The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-06-05
THEY FEEL BLUE.
Republicans Are Afraid That Taft
will Be Defeated.
THEY ARE WORRIED.


EVEN President Roosevelt Thinks Hia
Mans Election is Doubtfui-Re-
cord OF Congress iHar From Salts
factory to the Majority Party, and
Republicans Are Anxious.
washington Letter TO the
Charleston Post says the Republicans
III Congress are in bad humor
ihihgs legislative and political have
not broken well for them during tho
last winter They are disappointed
and anxious, and the leaders a,a
trying to foist the responsibility for
existing conditions from one to an
other. Many blame President Roose-
velt. The President, on the other
hand, blames the Congress.
No doubt exists that the Renub1;.
| cans are concerned over the Presi-
Dental and Congressional elections
unat are TO take place next autumn.
| ihey are not scared, but the fact
that the legislative program which
! was recommended by the President
| mas not been carried out leads to
| the Delief that something may happeu
during the approaching campaign
| an apprehension is felt that Secre-
tary Taft if nominated for the Presi-
dency, may be defeated The reali-
zation is that Taft will be nominated.
ana 1T is not going too far to saw
that the Republicans, in and out OF
congress who have carefully gone
over the situation, are fearful of tbe
result.
President Roosevelt regards Taft,s
nomination as a foregone conclusion
He, too, entertains some miseiyinqa
bout tlfe result next. November, .b,,t
ne iRyss, the 5blame.tfpry theNcondition (.
,that nat may Crmg about such a result
e. meteor ., a1 of congress. He points
sfs,sisSgI SgI, ysg,s, ave Eafstas
ShIs YEAR 20 aett some old sco re
with him. There is no doDbt M
that fact. With an assurance that
Roosevelt would succeed himself
treated his recommendation with
greater consideration during the
last winter. 1t was taken for grant
cd, however. that he was to retire
early next year, and the Congress has
played horse with him.
More bitterness of feeling than ever
before has been created between the
House and the Senate Crimina
tons and rccriminations have been
made by the one branch and by the
other, Speaker Cannon has been
charged with all sorts Of things by
the Senate and the leaders among the
Republicans Of the Senate have recn
charged with ignoring the public will
and standing only for their own sell
fish desires
Thus, serious condition Of politi-
cal affairs has been created. Cen
orally, 1t Is believed that Taft and
Bryan will be the opposing candi-
dates. A short time ago, it was ex-
pected that the Republican candi-
date would have practically q walk
| over at the election, but in the last
month there has been n notable chan
sc in sentiment Among both Re-
publicauS and Democrats it is con
ccdcd that Bryan has q strong chance
OF winning this year. Some Ropubil-
cans even are pcssimistic about tho
| November results if Taft be noml-
mated 1t is realized that there will
be a spirited contest with the result
much in doubt
IT is perfectly evident that the Re-
publican physicians have not been
able this year to prepare the country
for the great operation next fall In
a speech on the financial measure
few days ago, Senator Bob" Taylor.
Of Tennessee, told this significant
story
II am confident that before the Re-
publican financial physicians get
through with the job they will have
the country in the condition OF
the old man in my State who was
very sick The doctor examined him
and said: Old man, you are dying:
have YOU any wish TO express before
you pass over the river?"
"Yes." whispered the feeble old
man. II wish had got another doc
| tor"