The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-06
TAFT TO WAR
ON INSURGENTS
Patience Exhausted by Per-
Slstent knitting
OF HIS PET MEASURES
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Plain Talk Said to Be cOming-He win
Expose to the County Many Facts
That Hitherto Have Been
Concealed.
OF HIS PET MEASURES

Cincinnati, May g.. President Taft.
who passed through here yesterday aft
ernoon on his way back to Washing
ton, is heartily in sympathy with the
aggressive attitude Of the regular Rec
publicans in the Senate. in casting aside
all further attempts TO win back 70 the
support Of administration measures Of
the moro radical insurgents" He, him
self may adopt the policy announced
at the Senate conference presided over
BY Senator Aldrich Wednesday he is
said TO feel That lie has been patient
long enough in listening TO promises Of
insurgent support in the Senate, only
10 find "the insurgents knife OUT for
much Of the legislation he has proposed
as a compliance with party platform
pledges
Mr. Taft contemplatcs making a
speech at Passaic, n. j.. next Monday
evening-if he finds the situation IN
Washington what he thinks it to be-
that win disclose to the country mum
Der Of facts and incidents that the chief
executive has heretofore kept TO him
self He has repeatedly expressed him
self as being willing 10 stand eriti.
rism for apparent inaetion and lack Of
vigorous methods in dealing with Con-
Eress so long as he felt this policy would
accomplish some good in the end SO
if he finds as a result of his confer.
enee in Washington that there IS still
a fair prospect Of securing some pro.
gressive legislation Ia the railroad bill
he may not adopt the weapon Of pub.
Lefty SO effectively used BY Mr.. Roose.
Welt.
On the other hand If the president
finds the attitude Of the insurgents such
that the whole railroad bill is likely
to fail or to be put up to him in such
shape that a veto win be the only ac-
tion he can take upon IT, he will un
doubtedly take advantage Of the oppor-
tunitv at Passaic to let the county know
Just where matters stand.
Washington, May 6.--Forty-fve sens
ators. all regular Republicans, are
said to have joined IN the movement
to formulate q new administration lee-
islation programme Two others are
claimed as adherents
The new organization was made 10
the conservatives IN an effort TO main
tain control Of the Senate machinery
Mutual concessions have been made al.
ready, and IL IS expected that more win
be required TO carry out the plans Of
the regulars
If the president is willing to swing
the 'fbig stick AZ the regulars say ne
Is, the claims Of the regular organiza-
tion appear to be justified The forty
five who have undertaken to stand to-
eether to put through what remains Of
The administration programme, are as
follows,
AIdrich, Bradley, Brandegee, Briggs
Bulkeley, Burnham, Burrows Burton
Carter, Clarke (Wyol, Crane Cullom,
Curtis, Depew. Dick. Dillingham;. Dn
Pnnt, Elkins, Flint, Frye Galhnger,
Guggenheim, Hale, Hepburn. Jones
Kean, Lodge Lorimer, Mecumber, Nix
On, Oliver Page, Penrose, Perkins Piles.
Richardson Root Scott, Smith {Micn
Emoot, Stephenson, Sutherland, Warner,
Warren and Wetmore
AS utterly impossible for the CON
servstiyes to reach, the regulars have
classed Beyeridge, Bristow, Capp, Cum
Minis, Doliiver, and Ia Toilette
The men on whom the regulars are
still working include Borah, Bourne,
Brown Bprkett, Crawford, Dixon, Gam
BE, and Nelson All of these men have
voted with the insurgents from time to
time.