The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-01-21
THE REVOLT
is SPREADING.
CannOn's Decision to Stay
Causes Renewal Of Fight.
CHAMP CLARK GIVES A SLOGAN

President Favors Investigation Int
High Prices-Some Sort of Inquir
Certain-Does Politics Figure In 1t
Herbert Parsons Objects to Crayon
of Speakers.
Washington, Jan. 17.-As the session
progresses the war within the Repuh
hcan party overshadows every othe
issue-overshadows the Ballinger in
vestigation, railroad legislation, evel
trusts. 1t now seems definitely settled
that Cannon will fight it out. He viii
not resign, nor will he announce hi
withdrawal as a candidate for speak
er In 1911. This ends every possible
basis for truce. Cannon is to stay
and Aldrich is to stay. Moreover, boil
will fight to retain their power. Tht
president has said he will not inter
fere, and the congressional committed
has practically read the insurgents
out of the party. Ohio and Indiana
are showing symptoms of insurgency
and almost every day new territory is
being added to the disaffected area
This revolt Is growing into a political
movement of first class Importance
Keep your eye on it.
High Prices Inquiry.
There Is certain to be a thorough
and extensive investigation of high
prices. The president favors it, and
resolutions have been introduced in
both houses. The charge is made that
politics is behind the inquiry and that
the regulars have been forced to t&ke
UP the question to forestall the Demo
cratic and insurgent arguments in the
congressional election. If this motive
is present-and it may be to degree
it is only a secondary cause. The pri-
mary reason for the investigation is
the cutlery from the people to know
what 1t Is that has hit them. Mere
explanations do not explain, and a
probe that does not go to the bottom
will not satisfy. Whatever politics
there may be in congress, there Is lit.
tie among the people. who have to
meet the higher cost of living.
Tho Truth as a Political Issue.
Champ Clark has announced his slo-
gan In the coming Democratic cam
paign, and 1t Is this: Are public men
under any sort Of obligation to tell the
TRUTH One objection to this as a
Dattiecry Is that II Is too long. and an
other Is that 1t Is not a slogan. but n
psychological inquiry. Observation
leads to the conclusion that, whatever
their obligation may or may not be,
public men do sometimes tell the truth
for instance. when they fear that if
they told something else they might
be caught at 1t. There are also In
stances on record when they have told
the truth In burst oNtonfdence, as
when Richard Croker said, II am for
my own pocket all the time" | am
afraid. however. that If all public men
felt under an obligation to tell the
whole truth about what goes on be-
hind the scenes In Washington there
would be n revolt against all parties
throughout the country beside which
the present insurrection would seem
like a summer breeze.
Prejudiced Against All Speakers.
Herbert Parsons Of New York OBJ
jects to the crayons of the former
speakers of the house now hanging
about the chamber They are rather
atrocious as works of art, and there
may be reason in Mr.. Parsons cOnten.
ton that oil paintings would be bel
ter. But in view of the recent row
between Parsons and Cannon is It not
possible that the New Workers. feelings
toward the present speaker has given
him a jaundiced eye? In other words.
would the phiz of any speaker look
good to Parsons, even though done ia
oils by a Raphael or n Titan?
"The Fired Forester"
Even though Pinchot has been fired
be still remains in the center of the
stage. The ovation given him by his
employees when he gave up the keys
Of his office has been echoed on the
There is a general concession /
1n all sides that technically at least
the fred forester was wrong and .
hat LIE gave the president little choice 1
1ut TO dismiss him. 1t is even limited /
hat Pinchot courted the martyrs
'rown and that since getting it he has
)een the happiest man In Washington.
am not so sure Of that, but | am
ure that be was slated to 60 even be.
ore the Deliver letter brought mat
ers to a crisis. Now he will be free
o testify in the Ballincer invcstiga-
ion and to write or speak as he
LEASES. The very storm he has raiseI
viii make it impossible for the admin.
stration 10 take n backward step on
even IL 1t desired TO do
b. Pinchot has accomplished that
II which he started out. lie has
reused the American people. He has
aid for it by his own official life. but
is not the first time men have ad-
anced principle by the sacrifice Of
III. Indeed. l am sometimes forced 2
} believe that great causes are al
anced in no other way.
Knox to Continue Roots Policy.
1t is now planned that Secretary .
.nox or his representative. proftfng c