The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-04

| and the backbone of the old Republt- can party and the Iisnt Dstween wemld ths ne | beautiful and interesting.
 All these things may be. more or less interesting but we do not think 1t will be wise for the Democrats to build their hopes of success on the ebullient outbreaks of Foraker, for he is now a very much disgruntled statesman. They have been rubbing him the wrong way for some time and he doesn't feel good. His championship of the negro race has not brought any | great results, either in fame or actual l benefits. If Roosevelt or Taft is the nominee, Foraker may bolt. for he has gone so far that he cannot do other wise and retain any portion of self respect or consistency.
 MT. Foraker has also been limiting about a new party, leaving the im- pression that he may help to organize one in the event of the nomination of Roosevelt or Taft at Chicago. but what could he hope or expect to gain by such a course? He might possibly suc- ceed in bringing about the defeat of the regular ticket, and thus get a taste of sweet revenge, but that Is all Those who lead and control the party will vote the regular ticket. for on that to a large extent depends their bread and butter. and the negroes will pretty generally vote as they have usually done, for the ticket selected for them by their white bosses.
 If Foraker could get up . revolt that would lead to the defeat of his party and the election of a Democratic President and Congress we might then be ready to admit that he has done some good in the world, after all. but we repeat that we do not consider 1t sound or safe policy for our party probability of dividing and conquering through the disgruntlement of the Ohio statesman. The election of Democrat might gratify his feelings of revenge, but it would cut him loose from any prospects from the Republican party and the Democrats do not want him. StilI, if he wants to help kick his own party out of the ring we have no ob- jection.
 While on the subject 1t may be of interest to see what a staunch Re- publican newspaper thinks of the case. The New Bedford Standard reviews the various arguments used to show that the defeat of its party this year is not at all impossible, and then adds these reasons for its firm belief in Re- publican success:
 But-in the present condition of politics. this does not portend defeat One immense advantage is possessed by the Republican party. which is not 9%1ed tSat by any of It's antaSonists. and very near to being perfect. It reaches out out into every village in q great sec
 0n on too ef tRs Rs.Ts 1T t and n that discipline on the whole and in spite tS. Of .H,ti faetional fights of more or less full. It has under good control the machinery of politics. Added to this are sreoth the prestige of pogssessien and the party is a winning party. It looms large in the eyes and minds of mill lions of voters who are easily in- pressed with power and magnitude.
 No other party has such advantage. All the opposition to the Republican party of all sorts if united would be position Is not together. and what Is of more import at this moment, 1t Is impossible to get it together. Beyond ganized antagonist Is utterly without cohersney, whether 1t be the coher.- ency of principle or the coherency of ter organized and more business-like than 1t Is in Massachusetts. but the slipshod condition of the party here the country. By the very inefficiency of it's organization 1t invites and is pre- doomed to defeat.
 There is the way a Republican organ views the prospect. and those are some of the reasons why 1t has no fear of such threats as Foraker's although it does not refer to him by name. The Standard may be over-confident as to the perfection of its party organiza- tion. but all must admit that 1t has a fairly firm hold on all elements of the party. notwithstanding the dis sensions that manifest themselves in various places. But its two strongest assets are that 1t has behind it the prestige of success, and as 1t Is now in the saddle 1t has power to both re- ward and punish. and both these reasons have much weight with the Re- publican patriots. Summing up the whole matter. our judgment Is that the Democratic party must rely much more on It's own efforts and deserts than on the weakness or disorganlza- ton of the enemy. Iris not in nor tals to command success. but we'll do more. Sempronious-well deserve it." Is a good and safe motto for our par ty.
 HOW COULD HE AFFORD ITf