The Washington times., 1908-02-02
BRYAN IS OUTD0NE
BY THE PRESIDENT.
SAY REPUBLICANS
Radical @. 0. P. Men
Jubilant Over Message.
Conservatives Silent.
Some Fear He Overshot
the Mark and In
iured Taft.

IF this is Republicanism." said an
Chic Representative last night discuss
ing the Presidents meszage. how can
Aldrich. and EIkins, ana Hean, and Al
lison, and their kind continue to call
themselves Republicans?
THE President Eas said the things
have been thinking for years. but
couldn't say; il wouldn't have done any
good to say them; it would have done
me harm. It would not have been re-
spectful. But now I can say them.
They have standing. They are backed
by the authority OF the acknowledged
leader Of the party
THE result? It's too soon to tell
Maybe it will bring about a new line
NJ of powers IN which these conserva-
tives, who. L think. are a mighty small
minority. ana whom 1 don't regard at
all as true conservatives. viii flock of
by themselves and give the country q
chance at a fair count OF the people
who are honestly on the opposing sides
Let them be called by the old Eng
lish descriptive names Of radicals and
conservatives. or what you please; but
perhaps the message mas brought in
sight the day when this sort Of a dl-
vision will be possible
The expression was typical of hun
drcds that have been heard since the
message was read in Congress They
come from the people VINO sympathiZe
with the Presidents views. There Is
oninous silence among those who dis
agree. For publication. no word is TO
be had from these latter. Privately
and socially they talk freely af the
message as the last word ia extrem-
ism, the word that may bring accentua-
ton to financial troubles, and that is
certain to increase the gravity Of fac
JiCual division in The Republican party
Bryan has been outdOne by Roosevelt.
in the opinion OF those who entertain
the conservative views.
The reticence Of those who antagonize
the Presidents policies and politics was
handsomely illustrated yesterday wheu
Senator Kean of New Jersey called
at the White House.
What did YOU think Of the message -
was asked OF the Senator, who is one
of the inuermost circle Of opponents OF
the President
oh, 1 haven't read it, was the re-
ply Il have nothing TO say"
Senator Kean, however. followed the
reading of the message by the Senate
Sc cretary yesterday afternoon with the
closest interest
And so IL was all along the line. The
conservatives were daZed. There is re-
port 81 some bitter comments by lead
ers Of the conservative element in both
houses. INDUCED at social functions last
night. and enthusiastically applauded
by those OF the conservative tendency.
while the people in sympathy with the
President sat silent as the grave The
point of schism has never been so
dangerously, so imminently near since
the administration began.
The message is counted a great card
for Taft provided it does not overdo
the radicalIsm and revivifv the demand
Tor a third term Of Roosevelt. Not in
months has there been so much and so
insisteHt iteration that Roosevelt alone
can hold together enough Of, the radical
Republicans and draw in with them
enough Democrats to be elected. On
the other hand, the Taft peoDle-and
this p well known to be the White
House view-beheve that Taft. as the
Administrations choice, viii get the
benefit and be strengthened with the
progressives Of the party.
For one thing, the message is expect
ed to promote the effort Of the anti-Taft
candidates to establish an effective
working cooperation for control OF the
national convention in opposition TO
Taft. OF any other man representative
Of the Administration view. REPORTS
that Senator Crane of Massachusetts is
going TO take up the leadership OF an
anu-Taft and anU-Roosevelt movement
in New England have been revived.
Governor Hughes address of last
night, while pleasing to the people who
liked the Presidents message. was over
Swallowed I'm Washington interest by the
message. The President went farther
than anybody mad expected. The
Hughes speech in other circumstances
would have been an effective political
document. tt would have been regarded
as a strong bid for the support of a
large faction of the people who favor
going ahead along the lines of Roose-
Welt doctrines. But the putting out of
the message on the same day and in the
same papers with the Hughes speech
"a proceeding that is more than sus-
pected of having been the result of more
than coincidence-has the effect of
dWarnng the governors speech by COM
parison. The speech will get its share
OF attention when the first outburst Of
wonder and excitement over the mes
sage is past. Then, the Hughes people
and the moderate 9rOgressives in gen