Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-04-08
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Dy a number OF men who mad with
them the insurgents tale to tell,
while there were present only one or
two at the meeting with the colonel
to enlighten him as to the administra-
tion's side of legislative progress in
the United States. OF course, Mr..
Roosevelt found letter from Senator
Root at the Khartum postoffice, and
this probably gave him the most elab-
crate account of American doings from
the administrations point Of view.
Some Conflicting Sentiments.
A good many members of the in
surgent faction in the lower house of
congress are members of what has
been called the Back from Elba
club" although 1t is hardly necessary
to say that this club has really no
actual existence as an organization.
One of the curious things that have
come out of the Roosevelt silence is the
recent outspeaking of some Of the Dem
ocrats who for reasons of their own
seem to want to impress 1t upon the
Republicans that Mr.. Roosevelt is the
only man with whom the latter can
hope to win the election in 1912. 1t Is
entirely probable that, inasmuch as
this is advice from their friend the
enemy" the Republicans will be lit
tie shy of accepting 1t at its face
value.
In speech delivered in the house
recently Representative Palmer of
Pennsylvania spoke of Theodore
Roosevelt as "the first insurgent of
them ALL" This was intended by the
Democratic member to let the insur-
gents understand that he and presu-
mably others of his party believed that
Mr.. Roosevelt was the chief apostle Of
the movement which had resulted in
the taking away of some of the power
from Speaker Cannon, and in other
movements in which the insurgents
are or were engaged.
Suspicious of the Democrats.
A Democratic member of the house
committee on agriculture recently told
a group of Republicans that If Mr..
Roosevelt should run again for the
presidency he could carry Georgia
and North Carolina and would come
pretty close to carrying South Caro-
lima.
Other Democrats have been telling
the Republicans in cloakroom and in
corridor, and occasionally on the floor
of the house. that the majority party's
one man in whom their hope for sue
cess can be placed is Theodore Roose-
velt In fact, the Republicans have
had this dinned into their ears by the
Democrats so long that even those who
were inclined at the first to believe
that their Democratic advisers were
telling the truth are now asking them
selves what motive the Democrats
have in view.
II the Democrats Control?
Republicans in congress are spec.
ulating a good while in advance
1t is true, as to what the Dem,
ocrats will do if they secure control OF
the lower house in the Sixty-second
congress. The Democrats themselves
are consulting privately as to what
will be best for them to do If they
come into partial possession of the
legislative fat of the land.
There Is practically no chance that
the senate of the United States can
become Democratic before the year
1913, when new administration also
will take hold of the reins of power
Therefore II the present minority
party should become the majority In
the house in 1911 1t could not hope
to secure the passage of much legis
lation that would receive the sanction
of the senate and the president.
Some of the Democrats say that tn,
best thing that their party can do 4
1t succeeds in getting control of tn,
house is to start straight at the worl
of formulating and passing an out.and
out downward revision tariff measure
then to send 1t over to the senate I,
be killed. The militant Democrat
say enthusiastically that this Is tn,
only way to impress on the countr.
J that they they are true to their oil
standards and that they believe tn,
way to decrease the price of living 4
to attack high prices through the higl
tariff. Some of the prominent minor
ity members believe that If on com
J ing into power in the house the Demu
: Gratis pass tariff bill that the coun
try, seeing that they have the courag
of their convictions, and having com
to the belief that the tariff is to-
} high, will see to 1t that Democrati
senate is returned and that q Demo
cratic president is elected to succee
William HI. Taft.
Ideas Of the Leaders.
: There are other Democrats, how
, ever. who contend that If tariff bi
) is introduced into the house in tn
day of party success. that or cours
1 1t cannot become the law OF the Ian
: because of Republican senate, an
{ that 1t will be something worse tha
: wasted effort.
Moreover, there are some of th
: leading Democrats who say 1t wa
shown during the Payne-Aldrich bi
discussed that many of the minorit
Q party members were not in full syn