Review of Revietvs, 117/06. 



Leading Articles. 



69 



IS MR. ROOSEVELT'S STAR SETTING? 



This is the question suggested by Mr. Maurice 

 Low's American letter in the National Review. Re- 

 jHiblican Congressmen declare that as Roosevelt 

 came in unanimously, he \vill go out unanimously, 

 having meanwhile destroyed the Republican party 



get his Railway Rate Bill through. Mr. Low himself 

 admits that Mr. Roosevelt has lost in popularity, 

 and the loss is increasing, but the masses still retain 

 for him their almost passionate affection. But the 

 odd thing is that in the Democratic camp Mr. Bryan 

 is no longer the Radical, he is the Conservative; 

 and to him Conservatives look for deliverance from 



Ufe.2 [New York. 



What 'Theodore • will wear when he visits the Foreign Potentates. 



and restored the Democratic partv to power. He is Radical ascendency. The Democratic nomination 



accused of working with Drmocrats rather than Re- for the Presidency lies bctw-een Bryan, the Conser- 



publicans ; of being responsible for '' the tremendous vative, and Hearst, the Radical. The Labour vote, 



wave of Socialism and Radicalism '' which is now including 2,000,000 trade unionists, is the uncertain 



sweeping over the States, and of po.stponing the in- element in forecasts of the coming elections to Con- 



evitable revision — i.e., reduction of tariff, in order to gress. 



