The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-04
a Leaf From the Record

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Sioux City Journal: What will Mr..
Roosevelt do when he returns and
hnds what Senator Cummins and his
nsurgent satellites have been doing
to the Taft legislative program? The
insurgents are hoping little dubious
~ It is true, that the former Presi-
dent viii say they did right in acting
with the Democrats in trying to kill
the Republican tariff bill and in fight
ing to the last ditch against most
features of the administration meas
ures- Is there the slightest POSSIBLE.
ity, to say nothing of probability, that
Mr.. Roosevelt viii pat the insurgent
leaders on the back and glorify them
as the independent newspapers are
doing for refusing to act with the
administration and the Republican
majority?
Nobody, with the possible exception
OF John Snure, knows just what Mr..
Roosevelt is thinking in the light of
his present information concerning de-
velopments during his absence. But
we do know what he thought of the
general proposition of supporting the
administration before he went away.
He told us in enthusiastically plain
language, in letter TO Chairman Nc
kinley, OF the Republican congression-
al committee. The letter was dated
September 8, 1908, and dealt with the
necessity for electing a Republican
house of representatives. 1t was pub
lished in the Republican campaign
textbook and was regarded as a strong
campaign document In this letter Mr..
Roosevelt said.
1t is urgently necessary. from the
standpoint of public interest. to elect
Mr.. Taft AND A REPUBLICAN CON
GRESS WHICH WILL SUPPORT
HIN, and they seek election on a plat
form which specifically pledges the
party, ALIKE IN ITS EXECUTIVE
AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES, to
continue and develop the policies
which have been not merely professed
but acted upon during these seven
years. These policies CAN BE Sue
CEsSFULLY CARRIED THROUGH
ONLY BY THE HEARTY COOPER
ALTON OF THE PRESIDENT AND
THE CONGRESS IN BOTH IT'S.
BRANCHES, AND 1T IS THERE
FORE PECULIARLY IMPORTANT
THAT THERE SHOULD OBTAIN
SUCH HARMONY BETWEEN THEM.
To fail 10 elect Mr.. Taft would be
calamity to the country; and 1t would
be folly, while electing him. yet at
the same time to elect a congress hos
tile TO him, a congress which under
the influence Of partisan leadership
would be certain to thwart him on
every possible occasion TO ELECT
TAFT AND AT THE SAME TIME
TO ELECT A CONGRESS PLEDGED
TO SUPPORT HIM IS THE ONLY
7 WAY IN WHICH TO PERPETUATE
4 THE POLICY OF THE GOVERN.
+ MEET AS NOW CARRIED ON,
AT the time he wrote the letter to
( Chairman Mckinley President Roose-
welt thought the election Of Repub-
+ man . iCEibtlll anu a IbtDnDllCdIl EDir
gress would insure harmony between
the executive and legislative depart
! fnentg In carrying out the Roosevelt
policies. The country followed his
advice and elected Mr.. Taft, and gave
him large majority Of Republicans
in both branches of congress. APP
( parently the path was made as clear
as could be for the fulfllment of plat
form pledges. In place Of the har.
monious cooperation. which President
i Roosevelt foresaw between Republi-
can congress and a Republican exec
ntiye, we have had a period of chaos.
This chaos has been induced solely
by the refusal of a considerable mum,
Der Of Republicans in both houses to
act with the President and the Repub
lican majority. Instead of acting
! with their party the insurgents have