The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1910-03-18

NO. 49,
the plan keep the party united except that will not unite
1t principles 1t is quarrel OF factions.
Mr. Adrch and Mr. Dolyer going lock and be
reconcd Mr. Cannon and Mr. Norris however much they
may respect and admire another personally For theirs
not personal difference 1t is the people against obsruct
onistS If these Insurgents surrender others would take
their places and would every that stands
be counted And they will the party will lose power
The situation already cearte people side and
the other side the obstruconss who have the power
Congress- But this group will not have power after the people
opportunity them They elected last year because
the party organization and because they that they
would stand with the President
The people cannot by balot-he
from Rhode Island The people doubtless will elect Mr. Cannon
of his personal popularity his negbor and OF
his long service but the people will not elect Congress that will
again dare make him Speaker The future of the Republican
party belongs the faction called Insurgents because they
represent the convictions and the conscience of the people
IT, therefore, the President decides by ndecision to
fall with party regularity he will fall For party
troll about to be shifted And however bamee he be
for what Congress fails to do the punishment will fall on him.
This is penalties of Presidential
To lead partythat worthy But parties
and shifting and dssovng groups And party
longer against the otheexcept the formal and
feigned combat in Congress The who till the soil and run
the machinery and conduct the of the andthe makers
wealth the makers of parties and of Predentare not Re
pubcans Democrats they These old distinctions
are dying They kept alive chiefly by political managers
These Enthusiastically dwell between
tain asking another whether Mr. Taft will succeed
Wrestling the Government from undue control by the beecares
special privilege They do stop make fine
Congress to blame They will not take the trouble
inquire how many good measures proposed Factions
allure obscure rigten What the people
leader leader without hesancy They have but one
political e and they their fight against
that That the power whether Democratic Republican
do the public business out of the peoples sight
and by SO doing immunity and privilege and
plete control
Thus has about that the people look to the President
his party only only section OF his party but to
lbe the peoples Not by trusting party regularity by
waiting Congressional leaders who have already be
ayed him by trying reconcile irreconcabe forces can be
give the right signal to public opinion
Presidential leadership different askthe effort
secure legislation guidance of public opinion Congress
NAV stand these but cannot stand in the way
other And public opinion does some kinds OF tasks that
legislation do.
1t is not judicial consideration of the boundary line between
and the mandatory statutes 1T not the
patience of while the advocates wrange the concatoy
benevoence colonial administrator that the people most desire
These are all good qualities and and place But
clear and renewed understanding that the
obstructive Congress shall count the President among
them.
The really important is that the Government shall be
rid of machinery and its cunnngy drawn laws to
further private ends and such this is done far by
public opinion than by legislation
By merely reasoning the situation the Presidents posi-
ton nvincible He working with his party and Its non
al Understanding all such work is done by compromise II
they him. his fault And the people VIII surely re-
member that he tried to serve them That sound
But NAV falacious under present conditions
as we say of plausible but impractical measures 49,
a renewed understanding with public opinion Inc
people are saving to Presidents IF you try to be the leader
merely of your party you will fail If will be the leader OF
the people a great triumph awaits you and is little matter
these quickly dissolvng what becomes for the moment
party power Congressional programmes While taonal
wranges are going Washington thinking OF much larger
things"