Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-12-15
REALIGNNENT OF
PARTIES now
THE TALK
Presidents Message Does Not
Suit in Full Either Of
the Parties.

Special Correspondence
Washington, Dec H. Now they
are talking of p breach In the founb.
lICan party ny "thoy" S. meant sen
aiors and Representatives in con
gross They arc not talking q very
loudly. nor are they talking Il iof
publication hui there % rpod deal
oft serious concofn in the exchange Of
congressional condolences.
Tho presidents mrrsago s. roapon
ca iu by everyone. understand hut
republicans and democrats alike are
among the participants The mes
gage is looked upon aa The hrsl com.
plcio and comprehensive setting forth
of what o. come tO De- known ps the
Roosevelt platform O meets with
the approval II a goQd many ropub-
iieana Cuiapnkon and cuihusiastic
approval 4 alau meets with lho sn
rr1tsU oi a gudd many demucais
There are other republicans con
sp.cluous and influential M the par
iy'a cuuncii who can no more az.
prove @ than they could approve
free trade ur the FREQ coinage 90
silver There are also q good many
democrats who look upon the prosi
dents proposed measures as iar too
radical
That gives yuu iho situation The
republication nf Theodore Ro1st.
ve'i Hay those senators and repre-
scniatiycs who do not accept his
proachmCnis. d no more the repuhil-
canism Of Mckinley and Hanna than
Che democracy OF William Randolph
Hearst o. che democracy of Omger
Cleveland Tho difference between
Hearst democracy and Ciorolaud
democracy split the democratic party
side opcn-an men admit that. no
matter what their creed. That is
I why democrats are amazed and con
founded 90 The spectacle uf Thcor0do
Roosevelt aud Joseph q Cannon pull.
ms together Tor the maintenance of
party organization. Cannon az
course. being che kinghe In the
school of republican stand patlsm.
They should be a. Ear apart doms,
Gratis argue az Hearst and Cieviand
are apart.
Tho pertinent question Is. how long
can such a situation cOnilnueg Some
believe The end Is even now IN sieht.
that while lhc present short session
~ congress may be tldod over win.
Out n hrcarh Be- 81 almost anrb 10
come when the aixticth congreas con.
Yenoa Othorg-aud they are tho
optimistic Onrslhlnk there win d.
no serious trouble before 1905 ana
They are counting on the national
convention of that year 10 our forth
a platform and nominate q candidate
acceptable Cos ail Kinds of republicans
Optimistic democrats. by the way.
nro counting on their own party do-
ms me same thing
That either party will be- abio lo
DO thls % doubted by a good many
mon, who ipr years have been close
8iudonia of political history and
wh0ao judgement generally Is hooked
upon ns good q would create Il etn,
sallon 10 publish thp names of SOD.
Of the men of che republican narty
who have abandoned hope Of ron
tlnuod pau~ supremacy. Among
them are men wba are rosognized as
candidates f1r The presidential nonl
nations. others are senators. aud 10 r
said some are members Of the presl
dents cabinet.
No duuht This dolOrOus tain has
familiar sound a fealimmont nf SOC
parties has been discussed as nos.
Abillty foe several years. but belief
that ID Is Inevitable never was so
pronounced as Il Is today Nany sel.
ators and representatives came lo
Washington for tho opening on con.
groas filed with apprehension. but
siili hopeful thal The president would
omit from hia messnEe some OF the
radical beliefs be aHs SHOWN IA 10,
teriain. This hope was dlsslnaled
when the mesEsgc itself appeared.
I democratic praise OF the message has
not helped the republican Situation.
The iaoi that Mr. Roosevelt makes
no mention Of the tariH. other ihan in
hdfocatc free trade With tha phnlp
pines, has not gFeally helped The
belief Is general thar he has held Tho
larih back, and that when no 6oes
speak on that subject his ultoranre
WIN be- aE objectionable 10 .iho stand.
paitore as any other 81 the fninft ~
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