Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-08-30
KANSAS G. 0. P. IN
CLASH OVER D. K.
ON The PRESIDENT
insurgents Refuse to Indorse
Mr.. Taft's Work as a Whole.
Regulars Stand Pat.

TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 30.-A clash
over the Endorsement of President
Taft's administration as whole
seemed Inevitable when the Repub-
lican council met here today.
Senator Joseph L. Bristow, leading
insurgent had openly declared that
Kansas Republicans would not ac-
quiesce in an approval OF Secretary
Ballinger, Chief Forester Pinchots re-
moval and the railroad bill as intro
duced in the last national Congress.
Senator Charles Curtis, on the other
hand, said he would insist upon an
unqualified Endorsement of the national
administration.
At the opening of the council the
situation had apparently developed
into a elean-cut fight between insur-
gent and standpat forces.
Resolutions prepared by William AL
len White, the Emporia editor, and en-
bodying the sentiments as expressed by
Senator Bristow, Governor Stubbs. Con-
gresham Murdoch and the other in
surgent leaders, read in part as fol-
lows:
I'VE, the Republicans of Kansas, in
party council, desiring to express our
pride in the traditions of our party,
feel that respect and yeneration to
those traditions and for the history
we have made may be most adequately
and fittingly expressed by turning our
faces forward rather than backward.
| Therefore, we bind ourselves to specific
| future performances rather than to ask
| for votes by reason of our past achieve
ments, however great it is. Our plat
! form shall be guarantee of perform
ance rather than confession of faith.
Commends Insurgents.
"Yet we must congratulate President
Taft as Republicans on the successful
outcome of the Progressive party meas
ures in Congress-; the postal savings
bank law, the railroad law and the law
providing for the publicity of campaign
expenses. And In this connection we
wish to commend Representatives Muir
dock and Madison for their work in
Congress pursuant to the instructions
| Of the Kansas Republican platform OF
| 1908 in modifying the rules of Congress
! so that the enactment of these long
| delayed measures was made possible
We wish to commend Senator Bristov
| for his hard and efficient work to carry
out successfully his platform pledge
to secure the enactment OF the we'll
known long and short-haul clause. II
the interstate commerce clause.
1--WE do not recognize the revision Of
the tariff of 1909 as a satisfactory full
fillment of the tariff pledge of the Re
publican platform. We. therefore
pledge the people OF Kansas and oul
Republican senators and congressmer
to work and vote for legislation tha
! will create an independent non-partisar
tariff commission to ascertain accu
rately the difference between the cos
of production at home and abroad an,
Immediately to fix the duties on thu
basis of this information"
Former President Roosevelt is com
mended by the resolution in thes
words: I'VE send our greeting to Theo
dore Roosevelt, the new worlds cham
pion of the rights of man in the world
old contest between rising humanit
and the encroachments Of rpecial priv
lege And as Republicans we stan
ready to enlist under his banner 4
the fight for human rights
Further, the platform binds kansa
congressman to work for constitu
tional amendment providing election c
senators by the direct vote of the pee
pie. Congressman are pledged to vot
for law placing public utilities unde
the control of a State commission hay
ing authority over the issues of stock
) and power to obtain the valuations {
the plants of the several corporations.