The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-11
Upper House Insurgents
Prepared to Attack White
House Itself.
CHARGE OFLEAGUE
WITH TRUSTS MADE
Hostile Comment on Tafts Rail
road and Trust Program Fore
shadows Near Future.
By J. c. WELIIVER


on the surface Of thinrz The r7ri- IN
the Republican party IS most apparent
in the House Of Representative.
The effort TO drive fhe progressive Re
publieans OF the Middle west out Of The
party, the removal OF their names from
the list Of those TO who n1fbe Renr,1rf-
can whip sends hts party notices. has
made apparent the purpose Of repudla--
iHg them
But despite this. the greatest danger
TO the party is IN The Senate. This for
the reason that the insursent zrou, in
the upper chamber Is rounoza5 q. r-.-
determined to force the fighting. and
careless whether they shall uTtfnz+eI,
he placed in the position OF z7ns-a1,T,
opposing the Administration
The House Insurgents have h..,
anxious from the beginning 70 maintain
their standing as willing supno-ra-, %
the Administration They have insisted
that their sole oTenzs IS opposition 70
Cannon.
On the other hand the Senate fuzu--
gents are getting ready to come z4rs-a-
iy into the open In opposition ~ t-o
basic program and policies or -. --,.
administration They are nskf7z z,7-s
ot their ground They are etr,5,-i--
'heir case They propose n -rzz-. =
false step But they arc ra+rf1g -..5-.
- 7Ppca- - the coUntrs- aps7--zf -.
'7iS's' i've program OF me Prezf5a,+
Charge Of Fraud
L-ieF Wi'i charge that the Vi~l~er-t,--
laliI o'd Dill introduced # the TO-
eS'eIoay by lr- Towusel.d Of MIC
eoli - q fraud, confidence ez--e -
a p-o-i9 -iroad measure iatau6e5 IN regss-
'17 sFe.y dollar Of railroad securities
-o" eN'ant, to give the railroads +bs
% 'l'-e9e OF rate agreements which -
ii'l now assured 10 them. and ID, -f-.
en- apparent concession 10 the sbi7-.-
al 'ile matter Of the commissions g.
IenSloh u rates which In fact wont.
oe alTnrst utterly worthless
-thaiE-7ls II the 1Tickershsn-To--n=s
''il DS SSIne OF the experts IN the ~z7l-
ioda Question has crystaIiizsd 2 7bo--
I-7''S Hostlie opinion which i7surss
20 y" DsllaiI OF the Insurgents q f-H+
WI D7 iiidde against the measure. S7-c17
as has not been seen I'm Cor--esz +.
many years There IS no ,7or,r+ 5,---
FeIneiy nasty charges vii be No..
ne charge VIII be made thar n -,
5ulse OF an effort to improve the L.
me railroads. are getting the ver,- thin.
they most want '-i--'~7
Inc Dill introduced yesterday v-igr -,-
er pass, II Is declared, until ever r.
source or argument AID protest an.
analysis shall have been a,-bs,,s+~,-
W e VIII make this bill as odfo77s .bero--
ihc country as We made some Of +r.-
frauds Of the tariff revision - -5.-
declaration Of leaders IN this o7Doef-
tion-
But this Is not ALL TIE Federal in
corporation program viii he Sr1bio-tc7
10 just as vigorous oopoSf-s,- Lsg.S -
the people -''-
Il viii he charged tnat The E-o5e~zr
incorporation plan looks 70 taking 5ovr1
the Sherman laws antitrust 6a-rfa-<
ana permitting the great com hin affr-,-
Tow Tnenaced Tor the first time with C+e
solution under the terms Of thar act =,
secure new lease Of life IS CTraf---eE ~
the Federal Government
Desired By Trusts.
Il viii be charged that the Fe5.rsr
incorporation law is earnestly desired
by the oil and tobacco trusts and that
II II passes Il VIII enable them TO con
tnUe their business, their nonopol,-
and their former methods. under the
Federal charters
II VIII be charged tnat the contem-
plated biIliOn-doIIar copper merger now
suspended pending a cIaudcation Of the
legal and legislative situations. viii be
carried 10 completion n a Federal in
corporation law passes
It viii be declared that ? Federal in
corporation act viii give the telephone
and telegraph merger the last needed
assurance OF immunity fTOrl proSe--r-
tion- and viii mark the taking Of stcrs
for perfection OF that com nbfuatjon-
In short. the Administration program
IS going 10 be put Squarciy under fire
IN the eSnate- There uilI be no scrau1b-
ling for cover, no Disgusting OF the DUR
pose no preteuSe or continued conf
denCe in and loyalty TO the Admiuistra-
uon purposes. i Is going 10 be a f-rE
for the pUbiic's verdict on the Admin
iStTatiOn. a demand Tor vote OF lack
OF confidence The small troubles o.
the House insurgents over patronage
and the methods OF the Congressional
Campaign Committee viii be forgotten
when the big guns begin 10 boom in
the Senate