The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-06
.INsURGENT Fight
GOES MERR|LY ON
Administration Circles Do Not
Deny Withholding of Patron
age From Stubborn Ones.
TAFT SAID To FEEL
OBLIGATION is MUTUAL
viii Hand Out Pie Only to Those
Who Support His
Policies.

! WASHINGTON. Jan. 5.---Whil. no for
NAL statement was forthcoming at the
! White House today there was no at
/ tempt in administration circles 10 deny
! that President TAFT is Withholding GER
| tain customary congressional patronage
from those "insurgent" senators and rep
reseuta tlves. whn. adhcrcnts Of the pres
ident say, show no disposition to support
| administration measures.
President Taft is reported IA taking
the attitude that, n an obligation rests
upon him to give certain patronage 10 y
! representative Of his party. there is
reciprocal obligation upon the represen-
, ;1tive 10 support the president.
Insurgent Attitude.
number of thG so-cslied "insur-
| gents were out In interviews TODAY say
Ing that they, heartily agreed with, the
sHrtjng that Instead of using the whip
! on them. the president should use I; on
thSse lsnders wno 10 lnH past nG had
| Taft is seeking 70 enact into law.
on the part Of the president. II was
ssld today thai The wi'hh%lding oil .l Of Of pat
f, gents and has absolutely nothing 10 do
With their fight against Speaker Cannon
! or the house niles.
Victor Rosewatnr. Republican a,ionsl
committeeman from Nebraska. one o.
the Insurgents states. saw President Tsft
this afternoon. and in an authorized in
The president said 10 me that ne
wanted me 10 help correct reports that
he is using the patronage club 10 whip
So called insurgents into lnc
Expresses Tsfts Views.
The president says that there IL a
weil-founded custom that has become al
most a rule that, in making certain ap-
,--F., .g4fa II
president should act on recommendation
OF members OF congress IN whose dis
tricts the appointments lie, II repreSSen11, l.
ed by a ultmoer OF Tho same political
party. This obligation resting on the
president however is reciprocal, he
feels.
clares is under 81 similar obligation 10
! support legislation recommended by tne
president 10 carry out pintforIn pledges
On witch both we're elected. The presi-
don't says ne has not turned down rec
ornm of insurS9nt congressman,
but Is simply preserving the staius pu9
TO impress them with their obllgaaolS.
franklS told tic president that they
would support hin In his legiSiat,YG i,a ro[v pfpy
SeflnItely outlined They declare them
selves selves 70 IL Republicans, 6rst and last
( fra med 10 carry out the party PLATFORM
Get in Line OF Suffer.
ever who seem disposed 70 carry op an
absolutely independent attitude and VINO
sre generally against everything tAot
leaders OF the party are. Tor 10 EahS
! their position stronger. they are sale 10
be willing 70 ally themselves With Tue
Democrats. IT ~ against thcse so-calIeu
''rccnlcitrants' that the mol patronage o! :
der has been issued md. so far as FreSI
ldcnt Taft Is concerned. II MI StsiI
until the members sec 0t TO subscribe 70
tho partys legislative programme
EvnnctGn
IL il expected ihat the lnsurgcnL Re
publican members OF the house Wli vall
u meeting 9t an early date 80 give ear
nest consideration 10 tho situation aiiS"
Ing from the announcements intt INC 'id-
ultnistratiou would no longer countenanSe
'insurgins' In congress and would win.
\ hold patronage from the reca'citrah'
Most lost of the radical insurgent leaders
on the house side feel tn3t with ING cicc-
lions but rev E"ains ,S1ih olTo"Tb[ fboro and
conscuuertly when forced into the fray
they have no hesitation about carrying
the war to any extent. The EFFORT 10
defeat lnsurgent congressman by start
ing a light against them IN their nome
districts, was reported YESTERDAY Snad
already begun in several distrlct@ OF tDo
west and has hit hard and the congress-
men 40 attacked will probably make no
choice OF weapons in defending them-
! selves,
f. IL was expected ,iaC some statements
would bc FORTHCOMING today from !he
administration side as 10 ;ts attltudG re
sardng the Insurgents. So tar Post,
master General Hitchcock has remained
| silent under the statement emanatlns
from Representative Miller OF Minnesota
/ 10 the sfcct that Mr.. Hitchcock was
! holding up the appointments oil poSsmas-
! ters recommended by insureenI Rernb;
| lean members Of the house. Published
! intins tions thst this coulse was being
| pursued with reference 10 a number ot
| congressman from Minnesota dnd Wis-
| consin has so FAR brought no formal de-
| ninl from any administrations authority,
Representative Hoycs stated later thot
no meeting would be called by him be-
! fore next week.
Boys Should Cool Of
chance To- cool ON he said Some of
Them arc pretty warm. you knoN
! Mr. Hayes said when he read the pub
! lished accounts today OF what purpoTted
| Co I've che administrations attitude TO-
ward the insurgents, ne did not believe
il. He considered rhe, proposition SO sui
ci,lal from tho administration standpoint
that j! was Incredible. Mr. Hayes De,
could see frestGent Tatt's finish if he
| persisted in upholdins Cannon
I tI0n the declaration came that no hard
! and tosr determine tion had heen reached
| 3v the president not 10 recognize the in
surgents IN matters OF patronage The
! subject is under consideration.
Sen-protection IS the key 10 the cd
ministration's attitude toward The in
HsIde from mere personal politics the
administration has conceived some leglS-
latiyo policies which Il desires TO see
carried into effect Tho president and
his advisers realize that opposition may
hc expected TO those policies by some
members of hrs own party in congress,
and il is 60 protect them against wha
might be considered as IAN attack from
the rear that the patronage OF at least
some parts 1T the country j. TO he sub
jectod to a very close scrutiny,
IT * insisted this attitude was not suG"
gested as means OF punishp1enL Of any
hody for past opposition.
Pressure for Appointments.
The pressure for appointments IS as
great AK usual and IL Il the idea of the !
Republican leaders that few OF these
members await only favorable oppor- |
tunlty 10 attack The policies and per !
hsps the personnel of the sdnlinistra tion
ntter having obtained The offices in which |
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