The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-22
Meeting of Progressive Republican
League Held Saturday in Spokane|
Gave Him Unanimous Endorsement
of East Side Papers Poindexter Out
lined His Policies---Stands Firm for|
Roosevelt Ideas

Il deny that Aldrichism or Can
nonism is any part of republican
principles. No national convention
has ever so declared and no national
ever will so declare, al
though that has now become a ma
tional issue Neither Mr.. Aldrich nor
Mr.. Cannon is any part of the con-
stitution or of the statutes, and |
deny that opposition to them consti
tutes a state of rebellion or insur-
rection. Mr. Cannon stuck his trou
sers into his boots and presented him.
self and his policies to the last re-
publican convention, but the repub-
lican convention turned them down,
and all that could be heard of either
Mr.. Cannon or his policies was dull
thud. 1t was an insurgent conven-
ton. But Mr. Cannon went back
to Washington, and with the aid of
reactionary democrats and of repub-
lican congressman who had pledged
themselves during the campaign to
vote against him was reelected speak
er and reestablished his policies in
the legislative branch of the govern
ment
His Views Are Moderate.
Il am not in favor of radical meas
ures. but, on the contrary, am op-
posed to radical reactionary policy
which has changed the house of rep
resentatives into system of packed
committees and arbitrary special o.
ders. stated 1t as fact of per-
sonal observation that Senator Aid
rich was enabled to carry his tariff
schedules through the senate not by
force of reason which he presented, ,
but because opposition to the wishes
of Senator Aldrich in the senate was
considered irregular and bad party
form. And he dreamed yet another
dream, and told It to his brethren.
and said, Behold l have dreamed a
dream more; and behold the sun and
the moon and the eleven stars made
obeisance to me- Before the peo-
pies measures can receive fair con-
sideration in congress, bossism must
be destroyed and the minds of MEM
bers unfettered from the gang and
the machine. Before the action the
decks must be cleared for action.
Il am in favor of carefully guard
ing and preserving from monopoly
the public forests, coal and water; of
progressive and liberal improve
ment of waterway improvements; of
more extensive government irriga-
ton, with more careful regard for
the needs and interests of those most
directly affected, namely, the water
users. 1t is undoubtedly true also
that in the administration of the for
est laws more attention should be
paid to the rights and interests of
bona fide settlers in and about the
reserves. I am in favor of more COM
prehensive laws for the control of
railroads, the great common carriers
of the country. and that stringent
provisions should be enacted to pre-
vent favoritism and discrimination
between shippers and between locali-
ties.
81 swill reserve a discussion of
more special issues for some other
occasion"
The Progressive Republican league
which originally was formed of east
ern Washington editors, will be ex-
tended. At the meeting yesterday 1t
was decided to extend the association
to every part of the state. All re-
publican papers in Washington will
be included. An executive committee
is to be appointed by the president
composed of one member from each
county in the state That commits
sion will have charge of the work OF
the league.
The members of the league so far
and the papers they represent are as
follows:
Rufus Woods, Wenatchee Daily
World, president; w. D. Smith, Ritz.
vile State Journal, vice president
Rufus Wilson, Maiden Herald, secre.
tary; D. H. Magyar, Leavenworth
Echo; e. C. Wheeler, Waitsbure
Times; C. F. Lake, Connell Register;
c. F. Murphy, Northport Republican;
Halsey r. Watson, Prosser-Republi
can-Bulletin; Scott Henderson, Pasce
Kennewick Twin City Reporter; C
X. Kennedy. Fairfield Standard; G.
A. Haynes, Prosser Record; Elmer