Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-13
LEADERS DRIVEN
. 70 DESPERATION.

waved the bloody shirt" in the
United Staes senate. protesting
against the placing OF Lees statue In
the capitol Hall Of Fame and oppos'
ing the loan Of government tents foI
use of Confederate veterans during
the coming reunion at New Orleans
The country supposed that the Idaho
fre-eater was attempting TO appeal
10 sectional passion simply with the
view of attaining notorIety for him
self and-as the Baltimore Sun ex'
pressed it-with the hope of having
his name mentioned in connection
with that OF Lee in history Perhaps
Mr.. Hepburn had no other purpose,
though the New York san declares
that. The thanks of a united country
are due to Mr.. Hepburn. of Idaho. in
spite Of himself" for he evoked the
silent protest of senators. some OF
whom had fought on the Union side
that il was unseemly. ungenerous
and insensate to revive the painful!
memories of the civil war In n sec
tlonal and bitter spirit. and the re-
buke was so severe that such an ex-
hibI:ion is not likely TO be seen and
heard again In that chamber"
Now comes Representative David A.
Holiingsworth, of Ohio. with q speech
before the Ohio Republican League at
Dayton, lauding Heyburn's bloody
shirt" waving and declaring that 1t Is
possible that an administration domi-
mated by old time Confederate ideas
may succeed 20 power in the United
States. "A sample of this new move
ment on the part of the South says
Mr.. Hollingsworth. "A statue OF a
Confederate general in full uniform
already adorns the national hall of
fame. and there Is not telling the ex-
tent of the humiliation In store for
the loyal sentiment of the country
should an administration succeed to
power dominated by old time Con
federate ideas" Then Mr.. Holdings
worth declares that the only way to
prevent this humiliation OF loyal
sentiment" is to keep the Republican
party in power. When the test
comes" he says, las It win in the
present attempted recrxdescence of
Southern thought and sentiment at
the national capital. the Republicans
will be in line.
This Hollingsworth speech is no
ordinary attempt to gain notoriety. II
is n deliberate and obvious effort TO
arouse sectional feeling in order to
save the Republican party from the
disaster which even the most optimis-
tic G. o. p. leaders realize is impend-
ing. Betrayed and outraged by the
present administration, thinking peo-
pie Of the Middle West are about to
treak the bonds in which they have
been held by the Republican organi-
zation-and the whole country is in a
state Of unrest that BODIES no good for
the dominant party. Hence this
speech of Mr.. Holiingsworth.
Mr.. Hollingsworth has been eai:ed
an insurgent. He opposes Cannon
ism and. apparently. would like 10
see the Republican campaign prem
ises fulfilled. But he Is Repub!i-
ran first OF all. and when the alarm
sounds he falls into line. as he APP
peals 10 the rank and file Republicans
20 do. ready 70 do any and everything
10 keep the Republican party in
rover. regardless Of consequences to
he nation. He knows that the Aid
rich Cannon gang controls the pres
ent administration and that their grip
is too powerful to be shaken OF by
the party: he knows that the
tarin is being administered aud the
government conducted primarily in
the interest Of comparatively
small number Of money kings. But
what OF that? The success Of the Re
publican party Is at stake. and the
welfare OF the people and nation can
not weigh in the balance against
this
The EOllingsworth speech Is a strik-
ng illustration Of the desperation to
which the Republican leaders have
Teen driven Ohio y one OF the
States about to be lost, and there
wm BE- fought probably the bitteTest
cf an the congressional contests. The
party leaders know that Ohio is lost
unless IL 10 possible 70 side-traek the
iighteoas srath q the people against
the administration.