The National tribune., 1910-11-17


in a delegation, of IL there We're none
Hence il is apparent that these States
adjacent to the Ohio River Valley VIII
have a large voice in the Democratic
legislation OF the next two years count
5nC three Democrats each from Colo
RADIO and Nebraska and one each from
Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. there
will he 81 Democratic members from
,b, west hut there will also be an in
firential group of Democrats from the
Northeast, some 40 in ALL lncIuding ="
from New York, seven from New Jer
sey. eight from New England alreaas !l
mentioned. and II frem PennsYNahia
West Virginia is perhaps quite as much
a Southern as a Northern State, but
tba firures nevertheless show that IN
numbers the Northern Democrats VIII
have almost half the voting strength
The Insurgents.
Tho coming of insurgents, IN fuli
panoplv for legislative season Vi IN ;
hat is already heralded mere, "a htl
vate word from senator Cuiiliiihe, u
Iowa. is to the effect that ne now pIp
poses TO fight the Admlllstrat!otl
from the start and just as EisolpGTsIs Ts..
nc during the martial days OF the las.
session There is promise OF insureehI
,,1ctfon at the House end of the Capltoi
from Representatives Murdoch ol h'ti- ran
sas. and Norris, of Nebraska nov en-
couraged by reneWeu iiiu'i
from their constituents ,,o
Their spirit of pugnacity may pc
cooled before the Senate and the House
settle. down to any serious business
which would carry an insurseht opp.
tunity. The prospects, ho"eNtI; a.
1ract attention in connection Win tlts
.+.itndc of the Administration. Durihs
49, S.,',,,,,er and Autumn the President
cbsnrad his course materially with FeL-
erence TO the Republican iactlohS' li
1-aered 10 the insurgents in Important
nartfculars Patronage was restored 10
Them and there were ultiHlauoHs tiit'e
the President would welcome cooper
alton. -, ,,o,.e Leeu
ipeni,Sd statements from the Nhite
Housc Offices that the President was
dacjdrdIv for progressive Ieglslatioil.
He would do his utmost 10 crowd az
much legislation as possible into the
short session OF Congress peioae tie ti,e
Denocrats come into control at the
south end of the Capitol. The impress
sion that he would proceed along llhes
. accountable TO Western Republicans has
heen cultivated by his intimate pollucai
friends
Notwithstanding this the signs 90 hot
saern TO favor much agreement between
ray,Ilars and Insurgents There will be
a week or two of conferences after the
president has returned from Panama
TIa may he able TO talk the insurgents
into an acquiescent attitude 1or the
three months of the Congressional ses-
sion: but back of the insurgent actiVl-
ties is the plan to wrest party ceIttoi
IRON, the regulars. To this end thes
want TO make the most of the very ad-
vantageous positions they now hoio IN
the Senate and the House ana TO pave
the way for becoming the dominant
minority force in the latter body atter
next March.
attitude of the Regulars.
IT almost goes without saying that
the regulars will not submit to any sucu
proceedings. They constitute apoul
Tcur-fifths of the Republican member
rS;n Of both branches of Congress
Their leaders have been saying private
Iy for months that Democratic sue,
ress such as has just been scored Wouid
In tbe end aid in driving the insurgents
out of the party. If Speaker cannon
for instance, and his standpat asSo-
ciates at the Capitol do not return the
insurgent blows in kind it VIII be the
tamest submission of a big party FAC
fion that Washington has witnessed IN
half a century.
IT is known that the President has
not enhanced their admiration Tor aifn
by making advances to the insurgents. ne.
They fought his battles all during the
last session. when Senate and House
insurgents were his most bitter oPpo-
nents New they resent the lntimathohs
that he would like to take the insur-
gents into camp and allow the country
to believe that the old friends are. ho
longer in his favor.
Unless some truce can be arranged
which would seem to be almost impos-
sible-there will be much demoraliZa-
ton of Republican forces during tue
session. The fact that most OF the
F.vIE
ton bills will cut off opportunities Tor
factional wrangling There may be
fewer days of acrimonious factiona
debate. such as the discussion of the
railroad-rate bill afforded; but this need
not still the agitation which the insur-
gents are furthering or check their
manuvers TO capture the party organi-
xation.
Insurgents in the Senate.
The Senate offers the more attractive
field to the insurgents. 1t is now GER
tain they viii have the balance OF pow
er there between Democrats and regu-
lars after next March. The old leader
ship of the Senate is broken. rear
rangement there is assured. Senator
Cummins wants the recognition oil
headship. There will be struggles to
determine who shall step forward as
Senators OF most influence. In the
House. on the other hand, the regular
Republicans will easily hold command
ing place in the forthcoming minority
organization
The Presidents friends of late have
been very earnestly urging that his
proper authority as party leader is now
at last recognized. Undoubtedly the
reverses that Col. Roosevelt has suf'
fered have been in some measure 10 the
Presidents advantage. The ColonerS
course in Ostentatiously ignoring the
President has reacted. Now. however
If the Presidents leadership is to bt
accepted he must prove his mastery b!
quieing the Republican factions IL
Congress. There is much danger ttia
he will be drawn anew into their CON
tentions and that the party breach vii
be widened.
The first few weeks after The Presi
dent returns to Washington will prob
ably demonstrate what prospects h
may have for success in getting hi
party upon a better fighting basis. Muct
will probably depend upon the attitude
of Col. Roosevelt If he insists in op
posing the President, it will add to th'
difficulties of bringing harmony abou
or even a semblance of harmony.
The Democratic landslide leaves tn
Republicans with a majority of abou
10 votes in a Senate membership of g.
after next March. Lovers OF partisan
statistics, however, find interesting pos
sibilitics in the political control CT tha
body during the next two years It ma.
come 10 the point where Vice Presiden
Sherman will have a casting vote IN al
strictly party matters, or II may hap
pen that some one or two insurgen