The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-26
such republicans as

proportions of an outrage, in the esti-
nation of anti-Taft republicans. when
the president goes 50 far as to charge
from the public platform that the pro-
gressives and insurgents are not repub-
licans, and therefore ought not to re-
ceive either patronage or confidence
from the party leaders.
l The editors take the position that the
progressives and insurgents represent
J the sentiment of the republicans of the
lake. prairie. mountain, Pacific and the
southwestern states They reason,
therefore. that when the president re-
fuses to hear the advice of these states
! men the sections which they represent
are practically and in reality deprived
of representation.
The ATTITUDE of the average republic
can editor who disapproves of Mr..
Taft's administration, toward the pres
ident personally, is interesting and in
strrctive. There is practically no Bit
terness toward the president himself.
The question of his integrity or intent,
it may be said, is not raised. The whole
! burden of the expression is disappoint-
ment. The editors appear to realize that
/ Mr.. Taft is permitting others to guide
him. In his measures they see the
hand:work of Aldrich; in his public
speeches they understand he is SIM
ply endorsing legislation conceived oy
the Aldrich's and the Cannon's.
! The anti-Taft republican editors see
give up his present associations. They
have already grown weary hoping,
They have come to believe that he "a
so hopelessly entangled that, strive as
he may, he cannot extricate himself.
The die was cast when Mr. Taft select
ed his cabinet. -
/ Let us survey, briefly. the group of
men who are now guiding the presi-
dent The lineup would indicate that
Mr. Taft selected the members OF MS
official family according to their re-
spective relationships to the star cam
4 paign- fund contributors. Whether this
was the test or not, no one can deny
that each of the really big interests
has representative lat court Here
is a vest pocket index which it might
be we'll to preserve for handy refer
ence as to who's who among the men
who have the presidents ear:
W.ckersham-form personal attor-
ney to j. p. Morgan; also former at
torney for the sugar trust; Gas United
I States attorney general Wic,-ersham
i is in charge of the federal prosecuting
,machineryD; upon taking office Wick
ersham dropped suits which had been
/ started against the beef trust under
!. the Roosevelt administration, taking
the position that he did not believe the
trust meant to violate the law and
that nothing could be gained by prose-
cutions for past" offenses. Wicker
;! sham's latest achievement was to in
duce President Taft to recommend IN
his annual message that there be no
investigate by congress of the $2,0OO,-
OOO sugar trust underweight frauds.
Nagle-Former attorney for the
Waters Pierce (Standard Oh company;
he is at the head of the department IN
which is located the bureau OF corpor-
ations, (Which is convenient for the
corporations.)
Knox-As secretary of state AnoX
has within a year undone the work or
Hav in the Orient and Root in the
South Americas; the hand of Morgan
is seen by many IN his conduct or the
state department; the ultimatum to
Chile and the buster about Zelaya
:, have been utilities that made all Latin
America our enemies; the Manchurian
proposal for Wall streets benefit, made
America the subject of laughter IN az
the civilized lands, and, with the Crane
scandal practically ended our innu :
ence for the doctrine of thine open
door" Knox recently offered his reslg-
: nation to President Taft across the
cabinet table; the president refused
it.
MacVeagh-His record is immaterlal
as Aldrich is the real heaG of currency
and finance of the Taft administration.
Ballinger-Former attorney for land
thieves: exposed and discredited. but
still upheld by the president.
Dickinson la yer !;
shovel his hand as a stool-p1geon 1or
the railroads by blocking an independ-
ent line of steamships to Panama
|; Wilson-Does whatever his superior
officers demand in order to hold ms po-