The Springdale news., 1908-01-03
Reform Waves an, Panic Winds Keep Party Navisators Anxious


 ambitious party leadcrships the wealth erwise American citizen sees Con seienee-vith a big C-as the unknown factor in the coming national cam paign. judging from the signs Of 1907 The great American public has begun to think about few things. and that's what has kept the political pot a-boil- ing.
 One thing the year makes clear to the most casual observer-the line be tween the old Democracy and the old Republicanism no longer exists. IL k now a question of conservative and radical on which both these historic parties are being rent transsersely The same head winds which made the years voyage q hard one for President Roosevelt and his administration seiy- ed te bring the Bryan vessel into the port of third Democratic nominal tion. now generally conceded. and vet the leader of the opposition presents the unusual spectacle of smiling ap- proval of much of the Roosevelt pro gramme Theodore Roosevelt began to experience powerful opposition for the first time in his own party while the popular cry for q third term grew louder In his own state new figure, that of Governor Hughes. was attract ing much attention by his quiet way of bringing the Republican oreaniza- ton to his feet, appealing direct to the people for his measures of reform, h. public service commissions for state and city. with power to bring the atll- ity corporations to terms.
 II was on the morning of APRIL ? that the president woke ap ta lind himself oil the defensive hY the publi cation Of the Hartman letter telling of an alleged deal between Roosevelt and Hartman in 1904 Al once the president published his Sherman letter telling of Hartman < hrag that he could buy laws and judges ad libitam. for which the president had class ed him along with Debs. Mover and Haywood as undesirable citizens" This incident assumed great signiti canoe owing to the fact that organized
  ern Federation officials about to be tried for their lives Much was made by the enemies of Roosevelt of the re mark in his letter to Hartman that you and l are practical men.
 In the face Of the increasing hastil- tty Of many wealthy citizens the presi dent persisted i'll promulgating his re- t,Ix ;,, hj, Il day speech at Indianapolis. advocating the theory of federal control of rail- roads under the postal cls.,.' On ttc constitution -st Provincetown, Mass. ALu. 70. where in laying the corner stone of the Pilgrims monument he certain malefaetors of great ! wealth with eonsPiring to depress business in the hare ef discreditinc his policies i'll the eyes of the people, and i again in his series If speeches at the dedication of the Mckinley tomb at Canton SEPT. 3o aud on his ensuing southern tour
 Almost the same sentiments were expressed hy Secretary of War Taft in the series 0f addresses beginniug at
 
 took his stand as candidate for the Republican nomination as tht chosen defender of the administration Such Was he launching al thc Taft boom q dramatic feature being his start on the long iou.net around th, Veald Tn the meantime at the 1utiadminiS- tration strength in Ohio had been sum moned into action bs The afowed ean- didaev of Senator lsoraker. who glorias In his differences WIth ffle president
 Furthermore aA the lcgaI and exec ntiye machinery ot tn, government was being brought Into action against the big raifroaa eil eaal and other combinations Secrets of tifr Standard Oil company nere taia hare and its head ha3ed tato fedeff court. affer whiah cane The big t.andis fine h q defiant interview John D Rockefeller open attaezc zcd the administration and predicted '5aaueia chaos as the ht- vest referring -to himself as b 9c ''hitehcd 10 the eart in winch the poo pie ride" That was ia July Wei, by the middle af August stocks were tumbline. and the rest is part of the business record
 Whether justly or uuiu~tly the al ministratioH Was blamed hy many when the panic came and beside, the sibe of Chancellor bay about he raid on prosperitz9 Roosevelt reeeaed hard knocks from such sources as eX Sena LOT Spooner and dastee Brewer. Che latter cha ng rho president with ..playius sa&aGoo with fhe Aunri. can peoIc ebout the ard term In NovenA Ter the president dtd order fed= eral emploFees to desist from efforts for third term delegation, and after the national committee met u Wash ingten recently the country heard from the White House again definitely that nomination would not be aeeePt"5t= The message to congress DEG ; wa9 stand paI yaiedictory
 The staying power of the Twice ne feated and his hold on the affections of the Democratic rank and file in tue