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out along the lines laid down by the
president when he went into office.
1t is claimed that the plurality rolled
up by Dix in New York was caused
mainly by businessmen who were dis
| appointed at the course pursued by
Colonel Roosevelt. In New York state
at least the so called insurgents had
their chance to show what they could
do, and yet they failed.
President Taft does not see where
the insurgents who have obtained CON
troll in various districts nave demon
started their strength with the people.
| He does not take the position, how
ever, that the insurgents should be
condemned. He merely believes that
they should cease their attacks on the
regular leaders and get together for
the battles that are to come.
ASKED TO ACT ON OWN ACCOUNT
The blunt suggestion to President
Taft that he now play politics on his
own account was maze to him by one
of his political advisers. 1t was stated
that the democrats were really COM
ing into power on no definite platform
and that they were as much divided on
the question of the tariff as were the
republicans at the last session.
Champ Clark, who probably will be
elected speaker, is a free trader and
has many followers in the house. If
tariff bill should be framed by a ways
and means committee appointed by
Clark it would be strongly against pro-
lection.
REFUSES TO PLAY POLITICS.
A Democrat-insurgent fight, similar
to the one that shattered the unity of
the republican party, would at once
be precipitated. These arguments
were cited to President Taft today, in
the course of an argument that it
would be good politics to call special
session of the new congress next sum.
mer for the consideration of tariff
bill. The country would then see the
Democrats in action. 1t can be stated
however, that President Taft has re-
iected all proposals that he play poll
tics to insure his reelection in 1912.
He says he has outlined his belief re-
garding a revision of the tariff sched-
ule by schedule, and that the demo-
cratic majority in the house will not
make the slightest difference in his
program.
When the tariff board is ready the
wool schedule will be submitted to
congress, and if the Democrats at
tempt to dodge the issue then the
president will leave the verdict to the
people of the country.
NO SPECIAL SESSION.
AS for a special session of congress
and a general revision of the tariff,
a thing for a moment.
The Democratic landslide caught the
insurgents as well as the conserva-
tives. President Taft, therefore, has
reason for his belief that the internal
squaDbles within the republican party
were mainly responsible for the stun
ming set back given to it at the polls.
His cabinet officers believe that Mr..
Taft's popularity has not diminished
in the slightest degree and that after
a year of democratic power he will be
the logical candidate for president in
1912.
FIRST SOCIALIST
ELECTED TO CONGRESS
MILWAUKEE, Wis, November O.
The social-democratic party appears to
have achieved a notable victory yes
terday by electing Victor L. Berger,
fifth district, to represent Wisconsin
in congress. Berger, if the unofficial
returns are correct, will have the dis
tinction of being the first social de-
mocrat to sit in congress.
, In addition to this the party swept
Milwaukee county, electing it's county
ticket from top to bottom by plurali-
ties ranging from 5000 to 1000 the
latter being attained by William A. Ar
mold, lue candidate for sheriff. The
vote for governor in Milwaukee county
was:
Jacobs, social-democrat, 23,S12; Nc
Govern, republican, 2O,O3O; Schmitz,
democrat, 1885; Van Buren,, prohibit
ton, sos.
12 LEGISLATORS ELECTED.
Added to this the socialists elected
10 members to the legislature, one Sc
nator and ~ assemblymen from Mil
wauKee county.
Berger was pitted against Henry {.
Cochems, an "insurgent' Republican,
and Joseph Carney, a Democrat. Ber-