The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-28

II gsme over 60 the sD~meevntbe Party .
4 WASHINGTON. April u. Democrats In
! the senate turned upon the insurgents
to-day and left them stranded and very
much embarrassed. u WIS the most
interesting political episode that has
: occurred IN the senate tins session and
! probably Will have a Sobering effect
| upon insurgency. senator Rayner Of
Maryland and senator Bailey u Texas
both In effect served notice on the insur-
| gents that they were tired % the nirta-
ton that the radicals have been carrying
on with the Democracy and called for a
declaration aa Ia WHISTLER they really
| had any honorable intentions % enter-
ing into the bonds of political wedlock
with the minority party. Roth invited
them to cease their coquettish ways and
come over and join tho Democrats.
L am becoming weary said Senator
Rayner. -of being fondled and caressed
only to be rejected and des-rted when
the supreme moment arrives
NO man can claim the protection of
a flag and NJ the same time fire upon u. :
was ons 90 the singing statements that
the Texas senator directed at the ins'Ir-
gents.
This attack upon the insurgents from
an entirely unexpected quarter took the
tuck completely out ol the insurgent
hand for a few minutes. and all ~ them.
from Ia Toilette down. were hopping
mad They held hurri--t conference
and finally senator Doiliver 80 Iowa re-
j.ct.'d the nn-r uf the Democrats Ia take
them into their fold. retorting with
considerable display az feeling that the
Democratic party wa-n'' worthy &c such
recruits.
The conservatives in the Senate in the
meantime were happier than they have
b...n on any other day this session. Sena-
tor Aldrich was chuckling 50 hard that
he had 10 hold his sides senator Elkin-
wore q grin that stretched from ear tn
ear. senator Root also was tickl'-'i, and
even Uncle shelby Culiom treated him
self to a laugh
The cha rye made hy Democrats them
selves that the insurgents are merely
an annex of the minority party drew
blood. Tor u ~ III. very cry that IN hs-ing
raised against the insurgents IN their
hona districts The radicals were very
Tl..aviSh over tn. incident and were IN
clinsd t. tax the Democrats with pulling
Republican che~tnuts ont of the fire.
The bailey speech was one nf his char
a"terIrtic partisan utteranCes for which
NJ. has become more or l..~- noted an the
SENATE. aud which in the past has generally
hal he eject 81 restoring falterinR party
lines ia that hody
In Massachusetts. said senator Bailey.
they held a Republican and Drmooratic
contest at a special -st ton. I am told
he nominee was an insuTgent. not -
-. as these insurgents. but still an in
surgent am told that he denounced the
tarIn hill also AldriChIsm and Cannon ism.
The result was foreordained You are
not strong enough in any State or in any
district Co fight us and fight Yourselves
~ th,. same time NJ man Gan claim the
protection ~ the rag while he fires on u
AMI have hrs claim Tor protect, on allowed.
That must inevitably happen Ia you IN
every Congressional district.
No sad the senator from Texas.
directing his remarks To the insuTxent.
4 an gong Ia tender the insurgents
.rrn- advic. While in my time ] charge
lars,. f-s. for advice no better than this
tender Il To them ont of friendship
You may win defending what the Re-
puIican party has done You cannot
VIA a. Republicans d-nouncing it, legis
Iation aud its leaders The senator from
Mary land has SPOKEN wisely when b."
Ask yoU To come over To ~
IA. insurgents hy thus time ha go
ihsiT beads together and ~ was a. the
po,ut that senator Deliver int-rruptei
-Dp I understand m" SENATOR from
I.vaS ~ saw incurred the Iowa senator.
that ~ the United States to-day. with
Tr-.. opinion .v"ryW here and universal
I inteili gsncs. a man cannot win fighting
fnT what he claims To he the right. h'lt 4
/ h.. hoI.-- for victory h~ must COnfne
htm--H 10 defending What has be"n done
ity other p~Opi-,-
| -uh no r.pli.-i Mr. Railev. amid
! laughter from the regulars: he ought
merely 90 retire from polItics when he
\ gets ~ thai condition
4 hoh replied senator Deliver. that
| u - the duty of every man ~ fight fur
| WEat hs thinks right whatever party lee
1 lie lon z. to- aud 80 far a. I am concernai
I progos. to fight. not against the Re-
publican party. h'it for u. 10 fight within
4 ~ ranks not ~ order 60 cripple or IN lure
| or Io disiTib - usefulness hut 70 make
/ y tho obedieut servant no longer Of a
I few men or a few overgTown financial
! interests. hut Of the scattered millions
who make up nS msmherphin and who
1 have a n ght Ia he consulted in it, manage
ment and control
IL I were chairman of the Democra TIC
| Congressional campaign committee
quickly retorted Mr. Bailey, 4 would
! take that explanation and circulate 10
| all over the United States a campaign
document against the Republican party
] IL IL an admission that the Republican
party - controlled and dominated by the
special interests think the senator from
! Iowa IN right
! The Democrat and regular Republicans
were laughing hard when Senator Elkins
! Jumped up and with great 90 ruestneas
| protested that both Deliver and Bailey
were wrong
| I can easily understand said Mr..
Bailey that when We talk about the
great and special interests the senator
| from West Virginia would think that u
meant him hut had no thought - that
Mr. Elkins subsidized
senator Bailey told the insurRent
Republicans that he would welcome them
| into the Democratic household. There
were some q them. he saId. that might
he able 70 Get hack into the Republican
ranks. but many Of them would find their
ultimate destination in thu Democratic
! fold The Sena tor from Texas added that
the insurgents would find him on the
doorstep u the old Democratic household
90 welcbme them tie caused the insur-
! gents to -quiTm further when he held out
90 them the -Cant comfort that they might
Z find lOdgmsnt in the SoClall-t party.