Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-24
PARTY INTEGRITY SAFE
Sentiment Among Incoming Men,
bers Point to Hearty Support.
DESIRE TO AMEND THE RULES
But No Republican Willing to At
tempt It at Expense Of Ad-
ministration Program.

incoming senator's and representatives
find there is thorough good feeling
understanding and desire for co-opera-
ton on republican and administration
program for the coming session OF Con-
sress among the President, Senator
Aldrich and Speaker Cannon.
The good understanding between the
President on one hand and the two
Congress leaders on the other has not
been disturbed by the recent outbreak
of clamor against Senator Aldrich and
Speaker Cannon in the west Team
work of high order between the White
House and the Capitol is assured
The insurgents in the House and Sen.
ate are said to be very much disturbed
over this prospect, since they will be
placed in the attitude of embarrassing
the administration in their vociferous
although somewhat vague onslaught
upon what they are pleased to terra
"Aldrichism" and "Cannonism"
For Party Integrity.
One of the leaders of the House in.
surgents within a few days laid down
the law to one of his enthusiastic
western followers who wanted to go IN
and bust things wide open" in these
words:
Amend the rules-yes: but not a
hand to be lifted in manner to de-
moralize the organization of the House
or to hamper the Presidents program
and Its carrying out by a republican
Congress. There is still republican
party and likewise republican add
ministration with policies of leglsla ton
to perfect. The minute your program
threatens to embarrass the work OF
Congress count me out
The man who took that position and
who will hold it figured prominently
and perhaps more prominently than any
other in the group of insurgents at the
special session last summer.
Western congressman drifting into town
say that the Presidents bold position on
his recent tour, in standing by the tariff
act, left some of the opponents of that
measure high and dry. They went away
from Washington vowing all kinds of re-
prisals and reopening of issues I'm the
coming session. The President followed
and announced that the tariff was salts
factory.
Forced to Shorten Sail.
Immediately, it is claimed by these re.
turning congressman, the insurgents
found themselves liable to be "agin the
government if they tried to start some-
thing in this Congress, and they had to
take in sail. They found loophole in
loud denunciation of Aldrichism and Can
nonism, and they will doubtless keep that
up right along.
But the point is that they will have To
tread warily lest they break some of the
administrations eggs, which are all In
one basket and being carried jointly by
the President, Senator Aldrich ana
Speaker Cannon.
It is understood by well posted con.
sressmen that the President doesn't care
how much the insurgents lambast cam
non and Aldrich personally; in fact, ne
rather enjoys the shindy, it is said. But
hands off the organization and no joining
with democrats to ball up the administra-
tons work In Congress.
Work for Mann's Committee.
Probably the busiest committee of ths
House next to appropriations committee
in the coming session will be inter-
state and foreign commerce, whose chair
man is Mr.. Mann of Illinois. To this
committee will be referred the Presidents
recommendations for changes in the in
terstate commerce law, and il is pos
sible that proposed amendments TO the
Sherman antitrust law may also be in
trusted to it, depending upon the form
the amendment takes.
Mr. Mann has a record for hard work,
incessant attention to details great posi-
tiveness of opinion and determination in
pressing his view. He is in town now
and will have several talks with the
President to get the administrations out
line for the work ahead and will organ
ize his committee promptly upon assem-
bling.