Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-07
Bitter Feeling In the House.

sents itself and If Mr.. cannon does
not eliminate himself from the speak.
ership and Is an issue in the next
campaign there will be steps taken
In this house that will eliminate him
Mr.. Norris. who made the motion
which precipitaicd the struggle that
resulted in making the rules commit.
tee elective, while the pension ap.
preparation bin was pending in the
house. made n speech which smoothed
the rufIled feelings Of n great many
of the Organization. The bill pro
vided for the adjustment of IS pen.
sion agencies which are scattered
throughout the country. The commit.
tee was sustained but It would not
have been except for the votes Of the
Democrats.
Open Fight over Tariff.
Following close upon the heels
OF the rundown of Speaker Can.
o came the election of Eugene
Foss from a Massachusetts district
which in 1905 gave $4,000 plurality for
the late Mr.. Lowering. TO change that
vote to a $500 plurality for a candi.
date who made his campaign upon the
tariff issue was such a reversal OF
form as evon 70 jar the senate and
house Organization.
1t was an Indication that there Is
more trouble yet in store for the Or.
ganization. II is not to be permitted
to get away without having the tariff
issue emphasized. The Progressive
Republicans who made the tariff fight
in line with the platform pledges OF
the party are determined that this fact
shall be placed before the country In
no uncertain way. Before this SEES
sion is completed, as was indicated
early I'm January, they will bring the
whole question up in congress-, and
the Organization in both the senate
and house Is fearful as to the effect
which a reopcning of the tariff at this
time will produce.
The importance of the discussion
will not depend, however, upOn the &C.
ton to be taken by the senate, but
| will be gained by the certain effect
upon the political situation 1t is expect
ed to produce. President Taft's per
sistent championship of the Aldrich
law Is regarded by every Progressive
Republican who voted against the law
as "A direct effort against the progress.
sive and Independent movement. Thus
far the PrOgltssives have made no eff.
fort to reply to the presidents attacks.
They have been attending to their
duties as senators and have been fully
engaged in dlssccting the various
measures which have been presented
by the Aldrich faction rs the presi'
dents bills. They would have con.
tinucd this course probably to the end
of the session had not the president
himself brought up the question of q
thorough investigation. The Progress
sives agree thoroughly with his con
illusions as to the necessity fer such
IN undertaking.
But they reason from entirely differ
ent premises, and as the president has
repeatedly challenged them to dispute
his praise of the Aldrich law. they viii
avail themselves Of the opportunity tt
| Dc Ia ilNtu "hSh HS aoho oi II
creased appropriation for the tariff
board, not only to offer Il tariff com
mission lii, but to voice their protest.
against the law itself and the presi
dents persistent eulogy Of the law
The Prugressiyes believe the tariff
. law Is to prove an important factor IL
the coming fight between themselves
and the administration supporters
. They believe that Taft's endorsement
, of the law has made 1t necessary tina
/. they should take a position of opel
| hostility to him, and they intend to d.
. this in the most effective manner. pos
l sibly before congress adjourns.
From information close to the o.
ganization Of the senate 1t is %predicte
that the president will be d~isappointe
0 IL the amount of money which will b
provided for the payment Of the e,
& penses Of the existing tariff boart
o The president has indicated that
n would require about 100000 annul
appropriation to give to the board tn
means of doing the work which can b
o done under the limited authority {
, the present law. Senator Hale, how
= ever. has clearly indicated that so ia
as the majority OF the committee O
appropriations ID concerned tn
y amount of money OF anything appro:
O imating 1t will not be recommends
n from the senate committee. II ma
IS be that the entire fight In regard
,e the tariff will come when the sundr
d. civil bill which carries the appropri