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Show f The President's Views on Party Factions. Washington, D. t, Oct. 1W. "I have no use for a man who tares more for the defeat of a member of his party, who belongs to anothei faction, than ho does for the defeat of the common enemy -the Democrats." President Roosevelt made this remark today to a visiting delegations dele-gations of Republicans from the state of Washington, it was biought out in the course of a conference In which factional differences differ-ences among Republicans in that state were discussed. It was lcp-resentcd lcp-resentcd that one of tho factions had gone so far as to declare It would support Democratic candidates unless their opponents within with-in the party subscribed to certain policies. The President was urged to do something to liarnionlc those d (Terences, and he expressed a willingness to do so. Then It was that lie made the obseivation quoted above. The Picsldent is said to have mado this statement with great earnestness, and to have emphasized the point that now Is the time to meet tho Democrats with a united front Instead of Indulging in controversies and bickerings over Issues of a minor nature. Epitomized, the President's position is that outside the great cardinal principles upon wliich the Republican party Is founded there arc Issues' which honest men within the party may differ. Such questions, the Picsldent belicvesj should not engender factional fac-tional disturbances to the extent of sacrificing Republican candidates, candi-dates, especially at a time when the Republican control of all branches of the government Is at Issue and when a Republican vic-toiy vic-toiy means so much In the Presidential campaign two )ears hence. V . J |