The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-04-30
or Mr.. Taf.'s further presidential am.

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billions.
The inslrgent Republicans do not
know exactly how to take the colo
nel's silence. Mr. Roosevelt was met
by number of men who had with
them the insurgents tale to tell,
two at the meeting with the colonel
to enlighten him as to the administers
| tons side of legislative progress in
the United States. OF course. Mr..
Roosevelt found a 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 it 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 it 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 a lit
tie shy Of accepting it 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
on agriculture recently told
a group of Republicans that II Mr.. |
Roosevelt should run again for the |
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-
welt. In fact, the Republicans have
had this dinned into their ears by the
Democrats so long that even those who
we're inclined at the first to believe
hat their Democratic advisers were
elling the truth are now asking them
selves what motive the Democrats
nave in view.
" the Democrats Control?
Republicans in congress are spec
llating a good while in advance
Is true, as to what the Dem.
'crats will do if they secure contro! of
ne lower house in the Sixty-second
ongress. The Democrats themselves
re consulting privately as to whst
VII be best for them to do If thew
ONE into a partial possession of the
legislative fat of the land,
There is practically no chance that
ne senate - the United States can
come Democratic before the year
I'D, when new administration also
Ill take hold of the reins of power
therefore, If the present minority
arty should become the majority in
he house in 1911 1t could not hope
secure the passage of much legis-
ltion that would receive the sanction
the senate and the president.
Some of the Democrats say that the
est thing that their party can do II
succeeds In getting control of the
ouse is to start straight at the work
formulating and passing an out and
ut downward revision tariff measure,
ASAA ~ SShu IL OtcT u Tue SeQdIe 10
e killed. The militant Democrats
ny enthusiastically that this is the
My way to impress on the country
lat they they are true to their old
.andards and that they believe the
ay to decrease the price. of living is
attack high prices through the high
lriff. Some of the prominent minor
y members believe that If on COM
e into power in the house the Demo
ats pass tariff bill that the coun.
y, seeing that they have the courage
their convictions. and having come
the belief that the tariff is too !
gh. will see to it that a Democratic |
mate is returned and that a Demo
attic president is elected to succeed
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Ideas of the Leaders.
There are other Democrats, how.
'er. who contend that If a tariff bill '