The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-06-18
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49, - III t4S14 AJ4E-S
and The formation Of new parties i'll
The arr says the Washington CORE
aDondent of The New Yg4k Herald
and he continues:
"It IS a matter Of constant remark
here that the situation in the repuoa-
con anu democratic parties. especially
in the United States senate. is very
similar to that watch prevailed prior
TO the campaign Of 1886. Both par
ties were groping for a soothoId on
tangible ground. Both were tainted
with the idea that Tree silver would
cure tie. Ills Of the nation ami make
for popularity in enabling the unfor-
tunate debter to pay in fifty cent dol
lars. The west and the south, where
the democracy was strong, ran away
With the party. The republicans we're
saved from their meditated folly, but
In the party were many men who be-
lieved in the silver idea more than in
their party and who left it.
Here is history repeating itself in
the United States senate, If all signs
do not 90 awry. Following up their
insistence on lower duties, under the
leadership Of Senators Cummins, La
Toilette and others, there is a group
Of senators, now openly banded to-
gether, with the democratic strength
in the senate, as were the free silver
republicans throughout Mr.. Cleye-
lands second term. to force on the
country an income tax The party
leaders are battling against it. The
president OF the United States is OPP
posed to it in its present form. and
at this time Yet the coalition has
been made; fusion has been formed
quite as binding as the fusion between
the Cleveland democrats and the pop
ulists, to carry the country against
Harrison IN 1892 and open coasts are
heard from the lips OF the republican
senators from Kansas, Nebraska, Wis
consin, Minnesota and Iowa that the
income tax will be passed by the votes
Of thirty-two democrats and seven
teen republicans
1T is much to be doubted whether
seventeen republicans will be found
in this alliance when the final ron
call is made Yet the assertion is
made that this alliance is about to
take possession Of the senate ana
that the real leader Of the senate.
which has now clear republican ma
jointly Of twenty seven On paper win
be Senator Bailey, democrat Of
Texas
This Il interesting enough. 10 Be
sure, and it is not unwafranted as
speculation upon the face Of things.
but it is, as far as practical political
accomplishment is concerned. merely
superficial in its estimate. It is entire
" possible, and actually likely thar
in congress there will be formed a
coalition of republicans and democrats
composed Of such men as Cummins
and Deliver and La Toilette from the
west, and Bailey Of Texas. from the
south, and Bailey might we'll become
the leader Of such group. But NE
may be sure enough that none Of these
is going to cut loose from his pro-
fessions as member Of the party
that has sent him up to Washington,
not perhaps. because he has not lost
faith in his party but because he
must maintain The shadow OF loyalty
if he is TO keep III the game
So for the present We are not likely
to have any defined new party though
we shall doubtless see democrats Of
the Bailey stripe and republicans Of
the Cummins and Deliver stripe act
ing together in matters Of Legislation,
yet subscribing 10 the national plat
forms constructed en- opposing lines.