Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-07
IN CONGRESS TO
HOLD HIM RESPONSIBLE FOR
ACTS OF susoRDlNATEs.
PRESIDENT TO BE QUESTIONED
REGARDING PATRONAGE PLAN
Desire to Have Insurgency" Defined
and Efforts to Read Republicans Out
of Party Will Be Resisted-cannon
to Be Defied to the Bitter End-oth
err Political Gossip.

Washington, Jan. "A terrific storm
is brewing in congress. 1t is centering
over the republican side of the twoi
houses and will break in great force
unless the sunshine of President Tafts
countenance drives it away
The progressive western republicans
will fight to the last ditch any effort to
read them out of the party. That great
federal patronage is being Withheld
from them they admit. They hope it
is being done under a apprehension.
individually these congressman will
visit the W hite house within the next
few days TO ascertain directly from the
president whether he is yielding to po-
ltical advisers who to save Speaker
Cannon and the present house organi-
cation would precipitate a party contest
which would widen the preach between
the factions and inevitably result dis
astrously to the party welfare.
Plan Question For Taft.
President Taft is to be requested to
define the word "insurgent" as used by
members of his administration re-
ferring to certain republican members
of the house His attention is to be
directed by republican members I'M
compromisiagly opposed TO the contin-
uance of the regime of Speaker Can
non and the present rules to the fact
that they may only be termed nsurg-
ents on Cannonism and the rules.
President Taft has already been per-
sonally assured by a number of these
republicans that they stand shoulder
to shoulder with him upon all progress
sive policies. Elected by constituencies
opposed to Speaker Cannon, these
members represent the most ardent
supporters of progressive measures. AS
the presidents recommendations for
antitrust, railroad rate. conservation
and other reforms reach congress and
are taken up for consideration these
members will be found in the front
ranks. his standard bearers and most
( earnest advocates. Therefore they re-
! sent any attempt that may be made to
misrepresent them as insurgents upon
administrative measures.
Pour Oil on Waters.
The older congressional leaders, the
men who have the wisest heads polit-
ically, are active to prevent members
of the administration from committing
/ what seems to them the serious erro.
of forcing choice on the president. II
Speaker Cannon and his friends in dire
stress are proposing to the managers
of the political welfare of the admin
istration a coalition which will save
the speaker upon the promise of the
passage of administration measures
such an arrangement so far as the adj
ministration is concerned is needless
Speaker Cannon an. his force dare moi
attempt TO defeat the progressive
m asures which the president vii
recommend 1t would be useless fol
them to do so as far as results are
concerned. They would merely aligr
themselves in opposition to the presi'
dem and be compelled to see his recon
mendations enacted into law ever theil
objection. Close friends of Mr.. Cannon
in congress regret that the issue ha.
been precipitated. and are advising hin
that his best interests demand that i
, be permitted to simmer and die.
Il do not believe the president in
tends TO withhold patronage from thos
: who have been fighting Speaker Can
. non and the rules" said Representa-
! tive Hayes, of California, one of tn
| leading insurgents. L am convince
: that he does not intend to discriminat
against any member of the house ur
j, less he feels that the member is OBJ
structing measures which will redoun
to the good of the party
Not Opposing President.
81 want to know in what sense w
are insurgents demands Representa-
tive Madison, of Kansas. las used i
q the talk about patronage distribution
/, If it means l am against Cannon an
:. the rules / will cheerfully be SO classet
: But if it means / am opposed to tn
president and his program, I repudi
: ate it. The insurgents, so-called hay
always stood for the policies advocate
by President Taft, such as conserva
:, ton, amendments to interstate con
merce and the antitrust laws, parce
post and economy.
There undoubtedly will be divisie
y on the question of ship subsidy. I a,
sure the president will not attempt
!, prevent al IlOHSSl GlutTSn.c OIL Opll
- ion. 1t is slanderous to say that v
can be swerved from the course of SUI
y porting those reforms by the withhold
- ing of any official patronage by an.
body. 1t is not the insurgents of II
~ y, house but men like Aldrich and Cal
~ non whom the president must indu
% to support his policies. The insurgen
~ are for these policies already and ha,
&c been all the time"
To Ask For Guarantee.
Other insurgents, like Norris,
Nebraska and Muir dooh, Of Kansas, i
A. dorse Mr. Madison's statement If pa
Nv ronage is being withheld from the
:. to supp the presidents progra
a. the inst. e.ents of the house want
~ know what assurances the preside
a. has received from the Cannon organ
"a cation of their support. 1t is not b