Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-13
regards ability to shape national hS

regards ability to shape national AS-
islation as well as international and
domestic policies.
Senator Long was n supporter Of
Roosevelt policies. and no one dream
ed that his seat was In danger. when
along came Bristow, who made his
fight at the primaries on the Ia Fol
lctte ideas lTc stumpod the state on
the three policies which the La Fol
lette people pressed on the Chicago
convention and which the convention
rejccted--physical valuation of the
Senators by the people and publ,ca-
ton OF campaign funds. Bristow chal-
lcnged Long to define his attitude to-
ward these three ideas. Long declared
that he stood on the Chicago platform.
and yet the republicans of Kansas
turned him down In favor OF Bristow.
That shows how radica,ism Is max :
Ing Roadway among the republicans
of Kansas. Now consider that Scna-
tors Iransbrough, of North Dakota.
and Kittredge, of South Dakota, both
republicans, have recently been de-
feated in their respective states by ex
IRENE republican radicals-that Full
ton, republican. of oregon. has been
defeated at the primaries by a demo-
crat and that Stevenson. of Wiscon
sin, is certain TO be defeated at the
coming election by radical Of La
Follette's choice. one CON sec how ex-
trcme radicalism is making It's way
In the middle and far West.
This extreme radical republican
wing In the Senate Is composed of
such men as Borah, of Idaho; Brown
OF Nebraska: Bourne. of oregon;
Warner OF Missouri; Clapp and Nell
son, of Minnesota, to an extent, and
Beveridsc. of Minnesota. who Is bat
Ting with la Toilette for the leader
ship. Most OF these senators have not
hesitated to oppose republican moa-
sures that failed to meet their ideas
of the requirement of the situation
and II Is therefore not difficult to con
ceive them approving and supporting
radical measures That might come
from the White House If Mr.. Rryar
should be elected, to accomplish re
forms to which they are committed.
1t is evident from this that those
would be harmless Ly reason OF AZ
| adverse majority In the senate arr
Not alone in the Senate situation Il
the fallacy OF Bryan's hclplessness (
| elected manifested. If the democrat
make no losses IN Congress AT tn
polls in November and gain twenty
five seats they will be able to over
turn the republican majority in tn
House of Representatives. Indeed
there are many who believe that eve,
l
II Taft IS elected the national hous
will be democratic.
Moreover tho next president OF tn
United states will have it in his pow
er to change entirely the present com
plexion of the supreme court. Chic
justice Fuller and Associate Justice
Brewer. Peckham and Harlan will al
be retired during the next administra
ton. and tho man thea in the Whit
House will have the chance OF ap
pointing as successors to these retir
ing Judges men who will direct tn
trend of constitutional interpretatio
for the succeeding generation. Fror
the conservative republican stand
point therefore the election of Bryan
at the worst" Will not be Harmless
by any means.
Under these circumstances tho re
publicans Of Vermont should becom
thoroughly aroused to the necessity {
devoting their united efforts to III
task Of getting out full vote fc
Prouty and Mead on September J. or
~ three weeks distant. and thus 40 n
that II will be in their power at an
time to do, to help swell the vote f.
Taft and Sherman in November.