New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-10
ltr0m The Tribune Bureau


Washington. June o.
THE INSJ-RCENT SPLIT-It Is now do-
mitted that the wide split in the ranks u
the insurgent Senators Is due 10 .ne
cises causes which have been so often
lined in this column The insurse't my
ment as an entity in the Senate mas
before the political ambitions OF Certain, Va
its promoters. especially OF one WIZ
sought TO arrogate to himself us iea"e
shin. and before the demonstrated P'o-
pressiye tendencies OF President Iai'' VIM
was for a time misunderstood by the Sill
cere prosressives. largely because theI
could M, arasp the fact that PRESIDENT
might no sincerelv and effectively pro-
gressive without following the exact hie."-
DDS OF his predecessors. lnsistehce W
their self-styled leader that policies III
themselves good should be opposed because
they would promote the political fortunes
of the President first awakened certain vi
tho insurgents to the fact that they were
in danger of being used to promote inc
no,,,ical fortunes of one OF their NUMBER
even at the expense of the principles ioi
which they stood. Then, wheh
Taft sent the Canadian RECIPROCITY as
ment TO Congress and took his stai' ~.
that policy, in the face OF the Di.'.,
OPPOSITION from the "Old Guard Oh "e"
ators. whom some had assumed u D' "
nowerful at the White House. thcse hiS"'
gents who were entitled TO the name pr
pross;va declared that they could not ioie-
90 ,beir nripciples. but must stano VIII"
tho President for a policy "'"'h
wholly in accord with their cohN
This was the beginning OF the Gnu -,
came the quarrel over committee a''e
,,o,,s and again the uncontroiiap'e '0
eooLino If the insurgent who soush' 'oeoe
r;,ior 40 tho leader of the prosreS''
o.o.od y, tho sensibilltes OF MS s'nceio
foiionors And one thing led 10 aho'"o'
.,, .ho snsctac,e is presented OF the
c.rrin. nrogressives determining "
tbeir LOT with President Iait' III M 49,,
WINGED that by so doing theS ,,,oh
serving the principles and poIo'e' ,ho
,bev are devoted and OF the mo" ,,,,i
os.aved 70 he the progressive nep' A..
"a, leader casting longing eyes vi w.
nomination for second place o." '"e
cratic national ticket.
THE SENATE DIsPLEAohp't, t..
don't Taft has. thoughtlessiy ho ~ O.,
crrred the serious dsDleasure III ''' -
o.o at least so much of II rs na'
coneidered itself "the Senate. i"o
,.naa,os which President Taft dehNeIe"
rnaont,y in favor of Canadian reciprooiN
- C,toago and New York respectively
have caused genuine annoyance III ''''
- ,,,or who have supposed 1t impos-
III ,hot 1hc President would do any
thing 10 incur their dispIeasule a''
qmazed and disgruntled that the '"iei h
ecutive should presume TO h6ht "e W
,hoir roar That such hes been the erect
If the Presidents speeches they ADMIT WIN
- ra,vet6 which is charming. Inc! are
actually receiving communications. bo'h oE
,,ou and nv wire from .heir constituents.
urging them in terms sometimes at leas'.
cot actually polite, to vote for the reel
rrocity agreement and against every
amendment which Will leopard us
chances Of final enactment. or course.
such thing was unheard OF before the
administration OF President Roosevelt. and
they supposed that with the inauguration
Of President TAFT they had seen the last
Of such revolutionary methods. Even the
radical insurgent Senator from Oregon, Mr..
Eourne has been instructed by his state
TO vote for this hated Taft policy, and has
been compelled by the force OF events TO
reply that he will. or course. those who
place a proper value on our free institu-
tons will rebuke such independence on the
part OF tho Executive al the polls but even
that prospect does not appear in the slight
est to worry Mr.. Taft. who pursues the
even tenor of his way as If there were
no Presidential election impending and
with an eye singly to the success Of his