New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-11-27

complaint against President Taft The
senator does me too much honor. I have
not the authority TO read anv man ont nor
nave ] the disposition. I think I may say
the same for the President I have been
member of the Republican party since
=, was organized, and have never known
OF any man or group 81 men being read
"GI OF any party except by themselves.
lhese men no found themselves in the
minority in their oWp party and too much
committed 10 their Ideas 10 accent the will
OF the majority. read themselves out Of tn
larues 20 which they had formerly he
lohsed- That was their right. and II is the
Itbht OF every man to-day. IL Is Senator
0nminss right ana Senator Ia Follette's
tltht' Dut manly men Of all political views
nave IN the past exercised that right open
~ ana have not gone about in garments
OF martyroom because they were not al
ioNeo 10 control The majority. These men
Fia not lose caste citizens. They eNer-
-cised an inalienRhle right 70 unite their
80 Lheir views Il is the kind of indepcn-
othce that wins respect and that counts in
GUY political contests.
TAFT VS. CUMMINS.
Senator Cummins declares that the Payne
Jaw Is repudiation Of the Chicago plat
i9 3rri PRESIDENT taft. when he signed the
- mace public statement IN which he
There have been a great number u real
decreases In rates. and they constitute a
suncient amount 10 Justify a statement
mat this bill Is a substantial downward
revision and a reduction Of excessive
In his Winona speech the President de-
The Payne tariff hin is the best tariff
BIZ the Republican party has ever passed"
senator Cunmins declares that the issue
from now until the national convention IN
81 Is. shall the men now In control of
party destinies be permitted further 10 dis
regard plain party platforms
president Taft is the recognized leader
o the Republican part< and the great
majority OF Republicans are his followers
ne PRESIDENT and the Republican majority
~ congress co-operated IN the legislation
mar mas been written on the statute hooks
Win whom did Senator Cummius co..
operate Let the record OF the votes on
lhis legislation from beginning 10 end de-
Mr.. Bryan wants the war against the
hepubilcans who enacted this legislation
10 so on; Senator Cummius also wants Il
10 90 on. When Lincoln found an army
marching on the national capital from the
So1th Ano body OF sympathiZers in the
Norlh encouraging that army he said II
was difficult 10 determine which was the
most threatening 10 the welfare % the
nation History repeats itself. and when
Senators CUmmins. la Toilette, Rristow
and their sO-Called progressive following
join hands with Mr. Pr,an IN making war
upon the Republican members u Congress
who passed the tariH bin and upon the
President VIII signed II. IN that contest
kno" OF bit one way 10 treat them. add
that IL 10 light them just as We nEnf Mr.
Bryan and his following.
CHAMP CLARK AND THE RULES.
Your distinguished fellow citizen % Mis-
souri,. the Hon. Champ Clark. has done me
the honor on several occasions lately 20
take issue with q remark made 10y me- 10
the effect that the hght against tie rules
OF the House was q fight 10 prevent any
a dispatch from Sioux city Iowa. under
date of October =, quoted Nj Clark as
saying:
This is untrue and IL proved untrue by
the resolution 7 offered touching uuou
the rules which authorized tie Speaker 90
appoint immediately the Committee on
Means &c =
the one that had charge ~ the tar!r bil
The resolution also authorized the Speaker
age and Accounts. These are an the com
ulttees which ty any construction could
have ANYTHING 10 do with the tariff bill"
Mr. clark Is quoted describing the
statement attributed 20 bladder
dash" That seems 20 be as inonensive
an expression as j can employ iu refer
Clark. though q former President would
have used a shorter auc uglier word
ANTI-TARIFF BILL PACT.
Mr.. Casnon accused the insurgents Of
entering into an alliance With the Demo
Gratis 81 the House 10 prevent considera-
ton % the Payne bill saying:
7 do not believe that all the gentlemen
who voted with Mi Clark GA the rules
realized that they were his a'lIes against
liie X. Lb4l, an pa n-L u M"Lt4 l,nt-i
more seriously than care 20 iH tlls pres
ence on Nj. Clarks knowledge OF par
namentary practice and The rules % the
House 10 believe that lac did not fully
and clearly understand the whole situa-
ton NJ. Clark assumed an attitude of
non interference with the tarir bali. but
H. knew. or ought 10 have known. that
by his resolution ne proposed IN the nrst
line 10 adopt FOR the FIRST session % the
Clsf Congress the rules % the Goth con.
grcss. ana that under these rules % would
b- possible TO bring the tarln bill 20
vote only ny considering every OLA" az
the eight hundred paragraphs. Will thou
TtnE az u
witt each paragraph subject L. amend
uleHt IN The second degree method by
which the bin could be held IA committee
81 the whole indefiulteiy-or Dos the adpp-
tiou 0f q spe ial rule hAiUE a definite
been possible by the action OF d ma
ioriiy of the House upon report from
ihe Committee ON Rules.
There l. where NJ. clark seemed 20
exercise the most acute intelligence IN
naming the members OF the trmmittee
on Rules 10 which any special rule would
committed % fifteen I'VE Republicans VIII"
participated IN she Republican caucus and
plan 81 an early settlement % The tarin,
sX Democrats who had participated N
the Democratic caucus and VINO were loNal
10 Mr. clark every wish 90 prevent tariff
legislation. and then he selected four SO
called 'lnsurgent Republicans VII" had
refused to enter ans caucus. TWO az
these "lnsurgent Republican,. Norris. or
Nebraska and Nelson. % Wis'onSiu %
otsrrated with NJ. clark IN every NOV.
against the cofSioeGafluh q me lhflU Htll.
consulted with him freely. and when they
SPOKE or voted u was % support HiS con-
tcntion - Loyalty as did any Democrat
IN fhe House.
Thes. two gentlemen and the six Demo
Gratis would have made clear maj ritv
of M tiark's committee on Rules. even
had Mr. Gardner. of Massachusetts. and
Mr. HAYES, 81 california. voted with the
five other Republicans. az believe they
would. iu favor 81 special rule 70 TX
q date for the vote on the tariff TIN.
Win eight men out Of fifteen GA that
committee 10 consider a special rule. does
any one funp"se NJ ARK would naN-
neglected his opportunity 10 keen that
hill from coming o. vote or any op-
portunity 10 embarrass the adninistra-
tion?
81 the HOUSE Of ReB-esentafivee would
stil be in session considering the innumer.
able amendments the Democrats would
have offered 10 the hundreds ~ nara
states senate would stll be- waiting for
the bin 10 bc sent over for its considera-
tion.
ReuuhIicau ma iorifv in tho House would
tar-e l,ean DESTROYED II an the minority had
...-op.r-fsd with tho so-call~d ''tu~uTgsnt
Fperrflicaus' snd fhe very FIRST pledge ~
a.. T2e.uhliean Nat iuflnl Convention aud fn..
pcrr,hlican President. Mr.. Taft would have
s,p.s aa ,o-lr,ist"lv ~ fh~rvh D"mp-
cra,ic Horse ~ Rep-@eeniatives had been
elected Instead - House with a nominal
Rcpuh.Icau majority = g.
THE RULES OF THE HOUSE
Nr Cannon made an extended defence
- the House rules. denying that they
made the Speaker a ''czar" or a tyrant.
He said:
,-o,y q word about the rules az the House
tPcnresentatives which have been so
n,,,,oi Siscussed bv people who know so lit