Bisbee daily review., 1905-10-27
REPUBLICAN POLICIES.
Great Difference of Opinion on Vital Issues.

Issues.
 Our Republican friends appear to be much troubled about what the next congress shall do. All kinds of advice and prognosticatiOns are being promul- gated by the leaders and organs of the different factions. The Republican par ty is confronted with serious differ ence of opinion on most important mat ters, but the chief thing that bothers the Republican leaders in congress is how to serve two masters without giv- ing serious offense to either
 The Biblical injunction that ''ye can not serve God and MammOn" appears 10 be lost on these aspiring politicians, for, though of course very anxious to serve the dear people, their under ground connection with the MammOn of unrighteOusness-the corporations and their predaceous proprietOrs-is for ever pulling them in the wrong direc- tion The people are demanding rail road rate legislation; the railroads are determined against any such interfer- ence with their vested rights. The people also want tariff refoTm-at least enough of it to prevent the trusts sell ing cheaper abroad than here-but 1t is dollars to doughnuts the trusts will hold the whip hand. There is a de- ficiency of millions in the national treasury which must be provided for by new taxation or extensive economy. The question of digging the Panama canal to sea level must be decided Here again the transcontnental rail roads are interested. Reciprocity with Canada, free trade with the Philip pines, Chinese exclusion and a multi tude of minor questions are pressing for settlement, and in nearly every case there is some large interest that Is pulling one way, while the people are to be best served in the other di- rection.
 Speaker Cannon is said to be in great tribulation over the selection of d floor leader for the house of representatives who will help him to carry out his stand pat ideas on tariff and rail- roads. He is known to be opposed to the Roosevelt policies and will appoint bis committees accordingly, so that 1t will be impossible to get unanimous report on any reform legislation or per haps any report at all on the bills the administration favors.
 It will be dolorous days for the small fry, the great majority of the Repub- Ican members of congress. They will be between two fires. They must be friendly with the speaker or their local legislation will be jeopardized. They must be welcome at the White House or their hopes of patronage will go glimmering, and even candidates for fourth class pOstmasters will laugh them to scorn. It is possible, of course that the president and speaker may agree to compromise-that Is, for con gross to do nothing of any great conse quence except of course, to make speeches teeming with love for the dear people, pass the appropriation bills, with a great claim for economy, and go home trusting to the trusts and corporations for enough cash to over come the disgust of their constituents.
 The Democratic members, being in the minority, can do nothing. The dras- tic rules the Republican majority will adopt will effectually prevent most of them from even having a chance to express an opinion, but the Democrats will, by keeping bold front and acting together on all questions on the side of the people, so impress public opinion that the voters will intrust them with power at the election of 1906.
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