Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1910-02-11
lINDBfRGn'S LETTER
insurgents are Not Eating
Out of the Presidents
Hands
(By &. A. LindberRh.)

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write the letter promised in my last
one; and this is not the one, but IS 8
recital of some political talk.
Lately, congress has done very little
except routine work. Next fall the
62nd congress is to be elected, and
much time is being taken on the floor
in general debate to make speeches fol-
home consumption that is, to furnish
campaign material at public expense.
A great deal of time is given to
determine how to make the people be-
lieve that congress is being run in the
best way; but the people cannot be
deceived into believing that it IS.
There is much talk about the
s'Insurgents eating out Of the Presi-
dents hands, Those are Associated
Press reports. Readers who do not
already know, should learn the
difference between plate matter, AS
soclated Press reports, and editorials.
Any editor will be glad to show the
difference When the reader once
knows, he can tell at glance, the
same as farmer can tell at a glance
the difference between the tomato and
the potato plants. Anyway, the plate
matter and the Associated Press re-
ports in your papers are frequently
manipulated into a system of velled
deception, having concealed behind it
the selfish purpose of the selfish in
terests But the Insurgents, the press
reports to the contrary, notwithstand-
ing, are not the ones eating out of the
Presidents hands. The Insurgents
are eating out of the peoples hands,
ana will serve the people only. There
is neither agreement nor disagreement
between the President and Insurgents.
All questions are left to be settled
as they arise
It IS odd to hear some making un
favorable comments on the powers
possessed by the Car of Russia and
some other rulers, when these same
persons would have the members of
congress support the president, right
or wrong. Of what avail is a re-
preventative government if one man
shall dictate the, whole thing? Far
better, if such is to be the policy, to
quit the mockery and save expense,
and let the president do it all. Make
him alone responsible if he is to be
boss. This is not intended to reflect
on the president either, but on the
practice of calling this a representa-
tive government and demanding that
the representatives shall follow the
policy of one man. Why do some
critlclse the old king power of max
ing law and at the same time criticise
members of congress, created by our
constitution, if they have opinions
that vary with the president? Are we
to have shadow without the
substance?
The truth of the Insurgents position
is that they hold to the principles of
government by and for the people, and
they will advocate and support every
measure, and use every means to
secure such measures, as shall seem
to be for the common welfare, and
will work with the president to that
end They value the good work of
every officer from the president down.
They want to see the rules governing
the deliberations of the Senate. as well
as the House, made such that separate
votes may be taken on each section of
any proposed bill. They do not want
the practice kept up, Of introducing
bills with bad features interviewer
with the good, and be compelled either
to reject all or accept all. They want
tho opportunity tt. amend by striking
out the bad and inserting additional
good sections. In brief, they want
the same principle to govern in legisla-
ton as govern persons IN making