The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-06
THEY WILL GET PLACES ON
TANT HOUSE COMMITTEES.
RECOGNITION IS ASSURED
for Reform Legislation viii g.
Waged in Congress by Members o.
the New Party-WiIl Try to Unseat
Michigan Man This Week.

Washington. April 5.-Plans for
some strenuous legislative canraign-
ing during the coming session of con-
gress We're outlined today by the new
organization of the progressive part
IN the house. The Is progressive mem
hers spent the day in a series of con-
ferences To perfect plans.
The recognition of the new party
III the house was assured this after
noon when Majority Leader Under
wood, in conference with Representa-
tiNes Murdock, Hinebaugh and Steph-
ems. the progressive committee ON
committees, agreed to allot to the new
party its proportion of committee
places. Mr.. Underwood said he would
give the progressives places on at least
two important committees, ways and
means and rules. The progressives
were iubilant over this decision.
From the fall of Speaker Clark'e
savel Oh Monday. the progressives in
tend to get into the Legislative strug-
gle aggressively. The progressive
rules committee labored today over a
draft of proposed rules for the house
which they expect to offer as a stbsti-
tute for the rules brought in by the
democrats. The progressive rules will
include several revolutionary changes.
notably a provision for ror cali votes
during the consideration of bills In
formally In committee of the whole
Several provisions to facilitate the
calling of bills from committees will
be included
The progressive party fight IN the
house may start before the first roll
call of membership elect is complet,
on Monday. The progressives con
template a vigorous fight to unsea
Fl. O. Young member from tn
Twelfth district of Michigan, in favoi
OF William II. Mcdonald, the progres
sive member who opposed him. Th
are considering a pro
test against Mr.. Young being recog
ni1edin temporary roll call when tn
session is opened Monday.
Teddy's Letter.
Theodore Roosevelt's letter to tn
house progressives was read today a
a conference in the room OF Repre-.
sentative Murdoch, the party's eandi
date for speaker 1t follows:
ITO the progressives IN congress:
greet YOU. the men of stout and firm
faith who dare to stand up to YOU
colora and fight the peoples contest
In congress you will find the odd
against you very great but amonE
the people at large l firmly believe
that the changes are steadily in your
favor.
I'VE cannot amalgamate with eithef
Of the old bossridden, prividlege con
trolled parties. We stand for tn
rights of the people, Where the right
Of the people can only be secure
through the exercise of the nation
power then we are committed to tt
doctrine of using the national powel
to any extent that the rights of tha
people demand.
"This, of itself, sunders, us from tn
democratic party, for the democrati
party must either be false to It's
pledges and you can trust nc
party that is false to its pledge
or else it Is irrevocably COM
tnitted to the doctrine of some sc
separate soverelgnties, a doctrine
which, in practice means that the
power of privilege can nullify every
effort of the plain people to take pos
session of their own government.
LAS for the republicans. their pres
ent position is the exact negative of
the attitude of Abraham Lincoln and
the men of Lincolns days. Lincoln
declared that the people were mas
tprs over both rongras1 and the pollrtS
,nd Do GIsxA