The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-20
This Is What All of the PoIiti-
clans, From President Taft
Down the Entire Line, Real
" Want.
'EX-PRESIDENT WILL
BE TOLD TROUBLES
Expected That the Colonel
Will Pour Oil on the Turbu-
lent Waters With "Get To-
gether Boys"
JONATHAN WINFIELD.


Roosevelt it is believed is to be the is
sue in the coming fight for political
supremacy in the house of representa-
tives. This is the wish, the consum-
nation of which all of the republican
leaders from President Taft down the
scale desire. Every means will be ia
ken to aid the effort to have the for
mer president the center figure in the
fall election for members of the
house
The prediction program as out
lined by republican chieftain is said
10 be substantially this: Col. Roose.
welt is to be informed of all the
troubles besetting the republican
house organization, the insurgent
movement against Speaker Cannon,
the difficulties that have beset the
first year of the Taft administration
through the high cost of food, the Bal
linger-Pinchot controversy, etc
Get Together, Boys"
Then, when the returning hunter
lands amidst the applause and glad
acclaim of the nation in New York
harDor, he is to be armed only with
pleasant word and a get together
boys command to the regulars and
insurgents. Providing that his friend
1y advice is not taken, it is said the
big stick is to be brought from it's
vault at Oyster Bay carefully polished
up and with its spikes sharpened up
the former occupant of the White
House will go into battle to see that
his successor who has his full en-
ment has a substantial majority in
the next congress.
Representative Currier of New
Hampshire, the chairman of the re-
publican caucus in discussing ct. R."
as the issue expressed contempt for
the democrats. He is dissatisfied
with the minority action in not press
ing Representative Rainey of Illinois
as democratic member of the Ball
lingerPinchot investigating commit
tee. For once in their lives, though
ne said, g the democrats did not do
the right thing, as they often do. to
IL
had insisted upon the Illinois men,
Der it would have been just the
chance We are looking for Represent
tative has criticized Col Roosevelt
and then. too. he fathered the charges
against the president and the Panama
canal construction that were exploded
in the presidential election of a year
ago. With the minority insisting on
Rainey and appealing to the people
to punish the republican majority for
ignoring the democratic slate, the re-
publicaDs would have Immediately an
swered that they We're against any
man who was an enemy of Theodore
Roosevelt. In my opinion the former
president is the biggest man in the
country today. He is man whom
many democrats, as we'll as all repub-
Mcans. including the insurgents, will
get behind. With Roosevelt in the
coming Highland it is good politics
for the republicans to get him in-yo,,
can rest assured the next house of
representatives will have substan.
tial republican majority"
BIunder by Rainey.
1t was Representative Ralney VINO
prevented the democrats from max
ing an issue out of the republican ac-
ton in refusing to permit him to sit
as member of the Ballinger-Pinchot
committee. Representative Champ
Clark, the minority leader. had nam.
ed committee of seven to draw up a
statement to the people dealing with
the case. At caucus that followed
and before the committee could frame
its statement Representative Rainey
told his colleagues they would play
into the hands of the republicans by
pressing the matter. He pointed out
the Roosevelt end Of the controversy
and predicted that the republicans
would bring to the front everything
he had ever said in criticism of the
former president and of the Roosevelt
policies. if the minority did not drop
the fight. His soft pedal advice was
taken and the committee appointed
to communicate with the people dis.
solved. When the republican leaders
heard of the action that night it is
said there was a universal D it,
with the added comment that the mi