The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-10-07


therefore they insurged, and their
insurgency was against the Hon.
Oscar w. Gillespie, who endeavored
to betray their interests Result
in the primary Mr.. Gillespie was
overwhelmingly defeated for re-
nomination. About two sides to
this question of insurgency.
Take Iowa. Senator Dolliver-
noted Insurgent. In the making of
the tariff, however, Senator Dolliver
knew which side of his bread was
buttered. and therefore strove for,
and eventually gained increased
protection on barley. Iowa is a
barley producing state. Senator Dol
liver was obviously little more
polite than Congressman Gillespie.
Take Wisconsin. Senator LaFol-
lette-big Insurgent In the MAX
ing of the tariff, however, when pulp
wood and paper manufacturers were
under consideration, Senator LaFol-
lette was there fighting for more
Protection Senator LaFollette knew
which side of his bread was butter
ed. They produce pulp wood and
have paper mills in Wisconsin.
Senator Beveridge of Indiapa-
leading Insurgent-in his spe sches
he declared in effect: 81 want Pro-
lection on all the manufactures of
Indiana. On other things let the
tariff be reduced" A very Gener-
Gus attitude on the part of Senator
Beveridge, maybe.
There are other phases of Insur-
gency-Tennessee for example. Ap-
parently there is insurgency in that
state that counts for something. 1t
is Democratic insurgency. They are
| fighting against something that they
will not stand for, something they
want changed.
Another instance, is Maine. In
that state they have had prohibition,
and some of the provisions of the
Sturgis law, which put Maine in the
| grip of prohibition, proved very irk-
some to the people; whence the ma
jority of them changed their minds
and decided that they wanted local
option instead Therefore they In
surged. The Democrats of Maine es-
poused the local option side of the
question and nominated their candi-
dates accordingly; whence the peo-
pie turned in and elected them. The
people were insurging against the
Objectionable phases of prohibition
tinued to stand and they made their
wishes known by electing a Demo
cratic governor and legislature.
Take California They are In
surging there, and have been for
years, against the ironclad grip with
which the Southern Pacific has held
the state for several decades. This
situation in California is nothing new
Men who have kept in touch with
the progress of events remember
we'll the hard fight of the Insurgency
that was waged in California a few
years ago, but which failed at the
time, and Governor Gillett was NOM
mated. The only difference is that
it was not called Insurgency at that
time. The Insurgents of California
were fighting the power of the South
ern Pacific Railroad company.
Take Virginia. There have been
mutterings of Insurgency against
the Democratic machine for years,
but as in the case of California up
to this year, the Virginia Insurgency
has gained no measure of success
Now the good people of the second
district are up in arms. The Demo.
Gratis of Norfolk and Portsmouth
are f1aying the state machine for all
they are worth. Just how far the
movement will spread remains to be
seen. 1t ought to, and probably will
under the impetus of the present
general wave of insurgency make
strong headway all over the state.
AS to the Ninth district. The
Democratic papers and orators have
been ardently hoping for some in
surgency there. But not so. The
good people of the Ninth district
are as fully alive to their interests
as are the people of the Third Kan
sas district represented by Mr. Camp
bell, and the good people of the
Twelfth Texas district, which will NJ
more be represented by Gillespie
The Ninth district knows fully a!
well (which side of it's bread i!
buttered" as do those two districts
or as did Senator Dolliver in fight
ing for more Protection on barley
or, as did Senator LaFollette il
fighting for more Protection on wooC
pulp and paper manufacturers, or
as did Senator Beveridge in fightinl
for Protection on the manufactur
ers of Indiana.