The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-04-30
The Democratic Victory in
the Rochester District.
The Rhode Island Boss May
Come Back to Congress.
Champ Clark's Ambition in
Boyhood Days Realized.
Special to the Irish Standard.

On. " district is OF no national I'M
portance. 1t was wholly local af-
fair. Our committee took no notice
of the fight
This declaration by Representative
Mckinley of Illinois, chairman of the
Republican congressional committee.
is typical of the political blindness of
many of the standpatters. Even as
they are being driven back and out of
public life, they deny absolutely that
such is the case.
Cases in point are those of Senator
Aldrich of Rhode Island, Senator Hale
of Maine, and Representative Lowden
of Illinois, all of whom have announced
that they will not accept reelection.
Senator Hale made the fight of his life
that he might remain in the Senate,
but finding sentiment in his state was
hostile he announced that he would
not be a candidate for re election. IN
til within the last month Senator Hale
scoffed at the idea that he could not
control his own state. AS early as
1908 it was clearly apparent to all save
Hale himself that his persistent repre-
sentation of special interests. his in
difference to public welfare and his
arrogant disregard for public opinion
had aroused in his state !; sentiment
OF such extreme hostility that it could
not be suppressed.
Notwithstanding Aldrich's announce
ment, his opponents here say they do
not credit his statement, viewing it as
intended for political effect and not
made in good faith. If the next Rhode
Island legislature is Republican. many
believe Adrich will permit himself to
be reelected, although for the sake Of
appearance he may declare that such
action was against his wishes. If the
next Rhode Island legislature should
happen to he Democratic, Aldrich will
deny that it was a personal defeat in
all probability. explaining that he was
not a candidate for reelection.
The Republican, progressive senators
now, they will still expect to see him
back in the Senate in the next Con-
gress. Representative Lowden of Illi-
nois, who represents the Pullman COM
pany, will not seek denomination. 1t
is doubtful if he could be reelected.
Between now and the fall elections
the public may expect to hear of many
standpat Republicans declining re-
nominations. 1t is said two or three
members of the House will do so with
in the next few days. This may be
accepted as an indication of the break
ing up of the Republican party.
Senator Aldrich's announcement that
he will not be a candidate for re- cleo
suspicion here in Washington as a
manifest political trick.
1t is doubtful il single one of the
genuine progressive Republicans really
believes that the Rhode Island boss in
tends to rclinquish his control OF leg
islatiOn a moment sooner than he has
to. Even a few regulars" have pri-
vately expressed the belief that Aid
rich might consent to a recollection,
basing this conclusion upon what they
characterized as the enormous pres
sure" which will no doubt be brought
to bear upon Aldrich to cause him to
change his mind.
edness and trickery in dealing with the
Senate and the public, everything Sem
ator Aldrich does or says should be
carefully analysed before accepted on
its face value.
Aldrich does not say anywhere that
he will not accept a reelection. He
says he will not be candidate. 1t
would be no surprise to senators who
know Aldrich if the words Il am not
a candidate for reelection" should
+ turn out after the fall congressional
elections to have been but another of
N his famous "jokers" with which the
K Payne Aldrich tariff law is overloaded
The corporation interests served by
Aldrich can best maintain the excess
sive tariff rates, which give them
monopolies on American markets and
make it possible for them to collect
enormous profits from consumers,
through a Republican administration.
Therefore it is but natural that Aid
Rrich's primary object at this time is
to keep the Republicans in power
What move on Aldrich's part could
relieve the Republicans of so heavy a
responsibility in the approaching con-
gressional elections as the announce
ment of his retirement? Realizing that
his long representation of big BUSH
ness has earned for him the enmity