Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-30
Comment on Congress.
[Colher,s WeekIy.l


These are the ten insurgents They
are the republican senators, who, thru
out the session, persistently fought
Aldrich. threw the searchlight on MS
statements. detied his threats, voted
FagHinst his scha=5,:s:les, and, in the end,
Ihroke away from the party and cast
stheir ballots with the democrats
against the Aldrich tariff bill:
Albert j. Beveridge, Joseph l.. Bris-
tow, Norris Brown, Elmer j. Burkett.
Moses E. Clapp, Coe l. Crawford,
Knute Nelson, Albert B. Cummins,
Jonathan p. Dolfiver, Robert NJ. La
Toilette.
No eulogy upon the insurgent sena-
tors can speak louder than the scorn
and threats that Aldrich has heaped
upon them. For them, their deeds
speak But it is not amiss to say
word for the communities who have
have supported and approved their po-
sition. To utter generalities about
states whose population numbers mill
lions, to draw comparisons between
sections, is almost as futile as to at
tempt ITO indict a commonwealth. Yet
some things about the middle west
may be said without dispute. These
states are today a better New Eng
land than New England itself. The
dominant element in at least three of
them is composed of those New Eng
landers who most inherited the spirit
of the Pilgrims and went away from
home for principle and opportunity to
grow. Many of the New Englanders
who came to Kansas set out to fight
for a principle. and brought with them
rifles in boxes labeled bibles Wis
consin and Minnesota contain some of
the best alien strains that have come
to the American blood. The insurgent
states are:
Nebraska, Minnesota. Wisconsin,
South Dakota, Iowa, Kansas, Indiana.
They are states of small cities and
large towns, of rich farms. where
economic and political independence is
mans highest prize.
Among the ten insurgents, four must
soon come before their people for re-
election. They are: Beveridge of In
diana, Clapp of Minnesota, Burkett of
Nebraska and La Toilette of Wiscon-
sin
These men should be supported in
their several states by every man who
admires independence and courage. Be
yond their states those who approve
the records of these senator's should
contribute the powerful aid of outside
public opinion. If these men are re-
turned to the senate 1t must be accom-
| plished thru the unselfshness of ind
l viduals. Every selfish interest, the or
gained wealth which contributes
money, manages campaigns, and gets
votes by purchase or persuasion -
these interests they have opposed. II
is no secret that Beverage has beer
, marked for slaughter. When he rose
to cast the first republican vote agains
the Aldrich bill Che leads the insur.
gents in the alphabetical list, and i'm
portant issues often hang on that po-
sition) Aldrich followed him with 6
bitter speech which was intended .
excommunicate him from the republi'
can party. Beveridge will need the hell
of all who approve his courage. Tht
presence at Gary of the new plant .
the steel corporation makes a new ant
dangerous element for Beveridge in hi
state. A similar effort. and powerful
one, will be made to retire La Toilette
but, if nothing else, Wisconsins prid
5 in the thing that most distinguishe
Y it among the states should be enough
TO save the man who was an insurgen
y when there was only one. In Mime
sofa it is said that Frank B. Kellogs
the government prosecutor of tn
}. Standard Oil Company, would like I
t displace Clapp. There is not one goo
Il reason for such a. change, and a hun
dred sound arguments against it. Min
nesota has reason to be proud c
: Clapp and of Nelson as well.