The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-24
Regulars Are Forced to Dig
Their Own Graves to
Defeat the Rebels
DEMOCRATS TO Be GIVEN
CONTROL OF NEXT HOUSE
Regular Republicans Hope to Elect the
Next President BY Letting Con-
gressionaI Races Go TO DEM
ocrats without Fight
BY RALPH M. wHITEsIDE


Washington, April S.-(Special.)-A
tacit agreement has been made among
the commanding leaders of the regu-
lars in the republican party with a
double object in view. The first OBJ
ject, 1t is understood is to punish the
insurgents by allowing the next House
OF Representatives to be democratic.
The second object which Is based more
or less upon assumption is to strength
en- the republican ranks for 1912 by
lhampering the democratic Hounse un-
til 1t can accomplish nothing.
That was the political story which
was told here today While various
comments were made upon 1t the logic
of such course was so apparent that
it was pretty generally accepted.
If the next House of Representa-
tives We're democratic. what could it
accomplish with a republican Senate
and republican President? While the
democrats have assisted the insurgent
republicans, there is no political law
of reciprocity which says that the in
surgent republicans must help the
democrats.
democratic House would fall heir
to the biggest legacy of trouble imag-i
Unable. The republicans are already
staggering under the burden, and there
are some republicans who secretly wish
that this burden could be shifted to
the backs of the democrats without
hurting republican chances in the ma
tiona1 campaign.
Following the announcements of Sem
ators Hale and Aldrich that they would
retire, Tits have become very common
in both chambers. Strictly speakine,
Senators Hale and Aldrieh were not
reqd out OF the party, but they arc
L.
| in the warfare between the two wings
OF the republicans.
Both Senator Hale and Senator AL
ditch will likely become active again
in the future. Probably after the in
surgents are punished.
Plan In Nutshell
The newest national plan in a nut
shell is this:
If the next House of Representative
is democratic the progressives in the
republican party Will be blamed for it,
They are already blamed for the con-
gressional victories of the democrats
in New York. With the democrats con-
trolling the House, what can they do
with the Legislative programme to
which they fall heir? Should they pro-
claim reforms could they carry them
out? There Is sure to be a wing of de-
termined republicans to oppose theni.l
insurgentsf many of these oblique re-
publicans will be returned. with :.
republican Senate, democratic Jegisla-l
tion would stand but little chance OF
ultimate success.
As the republican commanding leaders,
see II, the people at large would tire OF
democratic activity in the House. The
people would begin to complain that they
had made a change, but received no BEN
eft from it, As the commanding repub-i
lican leaders see it,, the people will ask
why the democratic representatives do
nothing but talk.
Following this, the republicans In their
national campaign will hammer away at
this contention: "The democrats were
given chance and failed to make
good
The Tits between progressives and reR-l
ulars over the conditions which prevail
now and the outlook have passed the
bounds OF pleasant congressional cour-l
tesies. For instance, note the following
taken from yesterdays debate on the
railroad bill:
TiIts Between Leaders
Senator Cummins to Senator Ellsins:
you are far away from the republican,
party In what you propose relative to this
bill"
Senator Elkins-How many are youi
reading out of the republican party?
Schdtoi 1uiiiHiulS--l dtl1 HOI IedQlnR QUIZ
any one, and you know II.
Senator Elldns-You are trying to read
me out You have been read out so
many times yourself that | presume you
are just trying to retaliate.
Later both agreed that many good REL
publicans. would be needed next Novem-
her. and hostilities came to an end Sem
ator Cummins says that political condi-
tions show that the people have lost faith
in their republican congressman.
ut is evident from the election returns
so far" said he, Legislative and POLITICAL
conditions have become so turbulent and
have become completely mixed that
many persons believe that President Taft
is more in earnest than in Jest when he
says he will not be candidate for the
presidency again. Whether President
Taft will be a candidate in 1912 or mott
there can be not the slightest doubt Of
his sincere Efforts to have the republican,
party first and foremost, always victori-
Gus in every scrimmage. President TAFT
is willing to make personal sacrifices to
see the party win at the polls. Hts in
tention of taking the stump in good earn
est this coming summer is evidence Of
that. He will work in the ranks. But
still the likelihood remains that he wi 4