The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-08-19

a faction leader Whether the "in-
surgents" or old regulars" win is
to the president of less consequence
than securing legislative enactment
of the policies he proposes.
What he needed to secure theI
legislation he advocated we're votes,
and Republican votes; for he could
depend only on those, who were
elected on the same platform with
him to support his measures. There
were not enough insurgent votes to
enact the laws, and not enough
regular votes. Had he taken sides
with the one against the other, he
would have split the majority in
congress in twain without gaining a.
single law in conformity with his
policies. He assumed II to be his
duty to get the laws passed, and let
the factions fight IL out among
themselves. To him everyone was a
Republican, who voted in accord
ance with the national Republican
platform pledges. and no one was
deserving of recognition as such.
who voted against Republican meas
ures. Thus II was that some hot
headed, hard-livered insurgents. who
felt bitter toward the president for
not taking their side and opposed
the presidential program. found
themselves outside the federal pat
ronage crib. And how highly they
esteemed the privileges of the ma
jority party is evidenced by the
loudness of their protests.
The success of the progressives
all over the country has naturally
been felt at Beverly The cautious
application of pressure to Joe Can
non. Senator Aldrich and Secretary
Ballinger to force their retirement
from places OF influence without dis
turbing party equilibrium, is the
presidential recognition accorded
popular sentiment. Opposition papers,
and speakers. who are aiding the
sentiment for the insurgents, are
not hurting the administration. but
simply fastening the realignment of
the majority party. IL is the work
of Murdoch, Beveridge. Cummins-,
yes, and Roosevelt-to exercise force
in Wrestling control of the national
party organization away from the
reactionaries, and some of them will
be killed politically in the struggle;
for that is the law of war. But
President Taft's political RESPONSE
bility is to hold the party together
while the readjusting process is
going on. and when the fight is over
and the progressivcs are in the sad
die in every congressional district,
William II. Taft-bland, imperturb-
able. smiling. but insistent-will be
at the head OF the party; for that is
his way.
/ The man, who cannot understand
the relations between Beverly and
Oyster Bay needs to review the
A. B. C.'s Of politics While Presi-
dent Taft is attending to the en-
grating OF progressive policies on
the nation, Roosevelt Is keeping in
touch with the nsurgent element.
The insurgents possess initiative and
courage and the qualifications for
local Leadership; but their conduct
ever since Roosevelt's return shows
that not one Of them rises sufficient
ly superior TO his fellows to take the
lead. and so, they turn to the ex-
president as their commander. When
the next Republican national con-
vention comes around, Providence
not intervening. Roosevelt probably
will have the insurgent vote to de-
liver TO whomsoever he chooses:
President Taft with his federal
patronage will have the southern
, delegates bound TO him; and a COM
bination of the two will determine
the action of that convention. I'm
| IN that time Mr. Roosevelt will go
on preaching his political doctrines
and encouraging the revolt from the
old panty leaders, who supported
Fairbanks and opposed the nomina-
ton of Taft. saying nothing about
the present administration directly:
while President Taft will continue
his policies unimpeded by the in
lection of Roosevelt's personality
into affairs of state. But when 1912
comes, the way of Taft and the way
of Roosevelt will converge. and fort
unately. for the writers, who have
been predicting trouble. their mid
summer madness will have been for
gotten.