The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-04-05
REPUBLICAN RANKS SOLID.
Nothing Ikea Rupture as Predicted
BY the Down-and-out
Democrats.

DemOCF3tlC pJililtiduo hhN hN"ofo-
pers are saying that there is a split in
the Republican party which portends
trouble in the congressional campaign
OF 1906. This IL because of the ac-
ton taken by thu senate on the Philip
pine tariff, on the Santo Domingo
treaty, and ON statehood. They are
mistaken. Nothing like a rupture has
come. Nothing OF the sort is threat
ened, says the ST. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat. There have been come disagree
ments on measures of policy between
the president and the house on the
one side and the senate on the other.
The Santo Domingo AFFAIR is not sub
ject, however, which comes before the
house. A treaty which the president
favored continuing the receivership
which we have established over Santo
Domingo Is before the senate. II has
been amended in certain particulars.
and the president, IL Is understood,
favors the amendments. But il is
said that the treaty will fail OF ratifi-
cation. That point is still 70 be deter
mined. however. II it fails. IL will be
because of Democratic opposition.
Every Republican senator. so far as
known. stands ready to vote for the
treaty. If the treaty fails the same
object can be accomplished by joint
resolution, which requires only a ma
iority vote.
On the Philippine and the statehood
questions the last word has not yet
been said II Is the intention OF Sen
atOr Lodge, backed by the bulk of the
Republicans, as soon as statehood Is
disposed Of, TO attempt TO bring the
Philippine measure before the senate
in the exact shape It had when II
passed the house. Senator Lodge pro-
fesses to be confident of success for
the bill. On the statehood measure
the outlook Is in doubt. The house
Republicans, Il is believed, will stand
out for the Hamilton bill, consolidating
the four territories into two states.
Their hope is that they can force the
senate to recede. On this issue some
thing more than statehood is involved.
There has been a disposition for many
years past for the senate 10 dictate 10
the house on important measures OF
legislation. even on matters involving
revenues. Many members of the house
believe that this spirit ought to be
fought. This issue viii figure, to some
extent, I'm the contest between the two
branches on statehood. The statehood
fight between the two houses began
March 10.
II must be understood. however. that
Republican harmony in the congress
sional campaign will not be affected in
the slightest degree by the result on
the Philippine tariff, the SantO Do
mingO treaty OF the statehood bill,
whatever IL may chance 20 be. The
rate regulation bill is stin to be acted
on by the senate. and the outlook
favOrs its passage in that chamber in
some form that will be acceptable to
the house and the president AS the
president and the house view the Sit
uation, rate regulation is the most i'm
portant work which congress Is called
upon to perform in this session. A
few Republican senators oppose the
Hepburn oil in the shape IL had when
IL passed the house. Some amend
ments are being proposed by Repub-
lican senators who favor rate regula-
tion. In the opinion OF friends OF that
policy these amendments will strength
en- the bill at points where they concede
that It is weak. The house and the
president, from all indications. will
accept these modifications. The bill will
go through In a shape which will please
conservative friends Of the rate regula-
ton policy The Republican party
has been victorious in campaigns, pres
identiaI as well as congressional. after
harder fights than have been put up
thus far this session or than are likely
70 be put up. More'and bigger Re
publicans were against the Grant ad-
ministration in 1901 than have OPP
posed any part of the Roosevelt ad-
ministrati0n's programme In 1906, and
the record shows that the Republican
party swept the country in the presi-
Dental election OF 1872. The Demo-
Gratis are jubilating too early. The
Republican party has done 50 much
that is good and the Democracy has
done so much that Is bad. that the
American people are not likely to in
trust the Democratic party with power
in the popular branch OF congress in
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