Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-02-18
WASHINGTON LETTER
Presidents Speech an Admoni.
ton to the insurgents
eressiona-Senator Dillingham; Ad-
dressed the Vermont Association.
Washington. D. q. "a. IL.

Washington, d. c., Feb. L.
Especial correspondence to The Phoenix. ]
President Taft's speech of warning to-
the New York Republican club Saturday
night, is received here as a sort of adj
monitor to the insurgents who seemed
TO be held responsible for the alarming
condition of things which threaten party
harmony and which confront the admin
!Si ration policies. This was forciby in
Dictated when the President said, there
al" signs when many construe as am
indication that the Republican majority
in the present Congress will change to "A
Democratic majority in the next. This
L. based chiefly on the dissensions in the
Republican party and upon the very Sc
we're attacks made by great many Of tine
newspapers, having Republican tenden-
cles, upon the party and its leaders i'm
Congress and the nation" To say that
the speech suits the insurgents would be
assuming too much, for they certainly re-
sent any imputations as to party loyalty
some question the eXpedency of the Pres
idents outspoken facts, while others COM
mend his bravery and honesty of speech
Just what will be the ultimate effect is
not clear to the wheel horses of the party
nut, 10 admirers of the President his ut
terances are accepted as just and de-
served. To those in the Presidents con-
hdence the only course for MIN to
pursue is one of unfiinching loyalty to
the party pledges, hit where it may. The
passive supporters of the President await
with much expectation the coming of
Col. Roosevelt, who, they feel, will i'm
mediately don his political armor and sal
ly forth TO restore order in the waVerng
ranks in New York, and possibly take a
hdnd in the state campaign in Ohio, Indi-
ana and Iowa. The story that the ex-
president would seek an election TO the
pose Of being its speaker, is stil discussed
here and there is no question about the
nope mat the scheme will meet with the
eX- presidents favor.
The House has already passed half Of
the regular appropriation bills, which is
considered good work under the con-
ditions which have prevailed since the
opening Of Congress. 1t is still believed
that an early adjournment can be reached
possibly by the middle of May, and to
that end both houses are, Enthusiastically.
wording.
Tine Vermont state association held an
enjoyable meeting at 17l0 / street Mon
day night, when Senator William p Dill
lngnam, chairman of the immigration
commission, entertained a large audience
in a talk on immgra ton. The senator
pictured the growth OF our Industries fol-
lowing the Civil war, and showed how an
lniiuN OF immigrants was necessary to
the demands of this growth in manufac-
turing as well as in farm pursuits He
presented official statistics to prove our
amazing growth and gave a lucid synop-
SIS Of the laws regulating Immigration
lie said that 100000 foreigners had been
admitted at Ellis Island in the last 10
Years and most of them had definite
places for location before reaching our
> ores, Deprecatiug the absence of the
American boy at the graduating eNer-
cises OF our high schools, the senator
brought out in startling contrast the fact
that the boy of foreign born parents was
always in evidence in these graduating
classes. He told OF being present at the
graduating exercises Of the high school
in Montpelier, when but single boy an
Ewered 10 the honor roll IN the public