Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-19
All the Indications Point to His
Shaping of Issues in That
Campaign
INHERITANCE TAX SPEECH
RooseveIt's Declaration Has Caused No
End of Comment Among Leaders at
Washington and EIsewhere-LiseIy
He Will Dominate the Next Cam
paien.

Minneapolis Journal The presidents
tax in his speech last Saturday con-
tinues to be the leading subject of
conversation among politicians in both
the great parties here. Said one of
them yesterday:
"A few more utterances of that kind
and it will be useless to continue to
believe that the president is not to cut
u tremendous figure In 1905"
The presidents declaration has
chilled the atmosphere in the vicinity
of nearly all of the republican presi-
Dental aspirants. The president is not
said he would not accept again. But
what might happen to the presidents
position if the people We're solidly to
array themselves against it? That is
the question just now concerning poll
ticianS most.
HOW the Inheritance tax proposition
has sounded in the ears of the politi-
clans is Indicated by what certain
republican senator said to another re-
publican senator yesterday morning
while discussing the address:
Another democratic plank stolen"
were his, words, and to this all hands
readily agreed.
OF course, such radical proposal
has excited u great variety of comment.
Democrats in general have pointed out
that the president is edging up close
to their income tax doctrine. Their
most serious criticism of his suggestion
is that 1t is not so good as the income
tax. But SO far as it goes they gen
| orally like it.
Eastern republicans express convlc-
ton that it is very dangerous. and SO
do some others. But apparently, judg-
ing by the aggregate OF Suggestions
thus far heard, the president Woula DC
able to carry his party with MN.
Rase Regulation Only Start.
Yet this, tho the most striking thii's
by the way of proposed innovatloh' was
not nearly all of it that was cohtalileu
In the "muckrake" speech. me plesi-
don't indicated his opinion that the rate
LEGISLATION of this session is pesll-
ming" toward that class of reforms
n aoasn,t assume that a transporta-
t;on millennium is to be precipltateu py
80 anactment of the Hepburn Dill. III
in1s; a.. IS ru1ly agreed with the sreae
49,, ;,,;tv of advocates OF regulatloii.
They think the Hepburn Bill oniy
step. .,,o ,,rasi
aa,t has In mind can only be guessed.
u ,-, e,,resantatiye Martin, with his federal
licensing proposition. and senate,
Nawlands. with his proposal OIL 1eaera'
incorporation of interstate raiiroaus'
ara both able to find most salsiyils
evidence in the speech that the piesi-
dent sympathizes with their views =, IN
fact phe two proposals are not so On
ferant i'm essence; it is rather a alller-
ence in degree. :.
- Nav Insist on Roosevelt.
Phi nc these are to show What une
,resident wants public thought dlrect-
ad with a view to ultimately making
them into law, when does he expect tine
.ctual legislation done? This session
,,as more than its hands full. Next
session may have the tarl1 on IT'S
hands. 1t is plain enough thae II cle
series of new issues that the preslaelil
has suggested is to be made, DEFINITE
legislative program, or the basis OF one,
that program cannot be carried out
until after a presidential election. The
next house will be closer; partlzan
feeling will be stronger; unanimous ac-
tion. such as the rate bill has brought
at this session, will be unlikely
Big legislative business VIII nave 10
eo over till after the next presidential
election in all likelihood. And II there
comes a presidential election While
such a set of issues is pending, what
more natural than that the people in
sist that the man who proposed them
continue as leader till they be enacted.
THAT is the reasoning of some poll
ticians There are others VINO see IL
little differently. These declare that
the president has merely supplied some
talking ground which his party's
sneakers may occupy in the coming
congressional campaign. 1t will help
them avoid the tariff; it will be radical
enough to suit the radical; it will rob
the democrats of their claim to being
the only folks with the interests of the
n1ain people at heart. This is the as
meet which, perhaps more than any
other, appeals to republican congress-
men who have troubles at home.
state Of Ohio, City Of Toledo. Lucas
county, S.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he