Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-21
Hundreds of Malcontents
Seattle Cannon, Aldrich
and the Tariff Laws
MEETING SIGNIFICANT
New Party Likely-Mem-
orable Step Taken to
Return Roosevelt
[sneclal to The Herald.1

. INCOLN, Neb., Jan. 2O-Ihe nome
', city of William Jennings Bryan
.AA Democratic leader, was the scene
tonight of a political assemblage which
prophets Of all parties say is not only
startlingly significant in its bearing on
the present demoralized status of Re-
publicanism, but may prove memorable
in the annals of American history as
representing the inception of a new
party.
The meeting was made up Of several
hundred so-called 'insurgent" RepuD-
licans-party leaders from many states
who object to the despotlc reign cI
Speaker Cannon. the marrow policies OF
President Taft, or the questionable
tactics of Aldrich-the regular Repus-
lican triumvirate which appears deter
mined to overthl oW the popular poll
cies established with great dilculty by
Roosevelt, but Ii SeWise t. eliminate
from the congress of the Unitad States
and from the federal administration
the last remaining semblance OF repre-
sentative government.
If anyone doubts the growing
strength of the Republican iEsurrec-
ton and it's tendency toward the
formation of new party, which the
insurgents hope will be further encour-
aged by the support of a certain ele-
ment of Democracy and other party
folloWings, that doubter should nave
heard the speeches which fired the air
at the insurgent conference tonight.
Many MaIcontents
There were hundreds of malcontents.
The numbers in which the dissatisfied
adherents of Republicanism fiocked IN
to express their disapproVal OF the
present administration, and OF the tac-
tics at Washington proved surprise
even to the Democrats.
There was but one feature of the
meeting which puzzles the half dozen
or more Democratic leaders who were
there, and that was the oversight with
which many of the insurgents placed
Taft beyond the pale of their attack.
Thev recognized "the dangers Of the
Aldrich machine" denounced the
tyranny of Cannon" and condemned
many administration policies in gen
eral, yet hesitated in placing blame on
the president, and for the time at
least silently agreed to contine their
attack on Cannon and the regular
leaders, eliminating Taft from the
latter.
Denunciation of the new tariff law
was one of the features of the meeting.
The bitterness of these denuncia-
tions would seem to indicate that the
breach in the erstwhile harmonious
ranks of Republicanism is far more Sc
rious than generally believed, and that
it constitutes more than the width OF
the abyss caused by the Aldrich tarl1f
law, which nearly all agreed tonight
was largely responsible for the pres
ent high price of living.
A prominent Democrat stated TO-
night that the real object of the meet
ing was to launch Roosevelt for re-
election.
Still Hope for Taft
The speakers voiced their faith in the
president, saying that in the more than
three years he has yet to serve there is
reason to believe he would prove him.
self true to the cause of the people.
Denunciation of the new tariff law
was the keynote of the speeches, Sem
ator Aldrich and Speaker Cannon COM
ing in for the chief criticism.
Cheers followed the reference to for
mer President Roosevelt by City At
torney Flansburg of Lincoln, who said:
ut would be worth while just now
to have the African lion hunter in the
place and furnished with the opportu-
nifty of President Taft.
Can any one doubt what would be
the outcome of Cannonism if President
Roosevelt were in Washington armed
with his big stick?
"It would be a fight to the finish;
Cannonism would be beaten to pulp
and the champion Of the people would
come out triumphant and ready for
further controversy"