The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-03-26
SOCIETY. q, -.
THROW DOWN OF UNCLE
JOE IS 6CANT VICTORY
SAYS LA TOILETTE.

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victory will strengthen the morale .of 1
the progressive organization. It will I
demonstrate that the system can be
beaten. But it will be clearly under i
stood that little was achieved besides
the temporary humiliation of an old
man of bad eminence, whose sue
cessor the System must, at all events,
soon put forward
Out from the center of the smoke
of battle which ragged at Washington
for three days last week, Senator La
Toilette, in today's issue Of his Week
lys Magazine says that "the effect Of
this contest in the house has been
greatly exaggerated Senator La
Toilette believes that the change in I.
the house rules increasing the mem
bers of the committee from, five to
ten, without the speaker as chairman,
to be selected by a caucus, will ac-
, complish little. - a
> The new committee on rules shall
have the same power as the old COM
mlttee on rules, that is, whenever a
majority. of it's members so determine.
it Is privileged to present for the
! consideration of the house a special
| rule or motion with respect to- some
| particular bill or proceedings. It has
always had that power. The Repub-
lcan majority of this COMMITTEES on
rules Will be named by Republican
caucus. The steel trust. the sugar
trust, the beef trust, in short, the
system will control in that caucus by
an overwhelming majority. It DOM
mates both branches of congress. It
! speaks through Aldrich in the senate
| and through Cannon in the house. It
Will name the new committee on
rules. -. -. "
Cannon will not be a member Of
the committee, but the system will
be potential on that committee as
though Cannon were its chairman.
Sheltered behind the committee, he
VIII be as effective an instrument for
wrong as though he were still its
head and front. He may be even
more dangerous. His offensive ar
rogance, his coarse personality will.
be less conspicuous"
senator La Toilette says that so
long as the Republican majority In
the house serves the system it will
make 1fttle difference whether or
not Cannon is member of the conn
m1ttee on rules.
"Cannonism without Cannon is Just
as hurtful to the country as Cam
nonlsm with Cannon. The peonle
must understand that Cannonism is
short definition Of government by
the system. ss Aldrich and Cannon
would have little power for evil II q
majority OF the Republican majority
= IN both the senate and the house
represented public interest instead Of
special interest
4 The American people must under-
stand that this has been only skirnl-
ish. The real battle is still to come.
and that must be fought out in the
primaries and the elections between
now and November. Candidates
must be nominated and elected who
will vote against Cannon and his type
without flinching, and against Can
non in every form. -ss.. i.-'.
"1n fear of the approaching elec-
tions, some of the system congress-
men, deserted Cannon and voted with
the insurgents. These men are maxi
ing a record upon which to go before
their constituents. :, The gathering
storm OF public resentment caused
them to abandon the camp of the
enemy and join the insurgents. Let
) them come. Let them be tested.
Watch their records. They will be
1 tried many times in this session. BY
their fruits ye shall know thelm.''