The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-25
RULES FIGHT UNFINISHED.

RULES FIGHT UNFINISHED.
The Washington Star is confident
that the fight against the House rules
has not yet been concluded. Says tn.
Star:
The fight over the rules. it is stated
Il not over. II not renewed at TIL:
session, 1t will certainly be at the next
Meanwhile. everybody get ready.
Two opinions exist as to the value
Of the Fitzgerald amendments. Ont
rates them at low figure. II il as.
serted that, at most, they but relieve
the speaker of the responsibility a. tc
recognising members under certain cir
cumstances which he has never cared
to exercise. In every essential partic
ular his power remains intact. A bar
rem victory was scored by those demo.
Gratis who followed the Brooklyn lead
er on the day Of battle.
On the other hand Mr.. Fitzgerald
and his friends are well satisfied with
the result. They hold that the chang
e make for larger power for individ-
ual members. and that business will
benefit. They consider that they have
won q good deal, and are not forming
n~r :, 49,. ,~roa~.oYr, uyhothor thov u,flI
support one formed by others Is not
known.
And two opinions seem still to ex-
list as to the general proposition. Is
the greater trouble with the rules, or
with Mr.. Cannon?
Il have no criticism of Mr.. Cannon
to offer" a democrat will say. Per.
sonally like him. regard him as
an honest mana little hard as par
tisan at times. but maybe no harder
than the average man. And l don't
see that he stretches his authority
The trouble Is that he has too much
authority No man should be invest
cd with the power that the rules OF
the house give the speaker. My fight
is not on Mr.. Cannon, whom I greatly
respect, but on the principle of max
ing the speaker car. With the
right sort Of rules. Mr.. Cannon would
be an ideal speaker"
Il am Just as much against Mr.. Can
non as am against the rules re
publican insurgent Of the extreme va
riety will tell you. my people don't
like the man. They object to hts gen
eral attitude on public questions, and
especially on the tariff. l regretted
his reelection. In my opinion the
party and the Taft administration
would have been strengthened by his
defeat. He uses the rules to forward
his own views Of things. and therefore
unfairly. will vote to curtail his
power as speaker materially"
Somebody is in error about Mr.. Can
non. Either his democratic opponents
or his extreme republican opponents
are mistaken. He cannot be the fair
man described by the one and the un.
fair and unworthy man described by
the other. BY what numbers respect
lively are the two opponents support
ed? The great majority of the repub
licans agree with democrats. They
admire Mr.. Cannon and trust him
They have just conferred on him his
fourth election as speaker. The ayes
will be seated and the noes will rise
Only q bakers dozen condemn Mr.
Cannon as q man. The ayes seem to
have 1t. The ayes have 1t, and Mr..
Cannon stands approved.
Fighting Mr.. Cannon is Improbable
business. He has won three hard bat
ties in four years. two at home and one
here. and has shown his quality. Fight
ing for liberalization Of the rules OF
the house is different proposition,
and should not be complicated with
personalities.
Sadie Say. HONEST now. do you like
Naggie? Pauline-Well, she's rot 4
good heart, m she means real well,
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