The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-08-11
CAVE INSURCENT
TOO MUCH ROPE
Regulars In Senate Have LaFOI-
lette on Their Hands.
HOLDS UP TARIFF LEGISLATION

rept by Leaving Washington on
Summer Vacations, but Return on
Fast Trains When Warned of Dan
ser That Democrats and Insurgents
May Take Advantage of Absence to
Pass Tariff Bills over Taft's Veto.
Washington, Aug. S--Just at pres
ent Senator LaFollette, insurgent
leader, is causing no end of trouble to
the stand-pat members of the Re-
publican party in the upper branch
of congress by bis refusal to leave
his seat ON the tariff lid. He also
refuses TO state whether he will get
off and PERMIT anything in the way
of tariff legislation to escape.
Colleagues Of LaFollette tried to
impress upon him the importance of
taking a good rest. They pointed
out to him that he has been over
worked, that his health was likely to
give way under the strain, and that
he owed il to the country to assist in
expediting tariff legislation SO that
he could get back to Maple Bluff
farm, on the Wisconsin lakes, for
rest.
"oh, ] am not going back to Wis
consin," replied Mr. I.aFollette. II
would like to. but have at least two
months work ahead of me here in
iourns or not"
Creates Near Panic.
When this information was spread
around the senate ii created almost
q panic. Some of the regular Repub-
licans admit now they made tao
teal mistake when they turned the
farmers free list bill and the wool
bill over to Mr.. LaF'ollette as the
senate's representative in a subcom-
mittee of the conference committee.
Some Of the regular Republicans
thought that they had made a clever
move when they washed their hands
of the tariff legislation. They thought
they could point in the future to the
fact that whatever compromise meas
ures came out of the conference
could be charged solely to the Demo-
| cratic ami insurgent coalition. They
did not realize at the time, although
| they are willing now to admit it, that
| they placed in the hands of the sem
ator from Wisconsin a power which
he. was only too eager to WELD and
| which ne is now using to direct the
tariff legislation along whatever
course he may see fit. He is suspect
ed now OF delaying action on the
| wool bill and the farmers free list
bill until he can force vote in the
senate on the cotton bill.
The senator from Wisconsin ex-
pressed the opinion that the date of
! adjournment Of congress was, in his
Judgment, rather remote. He didn't
talk discouragingly of compromise
| agreement with Mr.. Underwood, but
hurry as some of his colleagues.
| week ago a. number of Republi-
can senators were saying that they
would end the session of congress by
going away on their vacations and
breaking a quorum. Some of them
even essayed to make the flight, but
have either returned to Washington
or are hurrying back on fast trains.
! Senator Guggenheim started to sail
for Europe, but was halted at the
pier in New York by telegram from
| the senate leaders. He returned to
Washington and was busy imploring
everybody to hasten the adjournment
| tv nd hot ho VniOht Hanorf
lodge Filled With Disgust.
Senator Lodge, filled with disgust
with the course matters were taking
in congress departed for his home at
Nahant, Mass, leaving word that he
intended to join Mrs. Lodge there and
sail for Europe. But 1t was learned
that Mr. Lodge has changed his plans
and is hurrying back to Washington
Senator Clark of Wyoming, another
stsnd-patter, failed to see the neces
sity of his remaining on guard and
purchased tickets and .eservations
for Evanston, Wyo., but he did not
depart according TO his schedule, and
is still in Washington.
There is reason for these sudden
breakings OF plans for migration
The regular Republican leaders woke
up to the fact that with the rapidly
melting strength they would soon be
at a disadvantage in the senate sc
far as votes were concerned, ant
they saw the possibility of the insur
gents and Democrats combining tc
pass one or more of the tariff bills
over President Taft's veto. 1t was
this possibility that alarmed the Re
publican leaders and forced recall
of the absentees, At the same time
nobody can properly blame Mr.. La
Toilette, who has been entrusted b,
the leaders with serious responsi
bility. and who appears to be talin'
It seriously. His demeanor is sucl
as to suggest that the question o
vacations either for himself or hi
colleagues diesn't disturb him.