The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-27
Senator Deliver, ON Behalf of
the Insurgents,
Declines Rayner's Invitation to
Get Up Behind.
ELEPHANT is LARGE
And Can Carry All the Republi-
can Elements, He Says.
Compares Republican and DEM
Ocrat Tariff Laws.

Washington, April 27.-Insurgents Of
the senate, through the eloquent tongue
of Senator Dolliver, today spurned an
invitation to quit their party associates
and join the Democratic party, which
invitation had been extended by Sena-
tor Rayner in the course of a speech
in opposition to the administration
railroad bill The exchange of mock
compliments and aspersions amused
( the senate and galleries for several
hours and finally resulted in political
debate that goaded Senator Bailey into
a sharp defense of the minority party.
A lively general debate followed.
Mr.. Rayner's invitation to the lin
surgent'' senators made a general hit
with the insurgents themselves quite
as much as with the Democrats and
rtgular Republicans. Mr.. Rayner had
not resumed his seat before Mr.. Dolli-
yer was recognized.
Before replying to Mr.. Rayner's in
vitation, Mr.. Dolliver entered upon a
discussion of the question of the CAPT.
taiiZation of railroads. He advocated
the right IF the national government
to scrutinize the issue of the stocks
and bonds of railroads. He said the
states could in no way interfere with
the federal control of interstate COM
merce and argued the control of capital
Mr.. Dolliver then declined Mr.. Rayner's
invitation with thanks. Taking up the
question as to the disagreement Of the
insurgents with the regular Repub-
1icans, he intimated there was room
enough in the Republican party for all
elements.
''It is a large party" he said, land 1T
has within the past 15 years converted
a large number of good people to its
faith.
Big Enough for All.
''It is large enough and good enough
TO carry on the fight for good govern
nient; but If 1 ever did feel any temp
tation to leave it, would have to look
over a good many things before would
pitch my tent with the Democratic
party. because I know that there is
quite as much discomfort in the Dem
ocratic party as to its leadership as in
the Republican party"
Mr.. Rayner interrupted with the sug-
gestion that whdle there might be dis
satisfaction in the Democratic party
regarding leadership, the trouble in the
Republican party related to its prin-
cipieS. Mr.. DOlliver diSSented. He con-
tended his party was right in principle
and when he was pressed as to the aC-
ton of the party with reference to the
Payne-kldrich tariff, he recalled the
course of the Democratic party in the
enactment Of the Wilson German tariff
law of 1894, saying If he had ever felt
Gny impulse to embrace the Democratic
zadth the trend of events in that d.
aection would have diSillusioned him,
because he declared the Democrats lost
opportunity to make good their promise
TO reduce the tariff rates.
Mr. Dolliver declared he was bound
by only one alliance, that was to his
public duty. Still it had been a great
comfort to him to know some honest
minded men of the Democratic party
had shared his views in that connec- |
ton
Democrats Are a Handicap.
But so far as making an alliance
with the Democrats is concerned he |
said, why, bless my heart, that is |
the only handicap we have ever had
in the course we are pursuing