The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-08
IN The PRESIDENTS HANDS.


The Herald yesterday printed inter
views with ninetynine members Of
congress on the subject of tsrf re-
vision. Only twenty-five favored re.
vision and eeyenty-seyen opposed il
Seemingly tie sentiment against rc
VII ion is overwhelming In reality.
these interviews mean nothing.
Whether there is TO be a readjust
mont OF the Dingley scnedues OF mt
depends very little on the opinions
Of the Republican congressman and
very mach on tie oplnion-or rather
Tho det s,minatiou-pf Pr ilent
Ro5. eyelt II the president has the
moral courage to say, Revise tbs
tariff. and 10 stick 10 his text, the
tariff viii be revised He has only
10 rub the Aladdin lamp Of his I'M
preced sntel majority and tie thing is
stone
A president in Mr. Roosevelt's POI
sftion can do with his party in con-
'gress practically anything he wil'a
to do He e not only chief exacu
tive. 10 whom tine people have given
an overwhelming vote OF confidence
but he is the dispenser Of the federal
patronage and the party leader--the
bio s II you please All the minor boss.
es in the party have been subiugated
and brought under the yoke.
The stand-pat senators and repre-
sentatives might snarl in private at
Mr.. Rooseyelt's determination, but #
he insisted that they revise the unnec
g sary. oppressive and obnoxiopss
rates in the Dingley law tae World
doubts not one Of them would have
the courage to stand out against him.
Even stanI-pat statesmen are prudent
and bravo talk to newspaper corre1-
pondents is quite another thing from
open resistance to a president with
nearly 100000 votes al his back
MI. Cleveland in 1892 received no
such popular Endorsement as Mr.
Roosevelt has just won. His popular
vote was only $4,000 more than It wa
in 1883. when he was defeated. YET
he brought about the repeal Of thc
Sherman law in spite of the fact that
A majority oil his party in each hou
vas opposed to the repeal by Sheer
force of will and persistency ne con-
DelleI congress to pass tfr7 Voar
hees bill, Notwithstanding Tie opposi
lion of some Of the ablest Democrat
n the house and senate.
Mf Cleveland was already On Ea1
terms with the party leaders when
he undertook 10 safeguard the nation
lf-currency. His lack Of tact -hstsT
allenated many powerful elements in
lis party; but congress- had 10 bend
10 his infeAible viii.
Mr.. Roosevelt Is still ON good terms
with his party in congress. Many OIL
rhe leaders are his close friends. The
senators and repre- entatiyes VINO cp
posed his nomination may not love
him any more than they did before,
hnt they fear him. And he has a pes.
tfge such as no cher president Of the
United States has welded within the
memory of living men.
Moreover he IL " shrewd politician
-0ne Of the most artute and resource
full that ever sat in he White House.
He must know that the popular de-
nand for a revision of the Dingley
schedules Is bound to grow stronger.
He knows that If the Republican par
ty reforms the tariff. however mod
erately, the Democratic opposition
viii be deprived Of a powerful wea'
Don. The issue will practically be TAX
en- out of the congressional elections
two years hence
The conclusion is obvious. Unless
he president has lost his cunning and
his courage he will demand revision.
II he demands !. congress win com
ply with isis wishes The matter
rests wholly within his hands.-New
York World.