The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-01-08
SAY THAT CANNON
IS ALLY OF TAFT
Shutting Off Insurgents Pat
ronage Draws Fire of
Rep. Norris.
"MANLY MAN" is DEFINED
PLIES THAT REBELS ARE
WORTHLESS BECAUSE THEY
CAN'T TAKE A LICKING.

Washington, Jan. S.-"The insur-
gent republicans of the house are not
intimidated by the action of the ad-
ministration in withholding patronage
from them. and are not scared into ST.
lence by any apparent combination of
President Taft and Speaker Cannon
This was the declaration of Repre-
sentative Norris of Nebraska. one of
the leading insurgents OF the house.
Mr.. Norris resented stories appearing
in one or two Washington and New
York papers, to the effect that the in
surgents were lying down" under the
edict Of the administration. On the
contrary. Mr.. Norris returned to the
attack and criticised President Taft
himself for the act of the administra-
ton in singing out insurgent repre-
sentatives for punishment.
Says Taft Is for Cannon.
President Taft is making a great
, mistake by aiding Cannon in this way,
and l want to say so unhesitatingly.'
continued Mr.. Norris. II do not OBJ
ject, nor do any of the insurgents OBJ
ject, so far as I know, to the with
holding of patronage from us. But /
denounce this singing out of the men
who have opposed Cannon and the
house organization for an infliction of
punishment.
How can the president say we are
| opposed to his policies and declare
that we are to be punished for it. when
We have not opposed his policies in any
way? We do not. in fact. know yet
what President Taft's policies are to
be. We have not even received his
message upon several important sub
jects. Still. we have been punished.
Postmaster General Hitchcock has adj
mitted that we are being discriminate
ed against right now, although We
have done absolutely nothing to mer-
it it, excepting to oppose Cannon and
the house machine.
THE president is aiding Cannon.
There is no other construction that
can be placed upon this move Of the
| administration.
Resents Campaign Plan.
81 want to say that this effort to de-
feat us by starting fights against us at
home is open to very vigorous criti-
| cism. l have no objection to Speaker
Cannon or any of his supporters COM
ing to Nebraska and making any kind
of fight upon me they wish to make,
but do deny that the republican con-
gressional committee has any honora-
BILE right to attack me. 1t is unjust
and unfair.
The fight Of the insurgents in the
house will continue against Speaker
personifies. We will not, however. OPP
pose any policy of the president SO
long as it is republican doctrine"
Cannon Sees Taft.
After some coaxing the Speaker
made few remarks concerning the
doctrine of party regularity.
| My test of regularity in politics,
church, finance or family" he said. sis
cooperation. harmony. I am a great
| believer in caucus-the wicked caucus
Get together and fight out the differ.
ences there, and. if you are licked
come back and fight again.
| I'VE can't all have our own way in
this world. We do not have our way
no matter how big or high We may
be.
Defines the "Maniy Man."
"The manly man gives and takes
fights or yields, as he thinks best fol
his cause haven't much patience
in these men who are wiser than al
the other fellows put together and
whose views are Interchangeable. al
ways feel that a man of that sort has
no business in an organization. If ht
can't fight it out in party ranks. ant
yield If he is beaten, then he had bet
ter go out and join the enemy or, bet
ter stil1, form an organization of hi:
own.
But all this is chestnutty. boys
continued the speaker: the worst sor
of chestnuts. But l want it under
stood that l did not mention this sub
ject to the president, or he to me.
am not trying to run his business"
$3o,ooo,o00 for Water Ways.
"A very comfortable river and har
Dor bill. carrying upward of $4,000. Oo'
for new and continuing operations
Chairman Alexander of the house com
mittee on harbors and rivers emphat
ically stated will be reported to tn
house early in February.
Among some Of the house leader
there is a disposition to favor a rive
and harbor bill strictly limited to vir
tually only the continued contract
and to fight everything that look
like what is popularity called 'porl
barrel
For artistic methods the Parisial
begear Is hard to beat One man re