The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-23
The system and the Man.

The System and the Man.
Des Moines Capital; The System
has been crushed. The Man has been
indicated.
This is at least the popular inter
probation of the result OF the remark
able battle which for several days past
has been bitterly waged upon the
floor of the national house of repre-
sentatives.
A Republican majority has had its
wishes set aside by an alliance be
tween a Republican minority and
Democratic minority.
In a campaign which, for sound and
fury, has had few parallels in the
history of the republic, the system OF
rules under which the Republican
party has for years been able to carry
forward the public business and fulfill
its platform pledges has been branded
as being in fact conspiracy against
the public welfare. In other words,
We have been told that the rules COM
mittee OF the house, which now con-
sists of Ave members. and one OF
which is the speaker, has been a
standing menace to meritorious lesls-
lation. The new order of things which
has now been substituted is the in
creasing of the membership of this
committee from five to ten--six Re-
publicans and four Democrats, the
elimination of the speaker from mem
bership of that committee, and it's en-
tire personnel to be determined by the
house in Republican and Democratic
caucuses assembled.
1t is one thing to carry on a fam
form. 1t is another thing to obtain
results which shall be commensurate
with and vindication of those pro-
fuse promises of a better order of
things.
Now that the crown of the car has
been torn from his patriarchal head,
and the scepter of power SO ruthlessly
/ broken what may we expect?
/ VIII there be more laws for an al
ready law-burdened country? Will
there be haste is legislation where be-
fore there was deliberation? VIII
members infict upon each other the
! long-winded speeches which they now
infiict upon their constituents through
the medium of the Congressional Rec
ord?
4 Blessed as We believe We are with q
liberal endowment of optimism, VIC
are free to express doubt of any such
improvement In congressional meth
DDS as the country has been led to
believe would be possible by the sub
stitution of new system for the old
Tangible results will be awaited with
patience. There is much goods whict
the promoters of insurgency will be
expected to deliver. No longer vii
they be permitted to say that Can
nonismt is the insurmountable obsta
Gle in the way OF responding to tht
!. peoples needs. For Republican ma
! jority, under the newly established or
i der, few things may be possible, blu
for the insurgent-D Democratic allianc'
which has now been formed, all thing
J should be possible Within thirt
: days time every Chautauqua platform
r pledge should be crystalized into tn
: form of law and sent to the senate 70
: consideration. Even free trade wit
3 Canada should pass from the realm c
: economic dreamland to that of ece
: nomic reality.
E So much for System. What of til
V Man?
Joseph G. Cannon. speaker of tn
national house, stands before tn
American people today indicated b
e the very men who have utilized $
e much time and strength in thunderin
/ against the ism which bears h
r name. Through the long days an
$ nights he stood four-square to ever
& blast which, blew about him. The
e when he saw the principles in whic
d be believed and the platform upc
which he stood repudiated, he d
sr that which we believe will not on
ct forever entrench him in the affectio
lg ate regard of the Republican part
C. but win the admiration of his polite
xt foes as well-instead of rendering
T. cowardly resignation, he chaIleng,
e. the opposition to take their next 10
cal step, and offer a resolution declf
ing the speakership vacant.
lf- And when one solitary but consi
es ent Texas Democrat offered the res
es luton. the Man was INDICATED by
es vote of 191 to 1855; the identical We