Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-09
nIaeI.burn etim WrItInr Letter..

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Bee: Al Des Moines the other day 6ss
genuine republicans openly manifested
their disapproval when Senator Cummins
presiding over the state convention. inso-
lentfy omitted from his list Of great re-
publicans the president Of the United
States. the great leader of the republican
party, Hon. William II. Taft.
After their demonstration OF disapproval
the senator, claiming to be a better repub-
lican than any OF the SIS. proceeded with
speech. which describes the great party
as rotten hulk manned by a pirate crew.
and suggests that the hulk be raked by
broadsides and the crew hanged and quar-
tered.
No democrat was ever more bitter in
denunciation of republican leaders in the
heat Of the hottest Of presidential cam
paigns OF the past
But the speech and the insult to PresI-
dent Taft and to at least As per cent Of the
republicans of Iowa goes into history with
out editorial reproof or unfavorabe COM
ment in The Omaha Bee. an administration
republican newspaper circulating ex-
tenslvcly among republicans.
May 1 ask why the great newspaper
which In former years was in the forefront
of every form Of fight is now so limp and
lifeless that it viii take a basting at the
hands yof so-called insurgents and offer no
virile resistance7 T. w, BLACKBURN.
standpatter from StandpatviIIe.
SOUTH OMAHA, Aug. ITO the Editor
Of The Bee: Having read the letter Of
Hon. T. w. Blackburn withdrawing as a
candidate for congress from this district,
Will, with your permission, add few
words in the lines expressed by Mr.. Black
burn.
Since the foundation OF the republican
party there have been so-called insurgents
within its ranks. At times they are more
noisy than numerous. as seems to be the
case this year, with the exception OF a few
states. When Abraham Lincoln was presi-
dent many men who claimed to be repub-
licans made desperate efforts to displace
him in the year 1864, not only in the ma
tional republican convention, but in the
election later on. The same thing was at
tempted in the case Of General Grant in
1872, but met with signal failure.
The insurgents within the party came
near beating Hayes for president In 1876,
and did succeed in beating Blaine In 1884
Since the foundation of the republican
party there has not been a republican
speaker OF the house of representatives
who has not been abused like a pickpocket
and accused Of all kinds Of offenses, not
only by members OF the opposing parties,
but from men who claimed to be repub-
licans as well. Colfax and Blaine were &C
cused of dishonesty and Speaker Reed was
called a car for trying 70 expedite bust
ness in congress over the obstructionists,
who tried to prevent congress from acting
on measures that we're of interest to the
public, as has been done by the so-called
insurgents of the present congress and who
are now trying to raise the issue of Can
nonism throughout the country In order to
further the ambitions of some OF the rank
est demagogues the country has ever seen.
Next to Abraham Lincoln, the greatest
statesman the republican party has pro-
duced was James G. Blaine; vet while he
was alive nothing was too mean for the
insurgents Of the republican party to say
against him. When he died nothing was
too good to say about him. ~.
| 1t will be the same way in, the case of
Joseph G. Cannon. Twenty years from
now Cannon will be placed along with
Blaine, Colfax. Reed, Mckinley and all Of
the other great men of the republican
party.
When such demagogues as Cummins,
La Toilette and the lesser demagogues are
forgotten the names of Blaine and Cannon
will still shine as among the greatest men
the nation has ever produced.
Cummins showed what q small man he
is in refusing as Chairman of the Iowa
state convention the mention Of the names
of Taft and the governor Of Iowa simply
because they do not bow the knee to him
in his effort to further his own ambitions
He forced his name onto the republicans
OF Iowa for third term as governor by
calling county conventions nearly a year
ahead OF the time for the state conven-
ton, yet the regulars stood by him in ell
of his demogogio schemes, and rather than
see a democrat as senator from Iowa
stood by him even In his candidacy for
senator.
But the ambitions of such demagogue
will come to an end, as will be the case
with La FolletNe and the other insurgents.
and the republican party will be the better
for Kidding itself OF men who secure
seats in congress by claiming to be re-
publicans. then vote against every measure
proposed by the great body OF the repub-
lican party.
The Insurgents are like the tail to the
dog. They are trying TO wag the dog.
They think all the brains and honesty OF
the republic are slowed away in their own
few selves and all who differ from them
are dishonest and controlled by someone.
Like Mr.. Blackburn, would rather vote
for democrat than for an insurgent. for
would rather vote for straight demo-
erat than for man who claims to be a
republican. while voting the other way.
believe In independent voting, but when
men are elected to carry. out certain poll
cies and then so back on them, do not
think they deserve the support OF the rank
and file OF their own parties