The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-16
IS THEODORE ROOSEVELT
THE ANDREW JACKSON OF
TWENTIETH CENTURY?
(sy HENRY wArrgRsoN IN THE LOUISVILLE CONVERSATIONAL,

| BRYAN and take the other horn Of lhe
dilemma? Can he mark out a new Dc
parture sufficiently attractive to re-
tain enough Republicans and TO draw
enough Democrats to make Winning
party? Concede him the firmness anu
the instincts of jackson, are the eie-
ments with which he has to deal pos
sible, or impossible?
There cahnot be a doubt that IN
each of the two old parties there has
been for long time FESTIVE elenient.
Democratic governors in Massachu-
setts and Minnesota, Republican leg
islatune unable, until the closing min
utes Of It's session, to elect a senator
In Missouri, the Democrats of the ms
tional house Of Representatives at the
fag end OF nowhere, the Democrats
of the senate uniting with the Repub-
licans 10 rebuke the presidentLthe
president himself hob-nobbing with
the but half-exiled and very expectant
Napoleon of Elba NebraskA the
country quiescent and amused-these
things clearly indicate how loosely
hang the reins of party discipline
Why should this be SO at a time
when such domestic questions as the
regulation Of the railway service and
the Limitation of corporate power
grown strong enough to defy the law
deeply affecting the business and
bosoms of men-press for some re-
formatory settlement? 1t is mainly
because the professional politicians
have not dealt feiyly by the people.
The Democrats Wee given the oppor-
tunity to make final disposition Of
the Tariff. Their failure discredited
them and drove them from power.
Ever since the party has been mean
! dering and philandering first with one
thing and then with another; now with
Free Silver and now With Imperialism.
always an obstructive Taking adj
vantage of the lack of foresight In the
Democrats. the Republicans have yet
not commended themselves to the
normal sense of the country Between
the Giraffe and the Donkey the voters
preferred the Giraffe. Mr.. Roosevelt
astride The Giraffe cut prettier iig.
IRE than Judge Parker astride the
Donkey Neither party has the full
confidence Of the great body of the
people, who, in spite of their business
preoccupation and the debauchments
of Doodle politics, are yet sound TO the
core.
Mr.. Roosevelt seems to be on the
right track in the matter of the Trusts
There is probably law enough to see
him through. viii he go to the dead.
line? r he Railways must be brought
to some proportion, TO some system of
supervision, having power not only
TO protect shippers and TO equalize
charges, but TO look to it that extor-
tionate dividends are not wrung from
the public by irresponsible ownership,
monopolistic in character. 1t is possi-
BILE that two or three Syndicates--even
a single Syndicate-may control all
the railways Shall there be no more
relief than has been had thus far-let
us say-from the Standard Oil Monop-
oily? But in a contest of this sort,
can Mr. Roosevelt rely upon what Is
called "the business community" peo-
pie in kindred sympathy. TO see him
through? With the doubt undetermin-
ed will he go to the dead-line?
Mr.. Bryan. now. he will go to the
dead-line-any old dead-line-at all
hours of the day and night But MIR.
Bryan cannot command the following
possible 10 Mr. Roosevelt. The part of
Jackson must be played by Roosevelt,
or the country will have to wait the
evolution OF Jackson out OF the
womb Of time
would do Mr. Roosevelt 10 injus-
tice His ability may not be gainsaid
Neither may his courage be. In come
notable ways he has previously offend
cd the sensibilitios Of many good peo-
pie by his inconsiderate expressions
of opinion and his rude behavior. His
is less attractive TO the
than to the multitude.
This. however. is but the outside of
tho man. Il is not essential. That
which stands between him and my be
lief in his Jacksonism goes much
deeper. AS 1 read his career he has
been as shifty as he is successful.
From the day he quilted Harvard he
let no grass to grow beneath his feet.
Having modest competency and