Bisbee daily review., 1908-02-05
OPINION OF THE
 ROOSEVELT MESSAGE.

OPINION OF THE
 ROOSEVELT MESSAGE.
 It is interesting to read the opin- iens of the last message of President Roosevelt as they are recorded in the newspapers of the country. The re- publican papers. as predicted by the International-Americ are not giy- ing any loud applause to the message and both republican and democratic papers are agreeing that the message will have no effect on the present congress. so far as legislation along the lines asked for is concerned.
 There is no denying the fact that the great masses of the people of thiS country are desirous that some re. medial legislation shall be enacted to prevent in future the conditions which have grown up under the rule of the republican party. This has been the desire of the great majority of the people ever since the republican party began to build up monopoly by its high protective tariff system and this desire will continue until there is such reformation that will prevent the special privileges now enjoyed by the protected industries of the coun- try.
 While the president makes loud protest, against the conditions that have grown up under the policies of his varty he ignores the real cause which has brought about, the trouble of which he complains. He acknowl- edges. in his regular message, the necessity for a revision of the tariff schedules, but says that the propi- tious time for such legislation is just after presidential election, or in this particular instance, just after the election of Secretary Taft.
 Among some of the leading republi- cans of the country there is a strong belief that the last Roosevelt message is nothing more nor less than an at tempt to force his nomination at the Chicago convention next July. 9th CTS declare that it is the greatest grandstand play that has ever been made in this country.
 Roosevelt is not the same now as he was eight years ago when he was a candidate for yice-president and when his erection was depending upon the Iiberality of the trusts and corpo- rations in supplying campaign fund. During that campaign he was not out with a bludgeon for corporation scalps but was supporting the tariff policy of his party which has builded monopo- Iy to a height which has placed sui ficient money into the hands of a few individuals to enable them to sti- he competition, not only in the indus tries but in every enterprise when ever they so desire. In support oi 4ro Fav1rod vatfry, ol banks, the protected manufactures which are the trusts, were pouring money by the million into the repub HcaH campaign hat MT Roosevelt knew then and he knows now that his party is under such obligation tf the privileged classes in this ccuntr, that there is no hope of that part, entertaining to modest them. If tht president really desires to bring tht criminal rich" to account for theil sins he will have to join the part which has fought the policies whicl have bred the criminal rich" He hai been in office for eight years and ez cept to point out some of the abuse which all know exist he has accom piished very little to which he cal point as reformation accomplishe' by his long administration
 With Bryan as the democratic car didate and Taft, or any other republ can so far mentioned, as his oppor ent it will not be hard for the peopl to judge where the hope of reforr lies. Bryan would have party b' hind him which has consistent fought the monopoIistic policies of tn republicans; a republican presider would have the same party benin