The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-26
REPUBLICAN WOES
ARE CAUSING DEMOCRATIC STOCK
 TO BOOM.
Tn Majorfy Party in Congress is in Confusion, and Each Branch is Putting Blame for Cendi-
 tions on the Other.
Walter wellmans Washington Special
 to Chicago Record Herald.

Walter Wellman's Washington special
 to Chicago Record-Herald.
 Republican discontent with the win ter's work and anxiety as to the out. come of next falls Presidential, and Congressional elections are the dornl- nant notes of the closing days of this say that the Republican readers are in panic. They are not. But from Pres ident Roosevelt down they are discon- tented; they blame one another for the collapse of party leadership and fall ure to carry out a program that will satisfy the country, and they are fear ful' that Bryan may beat Taft in No- venber. President Roosevelt places the responsibility upon the leaders in Con- gross who were trying to get even" with him, and the leaders on the hill place the blame on the shoulders of the President for what they call his Ill., advised effort not only to dictate legis- At the Capitol the leaders of the two houses blame one another-the men Of the Senate declaring the most con- s dne to sa or he ssS arrangement while the Speaker and his lieutenants say the fault was wholly that of Senator Aldrich. who found he could not have his own way.
 
 .. Not for many years have the Repub- licans tinishe ed a session of Congress
  lions and the Presidential campaign in as bad humor as they are at this mo- ment. No one appears to be content. Everyone spepsrs to be fearful Of H the almost universay belief here that Taft and Bryan are to be the rival candidates, and 1t Is q curious fact that, pemocrsts felt amy Sope Ss0 of veE BTyans would admit the possibility of defeat of their ticket, now most Democrats are great majority of the Republicans are pessimistic.
 A few Republicans go farther and confess their belief that Bryan Is go- Republican councils. and a powerful speaker on the stump in every cam. paign, admitted to me his belief that Taft would be beaten at the polls. or course, this Is only one mans opinion and does not count for much. but some of the reasons which he gave for his pessimism were interesting, to say the feast.
 "The party in power has never won 8 national lection after a panic he said "and I don't believe this election will prove an exception to the rule. See what we have to contend against. Pres ident Roosevelt has alienated from our party many business man, and while he has at the same time won many more voters from among the ranks of
  are for Roosevelt personally and Roose- welt is not to be our candidate. The labor element Is dead against Taft. The me out ae or vsrg MSrk ksy to to% ther ballots against the party in power. We have made muddle of things here at Washington this winter, and the Idea are doing nothing because we are angry at the President. statement in which there is more or less truth. The peo- gs stand tS Sy the sn6 are ar gress. If the Democrats cannot beat us now they may as well give up hope of regaining control of the Govern ment for all time to come"
 Other Republican leaders are not as pessimistic as this Senator. but they feel deep anxiety. One ground of fear the faiuure of the party to redeem It's pledge and pass a currency bill. and ar- other is the attitude of the negro vo- letter which Senator Foraker gave out for publication last night and in which he advises the negroes to vote against any candidate who will not pledge his support to a measure reinstattng the discharged soldiers is q pretty bitter dose for the Republican leaders to swallow. It indicates that Senator b has zoe. ony oegTn ts to Sh and way he has started he may be able to make himself a Samson pulling down the pillars of the Republican temple. Senators were surprised that Mir. For aker sh ould give public utterance to such a threat. for it amounts to nothing more nor less than that. It is well under stood that Mir. Foraker Is makine a great noise in the hone that Mir Taft will become frightened and hasten to offer terms of peace. The terms which Foraker wants are also well under stood. He would like to have an as- surance that he may have his seat in the Senate once more. and he is appa- = rently determined to use every weapon within his reach to intimidate Taft and his advisers