The Minneapolis journal., 1905-10-09
FOES,
FACE RISING TIDE
Continued from First Page.

this year SO strong that Mr.. Lodge was
self from utter rout on that question,
he compromised with them. The com.
promise was not wholly satisfactory to
either side and yet it is pretty strong
revision plank. It urges the Massa-
chusetts representatives in congress to
continue to press upon their party as
sociates from other states the wisdom
OF consideration Of the tariff for the
purpose OF revision and readjustment.'
This is a good deal more than leaving
the question of the timeliness of revi-
as was strongly urged upon the conven-
tion by Mr.. Lodge. !. It is virtually a
declaration that in the opiLion Of the
republicans. of Massachusetts the time
for action is already here, and they ask
their official spokesmen at Washington
to urge that view upon the representa-
tives Of other states, with a view to
early action. " s
A Republican Peril. ~
A favorite shibboleth Of the high pro-
| tectionists is that the tariff will be re-
| vised when the country demands it.,
| and that then it will be revised by it's
friends-that is, by the republican
party. The danger is that when the
| demand for revision really becomes in
sistent and undeniable, the country will
| not have a. republican majority in the
house Of representatives to do the revis-
ing. Once there comes break in the
steady march Of prosperity and employ
ment falls off and incomes droop, while
the cost Of living remains at the top
notch, the republican majority in the
house of representatives would be likely
to go to pieces like a house of cards.
Then the tariff revision will come speed
lily enough, but it would not come thru
republican hands.
Reaction After Landslide.
| Already there are some signs of a
reaction Of the tremendous Republican
triumph of last fall. President Roose-
classes of people gave the republicans
that big victory, even if Mr.. Dalzell
and others Of the standpat element are
now trying to make it appear that the
people were voting for the retention of
the Dingley law. There are lust as
many democrats in the country as there
ever were and a much larger number of
independents. Many Of those who
voted for Roosevelt are now anxious
for a chance to show that they are still
democrats or still independents by vot
ling some ticket that does not have the
picture of the elephant upon it.
Ohio Republicans Scared.
Gossip from Ohio is that the repub
licans there are really scared. Thei]
fear is that, with factional trouble
Governor Herrick's friction with hi!
enemies and with certain reform ele
ments, and the tendency to reaction
which must always be reckoned with il
| ha Sfofo ho Of = h.
next month 8 election. Ohio has sucl
a big republican majority that it woult
seem impossible the state could now b.
captured by the democrats; yet stran
ger things have; happened. At an,
rate, it is known that among well-in
) formed republican leaders here grea
anxiety exists, and Senator Dick wa
recently in Washington recruiting
big squad of cabinet ministers and 9th
er spelibinders to go out and whip tn
: faithful buckeye republicans in line.
4 go, Warning in Ohio.
q T., If such thing as republican defea
in Ohio were to come to pass, the stand
h pat" leaders Of the party and the me-
2 who are doing their best to defeat Pres
ident Roosevelt g . progressive policie
as to the railways and other matters
q would take that disaster as a timel
b n1nC JnaC Jney are on Jne wrong track
: Men who have been out among tn
:. people during the summer report tina
:. the prevailing sentiment among tn
d masses as to affairs in Washington
>: like this:
: "President Roosevelt is all right; h
|, is doing just what we want, him to do
he is trying to bring. the great corpc
rations under federal control and super
e vision; he is fighting the battle of tn
v people. But the leaders of the reput
n lican party in the senate are not Roose
: velt s friends; they are not the friend
> of the people,; they are the creature
:, of corporations, and we are going
= watch them and raise a howl if the
> succeed in beating the president.
Senate Against Roosevelt.
IT the people believe thus, they ar
: not far from wrong. The republica
) leaders in the senate do not believe i
r Mr.. Roosevelt's 8 railway policy, and, fo
that matter, good many Democrat
leaders of that body dom believe. i
e it either. And between them they fe'
=: Equite sure they are strong enough t
y see to it that nothing that really hurt
: the railroads is done next winter. I'll
president has the people and the hous
of representatives with him, but tE
senate is inimical-and I believe
was John Hay who once wrote, "Oul
,e is government Of the senate; by tn