The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-23

If Present House Leaders
Fail Now Insurgents
Will Succeed Them.

From The JoMrna. Hnreau. Room s.. Post
Washington, April 2s-The eastern
press, rejecting statements which are
being made recklessly in Washington by
republican members Of both houses of
congress, are saying that the republican
and that disaster is In store for the party
in the oncoming ampaign
Not necessarily. If this is the result,
the leaders of the house will be RESPONSE
bic. Everything will depend on how they
meet the present crisis. II they are
worthy of the high trust which leader
ship imposes, there will be no trouble;
if they are the poor. weak fellows which
they were called in the debate on the
Cuban bill, there may be a furry, but
nothing which will vitality affect the real
integrity of the republican organization.
SO say the irsurgent republican leaders.
The insurgents are looking, not for
trouble, but for better treatment at the
hands of the house leaders, and if they
get that, last Fridays incident will have
no lasting effects.
Little Need for Worry.
1. is, Of course, realized that the ex-
listing situation represents crisis, but
the insurgents, who are responsible for
it, do not admit that there is any need
for serious worry.
The talk Of DISCRIMINATION is based in
large part on the fear that Henderson,
Grosvenor, DalzeH and Payne, the house
leaders, will not be equal to the delicate
task OF reconciling the insurgents. Al
ready these leaders are known to have
said and done indiscreet things held to
indicate that they are not equal to their
task.
But as long as the insurgents insist that
they are good republicans, and do not
propose to see ruin overtake their party,
there will be no real danger. Ruin may
come to the leaders Of the house, but
rot to the republican party. There may
be dethroneplent followed byNa corona
ton. but none Of th.ses things will affect
the ability Of the astrse to do business.
In such an event, VII. s.ist,eaeld Of Maine
will undoubtedly be the speaker, and the
otker leading insurgents in the. places
now filled by Payne, Dalzell and Gros-
venor. But this is long way in the
future.
All Independent View.
One of the eastern papers which thinks
| that the outlook is bad, SO far as the
! 1902 campaign is concerned; is the Wash
ington Post, an independent in politics
and usually very accurate observer Of
the trend of national events. The Post
processes to believe that the vote on the
Cuban reciprocity bill means trouble il
leaders of the national committee, Il
points out, will not be as eager to put
money into certain close congressional
districts this year as they would be hat
the republicans now representing those
districts been more careful to vote
straight on the Cuban bill. And then the
Post adds:
The outlook Is generally regarded as bad fo
the republicans. This statement is made no
on the authority OF idle gossip, but on reports
gathered In by members Of congress who hav'
been in close touch with the public pulse. /
is had in Maryland, where German has com'
back to power. and where all the congress
sional districts are in the hands Of the repub
tlicans, and more than half are doubtful.
| is not good in New Jersey. and in Pennsyl
vania the republicans look to lose half a. dozel
districts. Should New York go democratic
the republicans would lose at least five dis
tricts in that state.
In the west there is even more trouble. Th
tariff reform sentiment in the middle west
in Illinois, Indiana. Iowa, and Wisconsin-wil
make trouble on the one hand. and the fac
tional fights in the party will make it on tn
other How strong this tariff reform senti
ment has grown can be judged when sucl
mon as Hull of Iowa and Hit of Illinois vot
to take off the differential of refined sugar a
a SOP to the voters who want the tariff re
duced on the necessaries of life.
"Enlisted for the War;
General Grosvenor's statement that thu
effect of the Morris amendment would
be the repeal of the countervailing dut,
on sugar does not affect the insurgents
save to tie them together more firmly.
81 hope that Mr.. Grosvenors statemen
is true said one of the Minnesota in
surgents to-day. "The 20 per cent tariff
cut will amount to between S. and S
per ton. The countervailing duty amounts
! to about the same sum. So, if Mr.. eros
venor is right, we will give Cuba SIS will
one hand and take it away from her will
the other That will mean that the sen
ate will not pass the pending bill with
out first striking out the Morris amend
ment, and the moment that amendmen
is stricken out, the old fight in the hous'
will be renewed, with the irsurgent
again victorious, for | want to tell you
that we now are enlisted LOT the war
! II will be the Morris amendment or NJ
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