The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1910-01-06

something about It. And the justice
of these demands cannot be denied.
Therefore there is really some hope
not too much. but some-that this
programme will go thru. IL Is In the
hope OF this, as we have said before,
that Taft has conoillated Cannon and
Aldrich. and IL this Cancellation shall
result as he evidently believes II VIII,
we shall have much TO be thankful
for. The passage of these laws would
accomplish as much for this country
as any Congress ever accomplished
under Roosevelt and We shall watch
with deep interest to see whether he
succeeds. We certainly believe that
his putting out OF this programme, es-
pecially II he shows q disposition to
fight for IL will do n great deal TO
help the American people to make
up their minds about him, as We have
said they are trying to.
The fight against Cannon is begin
ming 10 fade little. IL looks as II he
was certainly beaten. but would not
quit till the fire dies down. do not
mean that the fight is not being kept
up, but Il is not 80 hot as Il was. Tho
insurgents believe they have the vic
tory pretty well won, and the regulars
are gathering in their second line Of
defense, so that II they do have TO
abandon old Uncle Joe they will not
be entirely defeated.
This second lire OF defense has TO
do with the election OF a new Speak
er TO succeed Cannon. II they can
get a man who will do as Cannon has
done, II will not hurt so much after
all 10 let Joe slide down hill. Amer
ALL these men are not in politics for
their health, and while they have
stood by Joe pretty well, now that
they think he Is beaten are getting
ready TO sec who shall get the largest
piece of his estate Of power and pull.
As we explained some time ago,
there are two things the meter with
the Speakership-one is that there
is too much power in the hands OF
one man. and the other is that the
man that has that power today Is
not using II properly Now, they have
got that man out, and they will have
to find some new name for the same
old trouble, II they don't watch out,
for "Cannonism" is really a system,
and 1t does not depend on any one
man. If another man like Cannon
gotc into his place, there will be the
same condition over again. And even
with another man much better than
Cannon is or ever will be, in the
place there will always be abuses,
and the great danger that sooner
or later a bad speaker win get in
again.
IL is a fact that many OF the in
terests want a bad Speaker. They
want a man who will kill many good
laws and put thru bad ones; they
want a man they can manage. And so
their representatives In Congress are
getting ready to fight to save the
vicious old system, and TO put In the
Speakers chair a man who will be
as bad as Cannon, II they can find
one
There Is another kink TO the situa-
ton. Any ono who has been watch
ing politics knows that there is a
pretty sharp line between the East
and the West these days. The East
has benefited by the recent tariff at
the expense OF hhe West. The West
Is mad, and is strong for the insur-
gents. The East rs not 50, II likes
what II has got. and wants more. So
tho Eastern Republican Congressman
have gotten together and are planning
to make certain of the election of one
of themselveo for Speaker. They
have picked Representative Marlin Il.
Olmstead. OF Harrisburg, Pa, for the
place. Mr. Olmstead will not have
all OF Cannon's faults by a good deal.
but IL elected he will use the office
IN the interests OF the East against
tho West, and the Interests" as
against the people, and he win be
entirely willing To use IL tor his own
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and to trade pie and