Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-22
BOTH ARE SENSITIVE
Regular and Insurgent Resent
Implied Bossism.
NEITHER CAN BE READ OUT
Republican Senators Exchange
Caustic Comments-Elkins and
Cummins in Breezy Clash.

| Republicans, both regular and insur-
/ gent, are sensitive about any near-reading
out Of the party of one faction by an
/ other. This feeling cropped out in the
| Senate yesterday afternoon in the midst
| Of q discussion Of the dry and technical
| administration railroad bill. and there
| was little squat for q few minutes.
Senator Cummins was talking on the
| amendment to the railroad bill intended
| to make traffic agreements subject to the
| approval Of the interstate commerce COM
| mission. Senator Cummins was not sure
| the proposed amendment, which had been
| offered by Senator Crawford and accepted
| by Senator Elkins and other friends OF
| the bill, did make sure that traffic agree
ments cannot become effective until the
| interstate commerce commission gives its
| 0. X.
Language of Party Platform.
senator Elkins replied that the Ian
Ruage of the amendment was the Ian
guage Of the last republican platform.
In what the senator proposes he is
far away from the republican party In
general" remarked Senator Cummins.
That aroused Senator Elkins
II should like to ask the senator from
Iowa how many he is reading out Of the
republican party?'
| Il am reading no one out, retorteo
Senator Cummins.
| He was just trying to read me out OF
| the republican party, and l wondered
how far he would go in reading people
out Of the party
| Later he remarked:
| Probably the fact that the senator
from Iowa has been so frequently read
out Of the party himself has caused MIN
| to desire to retaliate."
| Senator Cummins retorted that II ne
were no more successful in reading others
! out Of the party than those others had
| been in reading him out OF the party
there would be no great detection from
the G. o. p. ranks
II consider the Iowa senator as good a
| republican as I am" Senator Elk1ns SAID
| later land know I am among the best.
| We'll need all the good republicans next
November"
Amusing to Democrats.
The democrats were taking much inter-
est in this discussion and several times
made the chamber ring with their laugh
ter.
| This started Senator Cummins on po-
litical discussion, and he warned re-
publicans that the elections in Massa.
| chusetts and New York indicated that
| the people were loSluS AdltA III lhCii ASP
| resentativeS in Washington.
1--WE are shocked" he said, when we
hear the returns of the elections In
the Massachusetts district. We are over
whelmed and dismayed when we read the
dispatches announcing the outcome in the
New York district. Some people attribute
these disturbances, this loss of faith In
the republican party. to the tariff some
to the postal savings bank bill, some te
this law, and some to other things.
| at ma remind Vol however. Eel
low-senators, that it is not due to any
particular law. The people OF this coun
try are insisting upon equality OF condi
others may go rich. They are willing te
live in novels while others live in palaces
and they make no complaint.
They understand the forces of bust
ness and commercial life. and are willing
to recognize superior power. superior sa
gacity, superior genius, but only SO lonf
as they believe that their representative
are intent upon full and complete justice
Only 80 long as they believe that theil
lative, executive or judicial. are doini
what they can to give u1en fair and Al
equal opportunity In the struggle OF life.
People Aroused.
THE result in Massachusetts,, the re
suit in New York. the turbulent politica
waters that are stirring everywhere, arr
simply evidence that the people, whethe
right or wrong. are wondering whethe
the Congress of the United States Il
faithful in the discharge Of the high
duties that are devolved upon 1t. The!
are wondering whether our ears are a.
keen to hear the complaints of the people
as they are quick to listen to the calls o
the interests.
Some Of them may feel that the tariff
10 wrong, others may feel that anothe
law Is wrong, and so they 60. This dis
content, this suspicion will be furthe
aroused If this agreement between tn,
railroads until that rate has received
the approval of the commission created
by the government for the purpose o
standing between the power OF the rail
ways on the one hand and the defenseles
people upon the other is made legal
Think WELL therefore, before you adop
the amendments proposed by the senate
from West Virginia"