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Those Who Receive it Are Under
Obligation to Support Admin
istration Measures.
1T is A RECIPROCAL AFFAIR.
President Not Using "Pic" ns n Club 10
Whip Insurgents Into
Line.

Washington. Jan. 5.-Whilc no formal
statement was forthcoming at the
White House today. there WIS no at
tempt in administration circles to deny
that President Taft Is Withholding GER
tain customary congressional patronage
from those "insurgent" senator's and
representatives. who. adherents OF the
president say, show no disposition to
support administration measures
President Taft is reported as taking
the attitude that. IL an obligation rests
upon him to give certain patronage to
representative of his party. there Is
reciprocal obligation upon the represen-
tative to support the president.
INSURGENTS POSITION.
number OF the so-caled "insur-
gents" were out in interviews today
saying that they heartily agreed with
the presidents legislative program and
asserting that. instead OF using the
whip" on them. the president should
use It on those leaders who In the past
had opposed the Roosevelt policy which
Mr. Taft is seeking to enact into law.
On the part of the president. 1t was
said today that the Withholding of pat
ronage does not apply to all the "in-
surgcnts' and has absolutely nothing
TO do with their fight against Speaker
Cannon OF the house rules.
Victor Rosewater, Republican ma
tional committeeman from Nebraska.
one of the insurgents states, SOW Presi-
dent Taft this afternoon. and in an
authorized Interview said:
The president said to me that he
wanted me to help correct reports that
are being circulated to the effect that
he is using the patronage club 20 whip
so-called insurgents Into line.
PRESIDENTS ATTITUDE.
The preslden. says that there is
well-founded custom that has become
almost q rule that. In making certain
appointments, such as postmasters, the
president should act on recommended
ton OF members of Congress In whose
districts the appointments lie, if rep
resented by a member of the same po-
IItical party. This obligation resting on
the president, however. is reciprocal, he
feels.
The Republican congressman, he de-
clares. is under a similar obligation to
support legislation recommended by the
president to carry out platform pledges
on which both were elected. The presi-
dent says ne has not turned down rec
ommendaticns of insurgent congress
men, but is simply preserving the
status quo to impress themswith their
obligations"
Many insurgents" however. have
frankly told the president that they
would support him In his legislative
program. which already has been pretty
definitely outlined. They declare thom-
selves to be Republicans first and last,
and say they Will support measures
framed to carry out the party platform.
There are still a few insurgents"
however, who seem disposed to carry
on an absolutely independent attitude
and who arc generally against every
thing that leaders of the party are for.
To make their position stronger. they
are said to be willing to ally themselves
with the Democrats. 1t is against
these so-called 'rccalcItrants" that the
no-patronage order has been issued
and so far as President Taft is con-
cerned, II Will stand until the members
see fit to subscribe to the party's legls-
latiVe program.
1t is expected that the insurgent Re-
publican members OF the house Will call
a meeting at an early date TO give ear
nest consideration 10 lne SltudllOn tTiS-
Ing from the announcement that the
administration would no longre count
enance "insurging" in Congress and
would withhold patronage from the re-
calcitrant members.
BOYS PRETTY WARM.
IT think the boys had better have a
chance to cool on" said Mr.. Hayes.
Some of them arc pretty warm, you
know"
Mr. Hayes said when he read the
published accounts today of what pur-
ported to be the administrations at
! tItude toward the insurgents. he did
not believe It, He considered tho
proposition so suicidal from the admin
| lstration standpoint that 1t was incred-
| lblc. Mr.. Hayes denied the statement
| published today in which he was quot
| ed as saying that he could see Presi-
| dent Tafts finish If he persisted In up
holding Cannon"
From a source close to the admins
tration the declaration came that no
hard and fast determination had been
| reached by the president not to rec
ognIze the insurgents in matters OF
| patronage. The subject is under con-
| sideration
Self"protection is the key to the ad-
| ministratlon's attitude toward the In
surgents.
Aside from mere personal politics the
administration has conceived some le-
gislative policies which it desires to see
carried into effect. The president and
his advisers realize that opposition may
be expected to those policies by some
members of his own party In Congress.
and 1t Is to protect them against what
might be considered as IAN attack from,
the rear" that the patronage of at
least some parts OF the country is to he
subjected to n very close scrutiny,
II Is insisted this attitude was not
suggested as means of punishment OF
anybody for past opposition
The pressure for appointments Is as
great as usual and it is the idea OF
the Republican leaders that a few OF
these members await only a favorable
opportunity to attack the policies and
perhaps the personnel of the admin
istration after having obtained the off,
ces In which they are especially inter.
csted and upon which they demand
prompt action.
1t is definitely understood II Is moi
the purpose of the president to lend ale
and comfort to those who may use the
strength he gives them in fgh,
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