1t
was something which he had inherited from the
late President Mckinley. One prominent Republi-
said that the trouble in the House was TO be iaid
primarily at the door Of Representative Babcock OF
Wisconsin who stirred up the question OF tarin re-
vision. This said he made the first trouble because
1t famed the flame of revenue reduction The BAD
cock bill, he said, really introduced, not in
good faith but to frighten the steel companies now
merged in the Steel Trust for refusing in 1900 70 con-
tribute to the Republican Congressional Committee
Nearly all the Republican leaders, however fail to
discern that at the root of all the trouble lies the de-
mand for reduction of the tariff, by revision or by
reciprocal legislation. Much of the difficulty in the
House is laid by leading Republicans to the unpop-
uIarity of the Speaker
No disguise is made ofthe feeling among veteran
Republicans that the party is in critical state.
The Congressional Committee, it is said on good au-
thority Is feeling very nervous and is looking to
the National Committee to take hold OF the coming
Congressional campaign and help out. 1t is doubt.
full If they get any help from the National Com
mittee The House has from the outset of the pres
ent session ignored the National Committee.
The outlook is bad for the Republicans all over
the country This statement is made not on The au-
thority of idle gossip. but on reports gathered
by members of Congress. who have been in close
touch with the public.