Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-01-21
SPLITTING THE PARTY.

1t should be matter of great regret
to every member of the party that the
Republican leaders in Congress have de-
termined to drive the Insurgents out of
the party. 1t was a serious mistake on
the part of Dwight, the republican
whip, that he should take upon himself
to strike them off the caucus list. To
force fight and increase the size of
the rupture is poor way to prepare
for the Congressional election next fall
A spoonful of concession is worth more
than barrel of powder at the present
juncture. The game of rule or ruin is
dangerous game to play. 1t is not
possible that all the wisdom of the party
is in the keeping of the majority; nor
the contrary stored in the brains of the
minority. The quarrel will eventually
come to the people themselves and it is
not unlikely that the present rulers of
the party may find the people largely
against them. Whether that may be
the case or not it is certainly very I'M
healthy condition for any party to be
ruled by a few bosses.
The men whom Dwight cut off from
party recognition issued the following
statement of their attitude toward the
party:
'In the effort to becloud the real
issue an unfair and malicious attempt
is being made to represent US as oppos-
ed to President Taft's administration
and policies. There is not even a sem
blance of truth in this accusation
Without exception, we are firm sup
porters of Republican doctrines and
President Taft's administration.
1--WE are banded together for single
,.aa..
body is to restore to the House of
Representative complete power of leg
islation in accordance with the will of a
majority of its members.
1--WE are striving to destroy the sys-
TEN of autocratic control which has
reached its climax under the present
Speaker -
This is a mild and dignfied statement
of the case. They give voice to de-
mand that autocratic rule in Congress
shall cease; and we believe that the vast
majority of the party are with them in
this purpose. 1t is true that maiority
of the House gave him his power, but
he constantly abuses it. He uses his
power for his own purposes and vents
his personal spleen upon his enemies.
He absolutely controls Legislation anC
makes his personal whim the party
policy.
The Washington dispatches from
Whatever source represent the division
in the party as acute and threatening
Acrimony is daily increasing. Against
the sO-called insurgents, new rigors OF
the caucus are being invented and ap
piled. But all this only makes the dis
sidents more defiant than ever. Sc
grave is the situation rapidly becoming
that even Republicans are admitting
the high probability of party disaster il
this years elections. Unless the breach
is healed, the loss of the next House is
set down as certain. Representative
Crumpacker, an old Compression hand
deliberately stated the opinion yester
day that, if the party We're to stand by
Cannon, and make the fight on thai
issue, not single Republican Repre-
sentative could be elected in Indiana.
1t is undeniable that among the Re
pubicans who are still acting with the
Speaker the feeling has grown that Mr.
Canaan is becoming too heavy burden
for the Republican party to bear. Many
of Mr.. Cannon's old-time friends anC
associates who feel this are at the same
time extremely resentfu of the fact
and declare that the Speaker has beer
abominably mstreated and misrepre
sented before the country; but they
realize that, whether justly or unjustly
so placed, Mr. Cannon now runs against
the grain Of active, prevailing popular
: political sentiment.
1t was no surprise when Mr.. Taylor
of Ohio the other day found himselt
compelled by the sentiment in his home
district to declare against Cannon. He
did it reluctantly, but he found it neces
sary TO insure even chance of renomi
nation. 1t is personally known to oul
correspondent that other Ohio members
are only awaiting the occasion which
will force them to take a similar step
1t would not be astonishing if before
the winter is over declaration should
be forced from Speaker Cannon by his
associates in the party, who recognize
what a menace to success next Novem
Der his headship has become, that he
would not be again a candidate for the
speakership. - Burlington News.
CALL TO LABOR, FROM REFRESH