The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-28
''INSURGENTc IN CONGRESS ENTITLED !
TO ALL CREDIT FOR GOOD LAWS

Former Secretary Garfield OF the
interior department just returned
from New York, where he and
former Forester Clifford Pinchot
have visited with Colonel Roose-
welt, today submitted another
view of the work of the session
OF congress and the so-called In
surgent republicans In congress.
.How has the cause of conser-
walton Jared at the hands of con-
gress?" he was asked.
1.-THE provision separating the
coal from the surface is admirable,
being exactly what we fought for
for the past four years.
"The withdrawal bill is not in
as good shape as when it went to
the senate committee. We did
not think the bill necessary, be-
lieving that the executive has full
power to protect the public do
main. But as President Taft
wanted such a bill 1t was well
enough to have it.
The bill presented by Mr.. Bal
linger was wholly inadequate and
did not meet the situation. The
bill presented by the national con-
seryation as a substitute was ac-
cepted by the senate committee.
"The bill as finally passed, in so
far as 1t deals with Withdrawals,
follows the form of the association
bill, but there has been injected
In 1t a clause permitting mining
claims to be taken up on water
power sites. This provision is a
constant menace and without the
closest and constant vigilance az
vantage may be taken of this pro-
vision by special interests.
"The good i'm the bill was put
In by the real friends of conser-
walton inside and outside of con.
gress. If they had not made the
fight against the original adminis-
tration bill great injury to conser-
Walton would have resulted and
the public domain would have
been opened to land grabbers.-
What is your opinion of the
railroad bill as finally passed I"
The rate bill as introduced did
not at all meet the needs of the
community. 1t ought not to have
been passed in it's original form.
The country owes debt of graft
tude to such men as Cummrns
Dolliver, Beveridge, LaFollette
and Clapp and those with them
who compelled the amendment of
the original rate bill and the in
sertion in it of clauses that are
of direct benefit to the people OF
the country. Unless such a fight
as these men made, had been
made, progressive legislation
would have been impossible in this
congress.
THE cause of self government.
OF government for all of us rather
than few special interests, has
undoubtedly been advanced DUR
ing this session and the insur-
gents, so called, both in the house
and senate, are the ones to whom
all credit belongs
What effect will the insurgency
OF these men have ON the repub-
mean party, and upon their own
standing as party menu"
These men have been and sim
are republicans. They cannot he
driven out of the party, because
they stand for and fight for true
representative government. The
mouse insurgents succeeded IN par
TALLY restoring the measure OF
representative action that had
been submerged in the control of
the speaker and the rules CON-
m1ttee. These men revofted not
against the republican party but
against certain leaders of the par-
", leaders who were seeking TO
use the party for special interests
rather than for public welfare.
Isn't there danger that this in
surgency business win develop sec
tionai spirit in the party and the
nation?"
by no means. On the CON.
trary 1t has united men OF New
england like Gardner, with men
OF the middle west like Madison.
ana they find common interest
with Poindexter, the insurgent az
the far Northwest. California can
certainly join Wisconsin in This
insurgency for no matter how
varied the forms it may take. n
Is In the last analysis, merely :
Straight out fight against the ruIe
OF party and the nation by specfar
interests"