Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-05
WAR WITHOUT 7
QUARTER ON
INSURGENTS
PRESIDENT DETERMINED
TO PUNISH ENEMIES
Republicans Aligned Against
Taft Policies Can Expect No
Patronage at Hands Of Adj
miniStrationi Fight Is On,

IBy Morning journal Special Leased wIrel
Washington, Jan 4-War without
quarter will be waged between the
Taft administration and such repub-
lican insurgents IN congress as are
opposing and who oppose in the fu-
ture. tie Taft legislative program. The
battle is not with those tariff insur-
gents who quietly sheathed their
blades after defeat, but with those
who have nursed disappointment and
are whetting their knives sullenly in
anticipation of continued conflict.
The battle broke suddenly today.
At first it was single shot. then a
scattered firing; swiftly the thing
spread. until tonight ii has taken on
the aspects of general engagement
the consequences Of which cannot be
foretold.
The substance of it is that senators
and congressman who have taken a
stand against the present administra-
tion and who continue to align them
selves with the opposition TO the pres
ident's policies are to receive no con-
sideration in matters of patronage.
Utterances such as that made by
Senator Cummlns at recent dinner
in Des Moines by Senator Bristow in
previous speeches, anu-Taft articles
in Senator La Follettes magazine and
a recent interview by Senator Clapp
on the price OF food stuffs are said 70
have stirred the president TO action.
1t has been reported further some
republican insurgents in the house
have tried to obtain the appointment
If men more or less openly out Of
harmony with the Taft regime. Nl.
Taft's closest friends advised him that
it would be impossible for him to give
sinews of woi TO hose who, ta4es
warned him, might even cooperate
with the democrats in congress
against the Taft legislative program
aud in the country at large by Great
ing anfi-1att sentiment in advance Of
the 1912 convention.
1t is said without reserve tonight
the president has listened to such ad-
vice and has decided to follow it,
In spite Of The position taken by
certain leaders Of the administration
the battle is not with the tariff in
sureents 1t was pointed out tonight
that Senators Nelson. Brown, Burkett
and Borah, all Of whom voted against
the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill, appear
to be persona grata at the White
House. post office department, land
office and internal revenue bureau
where federal pie is served.
No politician would discuss the sit
uation at all tonight and none dared
hazard an opinion as to the political
outcome of the contest
Some insisted that it would arouse
bitter opposition to President Taft
while others declared the effect would
be to make all republicans line up for
or against the president and smoke
out" those who have carefully kept a
neutral position.
Representative Miller of the Eighth
Minnesota district was the man chiefly
Instrumental in blowing the lid off,
OF The situation today He did it by
a statement to the effect that Post
master General Hitchcock had in
formed him yesterday that his rec
concentrations for presidential post
masterships We're being held up be-
cause of his insurgent activities In /
the house He quoted the postmas- 7
ter general as saying in substance;
A great NHUi 0i ltAfe"i & - offaAi~ Z
brought 10 bear upon me to withhold |
from the insurgent republican con-
yreasmen the patronage in their dis
tricts | am very loathe to do tAis
and the matter is still under consid-
Grafton"
Mr.. Miller said he told the postmas-
tor general he intended TO carry the
thing 10 floor OF the house, but that
Mr. Hitchcock urged him to defer any
such action until the subject could be
further considered WhereUpon Mr-
Miller agreed to await fun develop
mcnts before precipitating an open
fight
AS soon as the congressman state
ment became known the postmaster
general called him up on the tele-
phone and took him to task for NOT
regarding the conversation as conf
dental. to which Mr.. Miller replied
that he had not so understood it and
felt that he had violated no conf
dence.
Representative Miller said tonight
that month or more ago he complied
with a request from the post office
department to forward his recommen-
dations upon several postmasterships
in Minnesota.
After a wait of several weeks he I
called at the department. he says, but
could get no satisfactory Information
and was for a long time unable TO see
the postmaster general He succeed
cd in gaining an audience yesterday
and Il was in that conversation. ac-
cording to Mr.. Miller. that Mr. Hitch
cock informed him OF a situation that 4
made it impossible for him TO act as
yet upon his recommendation
Air. Miller insists that be had no !
idea that the interview was TO be
considered confidential and that there {
were three other callers in Mr. Hitch
cocks office at the time who might
have heard the conversation. Repre- I
sentative Humphrey Washington. !