The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1905-06-29

some one NuSt fcio.
The Washington Post says "we
have read many times about threat |
ened splits In the republican party,
bat somehow they don't materialize
very frequently"
| But 1t Is evident at this time that
something will happen to the repub-
licdn party unless some republicans
abandon their position.
A very large number OF republicans
insist that the shelter which the
trusts fud In the tariff must be dc.
stroyed. The tariff barons say that
the maintenance OF that shelter Is
patriotic duty. III this difference Is
not settled To the satisfaction OF the
tariff baron the world knows that he
will not tamely submit.
Mr.. Roosevelt says that the inter-
state commerce commission too, must
be given authority to fix railroad
rates. The iaiiroad managers and
their representatives In the United
States senate say .."No" Somebody
must yield ON this point
Mr.. Roosevelt says, In effect, that
the time has come when we must
shackle cunning as In the past we
have snackled force. But the repre-.
sentatives of cunning protest vigor-
ously against the shackles. 1t Is
plain that some one must yield on
the shackling question.
Mr.. Roosevelt has, In effect, said
that In spite OF the republican claim
, that 1t Is the duty OF Americans to
buy at home, even though they are
required to pay more than they would
II the purchase was made In for.
. eien market, the supplies for the
Panama canal will be purchased
= abroad In order to avoid the imposi-
tions which the trust magnates seek
to put upon the government. Re-
publican leaders like Cannon and
Grosvenor, backed by the agents ol
= the trusts, say that the public money
= shall not he spent In foreign markets
but must be spent In this country
;, Someone must yield ON this point OF
- = else the split will be forthcoming.
Mr.. Roosevelt has said that tn,
:. criminal clause of the Sherman anti
trust law must be enforced III,
:. champions Of the trust system sa.
- that the enforcement of that claus,
is too radical. Some one must yielt
=, on this point.
:. Certain reforms demanded by tb
:. republican administration and by tn
~ rank and hle OF the party are SO es
. sentially at war with the doctrin
"a and the practice of the republican
party, and yet so thoroughly In keep
so Ing with what public interests seeI
:. TO require at this time, that ther
. will be split unless one party or th
other TO this contention surrenders.
- DO we not well know that there
-, no probability that the represents
=, tives OF special interests will yield
!, The question is, will those republ
cans who have insisted upon refoii
yield? II they remain true to tbel
convictions and strive to put thes
reforms into actual operation or see
w to give them the formal endoi semen
Se OF their party, they will be entitle
W to credit, even though they fai
a, But 1t would he impossible to col
'e' ceive OF "a more humilatIng spectacI
III than that wherein man who, in
= Theodore Roosevelt, has won the aI
"o plause and commendation OF men {
VI all political parties because Of his at
"' vocacy OF certain reforms, abandon
his efforts; because the special II
Ia terests he assails have secuted COZ
81 troll OF republican representatives
w congress; because his patriotic cour'
Is not IN line with the record of
'e- party that has babitually surrendert
ar itself into the mercIless keeping
u" trust magnates and corporatio
chiefs.
eo' Perhaps there will he no split
the republican party, but In th
eo' event one side or the other Of Il
" present day conflict must yield. III
'n' attention Of the American people
now riyeted upon the situatio
!" They will be interested I'm learniI
9" which OF the contestants yields-aI
VI they will, undoubtedly. know win
III the yielding has taken place. Coz
nloner.