The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-02
ROOSEVELT WILL
FORCE RATE LAW
Contest Between President and
Senate Clique Becomes More
Open and Spirited.
EXTRA SESSION TO BE
CALLED NEXT MONTH
Failure of Elder Statesmen to
Enact Railroad Bill Will
Be Met. 49,.
Bv w. w. Jermane,

tlnueS TO occupy large place III puDl1C
discussion here. The break may not
come-nobody can tell-but the posi-
bility of it seems daily increasing. 1
Should the break come, it will not
be over some trivial question of patron
age, or of academic finance, such as dl-
vided the democratic, party under
Cleveland, but it will be over an eco
monte issue of high moral significance,
and the guess is easy that the president
will have the masses of the people, re-
gardless of party affiliations, on his
side.
New Party Alignment.
This may result in new party align
ments. Just at present this. seems
quite possible, The element of unc tn
subject the iveliest interest.
Several weeks ago the president said
20 a caller that he had no thought OF |
repeating the Andy johnson perform
ance' of dividing his party. No
doubt he would say the same thing to-
dav. But it looks now as IT the one
thing that can prevent a, split is a
hasty retraction by either the president
or the senate leaders, and since both
seem preparing for the struggle, the
future is filled with political uncer-
tainty.
The New York World says editorial
1y today that a break is almost inevl-
table, and suggests that out of it may
welt republicans and Bryan democrats.
Bryan himself is said to believe that
this is the most likely result. His cor
dial Endorsement of Roosevelt's poll
cies and Philadelphia speech is one of
the significant features of this signlti-
cant situation.
Such q new alignment would perhaps
Ind fbrre
as Governor Deneen of Illinois, Cover
nor La Toilette Of Wisconsin and the
Van SAINT antimerger following in Min
nesota.
Judge Grosscup of Chicago hints at
such party in an article, "How to
Save the Corporations,' printed in
Mcclure 8 Magazine.
The World editorial, already referred
TO, closes with the following statements,
which accurately reflect the dominant
note Of public discussion ~y4> H..
President Running Amuck.''
"Altho Wall street strives to control
phia speech, coupled with the decision
in the beef-trust case, is rapidly re-
storing the state of mind that was pro-
duced by the president s action in the
Northern Securities case. The street
fears that, after all, the president is
going to run amuck.
'But there are lines of differences
even in Wall streets hostility. The
captains of industrial trusts view COM
placently the president g campaign to
supervise railway rates, but they want
him to keep his hands off corporations
engaged in interstate commerce. The
railroad managers do not object to the
licensing of Industrial corporations, but
they are 'unqualifedly opposed to the
government meddling with freight
rates.
'FIn the presence of common dan
ger, these forces can easily be amalga
mated, but in the congressional con
tiict that now seems inevitable, it i
certain that there will now be cleav
age along new political lines. What
would be the consequences of a new
party formation in which the conserva
tive democrats and republicans wer
driven into one organization, while tn
radical democrats and republicans joi]
forces in anotherq Is this to be one O
the far,reaching consequences of poll
cy Of doing. things -
Rate Bills Chances.
The prospects for railway-rate legi:
lation are. improving: Some senator
are becoming worried at the pressur
again asking for compromise.
L
speech in Philadelphia is unmistakablt
kilograms and letters are pouring in o
congress and the White House, and a
manner of commercial and industris
organizations are passing resolution
favoring action.
And the president declines to qui
His aggressive course is the result c
refusal of the senate clique to agre
to compromise legislation.s Moved b
railroad influence, they calmly a
nounced that no legislation could pa
the senate this season. For "effect,
bill might be put thru the house, b,
it could go no further.
Pressed by President.
President Roosevelt determined
see what would be the result of lit
moro agitation Of the subject. H
speech in Philadelphia was the fir
step.
Now there is talk Of an extra sessi'
Of congress in March. The reaso
Railway legislation and revenue leg
lation. Per-
The fact that the deficit has climb
from $23,0O0,OOO to $27,OOO,O0O duri1
the past few weeks has emphasiz
the need to provide for more incom
It will not do to postpone this uni
next winter. e-.
Nor does the president want to pos
twelve months. He wants a beginni,
made now and he wants it to the exte
of being willing to make a continu
fight for 1t. If necessary, he will ha
a break with the senate. In any ca:
he intends to put the responsible
for any delay or failure where it /
longs.
Talk of Extra Session.
Talk that the president had Diet
mined upon an extra session for abe
March 90 was general at the CAPT
yesterday. The president, seen late
the day, declined to confirm the rum,
but just the same the senators are W
ried. They believe the president "
have spring session if public sen
1nent, now crystalizing as result
; the Philadelphia speech, warrants h
in taking such course.
The situation is intensely interesti
- and continues to have as leading f
ture the struggle between the preside
and the senate republicans for the +
leadership Of the party