The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-05-26
PARTY is FACING A SPLIT.
Bitter Struggle Between Warning
Republican Leaders Is
Net Far OF.

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Present Indications are that tho 70
publican party is to be- split in twain
, on the tarin question. with bitter
struggle for supremacy between the
stand-patters on one side ana the pro.
sressiyes on the other. writes Walter
Wellman. In a special TO the Chicago
Record Herald Already two aspirants
for the republican presidential nomina-
ion in 1905 are taking position as lead
FRS respectively OF the rival factions. A
most interesting phase OF the affair Is
that both of these aspirants and rivals
are members OF President Roosevelt's
cabinet and that TO this extent AT least
The administration is divided as 10 The
tariff. These clashiug leaders are sec
rotary Of War Taft, tie progressive
and Secretary OF the Treasury Shaw
the reactlonary. Ii is an open secret
HAT President Rooseyclt's sympathies
are with Secretary Taft The president
Is a tarin retormer. He welcomes the
episode which has precipilated another
discussion OF the tariff questionable
action Of the Panama commission in
deciding TO so into the worlds markets
ana buy where il can buy cheapest. re
sardless OF the home market theories
of the protecuonists
The political pot in Washington was
Today fairly boiling. and that purchase
ln-the-cheapestmarket policy OF tn.
canal rom, -. fsaf., ....pr.rs..4 a.
needed TO keep things hubbling. Sec
rotary shaw was y.sibly RULED. AS one
81 the stand patters. as a presidential
aspirant who has through thick ana
than thought 10 wise TO stand by the
historic policy OF the party and TO op-
pose the slightest modification in tho
interest OF progress. he was seriously
alarmed over what to him seemed
colossal blundc. on the part of the adj
with which he is associ
lted. Mr. shaw shook his head and
looked solemn when the canal order
was mentioned in his presence.
Don't take too much stock in the
theory that President Roosevelt is re-
'ponsible for this decision said the
secretary of the treasury to newspa
per man II warn you that if you dc
fou will make mistake"
When this admonition was reported
o Secretary Taft later in the day the
'ecent sitter upon the lid laughed
heartily Il don't know who gave YOU
'our warning he said. but it Will dc
10 harm to tell you that the whole AZ
air was thoroughly discussed by ano
n the presence Of President Roosevelt
nd the policy has his hearty approval
would nor have been adopted had n,
ad objections 10 H. So far as respon.
ibility for this great crime is cor.
erned,' added the rotund secretary. "a
m quite willing 10 assume all that my.
ELI"
Mr.. Taft declined to say anythin, !
lore. but az the white house his yer.
ion OF the episode was amply con :
rmcd. President Roosevelt is as earn !
silly in favor Of the policy adopted by :
ne canal commission as Secretary 1af' \
imself. The law commands the pres !
lent 20 construct a ship canal across I
Pc American isthmus as cheanlv a. =
o hle To obey the law II may 10 :
acessary 70 buy some supplies ard ma !
'rials abroad. II viii almost certainl. =
necessary 70 buy ships in foreign =
'rntries. and i is besides pretty well \
lderstood that President Roosevelt = !
b at ali di.pleased az the turn Of :
'ents bearing upon the tariff question i
he deficit iu the treasury. the prosrec !
70 trade squabhle with Germany ani Z
DIV the right Of the government ID :.
~ In the cheapest market have all -
nchronized in focus Of public atten i
On upon the Dingley Law ana the eco. ),
'mic policy Of the near future. j