Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-24
Goes There TO Convert Democrats
In Order to Fill Gaps Left by
Recalcitrant Republicans,
BOLD MOVE BY THE EXECUTIVE.
Has Tremendous Fight on His Hands
Ia Railroad Rates and Santo
Domingo Questions

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south stating substantially that he
goes there for the purpose OF winning
votes for Republlcanism IN order to an
gaps from the ranks of Democrats,
caused by recalcitrants OF bis own
party Tho special follows:
President Roosevelt. very early on
his tour Of the south, will begin an ex-
position OF his various policies and
speeches, which is expected to be an
appeal TO the southern Democrats to
support him In Congress, and thus
make up the loss Of strength he has
suffering from the opposition Of Repub-
lican senator's and representatives. II
is the boldest move a Republican pres-
ident has ever made ana the result
win be watched with great interest
with the president the railroad rate
question IS the paramount issue at this
time iH domestic affairs Ii Is not
likely that the president will Ia Decem-
Der renew the suggestion made In his
last annual message TO have the inter-
state commerce commission empowered
TO adjust rates. but he Is likely to adj
vance the suggestion that some central
authority be SO empowered, and that
the new rate 90 into effect Immediate
IT, This viii be quite as Objectionable
to the railroads as the original propos-
ition, and they VIII fight 1t just as Bit
terly
The president realizes that he has "a
tremendous fight on his hands lie
knows that the railroads have been
hard at work all summr and fan flood
Ing the country with argument against
his policy ana that they have made
great Roadway iu the east and far
west From these sections he win get
few Republican votes. lie also knows
that the bulk OF the support he viii get
for his legislation VIII come from the
Middle West.
The south is the debatablo ground.
There the railroads have been doing
hard work. but whether Il viii prove
effective must be developed later. The
president viii undoubtedly try TO win
the southern shippers for a rate bin
that suits him even II Il does not suit
the railroads I'm the hope that they win
compel their senators and representa-
tives to give him succor
THE sOUTH's OPPORTUNITY.
Thus the south holds the balance OF
power and q Republican president s
driven to the extremity OF appealing 20
the democracy Of the south TO come to
the aid Of the Republicans Of the mid
die west In getting relief from the rail-
roads I'm the way which he has pointed
out.
Doubt has been expressed as TO
whether the president would discuss
the affairs OF Santo Domingo during
his tn1Ir hnfgnul tl4f a. tt,
n treaty now pending In the senate
and therefore secret business. But the
Santo Domingo question has already
become public property because the
president is now acting under an exec.
utive order, which he issued through
the press just after the senate ad-
journed. In this he announced his In
tentlon OF taking over the task of col.
Letting the customs of the island for
the foreign bondholders, and he can
therefore try TO justify his action pub
licly and at the same time appeal 20 the
Democrats OF Virginia North caro-.
lima, South Carolina, Alabama. Florida
and Louisiana, 10 force their senators
TO come to his support
The president is likely to stir up q
tartar IN Alabama. This Is the home
of Senator Morgan Senator Morgan
IS one Of the few senator's Of the old
school left. He IS 81 years old. but he
was able TO speak longer and moro Coz
herenty than many of his colleagues
during the last session OF the senate
and In most OF his speeches he took
issue with the president He opposed
the president on Panama and on Snuto
Domingo, and now has come ont open.
W against the proposal Of the presi.
cent to use the federal authority TO es-
tablish railroad rates The aged sena-
tor takes the position that 1t is am u-
vasion Of state rights and he win
doubtless make his views known I'm re.
ply 20 the president very soon after the
cheers for Mr.. Roosevelt have died out
in Birmingham, Montgomery and No.
bile.
WHERE ROOSEVELT HAS FAILED.
This invasion OF the south at this
particular time IS one of the most drl.
matte steps an executive of the United
States has ever taken. While the pres.
ldent be- one Of the most popular men
IN the country he has not been able
TO induce Congress Ca follow him on
many OF the questions he has brought
up. Indeed. cuban reciprocity. a leg
acy left by President Mckinley. was
almost the only success he has had i'm
NNflb '0' ANl lIih illN lbNl hlllltIN lll the
White House, and II took two years 10
accomplish that His main defeats have
been railroad rates last winter Panama
canal legislation antitrust legislation
tariff reduction Tor the Philippines. mas
tional charters for corporations the
Santo Domingo treaty and tariff re-
vision.
II will thus be noticed that the prpsi-
dent has not yet succeeded in having
Congress enact any OF the things he
has originated. and they have been
many To the already long list the
president purposes TO add that Of fed
eral control Of life insurance.
During his tour which Is 10 last
nearly two weeks, Mr. Roosevelt viii
speak In principal cities OF Virginia
North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama
Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas and Ten
nessee. The presidential train win
leave here az half-past eight o'clock to-
morrow morning, II viii consist OF a
private car for the President. a COM
partment car a baggage car and a
diner
Mrs. Roosevelt will accompany the
president as far as Arkansas. and he
Will have IN his party Dr. Rixey of the
navy, Private Secy. Loeb. a corps OF
stenographers clerks and secret service
men,
When the yellow fever zone ,s
reached the president viii sleep each
night in O car or In a room that has
been fumigated IN order TO kin mos