New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-02-18
THE PRESIDENT AND THE DEMOCRATS


publican leaders toward the Presi
dent $ most cherished reforms an(
the warm endorsement Of them by
Mr. Bryan, Mr.. Williams, and Mr.
Hearst, three of the foremost Dem
ocratic chieftains, cause some OF
the political experts to predict ;
split in the Republican party. Il
is perfectly clear" to the Washing
ton correspondent of the New York
| HerdM that there mnst be either
backd0wn on the part of Repub
lican Senators or split which viii
divide the Republican party into
! two great factions. the Savan-
nah News { Dem. } wonders "wheth.
er the President isn't more nearly
in accord with the Democratic party
than with his own party" and the
New York World asks if it is not
possible "that ont of this storm
and stress of presidential activity
there will come a new party made
up of Roosevelt Republicans and
Bryan Demoerats?'' The World
adds that "Mr. Bryan himself is
said to believe this" and it sug-
gests that such Republicans as
Governor Deneen Of Illinois, Gov
ernor La Toilette Of Wisconsin,
and ex-Governor Van SAINT of Min
nesota would be prominent figures
in such new party. The New
York Saa, which is essentially a
conservative paper, printed q
thoughtful editorial some weeks
ago in which it noted that the radi-
cal leaders are now in the saddle
in both the great parties, and it
seemed to see little indication of
a conservative party in the near
future. 1t says: "Can anybody
tell where that conservative party
is at present. 1t may be in the
bowels of time. 1t is not visible. F."
Mr. Bryan continues to commend
the Presidents railroad policy.
~ hope the Democratic party in
this country" he declared in New
Haven few days ago, twill forget
itself and stand by President Roose-
welt and help him carry out what
is good. " John Sharp Williams,
too, the Democratic leader in the
House, whose forces have been
rather mntinous Of late, commends
the President us "more Of an Amer
lean than a Republican, and says
that when it comes 10 dealing with
his railroad policies. eve will toe
mark his footmarks, not because
he is President, bnt because he is
right, and we call upon you as
American citizens to help rs toe
mark Mr.. Hearst's New York
american, which has been making
severe structures upsn the late
Democratic Presidential candidate,
the Democratic House leader, and
New York's Democratic mayor,
classes Mr.. Roosevelt's utterances
with those of Lincoln and jackson,
and declares that "Mr. Roosevelt,
finding the Democratic temple
abandoned by the leaders,, has
walked in aud taken possession.
And the Indianapolis Sentinel, said
to be the organ of Chairman Tag
CART, of the Democratic National
Committee, says in a compliment
lry editorial that "if Mr.. Roosevelt
is the instrument chosen to lead
The forces now marshaled against
The increasing eGcroachments OF
The railroads, he is fairly entitled
10 the moral support of the people
without regard to party
Even the Southern Democratic
papers, which were once supposed
10 be so bitterly opposed to Mr..
Roosevelt that no reconciliation
was possible, now show more
friendly attitude. Many Of his
principles are purely Democratic"
says the Richmond Times Dispach
Dem. J especially his railroad pol
icy, and it declares that in this
policy he will be upheld by all
Democrats. The New Orleans
Times Democrat (Dem.), which has
often criticised Mr. Roosevelt pret-
y severely, now saws that '.the dlf
ferences between the President and
the South have been adjusted most
z and it is pleased to
see the Democrats giving him bet-l
ter support than that given by bis
pwn party Taqnote:
aThe differences between the
President and the Sonth have been
adjusted most satisfactorily. Mr.
Roosevelt has spoken in n friendly
spifit, and has shown that he il not
hostile TO the South He did uot
oauf;na hi,uxptf rsereIy tn yards