Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-02-06
Would Prefer Their Representative to
Push Taft Policies.
ANSWERS HE IS IN GREAT FIGHT
Must Keep on as He Has Begun, and
Will Do So.
SENATORS CALL ON PRESIDENT
Interview Chief Executive About
Order for Troops at Omaha Tour
nRment-Pardon Asked for
A. II. Todd.
CFrom a Sad corrsspondentl


WASHINGTON. Feb 5.-(Speclal Tele-
gram.) m.)-Representative G. w Norris to-
day made public some correspcndeace
which is quite apropos In view Of the pub
lie interest concerning the lnsurgcrds and
regulars among the republicans
Judge Norris is in receipt Of letter
from an old friend in the Fifty-eighth dis
tIict who takes Norris TO task fer his
position on some OF the vital questions
now confronting his house membership.
The following is an extract from the let
ter;
Few of your constituents have reioiced
more over your rise in politics than
have. This, perhaps, because have
watched you from the beginning, and
would be shlrking my duty II l did not
tell you that 1 fear for your political
future in this district
There is quite change in the attitude
of the formers OF my acquaintance who
have heretofore always been enthusiastic
for you champion of their interests
Boiled down. this is about what they say:
Why don't he do something for the
Roosevelt policies and along the line OF
the promises In the republican platform?'
We don't care for Cannon. What we want
is worker for our district etc.
II have had these questions put to me
often in the last few months by those who
! were always enthusiastic in your support
| give II to you for what Il is worth
! trust you will be able, Notwithstanding
| your embarrassing position with the
| speaker, to let your light shine so that
| the voters, who are the sinews of our sup
port, may see that you have their inter
ests at heart and propose to fight for
! them to the last ditch"
| Judge NOrris' Reply.
To this letter Judge Norris has replied as
! follows: ~
Il have noticed your mild criticism of my
course take It not 30 much as criticism
! on your part as an expression OF your feel
ing that my course may bring about my
defeat at the next election. regret very
i much that the farmers of your vicinity
seem to be opposed to the course which
am pursuing. II you were at the head OF
an army marching to meet enemy, and
your course was blocked by stream which
you could not ford, the probabilities are
that you would construct a bridge over
which you could transport your army.
These men who crltcse me for fighting
Cannon would, IL they were in your army,
rebel II you attempted to build the bridge
They would say that they did not enlist as
that while they were willing TO fight and
shoot, they were not willing to act as
bridge builders.
"Our fight is really to make the house
of representatives OF the people as our
forefathers intended II should be. We
fight on a road blocked with Canonism.
Such rules have been adopted as make Il
impossible for members of the house to
represent their constituents or country.
In the palm of his hand the speaker con-
trolls the situation by the very power given
him by these rules. We must fight him
before we can reach the goal. It will do
us no good to sit down saying that we are
In favor of measure described by the
people when he holds the key to the sit
uation that win prevent any action being
taken.
Says Fight Great One.
| 'We might talk until we are hoarse
: about measures we desire. bubt unless
some act could be taken we would ac-
, complish practically nothing. The fight
O that we are making here is the greatest
before the American people. It is a fight
, for principle and involves the very free
, dom Of the representatives 1t must be
fought and won before reforms you speak
of can be even reached for progressive
consideration and action. l regret ex-
ceedingly that my course does not meet
: with the approval of my former friends.
I should, of course, dislike very much to
be defeated, but / would a great deal
rather be. right and have the satisfaction
of knowing that am right than to retain
n my present position. 1 dislike to receive
$ the censure of my old friends, but will
v not try to avoid that censure II to do It
!, | must surrender my conscientious con-
n yictions of right.
3 II can afford to be defeated and forgot
d ten, but 1 cannot face the American peo-
d pie with a guilty conscience, and II defeat
4 comes, as ] realize 1t may, I shall have
the satisfaction of knowing that / did
i what / conscientiously believed TO be
r right and what will be 10 me far greater
d satisfaction, and greater reward than
! any honor bestowed upon me"
Senators See President.
Senators Burkett and Brown took up q
number of matters with the president this
morning, their call pricipaiy being to Sc
cure an executive order for the detail OF
troops after the Des Mones tournament tc
, Omaha in conjunction with the Ak-Sar- Ber
= festival The senators told President Taft
of the splendid work accomplished for this
state by the knights OF Ak-Sar-Ben ant
9 insisted that Omaha ought to have a mill
T. tary tournament like Des Moines; that Il
% had been tacitly agreed upon by the mill
;. tary authorities, but the Captain Hull
Is chairman OF military affairs OF the house
N had stolen a march on the Omaha boost
ers' and had secured the promise Of a mill
/ tary tournament at Des Moincs similar tG
i the one held in that city last year.
el The senators said they had no desr'
d whatever to interfere with the Des Moinei
ID tournament, but thought Omaha should
have like consideration. While the president
lg did not definitely give his sanction 20 th'
te matter the senators came away from tbs
te White House feeling reasonably sure tina
~ the troops TO be assembled at Des Moinei
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