The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-10-22
INTERNlcINE FIGHT
AMONG THE LEADERS
ReactiOnarieS viii Make
Desperate Effort TO Dom
mate Congress.

spe Correspondence To The Daily
Leader
Washington. D. c., Oct 22.-Presi.
dent Roosevelt VIII find upon his re-
taTn here from his bear hunt, that q
revolt against his policies viii need
his attention A desperate inferno
cine fight is impending in the ranks
of the Republican leaders for control
of the party organization. The Pre-
sidency and congress IS at stake
Legislation in the coming congress
depends upon the preliminary skir-
mish. The removal of the headquart-
ers of the Republican Congressional
Committee from New York to Wash
ington is the erst open step taken
to notify Presil Roosevelt that his
anticipated effor - dominate Con
gress at the coming session as he
did at the last session will not be toll
Grated by the eader An evidently in
spired article in the Washington Post
outlines the , ans of the reactonary
Republican lea .ers. and states their
ultimatum to the President and their
threats TO those Republican Congress-
men who are inclined to take tips
from the White House instead Of
from the Speaker Briefly stated the
main points setforth are:
The campaign for the election Of
Republican members of Congress is
TO be entirely distinct from the cam
paign for president. especially in col
ecting and dsbursiag campaign
funds.
The status Of those members Of
Congress who side with President
Roosevelt for more radical legislation
"will be taken account of by the con-
gressional committee in It's future
dealing with thete same members
when they become candidates.
Corporations and trusts that pros
per hest when Republicans are in
mower and when Republican policies
prevail" are notified they must co..
tribute to the Congressional Comm T.
tee and that any contributions ~ J
may make to the Republican National
Committee will not count when FAVOR
able legislation is asked for.
This announced policy of the Repuo-
lican leaders to cut loose from the
President Is a political game for nigh
stakes. and the congressional players
evidently don't intend to be short OF
cash II the fat can be fried out OF the
cornorations. AS President Roosevelt
said in dealing with Hartman Tor
campaign contributions we are prac-
tical men" and these Congressional
Republicans are equally practical in
their ideas of raising corruption
fund
It will be interesting 10 Democrats
TO notice how the Republican mem
bers Of congress will line up on tnese
propositions How many will ad mere
TO the Presidents side and VINO VIII
rally around Speaker Cannon and the
other reactionary leaders. The he
publican members OF the Senate, ol
course. will be divided on similar
lines. but perhaps fortunately ior
them they will not be compelled q
show their hands until the Republi
cans of the House have exposed
theirs
There is one feature of this hghl
that may draw the Democrats into IL
although on the general principles o.
letting the eenmy fight il ont ano
then whip the survivors. 1t were bet
ter to keep aloOf from entangling al
liances with either faction, but Try
and force the enactment o. leglsia
lion necessary for the best interests
of the whole country Presldeh
Roosevelt may seek allies in the De
mocratic camp who added to his owl
friends i'm Congress would compos'
a majority. But after the experience
of the Democrats cf the Senate Whel
The railroad rate bin was being mani
pulated. Democrats will be very war!
of any overtlres from Presiden
Roosevelt. for fear OF again heini
left I'm the lurch and abused for thei
pains
This puts the corporations betweel
the upper and the neither milestone
II should result in any decent trus
or corporation magnate deciding q
refuse to be bled by either faction
II there are any honest trusts II ma
induce them to fee from such Reput
lican pmndering and to rely upo
their constitutional rights and homes
government for protection agains
me virtual confscation of their ai
sets by the two Republican faction
which control different branches
the government
Ine DcSt play FiNoAH'h' -s"'-'
can make against this revolt woul
be TO have his friends announce a r
val candidate for Speaker against m
arch conspiratoe Cannon, and let
be- known that rather than see Car
non elected he would favor the ele'
ton of John sharp Williams, the ID
mocratic leader. as speaker The ~
publican reactiOnary leaders would !
helpless without the sp0ils OF th