Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-15
STANO-PATTERS ARE
CHANGING BASE
SAYS MURDOCH
Militant IaSurgent from Kansas
Declares the Next Senate and
House viii Be in Control of
ProgresSiveS,

Morning Journal Bureau,
6l3 Munscy Baiiding,
waahlnslon. D. q. sept. nd.

- Ef 1aiNf fHE III
Victor Murdoch, the militant In
surgont congressman from Kansas.
passed through Washington a few days
ago on his way to Chicago, and he
tarried just long enough 90 predict
the ultimate triumph OF the principles
Of insurgency. As a beginning Mr..
Murdoch prophesled that the noxt
United states senate would be con-
trolled by the pr0grcssives Of the
two parties with the result that a re-
vision OF the tariff. one schedule al Il
time, would follow.
'Thc next senate VIII be- dominated
by The progressive element without
regard Tor his party label" said The
Kansas man. "fhc next house OF re-
personalities viii have a progressive
majority that viii surprise The nation.
democratic ! don't know. I
haven't been thinking about thpt. II
viii We progressive, aud " viii he pro-
ductive OF The sort of legislation TINT
the nation needs, With the progress
sivc representatives IA control ui both
houses. tariff revision. schedule. viii
be possible. Il viii be more than pos
siblc u viii become "a TACT.
1T rs funny 10 see tho way iu which
the former stHndpattcrs are adopting
the creed OF the Insurgents. From
one end of the country to another
they are changing 'front.' | can count
you lifty changes In the personal Of
the next house, and every change VIII
bo ia favor of the progressive wing of
one party or the other.
National interest In national ar
fairs was never SO deep seated nor so
apparent ais il is today. This Is the
most Overwhelming political upheaVai
that the country has seen IN hnit "a
century. The public mind IS AWAKE
ened. the public conscience IS stirred,
the public vote is going TO bc cast In
favor of something different, some
thing better and more wholesome than
a party emblem or "a party tradition
Insurgency Is just as strong a fac
tor In the state OF Washington as It l.
In Kansas or Nebraska. u rs just as
strong ~ New Jersey as IL rs IN my
home. The sentiment IS no more con
fined to the middle west than q river
IS confined 10 itg banks In flood time
what I find in my touring of the
United States ln what has been some
thing of q whirlWind campaign Tor me
IS that the people have stopped list~
en.ng 60 the recount OF past perform
ances from their party orators, and
that they want To- hear something
now and advanced legislation.
1.-THE day VT sl-cailcd old-iashioncd
congressman. The fellow who could
got elected repeatedly on tho promise
of % new p|ostollicc Tor his constituents
is ended The people have come 70
q realization OF the fact that congress
are elected to make laws The
pcoplc. moreover, are learning thet
Is for the purpose uf right
ing wrongs and correcting inJusticos
not SOLELY Tor thc p%urnosc of
making appropriations while they
hinder ana hagelc ana bubble and
tcmporize over new aud beneficial
legislation.
There are tive things upon which
The present camuaien VIII Zoe waged.
They are.
"A revision ofthc tariff downward.
schedule by schedule.
The physical valuation or railways
as projected in % railway bill and
cut out
'Thc enactment of a direct primary
law everywhere Tor EVERY state.
"The elimination of Cann0nism. not
OF Cannon hut the utter change iu
Inc methods OF selcctlnr committees
,f thr national legislature with III
view or putting thc right men In the
right places
"Thc simplncotion of thp methods
procedure boz thc federal couris
These are the five points which
he Insurgents are makine the VIM
iinE lights nh orrr the United states
them. thc tariff isue is paramount
these ISSUES the fan elections VIII
b. won The man who stands for
hese things at the primary and IA the
lection will bc the conErcssman-
.lcct from his district