The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-01-26

Washington Dispatch is no
longer . secret that President Taft and
his advisors have become somewhat
vexed at the prevailing character of
criticism that is sweeping the country,
in and out of the republican party,
criticism that is aimed against the co.
operation the president is trying to es-
tablish between himself and the lead:
ers of the party in the two houses Of
congress, and which must be establish
ed iftbere is to be any forward step
during the session. that is now under
way.
This criticism, as the president and
his friends see it, loses sight of all the
fundamentals in. the existing state of
affairs.
1t Is not . question of whether the
president likes Senator Aldrich, Speak.
er Cannon, and their associates in con.
gress, or whether they like him, or ap-
prove his policies. He might enter.
tain for all of them q profound dislike,
personally and officially, and yet, if
the present session of congress is to do
anything to give the country the legis.
lation it is demanding, he must work
with these men and they must work
with him. -
Failure to do this would bring the
present session of congress to an in.
glorious end on the eve of a political
campaign. the party pledges unfal6ll-
ed, the p esident more or less discred.
tied with lae people, and would pave
the way for the election of a democ-
ratio house in November.
The democrats could ask for moth.
ing better than that the president list
en- to the advice of may of his we'll
meaning friends all over the country,
and bring on a breach himself with
the congress leaders. Such a course
would result in legislative stagnation
during the remainder of the sixty.
first congress, continue the same
throughout the sixty-second congress
under the benefcent management of a
democratic house, and bring the Taft
administration to . close on March 4,
1913, with the record of nothing done.
The foregoing are the plain facts
and the president is anxious to have
all his friends in the country under
stand them. As he sees the case, q
break between him and the leaders Of
either house of congress. NO matter
how much people seem to think they
would be pleased to see it brought
about could only result in party dis
aster.
And so he has made up his mind to
disregard the criticisms here referred
to and work with those leaders in the
most cordial sort of way, to the end
that the present session Of congress
may have to its credit legislation that
will appeal to the country by showing
q real intent on the part Of the repub-
licans to carry out their platform
pledges.
President TAFT realizes that he came
into that high Office at time when
the difficulties surrounding it were
very great. Some Of this difficulty
has been caused BY his political ene'
mics, much of it by men within the re.
publican party. Many in this latter
class sincerely wish him we'll, and
would be glad to help in any way pos
sible; but other of them are under the
influence of the so-called ultrs.insur-
gents of the house and senate, and,
therefore, hardly in a position to do
him justice, even if disposed to do so.
To all these critics the president has
one reply-that they are demanding
that he do something which he has
no power to do except by associat.
ing with the republican party and
the men who lead it in the house
and senate. The general feeling Of
these administration critics, as the
president sees it, is that he should
enact laws without any party and
reach affirmative results by the united
power of bis good right hand.
The president believes that the alb
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