The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-05-03

nave not been called upon TO add a |
line to that history-not a sentence,
not a word. The most that can be (
said for them is that occasionally /
they work in a punctuation point on
us-here a semicolon, there a colon,
here an interrogation point, every
now and then an exclamation point,
and in 1892. a full stop as far as our
worldly affairs were concerned"
Senator Dolliver has told in plain
language what many lesser men know,
but have not the ability to so well ex-
press. Serious as have been the short
comings Of the Republicans in con
gress, II would be suicidal for the
workingmen of the country to put the
Democratic party as at present consti-
tuted in charge for the reasons that
Senator Dolliver has given. Some of
the greatest and finest men In the
country are Democrats just as are
many of the best citizens and purest
patriots in this and every other COM
muLity, but the Democratic party as a
party is impossible for the elements of
weakness It contains, just as back in
Cleveland's time. are so great that the
better men OF the party would be
powerless, just as Cleveland found
himself powerless, to redeem the
pledges of his platform.
The hope OF the country is in the
insurgent element of the Republican
party and in the progressive. public
spirited men Of both parties who are
willing to back up this insurgent ele-
ment which represents the best there
is in American public service today.
1t is opposed by the old line elements
of both parties but We have learned
to our sorrow what these are. The
current issue of the Saturday Even
ing Post, the publication with the
largest circulation in the world. and
absolutely Independent In politics,
has the following to say relative to
the issues at the coming fall cleo
tons:
we are told by many able authorl-
ties that momentous political event
impends-the Republican party is
coming in for an awful licking at the
fall elections. Among the more i'm
portant signs that forecast the revolu-
ton are the general disgust with the
new tariff law and the partly success
full revolt against Cannon.
This would mean that after an in
teryal of fourteen years control the
House Of Representatives is to be
turned over to that other grand old
party. some of whose Southern Sena
tors voted for a protective duty or
raw materials and some OF who's,
New York Congressman yaliantly
Rocked to Uncle Joe's support wher
Republican disaffectlon first threaten
| ed his power IL would mean, for ex
ample. that those members OF the iii
r nOis delegation who take Instruction.
on partisan tactics from the Honor
: liable William lorlmer would be r.
: placed by an equal number LOOKING
/. for instructions TO the HONORABLE
) Roger Sullivan: and that IN Indiana
/ with respect to national politics
r Thomas Taggart would assume abou
c The same potentialities which former
G ny attached TO Charles Warren Fail
y banks. Also. Il would mean n govern
s ment so divided that both partie
;, could handlly escape responsibility "a
d anything that happened.
n Though there is much talk of TIL
II turning out Of Republicans and turl
e ing In OF Democrats we wish to hol
Is up. especially before younger voter
The basic fact that neither part
e name has the least significance. VIII
e fair men want Is n government mol
Ie truly democratic. and neither party
1t yet In position to give n val
70 promise that II will forward tn
n cause. by far the most hopeful pc
Il. teal movement Is that one. nominal
" within the ranks of the Republics
le party, which Is called insurgency.
10 1T Is said. over and over, that
e representative government mu
r. necessarily be a government by pop
ID ar parties. but the example Of q
" United States proves the contrar
Ours Is, to an important degree. 90
m eminent by an unpopular party
N namely, by those large, POLITICAL
lt coordinate business interests whlS
lie actually control strong workir
Dt majority OF the Senate, composed
- nominal Democrats and nominal X
Is puhllcans. with q not Insignificant Il
he lowing In the House. England.
"a Illustrate. has government by partie
pr subject TO the comparatively smg
Il. impeachment Of the House OF Lord
Mt Whichever party wins Mt the polls II
IL medlately assumes full control OF q
In really efficient organs OF governmeI
". But, to say nothing of the Suprer
)u Court. which may upset any partic
a. lar policy TO which the successi
ne party Is pledged, by far the mo
a. efficient organ Of our Government
ic the legislative side, the Senate,
at still practically unaffected by Z
en- shifting popular fortunes OF par
Ia What a Senate. nominally Democl
le- tic. did to tariff reform In Clevelan,
It's second Administration is we'll
w. membered.
Of "As both parties are now constlt
~ ed the particular virtue of either II
he In its usefulness as a rod with viii
~ to threaten the other. II you have
Il good insurgent Republican In c,
oh gress prepare to stick to him"
nd
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