Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-19

to me. Tho progressive crowd was
sent away fNom Washington with the
blood tinglinE in its face from the slap
Cannon administered on the very last
day of the session, when he named the
committees and punished them right
straight thru the list They went
away mad and they are coming back
madden and stronger by about two to
one than they ever We're before. Do
you think there is anything In that
situation to justify expectation of more
peaceful times? l don't.
mo. / can't tell anything about the
chances OF getting a vote on any prop
osition looking 10 reform of the rules.
The plans for any such campaign arc
We, to be made: bur II isn't apparent
to me how we are to force the thing.
If the vote could be had, we would
overturn the Cannon organizations
control; but how is 1t tp be done?
Rebels Have Multiplied.
mot only will we be able TO count on
Just about twice as many insurgenf
republican votes as we had last ses
sion, on all rules propositions, but In
view of the sensational disclosures
the house organization in tho rules
fight last March, YOU Win observe the
democrats lining up better than they
did then. Not many democrats will
have the nerve to SO any further IN
such a combination. In view of the
fact that the country has had its at
tention called to the real meaning OF
such affiliations. The result is that
there will be big majority of united
democrats and insurgent republicans
in favor of changes In the rule. The
problem will be to agree on a pro
gram and then to find the parliament
tary procedure by which majority
can override u minority which In
cludes the speaker and the rules COM
mittee.
PEARSON charges7 have been MAX
mig speeches all over Nebraska on
this subject of the rules, and 1 have
said to my audiences that didn't
| know whether the Parsons charges
were true. I explained that 1t wasn't
material whether they We're true in de-
tail or not; it is perfectly apparent
that Tamany wouldn't deliver Its whole
following to the republican machine
unless there was something in it for
Tamany. 1t did make Just that de-
/. livery: It got something for doing 1t.
Whether Parsons is right about the
consideration is not material; Tam
many and the house machine were in
deal. and both sides got something
out of it. We know what the Cannon
organization got; we may yet find out
| for certain what the Tammany people
got
Wants Parsons Charges Probed.
| II consider that the Parsons charges
| demand investigation by some proper
authority They are fit subject for in
vestigation either by the respective
party caucuses, or by the house itself
under a proper resolution. OF course
the insurgents will never take part III
any caucus or be parties to carrying
subject: they will do all they can to
make inquiry that may be held real
investigation, not a whitewash. But
see no reason why the house itself
should not order an investigation OF
the whole matter. AT present / have
no idea what course will be taken with
reference to forcing an investigation
If it is deemed that one be forced
note that Parsons Is again quoted to-
day as renewing his charges and de.
claring that he is prepared to brinl
forward the proof; so I suppose he il
getting ready to press the matter, ant
that there will some early develop
ments in It,"