The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-09
STAND sy THE PRESIDENT.

{ openly ana HILL. Will ~
Taft and the Republican majority In
congress. The President and the ma
jorities in the senate and house are
the recognized and accredited repre-
sentatiyes Of the party and are charg-
ed with the responsibility OF redeem
ing the pledges which it made when
they we're elected. In their attempts
TO carry out the wise aud clearly-de-
fined principles and policies Of the
party they are fairly entitled to the
support OF Republican voters every
where, and this support should be
given them promptly and 1ngrudg.
ingly.
Support OF TIE admin tration at
Washington is necessary il the Re
publican party is to continue to exist
as an effective and useful political
organization. This lac. g recognized
by the leading party papers in the
state and the nation and they are
with one voice calling upon Republi-
cans everywhere to align themselves
with President Taft and go forward
to new victories under his strong,
resolute and sensible leadership. A
number of emphatic editorial utter
ances along this line are at hand and
more are arriving by every mail The
Burlington Hawk-Eye, for instance,
says:
President Taft is taking the only
course that can save the Republican
1 party from disintegration md an cpl
4 taph. Incidentally, his course in this
matter will conserve the business in
i terests of the country. for political
chaos is fatal to the industries and
( commerce of any people. 1t is essen
tial to have clearly defined govern
mental, financial aud economic pol
icies in order to have prosperity
guerilla craftsmanship can never pro-
duce or maintain these requisites.
Ours is necessarily government by
parties and therefore party integrity
! is one Of the factors of national prog
ress and prosperity"
In another connection the same pa
per commends the Presidents atti-
tude and leadership in these words:
"Tha attitude of resident Taft IA
vorable to a united and consistent
party alignment Is probably one Of the
most popular phases of the present
strong and satisfactory administration
AS Mr.. Taft's Winona speech reused
and solidified the regular Repubii-
can ranks all over the country, so will
the present attitude of the head of the
Republican party give the organiza.
ton new life and effectiveness. Taft
is furnishing in a remarkable way the
!, leadership so much needed To say
, that he is a sore disappointment to
the insurgents and Democrats is to
. emphasize his value to the Republi
can party. and. as its consistent ard
reliable party leader, to the whole
country"
In view of the stand the President
has taken concerning the men who
while assuming TO retain position in
the party ranks, are Joining with the
Democrats in assaulting the party or
: ganization, the following editorial re
view of the situation from Leslie's
Weekly is entirely apropos:
"The reasons for the failure OF de
r fections to wreck the Republican
Y party are not difficult to ascertain
|, Z III Tie IJIbl ItdGEp HD"ts
q ambitious, can or should become great
!. err than his party; and this will appll
as we'll to clique as an individual
Again, it is safe to assume that th'
;. majority is always nearer right thai
a minority The majority was rign
8 in 1864, in 1872, in 1884 aid is a
d present The present minority OF in
o surgents has no fixed policy. no preg
o nant principle. 1t is not even unite
:. on the one question upon which it ha
made its first reyolt-the tariff. i
the recent struggle it was given NOR
. than ii deserved. In spirit of con
y promise and Cancellation duties wer
e reduced or repealed to the very dar
ger line, and not in a single instanc
d has it resulted in lowering Of price
the main contention of the insurf
2 ents
THE primary characteristic of th
y insurgent is seifishness He care
nothing for the general veal Man
20 Republicans in congress, falling I
is get the tariff rates they thought BET
IS for their respective localities, accep
10 ed the sacrifice for the general GOO
q and voted for the measure of the m
: iority, which was approved by ii
President But the insurgent says |
will fight on. He will keep up II
OF agitation whether it disturbs busine,
p or not, whether It disrupts the par
or not. He is so overcome vii
a egotism, so intoxicated with the sc
Al Importance and so saturated with Sc
i, ishness that he is fully satisfied wi
Z. the notoriety that brings checks fro
VI magazine publishers or the lectu
bureau. This is not statesmansh
es nor even righteous citizenship.
nd cannot endure. It will soon consun
ell itself as did liberalism, mugwumpe
and populism.
nv In the meantime, the self-aBpoint
~ mouthpiece Of the insurgent band q
nounces that they are ready tn hgl
regardless OF consequences That
es- the privilege of minority party
ed a minority faction But the majori
will continue to rule, and it will RI
u. the firmer and better because Of |
warranted opposition"