Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-15

going to fight me. and there are quite
number Of them throughout the state. and
they will get a few unsuspecting ones "a
Join them, just as they did at the meeting.
However, I shall trust the people IN Ne.
braska to remember their game four years
ago. when they fought me until the day OF
election on the ground that I was moi
standing by Roosevelt, when, as a matter
Of fact. l had a statement from President
Roosevelt to the effect that I had never
deserted him in any OF his progressive
legislation"
Letter from Harry Foster.
There are others the senator said. as
he drew from his desk a letter he had re.
celved from a Harry A. Foster OF Omaha,
former member of the legislature. which,
among other things, contains the following
choice morsels Of political job hunter
parlance:
Il write you at this time TO ask you tc
name ms as collector OF customs and Gus
todian Of the federal building, to succeed
the present Incumbent. l want this ap-
pointment, and il l don't get It, l am going
to ppose you with all the vim and vlgor
| possess. You may know or may not
know that l resisted overtures Of the NB. a
M crowd to beat you last time, because
thought you would treat me square. ]
will say that l have had some preliminary
correspondence with your friend. c, o.
Whedon, and am in a position to be with
you or against YOU"
THE people OF Nebraska may not want
me to be senator and In that particular ]
will have to abide by their will" said
Senator Burkett, but one thing is sure,
1 have no fears of any such crowd as
semed to be promoting this meeting being
able to lead very successful propaganda
against me. 1 am standing today as l nave
stood ever since 1 have been in public life,
for every syllable OF progressive legislation
from whatever source It comes, and l call
upon my friends to protect me against all
conspiracies of this kind"
Attitude of Administration.
President Taft declared again today that
his test Of republicanism will come when
action is taken upon the Legislative recon-
mendations which he has made in COM
pliance with the party platform. In his
talks with representative Hayes and other
callers today the president said he was
not Withholding patronage from any re-
publican senator or member of congress
because Of votes cast against Speaker
Cannon. against the rules of the house OF
againE. the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill.
II, however, there are any among the
insurgents who intend to carry their fight
against the speaker and against the rules
to the extent of opposing purely admins
tration and party measures, to which the
party is pledged, the president will no
longer regard them as republicans, but as
having clearly arrayed themselves against
the party. Under the circumstances, he
declared, he would not be justified in
recognizing any claims for patronage from
senators or representatives who would use
the very patronage given them as ammuni-
ton against the party. Mr.. Taft is said
to be satisfied with the way matters are
progressing and he has received many per.
sonal assurances that most of the so-called
insurgents will support the administratio
measures.
Cannon Promises Square Deal.
Speaker Cannon declared the insurgents
of the house would have a square deal II
the coming republican caucus II they came
into it. There were no efforts in advarct
by anybody, he said, to set a trap or pitfal
for those of the majority who have beer
fighting the organization, but on the othe
hand no one could properly be given an!