The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-04-02
II The NATIONS CAPITAL
The Special Interests Yet in
the Saddle.
Cannonism Not Throttled by
the Insurgents.
Taft and His Merry Men Are
Afraid of Teddy.
pecial to the Irish Standard:

Special to the Irish Standard:
Washington, March 31.-"The spe-
cial interests are just as much in the
saddle in Congress as they were before
the rules were improved. The fight
put up by the insurgents and Demo-
Gratis was step in the right direction,
but Cannonism was not in any sense
of the word throttled. Cannon will
rule the committee of ten just like he
did the committee of five"
Thus spoke William J. Cary of Wis
consin, one Of the nine genuine Re-
publican insurgents of the House of
Representatives. Mr. Cary voted for
the Norris resolution, and he voted for
the Burleson resolution declaring the
office of the speaker to be vacant. He
is progressive" Republican, not in
spurts but all the time-today, to-
morrow and next week.
Cary was one of the twelve Repub-
speaker when the House convened on
March Is, 1909, and he will be one of
those who will vote against Uncle
Joe" when the latter is candidate at
the opening of the next House. Cary
believes the Payne Aldrich bill was
drawn for the special interests and
not for the people. He registered his
vote against it.
"The enlargement of the committee
on rules was a victory-that is, one in
name, but not in substance" said Mr..
Cary to the writer. "A somewhat false
construction has been placed on the
situation. The proper test to apply is:
Will legislation desired by the people
and legislation for the people have q
better opportunity to become law now
than before the rules fight? To that
question I say no, and no man who 10
qualified to answer will dispute my
word. The new committee on rules
is dominated by the same influences
that the old one was. Whatever the
old committee would have done, the
new committee will do. Let those who
doubt this view watch the situation
closely. I have been in Congress long
enough to know what am talking
about.
1.-THE most truthful report of the
situation that have seen appeared in
La Follette's Magazine of March 26.
The article said in part: The effect
of this contest in the House has been
greatly exaggerated. When the cheer
ing and the excitement over the NOM
inal defeat of Cannon and his machine
shall be succeeded by calm delibera-
ton, the American people will inquire
how much has really been won, how
far afleld the standards of true repre-
sentative government have been adj
vanced. The victory will strengthen
the morale of the progressive organ
ization. 1t will demonstrate that the
system can be beaten. But it will be
clearly understood that little was
achieved besides the temporary HUI
initiation of an old man of bad emil
nence, whose successor the system
must, at all events, soon put forward.
'Cannonism without Cannon is just
as hurtful to the country as Cannon
ism with Cannon. The people must
understand that Cannonism is short
!. definition Of government by that sys-
TEN. Aldrich and Cannon would have
little power for evil if majority of
I the Republican majority in both the
Senate and the House represented pub
4 lie interests instead of special inter-
ests So long as the Republican, ma
jority in the House serves the system,
1t will make little difference whether
& or not Cannon Is a member of the
Y committee on rules
II have only one thing to add" said
3 Representative Cary. "As between
party solidarity and complete subser-
Viency to the trusts and special in
i terests on one hand, and q divided
party and popular government on the
Il other hand, must, speaking for my
4 self, forsake party solidarity. Quote
q me. If you wish. My interviews and
& votes in Congress correspond"
354 Don't be peeved, Mr.. Reader, if, up
ION returning home one of these days
sSyou find your wife engaged in recit-
ling the family history to stranger
He's harmless, being only the census
\ man. Census. Director Durand in
B forms me that census statistics cannot
u be used for the prosecution of per-
sons violating the law, for purposes
sSsOfg taxation, deportation proceedings,
military transcription,
\ eompulsory school attendance, child
labor law enforcement, quarantine
ssTegulations, or be made use of in any