The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-03-23

paign and it is TO be hoped that none
will arise.
The democrats with the assistance
of come two score recalcitrant repub-
lican members were aple last week to
achieve . victory over the regular re-
publican membership Of the House
which will probably result in the
notification OF the Iafs reform pro-
gram, the utter decentralization Of the
House during the present session, the
election Of democratic congress- and
the probability Of ! democratic Presi-
Dent. All this was accomplished in
the name Of opposition to Cannonism.
but when the aged speaker hurled his
defiance in the teeth Of his enemies
and dared them to do their worst. and
to carry their program to its logical
conclusion they did not dare to &C.
cept the challenge. and the motion
TO depose the speaker received but
eight insureent voters.
Aside from the personal humiliation
Of Mr.. Cannon. the disruption Of
the majority. the decentralization Of
the repub'ican ranks and the uplift
for democracy, practically nothing
was accomplished By the fiery days
of last weeks battle between repub-
licanism and its allied foes. Under
the old rules the committee on Rules.
(which was the servant OF the House
and which could be reversed at any
time By : majority Of the members)
consisted of Eve members Of whom the
speaker was one. Under the Norris
resolution which was adopted after 90
much damage had been done torepub-
licanism, the rules committee will
consist Of ten members, six repuD-
licans and four democrats. to be
elected BY the house and It IL provided
that the Speaker shall not be mems
Der. 1,i
The members are to be selected ia
party caucuses and Of course the
regular republicans will not recognize
the insurgents in the make up Of
the committee. II they did, ever,
to the extent Of allowing them one
member. it would make the COM
mittee tie between therepublicans
and their foes and legislation would
be at q standstill. Either the in
surgents must again seek their
natural alliauce with democracy or
the committee will be composed Of
six stalwart friends Of republication,
and four democrats. The majority
LOT this new committee would work
Just as harmoniously with the Speaker
az the old committee has done. We
repeat therefore that all that has been
gained 10 the further disruption Of the
republican party, although from the
insurgent standpoint this seems to be
extremely worth while, and they are
perhaps to be congratulated upon
having furthered their great object.
The insurgents have taken upon
themselves . great responsibility.
They have thrown their monkey
wrench into the cylinder and it is now
up to them to repair the machine and
set it in motion or to acknowledge,
that after all they are incompetent.
i is m easy matter to tear down,
easy to give aid and comfort to the enc
my. but to construct, to rebuild, that
10 another question. and it 10 upon the
solution Of this problem that the
ultimate verdict as to insurgency must
rest.
1 While one may or may not feel
personal sympathy with the aged
Speaker, the old watchdog Of the
treasury who for thirty-six years has
fought the battles Of his party Ut least
with zeal and loyalty, this is but q
personal matter. Of vastly less i'm.
portance than the confusion that
has been thrown into the republican
ranks and the population by the in
surgents, not Of Joe Cannon. for nearly
all the insurgents voted for his re.
tention as Speaker, but Of the entir,
leadership Of the party and revolt
from majority rule in party affairs.
John Snure. correspondent Of the
Register and Leader triumphantly an.
nounces that "the loss Of the control
Of the house by the regular organic.
alton, as to rules, means that it hal
lost control for this session of til,
Legislative situation and cannot dictal,
what legislation shall pass and whar
shall not. -
This means, IL it means anything,
that the republican majoriey (not
Cannon, mind your has lost control Of
Congress. that it cannot shape legis.
lation, that it cannot carry out the
pledges of the party, that it stands
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