The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-08
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has had within the memory OF any per-
son now living president who VIII
not accept another nomination, which
he could have FOR the mere asking, and
who, in the very nature Of things, can.
not leave any successor OF has own type
and style. ~,
The natural trend Of this party, which
has become abnormally radical under
the stress Of necessity, will be back
toward conservatism when Roosevelt 1s
no longer in evidence. This fact ex-s
plains the candidacy at this time Tor
the presid ential nomination OF such me
as Fairbanks, Shaw and Root. and some
other men of the conservative school
| who are being mentioned.
Ought the party to nominate q con-
sentative, or would it be better for it
to make search for radicals Tins
is the question the answer to which
will settle the fate of the party in the
l next campaign. At present the party
leaders, aside from Roosevelt. who may
not count heavily so far as the l9OS
nomination is concerned, are all con-
Fairbanks and Shaw to work more than
q year ago seeking the nomination.
! Must Look Into Future.
It may be that the democratic pro-
gram in 1908 will be SO radical as to
/ demand conservatism at the hands OF
the republicans. Time only will de-
termine this. But in the meantime. the
republican would give good deal II
1 they could look into the future far
enough to know what they really ought
4 to do.
! The party lines are broken now az
never before. There is no leader ID
sight who can hope to fill the vacancy
which will be caused by the withdrawal
of Roosevelt, The party is divided into
contending factions middle ant
far west, speaking broadly, favorine
Roosevelt radicalisnh, the east favorlne
a. return to Mckinley conservatism
The conservatives, who perhaps, have
the strength to control the natlona
convention, are uncertain whether i
! would be wise to exert that strength
They don't know what to put into thei
; platform. That document ought to con
tain a rousing Endorsement of Roose
veltism, and yet that ism hasn't sin
gle thing in common with the conserva
3 tive classes. In short, the republican
+ party is as badly split up at this mo
!. ment as the democratic party is nearl.
/, all the time, and the democratic party
for once, seems pretty sure to get to
8 with no north, no south, no east, n
n west, for the first time since the civl
3 war. s,. ---.
Congress Important.
!. The situation here outlined brief
:, bears directly upon the present sessio
+ of congress. "A new house of represeI
~ tatives will be elected in Novembe
E and state legislatures which will selec
I the SUCCESSORS to one-thlrd the tot:
= membership Of the United States sci
). ! ate. With Roosevelt, the radical, sti
the party leader, the republican force
4 in the campaign Of this year must /
to the skies, together with all his pol
> cies. And if there should be railroa'
y rate legislation such as he can lndors
the next house of representatives ma
= be republican, but by smaller ma
gin than at present, and the election
in the various Legislatures may NJ
show any material reduction of repu
lican strength in the senate. 80.
If the republicans determine to I
" they manage in two years time to NAL
p the changer This is another Imperial
. question, the answer to which is alread
= worrying party leaders not little.
u Altogether, to sum up, the republics
. party is at sea, tossed here and the
q by wind and wave of doubt and fea
= By and by it will lose its strong ma
= at the helm, the man who has been i
q life and it's inspiration since the deaf
. Of President Mckinley. --<
! For republicans, the one encouragir
. sign, after admitting the truth of a
p that is here outlined, is the fact tn;
= = two years yet remain in which to VOL
q for change of conditions Meanwhi
= the democrats already are more hop
3 full than they have been at any tin
& since 1892, and their confidence wi
=, spread like contagion turnout ii
q party as q whole should the fall ele
70 tions this year give democratic hous
or a republican house by very mario
margin. ~.