The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-07
REGULARS BELIEVE
WORST HAS HAPPENED

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. r.
The news of La Folletta's victory In
wisconsin, the insurgent success in
New Hampshire and the gain of the
progressIves in Michigan was received
in the camp of the administration
regular republicans here to-day with
d feeling that the worst has hap
pened.'
Standpat organization men had CEN
tered their forces against la toilette,
bold. resourceful and most radical of
all the insurgents.
Primary results in Kansas, Iowa,
California, and, in fact. throughout
the country up to date, are taken
here to foreshadow one of the live
Hest sessions OF Congress ever held,
with progressive measures in the fore
ground, the resumption OF the fight
for physical valuation of railroads,
the prominence of effective conserva-
ton legislation and hard last days
for such retiring veterans OF the regu-
lar ranks as Senators Aldrich and
Hale
Taft withheld Patronage.
President Taft had withheld from
La Toilette the patronage usually
given a Senator of the PRESIDENT
party He was not allowed to name
| his share of the census enumerators,
and in the filling of other Offices ne
WAS wholly without consideration. La
FoIlette's colleague, Uncle Ike" Ste
phenson, eighty-one years old ,lum-
Der king and regular. received the
spoiis He was so pleased with the
administration that he presented the
chief executive with a prize COW. Spe-
cial efforts to annihilate the Badger
insurgents were made by the national
republican congressional committee.
Men figuring large In the affairs OF
big business" thought they might
promote the public welfare by pouring
q little grease on the. La Toilette to-
boggan Arrangements for the spec
tacilar event were under way nearly
a year ago, but the insurgents say to-
day the regulars have slid Down their
own toboggan.
In the last session of congress,
La FoIlette's maneuvers in legislation
and his condemnation OF the methods
and motives OF the regulars, as they
appeared to him, seemed sometimes
! To arouse a little less rancor among
the stand-patters than did some or
his earlier crusades A. NUMBER OF
them regarded him with resigned
well wen soon be rid of him man
ner."
An Independent.
/ AS a result of political enmity ne
has aroused In advocating principles
he considered best for the people, La
Toilette was confronted by probably
the hardest fight of his career His
| endorsement by the republicans OF
Wisconsin, II is expected mere. VIII
encourage him to put on more steam
In the cause of reform. There VIII
be more of the peppery remarks tenn-
! ing to develop the point or a Dill 10
some body's interest. ana more siA
! hour speeches. the hroadsides with
which he reviews important OUT III
his view defective bills.
I Insurgents feel confident that La
Follptte's victory Will strengthen the
/ insurgent cause throughout the eoun-
try They welcome II as a sign that
/ the progressive spirit OF large part
of tho voters OF te country takes In
/ even the advanced principles OF La
/ Toilette.
/ valuation OF railroad property and
revision Of the tariff downward VIII
/ be two important features on ms pro-
gram. La Toilette Is among tnose
4 yho believe that the Interstate Com
,oeroe Commission cannot decide
! what In a fair rate, unless II knows
the value OF the railroads property
ana also that a valuation is neces-
sary 10 Intelligent regulation OF the
/ issue Of bonds and stocks by railroad
/ companies, Few senator's gave al
nnuch close attention as did La Fol
! iette to the tariff bill, and he wal
ing,stent upon reduction In man,
items In the Payne-Aldrich law.
In Wisconsin q Republican nomi'
nation for United States senator ha'
been as good as election. With a rep
efition OF history there will be 81,
years more of La Toilette. In th'
Senate next year, when the new mem
\ beers step forward TO hold up theil
right hands and take the oath OF or
fice, the familiar faces of several reg
iular leaders will be missing. but con
spicuous In the scenery will be TN,
La Toilette pompadore triumphant.