Bisbee daily review., 1904-07-01
TO BE A
 REGIME OF "1OSSISM-"

REGIME Of 6OSSiom-
 The election of Cortelyou as chair man, under the circumstances, would mean the beginning of a regime oi bossism in the Republican organiza ton unparalleled for despoism, but nevertheless they consented to submit to it. They thought for day or two that they would fight, and valiantl, proclaimed their purpose to do so.
 The President accepted their chal lenge by hastening the resignation of Cortelyou from the Department oi Commerce and Labor, thereby serving notice upon the recalcitrant commit teemen that Cortelyou was to be chair man whether they consented or not That bit Of audacity was too much foI the Senators, Representative and dis tinguished Republican leaders who had previously submitted to the cuffs and kicks which the President generously consented to bestow upon them, and they surrendered unconditicnally. Il was a fine demonstration of courage upon the part of the President and an abject exhibition of cowardice On the part of the committee.
 Nevertheless, the men who thus sur rendered have not ceased believing that Roosevelt; is engaged in the most desperate and menacing game of poii tics that was ever conceived by an American in high position. They say that his ambition is inordinate, bound less, and that sooner or later it will lead him 10 excesses even greater tha he has yet been guilty of.
 The pathetic side of the President. ;; victory is found in the astonishment and chagrin Of his reformer friends, who have worshiped him almost as a deity because they supposed he was superior to mere vulgar politics. They can not understand his motives in seizing the machinery of the Republi. can party, and are unprepared to he lieve that his purpose is to assure his renomination in 1908.
 let they have to admit that his acts will bear that construction, and there fore they are downcast. These same reformers are largely responsible for dissemination of the belief that there is great public demand for continua tion of Roosevelt in the Presidents of- fee. Their activities have given the color of truth to their statements.
 They have even succeeded in fool ing the politicians. They can do so no longer, however. The politicians have had their eyes opened to the truth. They have realized since the late developments at the Chicago con vention that there was no demand of any kind or from any quarter for the nomination of the President, but tha; the people are apathetic concerning lis future.
 Politicians who look into the future with intelligent eyes are reading sigrs of trouble and disaster for President Roosevelt. Some of them do not ike the prospect, others are openly rejoie- ing over it
 Mir. Cortelyou was never known to utter a political opinion. He discreet ly refrained from talking politics win his most intimate friends, and lef. everyone 10 guess whether he was a Democrat or a Republican. Opinion as to his political predilections was pretty equally divided. Some of his friends believed he was a Democrat, the rest believed that he was a RepG5. lican.
 It might be more accurate to say tha: Republicans believed he was a Democrat. while Democrats believed he was Republican If he withheld his political beliefs, Mir. Cortelyou did net, however, refrain from denonstrat ing the fact that he possessed qualitic: which stamped him as man of extra ordinary force and ability, and it was the possession of these qualities whicl finally decided President Roosevelt te name him as chairman of the Repub.i can National Committee
 The President saw in Cortelyou 1; cosdjutor who would not only obey brt anticipate his slightest wish--a mar who had no political ties that would alienate his devotion from Roosevelt and who woule enthusiastically devote all of his great ability to the cause oi the President without thought o himself.
 It was th.s aspect of the Cortelyo' appointment that alarmed nationa