The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-09
BY RALPH M. WHITEsDE.

BY RALPH NJ WHITESIDE
BY Leased Wire To The Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-The lines
arc now boldly drawn and from the pop
ping Of skirmishers the battle between
the insurgents and regulars in congress
has grown into open warfare, Every
member OF congress who heretofore dis
crcetly kept his allegiance in the back
ground came forward Of necessity today.
Some moved only a few inches. but 9TH
ers pitched headlong into the Cannon
camp. The Taft camp. the Pipchot camp,
'or some other bivouac representing eith-
CT insurgency or regularity. II IS eNl-
dent that there can be 40 halfway busl-
ness.
Must Show Hand.
The defeat of Speaker Cannon in the
house when he tried to name the in
vesiigators OF the Balhnger Pinchot row
himself; the dismissal OF Forester Pin
cbot and his assistants and substantial
reports OF withheld patronage, make IT
Imperative for every congressman now
TO be known 10 his colleagues either as
a regular or an inSurgcut
Among some of the western members
there are harsh words for President
claim he was an cffic lent servant Of the
people snd IL was zeal and earnestuess
instead of arrogance that caused him 90
say and do things which were dlsplcas-
ing in some quarters. Among the reg
ylars there were notes Of gratulatlOU-
90 Let us have the soft pedal aud avamC
with scnsatjopabsm, = they say,
Roosevelt Looms Up
But whiIc ihc fireworks are popping
in Washington, the horizon is ohscured
with gigantic figure The figure of Il
man wearing ye-glasses and khaki
uniform. his teeth prominent beneath a
dropping mustache, alert and restless.
Some of the more farsighted already
recognize this figure Col Theodore
Roosevelt, the e2-president, termed The
savior of insurgency and the Iirebrsnd
of the United States
Speaker Cannon was the maelstrom s
center today. Many callers upon Pres
ident Taft spoke III energetic terms
nois man. And while President TatC
listened. he fguratively removed his
coat, for be is in tho fight 10 fuish
Fight Is in the Open,
Senator Burrows of Michigan was
among the callers AT the White House
When nc left ne said: "We now know
who is president OF the United States
Representative Morgan came from the
White House and stopped long enough
to say: The fight i now in the open,
and Mr.. Taft wants to sec 1t finished
once and for all
Representative Foster. Democrat or
Illinois, declared that Mr.. Taft had
no alternative but to oust the govern
meut forester. This came from Pin
chot supporter. for Mr. Foster had al.
ways beer friendly toward pinchot.
Shadow Appears.
Ii Is conceded by Republicans and
Democrats alike that the ousting OF Mr.
PiDchot is the most momcuJous thing
which could happen TO the Taft admin
istration. Why? Because Col Roose
welt S future ambitions were said 10 bs
fostered in the effect of the Piuchot agi-
tation. The shadow of Roosevelt drops
upon the political horizon as strongly
as though he were. not IN Africa stalk
ing white rhinos aud elephants, but
right here in Washington with his whip
stirring congressman into frenzy.
What Taft's Friends Say.
Some of Mr.. Taft 5 pest friends hold
him at fault and declare he should not
have ousted Forester Pincbot until 4
investigation of his
charges had been made. suppose the
Pinchot allegations of irregulsritY IN
result in an unexpected verdictl What
then would he the position Of President
Tafti In this instance, they say. Mr..
Taft took upon himself the offices of
Judge aud Jury. finding thc plaintiff
guilty of false charges before the
charges could bc investigated. OF
course The president acted largely upon
the report Of Attorney General Wicker
sham. who charges Oyertou Price aud
\. {. Shaw with exaggerated egolsm.
Senate IN Fight.
Tho senate really got into the fight
for fair tod3y when tho committee on
public lands, 80 which was referred the
resolution OF Senator Jones authoriz-
ing the Ballingcr Pinchot investigation
by = joint committee. decided 10 sub.
Stiiute senate resolution for the one
passed bv rbo bouSc giving Speaker
Cannon tho power 60 name the invcStl-
gators. This would have anuulled tho
victory OF the anti Cannonitcs in ihe
house if advantage had been taken of
il,
The senate committee also increased
hc appropriation for tho investigation
from $4,000 to $4,000. This really
brought thc senate IN n position Of fight,
ng the house while tho house is fight
nc Cannon,
senator Newlsnds OF Nevada rallied
o the support Of the house Insurgents,