Bisbee daily review., 1909-12-30
ROUGH SHOD
 METHODS FOR
 INSURGENTS
Stand-Pat Republicans Decide on Bold Plan for the Exter- imitation of Radical Ele- ment in Present Session of Congress.

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 WASHINGTON. D. C.. Dec. 2y.-- t'There is no use wasting further time with the insurgents. They are as much our enemy as are the Demo crats. The longer insurgency is al. lowed to live, the more difficult 1t will be to stamp it out in the end. ln- surgency must be Killed at this ses- sion, even If it is necessary to drive every progressive over to the Demo crats. If the job cannot be finished In this congress, it must be done in the congressional elections this fall." :"
 This is the command that has gone out from the stand-pat headquarters, which, as anyone may observe Tor himself by watching the political checkerboard closely, are located not more than a thousand miles from the White House itself.
 A systematic campaign has been mapped out by the standpatters. Here are some of the tactics with which 1t hoped to humiliate the prog ressives in congress, weaken them in the eyes of their constituents at home, and to finally annihilate them from the political map: l. Prevent every insurgent from securing the appropriation of public money for the construction of pub | lie buildings or bridges within his district.
 2. Decrease appropriations for all government institutions, such as az ricultural experiment stations, arsen- als, navy yards, forts, etc, located in districts represented in congress by insurgents. Economy will be cited as reason for decreases.
 3. Limit to prevent appropriations for waterway improvements in pro gressive territory.
 A. Refuse all recommendations of insurgents as to appointments for fed eral positions, and supplant present officeholders who were recommended by progressives with men loyal to the 1 regular machine, the latter policy to be followed with such discrimination as will attract the minimum amount of attention.
 l {. Refer biiis introduced in con. gress by insurgents to packed com :nittees where measures will be kill ed.
 i ;. Reruse. with as much dIscre- tion as prudence would seem to de- n1and, to recognize an insurgent or progressive on the floor of the house when said member desires to make utterances renecting on the leaders Of the Republican machine.
 {. Prevent insurgents rom hoid. ing positions on important commit tees.
 s. Withheld from insurgents even small favors, such as an extra allot ment of vegetable and flower seed maps, year books, horse doctor books farm bulletins and other government publications, the distribution of which makes a member friends in his dis rrict.
 g. Spare TO energy to secure the nomination of a standpatter in pTi maries, in the congressional district! now represented by regulars.
 10. In districts in which progress ives win the nomination from the standpat candidate withhold all sup port by the Republican congressiona committee, Of which Representative Wm. B. Mckinley of Illinois is thu chaIrman-treasurer; and Representa- , tive H. c. LoudensIager of New Jer sey is secretary. Both are pro-Can non men. This committee will hay,
 Imp rBsodsIp slI 1B sIolgIo DUE spun
 ing the congressional campaign, bu
 is to extend aid this year to regula
 republicans only.
 II. In instances where unusual ciI
 cumstances arise, there should be n |, set rule for the attitude to be assun Il cd rd i'm M foa,a \ must not fail to treat the progressiv
 as Democrat and an enemy. Thi
 ts imperative.