The Washington times., 1910-04-11
PLAY IN OWN YARD,
NICKERSHAM TOLD
Not for Cabinet Officer to
Pass on Party Loyalty,
Say Insurgents.
SENATORS RESENT
CHICAGO SPEECH
Cannot Reconcile It With Taft's
Open Arms" Declar-
alton.

With the House insurgents promising
support to the Taft measures, and the
Senate insurgents denOuncing what they
Except as an attempt to read them out
Of the party, a peculiar situation arose
today az a result Of the speeches Of
President Taft and Attorney General
Wicl1ersham, Saturday night
All the insurgents seem inclined 10
accept President Taft's open arms 10
all declaration Saturday night in the
spirit in which II was offered, and they
admit that II VIII certainly nelp TO clear
the foggy Congressional atmosphere So
all would be plain sailing were II not
for that demand Of Vickersham at Chi
cago, He that hath no stomach 10 the
fight, let him depart"
On this point the insurgents are
wrOth- some declare that # Wicker
sham went TO ChicaSo as a. representa-
tive OF the Administrator, the PreSi-
dent Is IN the position OF having o. Il q
a speech which directly CunIradlCted his
own statement made at the same time
that mo man can read another out
Of the Republican party
Representative Vic" Murdoch OF
Kansas. the nsurEent leader, declared
that there VIII be no more fighting"
this session Of Congress by the inSUT-
gents Others say there viii be none
until legislation is out Of the way.
WiCkeTsham Criticised.
Among the senate insurgents there
Is an inclination TO critiCise Attorney
General Wickersham's speech in no
uncertain terms
@WICkersham may have made many
mistakes in his He" said Senator
CUmmins Of iowa He probably has
But he never mad . greater mistake
than his Saturday nights perform
GnCe- The blUnder was a natural
one, however. for until he took his DO-
sitiOn as q Cabinet officer he had little
20 do with the Republican party, and
WIS ignorant Of its makeup, its spirit,
or its purpose
with The party, It Is not wonderful
that he looks upon the Cabinet as the
whole thing After he has had more
experience he viii know that fidelity
TO the party means fidelity to its
pFfncipleS-not 20 meu-aud ne viii
discover that the rank and file OF the
Republicans have not appointed him
Or any other person, no matter how
high his statiO-I. TO TX the standard
OF loyalty TO party principles and
party organization
Senator BTisLOT said The progress
EIVe Senator's are not worried about
anything. and they do not feel il nee
essary 10 make speeches defending
themselves They are standing by the
principles they believe TO be right
They are standing on the Republican
national platform, and have confidence
-Iheir. course
Borah's Opinion
Senator Borah Of Idaho said That
members Of Congress may not discuss
with earnestness and zeal the details
Of measures and differ with other men,
bers Of their party as 10 what the terms
Of a bill should be without being charg-
ed with giving aid and comfort To the
enemy narrowly escapes being TidiCU-
Ious- In fact II & Is not ridiculous, It
g something that is not polite 10 men
ton
The test they are applying to party
loyalty Is one which this country viii
never accept again A party must be
broad enough 10 give range and Iati-
tude 10 fun and free discussion OF Il
VIII go to- pieces
The Senators were not loGuscious as
20 President TafJs plea for harmony,
but the House insurgents generally ap-
proved IL
THE Attorney General has no author
.ity TO read anyone out Of the party,
said REPRESENTATIVE Madison Of Kansas
.f'and certainly he has no authority 10
read out the insurgents in Congress
when the President has said Il IS proper
20 exercise freedom Of action inside the
party II considering matters of IeEisia-
ton"
Practically all the House insurgents
took this view.