The Washington times., 1909-03-10

plain, in ample time, that the tariff
Is not going to be interfered with by
our fight. That pretext will avail the
regulars nothing
The insurgent board OF strategy,
composed OF Representative Nelson of
Wisconsin. Gardner OF Massa chusetts,
and Madison of Kansas had confer
ence with President Taft late yester-
DAY afternoon and found no comfort
awaiting them in that quarter. They
reported TO their hackers, and this
morning were sent away 10 q confer
sbout the program for cooperation on
Monday. when the great fight comes
up in the House.
Clark States Terms.
Champ Clark, Democratic leader.
practically stated his terms today and
the insurgents were satisfied with
them.
The Democratic position is first that
the insurgents must show that they
can do business" by preventing the
election of the Speaker on Monday.
Let them vote for any one Of their
own number, or divide their votes
among various members of their own
group said Democratic leader, and
non for one day. After that. the Dem
ocratS viii so in with them on A pro-
gram for amendment OF the rules, and
II can be carried
Defeat of Cannon is not made part
OF the faith by the Democrats. They
want show of strength made by the
insurgents on the Cannon proposition;
that is all. AS TO the rules fight the
program. which is now being framed
into writing by conferees of the In
surgentS end Democrats. is this:
When MIR: Dalzell rises to the Gus
tomary motion on the rules he Will say:
Il move the adoption OF the rules of
the House m the SiXtieth Congress. as
its rules for the Sixty-first Congress;
ton"
Must Vote Against 1t.
Insurgents and Democrats must vote
together against the previous question.
and defeat it. Then an insurgent Re
publican will rise
II move" he will say, Ito amend the
motion of the gentleman from Pennsyl-
vania as follows"
Then will come a statement of the
amendments: To increase the Commit
tee on Rules 10 fifteen, nine Republicans
and six Democrats; and 10 change its
name to Committee on Rules and Or
der of Business to name in the amend
ment, the fifteen men who shall com
pose that committee: to provide that
the appointment of all committees sub
Ject 10 the requirement that the present
Ways and Means Committee shall be
retained without change; to give this
House order of business, by such dele
CATION OF power as may be necessary:
and 10 provide for a calendar day on
BASIS more satisfactory than the con-
cession made by the recently adopted
rule Of the Sixtieth Congress.
No Previous Question
On this motion the previous question
will not be moved till a fair chance has
been given for its discussion The in
sursents and Democrats pledge them
selves not TO permit debate of fort
night, or a month, or a whole summer
They are agreed that the responsibility
for an amending debate If it shall take
place, shall be on the regular Repub-
licans They believe that at the end
OF two days of discussion, II will be DOS
siole to move the previous question,
carry II, and then adopt the amendment
and then the amended rules
Program Ready.
That Is the whole program as now
roughly drafted. The conferees are
going over il with the utmost care TO
make sure that there is no "hole in
their skinner" and they are confident
that they will in the end have a pro-
gram framed which will stand all fire
Men will be delegated to prepare them
selves Tor the defense of every aspect
OF the scheme, in the debate on the
moor; Tor the insurgents are especially
1nSiStent that their scheme shall be ably
defended before the country and that
they are not TO be misreDreSented and
made to appear as irregulars and mere
rebels; They will conduct a vigorous
assault on the present rules. as well as
defense of their own proposals
And on that we will win with the
Middle West, at least" declared an In
surgent from that section AS the
Middle West goes, the next House will
90; and we must win this fight to hold
1t why as a result of my calendar
Wednesday vote. when | opposed the
ceived letters by the score, all com
mending me. IL is A fact, mathemat-
icdly accurate by count that have had
forty letters on the subject OF rules 10
one on any other phase OF the tariff
Public Wants New Rules.
Our people are more concerned about
rules than about tariff The feeling
on this rules question is daily growing
more acute"
The insurgents are IN truth being held
together by the cement of home senti-
ment- Many Of them-almost all, in
deed-have given pledges in then
Stituents, promising TO work for revision
OF rules. They must stand BY those
pledges or accept defeat next year. and
they know IL Their course IS TO win OF
10 accept oblivion They know that il
they lose this night in the House, the
regulars at home with turn against them
their progressive followers will be dis
satisfied, and the Democrats will make
especial efforts in every such district
u is, therefore, with most OF the insur-
gents, win now or never.
1t has been given out from the regular
camp that when the Cannon forces haze
won this fight, they viii wipe out insur-
gency forever. by taking every rebel of
the good committee p-aces he now holds
and retiring them air 70 innOcuous con
temptation of the error OF insurgency.
Drawn Closer Together.
This has not apparently served very
useful purpose; it has rather drawn the
insurgents closer together. in the reaIi
zation that they nave now gone too fal
10 make terms
The insurgents say they have never
wanted more from president Taft thar
that he keep his hands of and let then
have a fair fight.
They most insistently deny that the.
ever asked for and were refused the
cOuntensnce OF the Administration
They didn't want 10 eusbarrass tn,
fI,ouCh fhav eeefnaaH "a.