The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-05-28
A TAFT DELEGATE
Observation-Disclosures

Fifty Republican Coagr~~~sn~n In
Danger of Defeaf-Defeat Of
Anfi-InIunctaoa Legislation Adds
To Dang.r-Coagr-~~m I'm Many
Close Districts and Long-Head-d
Politicians join the People In De-
manding Roosevelt - Llncola's
Advice, "Doat Swap Horses In
the Middle Of saream." the
slogan
Special TO The Caucasian.
Washington, ID. C.. May 25, 1905.
Congress Is reaching its closing
days, and il seems certain that IL
will adjourn leaving unacted on the
most important reform measures
which the President has been uring
enacted
The anti-injunction bill, which
the President has most strongly
urged, was beaten In the Republican
caucus by a close margin. The labor
vote of the country is especially ag-
grieved at what they term the gross
abuse that has been made of the in
junction by the courts to disorgan-
ize the labor organizations and put
them to great disadvantage in
the contest between them and cap
ital. Besides, ii is pointed out that
there has been more than one glar-
ing example of where the injunc-
ton has been used either to nullify
law or TO go step further and
legislate by judicial order. This un-
usual exercise of judicial power oi
the injunction has aroused the at
tentiOn of the country, and has
made all law-abiding citizens fee
that there shall be some check put
upon such dangerous tendency
This will make it difficult for a mum
ber of Republican Congressman to
explain the failure OF Congress tC
| respond to the Presidents call fol
Fifty Republican Congressman In
Danger of Defeat.
This failure of Congress to upholt
| the hands of the President in hi
| effort to establish square deal
along with other failures TO supper
| him, has aroused fear in the breas
of every Congressman who has
| close district that he may be defeat
| ed by his Democratic opponents il
| the coming election if Roosevelt
| should not be the candidate fo
President. There are forty or fift
| Congressman thus in danger, and
is noticeable that many of them hav
| recently begun to seriously thinl
of urging the National Convention
to force the President to serv
again.
Roosevelt Their Only Hope.
Recently a number of reason
have been advanced by some O
these Congressman and by thought
full politicians why the conventio
should take such action.
One has said that the Presiden
promised the country when he too
the oath of Office as successor to tn
late President Mckinley that b
would serve out the remainder {
the term as McKinley's term and nc
his own, and that the Presider
| h; foif
only in not inaugurating what
known as the Roosevelt policies
during the three years and a fra
ton of that term, but actually goin
to the extent of keeping as his col
fdential official family the SAN
, Cabinet officers as appointed
: President Mckinley thing nev'
=, done by any Vice-President befor
This same party further calle
attention to the fact that during Il
? time that the President was serviI
out that piece of a term, that Il
trusts and predatory wealth of Il
country were constantly referring
the President as an accident" al
as mot being President in his ov
4 right" They did this to try to pr
progressive position, and also wi
= a view to trying to beat him for Il
y nomination of President in his oy
right.
q "DOn't Swap Horses i'm the Midd
: of Stream"
l. Another party quoted the wi
l. proverb of Lincoln, to the effect th
it is not wise to 'tswap horses
the middle of the stream" He poir
ed out that we are in the midst
a real and serious stream, throu
n which the President is carrying t
n burdens of State and attempting
- enforce the law and to secure
enactment of new laws where nee,
sary to establish justice between
Dor and capital, producer and &C
sumer, and all the people. He So
that if there was any force or W
dom in this advice of Lincoln's. I'll
l. it was never more timely and |
~ portant for the people to observe
than now.
Another called attention to Z
W other much-quoted saying of L
al coin, "that you may fool some
l. the people all of the time, and
s. of the people some of the time,
le you can not fool all of the peo
of all of the time" He sad that
n. man in the history of our COVE
ts ment had done SO much to turn