The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1910-01-07
THE INSURGENT MOVEMENT
portland Journal.)

m New York Evening Post recently published the views of
h Of western nsurgent Republican members of congress-
- bers from which, along with other information concludes
~ the nstrgent part political it is still more
om and more social than economic; more moral than
1 The revolt means the Post thinks that the two sections Of
poubcan party hold radically different views what the gov
- ought to undertake to do. The AdricCannon theory is
M should legslae give every possible opportu-
e investment of capital the activity of corporations and the
naon of wealtina word to create prosperity for the rh
M financial and industrial kings the theory that share
r orospery will filter down to worngmen farmers and
mon producers and generally This is the protective
~ But the insurgents while still protesting, with unconscious
stenc that they proections demand that somehow the
s Of protection shall be evenly distributed both geograp
% and among all of people They do not that
M impossible Great benefits from protection flow but
ave and the rest must pay for the favored ones ar
6al gains Protection nothing when gives it
must take from Others The insurgents this yet but
% are working toward the light They may not know exactly
where they are going that they headed directly for the tariff for
revenue ony they the way ther all the Because
the revolt more than merely political than uprising against
Cannon and Adrc the Post thinks than passing furry
President HYDE of Bowdon college argues the Outlook for
the abolition of "he American house of ordte political oil
oarcy at Washington gslates for its benefit He
M oeope can endure tariff taxes bone but what they cannot
and will not much longer endure Having those taxes assessed
upon people by the very people who are to draw the bounty
and he declares that There enough independents especially in
whatever party shall promptly and effectively take measures to
remove the power assessing and besowng bountes from
of interested parties and their virtual appotee and re-
store it at least initial and advisory stages, to the people
This insurgency stands for will stand for when fully
lowered and we can readily that the New York Post says
movement economic social and moral rather than political
There could be nothing in craftsmanship or in representative
government immoral morally eprehensbe than the pro-
tionm Aldrch Gainger, Burrows Elkns Cannon Daze
Sherman and others of the congressional roster.
Edward N Higgins Ohio Republican, Taft eector last
year. returning from visit Washington said in the Ono
State Journal:
Il have in the Washington what have always
known the abstract and Cannonsm and Adrichism con-
the legislative machinery of the national government directing
the pars policy suppressng refonatve measures blocking INC
celebrating their successful exploitation Of the people, ana planning
further special interests of which CannonSm ana fd
Tesm the agents I Republican All these eVilS are
cone the of the Republican party If these forces OF m
npon and deporabe political methods not dlsodged tne Nc
publican party will collapse by the very weight OF them Inc ISSUE
becoming moral than political one
This sentiment this conviction is rife among the RANK anu W
Republicans throughout the west and in less degree throughout
the whole country Cumns and Dolver and Capp ana oei
Insurgents leaders of that the people, When .
once get fairly into notion will carry much farther tan %
de have as yet planned and purposed The rank ana NE
the Republican party will submit to shameful betayai V ~
leaders much longer