Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-06-26
MARTINS SPLENDID TRIUMPH.

Tho intelligent Washington CORES
nondent of the Baltimore Sun IN let
Ter to that paper. published in its issue
of Friday, pays q fine tribute to Inc
superb leadership OF Senator Thomas
s Martin, as result OF which the
nower Of the stand pat clement OF the
republicans in the Senate IS broken.
The correspondent thus states the ettec'
M the democratic coup upon the
Senate:
with the House in the hands OF the
democrats and the Senate practlcaily
under democratic control, the only clta'
del left to the republican party IS The
White House. There sits their presl'
dent. unsupported by either faction
and undcsired by both. He IS presi'
dent withou, q party, and about tht
only thing upon Which the stand-pa'
and insurgent leaders are in accord l.
the conviction that he will not be presl'
dent after March 4th, 1918.
Speaking Of the splendid democratic
triumph and Of the leadership under
which it was achieved, the Sun CORES
pendent says:
ct is conceded that the attack OF
Yesterday was to some extent an attack
,non the president in that the element
of b;s marty that was repudiated was
the one with which he had allied nm
self and upon which he depended. 1t
was his enemies and the enemies OF his
measures the Canadian reciprocity
agreement--who by joining with the
democrats brought about the upheaval.
While the fight was started by the mo-
lion OF Senator Gore, of Oklahoma,
and was made possible by the sixteen
insurgent and near-insurgent republic
cans, the real fruits OF the victory will
90 to the democratic party: anu much
Of the real credit is due to Senator
Thomas S. Martin, Of Virginia. who
gave a demonstration of progressive
leadership that has vastly strengthened
his position and won him commenda-
ton from men who have heretofore op-
posed him. ;, :,
1T was Martin who marshalled The
democratic forces and who direct
ed the fight and who led it on
the floor, calling the bullying
Pcnrose sharply to account Tor his DIS
courtesy toward the blind senator from
oklahoma, refusing to yield the floor to
the Pennsylvania boss and bowling over
Henry Cabot Lodge, who warned the
Senate that il the Gore motion prevail
ed he would not accept the RESPONSE
bility, by informing him that the time
lad come when the Senate would relieve
him OF all responsibility in the matter
Now that the initial fight has been
won and Jagged hole made in the
protection ranks, the democrats are
planning to maintain the advantage
and increase it. What they want Is
results, and while through an alliance
with the insurgent forces they can con-
tinue in control Of the Senate, they do
not proposc to permit the lure OF this
alliance to carry them into false po'
stion.
This was made plain 10y Senator
Martin in his speech yesterday, when
he declared that the democrats did no,
propose to lend themselves to any at
tempt TO assaSsinate the reciprocity
agreement with amendments. 1t is
recognized that such is the desire OF a
large number of insurgent senators
and it was this feeling that led some OF
them yesterday to vote with the demo
Gratis.
Such tribute to the Virginia sena-
tor from great newspaper, noted for
its independence and one in no way
committed to the candidacy OF Senator
Martin for reelection, is all the more to
be appreciated. The selection ~ the
democratic senators of Martin rs their
floor leader means that he has become
national figure and has won and Is
winning reputation commensurate
with the dignity and honor OF the po'
sition.