The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-08
INSURGENTS ATTITUDE
CAUSES SPECULATION
Combination With Democrats
Would Give Latter Con-
troll Of Senate
tBy F. ]. Dyer
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Special to Daily Leader.
Washington, Nov. S.-That this Is
the somnolent period IN Washington,
the season Of sweet doing nothing
that comes Just before the capital
awakes 10 greet the lnnsning hosts
of legislators and lobbyists, is attested
by the editorial rhapsodies about the
glories OF indian summer. autumnal
sunsets gustatory suggestions In the
markets and interminable specula-
tons about various political conting-
encies. II is frankly a time when a
welcome is extended In the editorial
sanctums OF the capital 10 almost
anything which looks like news and an
Item which at any Other time would
be scorned, is now received with re-
spectlul attention. its bad points care
fully ignored and its possibilities for
half column or a column of space
anxi0usly canvassed
This much by way of premise to OK
plain why there is much considera
tlon being given to the part that Will
he played in the future councils of the
nation by those senators and repre-
sentatives who have been somewhat
derislvely dubbed insurgents" Not
to expatiate on the recent caustic ut
teranees of that good old fighter, Mil
liant Joe Cannon, or on the report
that the congressional Republican
committee will war on the independ-
ent gentlemen who caused good deal
OF irritation by their inslstenee for
downward revision of the tariff, there
was a new incentive to gossip In the
death Of Senator Johnson of North
Dakota Ii is admitted that a Dem
ocrat will be appointed to succeed the
late Senator Johnson Students OF
National politics claim that they see
where ll is now possible that the
Democrats may secure control of tde
senate. This is one way that they
figure II out.
The senate stands in this year OF
grace safely Republican. as far as sur
face indications go. That Is, there
are sixty Republicans to thirty-twO
Democrats, giving very comfortable
working majority Of 2s for the Re-
publicans. II would take big flop
by Is Republicans 10 loosen the
strangle hold on legislation possessed
by the Grand Old Party Is this an
imp0ssibIe contingency Let us see.
When the tariff was under discus.
sion the Insurgents displayed real
" surprising cohesion. When they
felt Il necessary they showed that
they could vote together almost TO a
man. They have been pretty general
i upheld by their constituencies, anu
Il may be that they feel II essential
for their political salvation 20 CON
tinue TO stand together Therefore.
should the Republican organization
fail 70 piaeate the insurgents 1t is no
violent assumption that There would
be startling change In the line-Hp
OF the senate. for the following four
teen senators might be counted on 70
vote with the Democrats 10 gain tac-
teal advantage: Beyeridgc, Borah,
Bourne, Bristow Brown, Burkett,
Clapp, Crawford. Cummings. Dolliver,
Gamble, LaFollette McCumber and
Nelson. Count them-l4.
That leaves one still to gain TO de.
feat the Republican majority but there
arV still four Republicans whose po.
sltion Il somewhat IN doubt. Lese
four are Jones, Dixon. Piles and Viii
nam Alden smith. This situation is
giving the political i0reeasters ample
material for speculation, and they are
busy with theories as TO what may
come to pass when congress again,
and later when the political campaigns
get in full swing.
Much Work For Congress.
Congressman have been carefully
studying the public pulse this sum
mer to ascertain what will be expect
ed OF them at the coming session.
There is q lot OF work cut out for
them, If all the policies advocated by
the President In his public speeches
are to be taken up. For one thing, the
President has been almost insistcnt
on the necessity for a reform of the
nations financial policy. He advocates
the Aldrich idea OF a central bank OF
issue, and 1t Is assumed that Mr. Aid
rich intends that this great instillt
tlon with capital OF 100000 90V Ol
perhaps more shall be controlled by
The National banks. Needless to say,
there will be opposition to such =
plan. Secondly, the President Is for
an extension of the powers of the In.
ter-state Commerce commission, with
the proviso that absolute fairness
shall be exercised toward the rail-
roads. Thirdly. the President Is an
enthusiastic advocate of the improves
mont Of the Nations Waterways even
10 the issuing Of bonds TO provide the
- " .ssc srl = .rcrcy acc1c1 for he
work. Another thing advocated By
the President in a speech al Chicago
is Improvement in the administration
ct Justice. He condemned the laws
delays IN the Federal courts and sid
tl.at the administration OF criminal
Law IN This country Is a disgrace TO