The San Francisco call., 1910-01-06
PATRONAGE CLUB
IS THE BIG STICK
insurgents" Shut OFF From the
Public Crib by Action of
the President
White House DiscIaims Any In
reference With the Fight
Against Cannon
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dent Taft this afternoon and, in au au-
thorized interview, said:
The president said to me that he
wanted me to help correct reports that
are being circulated to the effect that
he is using the patronage club 10 whip
80 called insurgents into line.
The president says that there is
well founded custom that has become
almost a rule that. in making certain
appointments such as postmasters, the
president should act on recommenda-
lion Of members of congress IN whose
districts the appointments lie. if repre-
scented by member of the same politi-
cal party. This obligation resting on
the president. however, is reciprocal he
feels.
OBLIGATION TO PRESIDENT
The republican congressman, he de-
Clares is under similar obligation 10
support legislation recommended by the
president to carry out platform pledges
on which both were elected. The presi-
dent says he has not turned down rec
concentrations Of insurgent congress
men. but is simply preserving the
status quo to impress them with their
obligations"
Many Insurgents" however. have
frankly told the president that they
would support him in his legislative
program. which already has been
pretty definitely outlined. They declare
themselves to be republicans first and
last and say that they viii support
measures framed TO carry out the party
platform.
THE RECALCITRANTS
There are stiH a few insurgents"
however. who are disposed TO carry on
an absolutely Independent attitude and
who are generally against everything
that leaders Of the party are for. To
make their position stronger. they are
said TO be willing TO ally themselves
with the democrats.
1t is against these SO called recalci-
trants that the no patronage" order
has been issued. and so far as Presi-
dent Taft is concerned it viii stand
until the members see fit TO subscribe
10 the partys legislative program
Representative Madison of Kansas
expressed q view Of the matter TO
which several Of his associates sub
scribed. He said:
we insurgents. as we are called
are not against Taft OF his policies.
We are unanimously. / believe, in favor
OF every leading reform to which the
president and the republican party is
committed. For instance, 1 am in
favor Of postal savings, conservation of
tion. reform Of federal court procedure.
government regulation and control of
Industrial and carrying corporations,
the publication of campaign funds and
o<her reforms Most Of the other in
surgents are for these same things.
SAYS 1T Is SLANDERoUS
1T is slanderous 20 say that we can
be swerved from the course of sup
porting these reforms by the with
holding OF any official patronage by
anybody or be induced 10 support this
or that proposition by the Offering of
Official sop Of any kind. We are com
mitted to the principles which I have
enumerated because we believe they
are right and neither the president nor
anybody else is for or against them.
s-It is not the insurgents of the
house. but men like Afdrich and Can
non whom the president will have to
induce to support his policies The
insurgents are for them already and
have been ali the timeS~
FIGHT TO a FINISH
Representative Norris Of Nebraska
added his approval of this declaration.
as did Representative Hayes of Cali
fornia. who said his tight was solely
against the rules of the house and it's
present organization. on the latter
proposition, said Hayes. he was ready
TO night TO the finish 1t was the inde-
pendence Of the representative in con-
gress which he was centending for, he
said.
The insurgents are discussing the de-
STABILITY Of holding an early meeting
and ascertaining from President Taft
where they stand The calling of the
meeting is in the hands of Represent
ative Hayes OF California.
There was nc apparent sign Of the
insurgent difficulty on the senate side
of the capitol further than the numer-
Gus conferences which insurgent re-
publicans from tl1e house side were
holding with the senators from their
states regarding the policy which they
were 10 pursue.
BOYS ARE PRETTY WARM,
Representative Hayes stated later
that no meeting would be called by
him before next week.
I think the boys had better have a
chance TO cool on he said. Some of
them are pretty warm, you know"
Hayes said when he read the pub
lished accounts today of what purport-
ed TO be the administrations attitude
toward the insurgents. he did not be-
lieve H. He considered the proposition
so suicidal from the administration
standpoint that il was incredible.
Hayes denied the statement published
today in which he was quoted as say
ing that he could see President Tafts
finish II he persisted in upholding Can
non"
From a source close TO the admins
tration the declaration came that no
hard and fast determination had been
reached by the president not to recog-
nize the insurgents In matters of pat
ronage- The subject is under consid-
Grafton
Postmaster General Hitchcock. who is