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Show INSURGENTS ARE NOT TIMID. John Callan O'Loughlin, writing to the Spreckels paper in San Francisco, and voicing the sentiments of President Taft on insurgency, insur-gency, says: "Such men as Murdock, Kincaid and Hayes of California have bis gratitude. Their fight was upon the rules and organization of Ihe house, and with such action he has no quarrel. It is betraying no secret to say he heartily approves the liberalization of the rules. "But the president decidedly resents the action of those insurgents insur-gents who have represented him as the tool of 4 the interests" and ascribed to him motives of the basest character. , "3uch men can not expect any consideration from him. "With respect to Cannon's continuance as speaker Taft has no concern, since it is the house of representatives which alone has the power to choose its own officers, "But Cannon is no longer an issue. By no possibility could he be re-elected to the position he now occupies. "Taft believes the party should be judged by its acts. Upon the presentation he 13 able to make he asks how the party reasonably can be refused continuance in power, especially when the party seeking seek-ing to supplant it has demonstrated its inefficiency, both in administration admin-istration and in legislation. It is not understood that the insurgents have at any time impugned im-pugned Mr. Taft's motives or acts, says the San Francisco Call. They have not held him responsible for the tactics of such men as Aldrich and Cannon, and they have given him loyal support in promoting pro-moting the enactment by congress of his legislative program. It is an admitted fact that the legislation for which Mr. Taft very justly claims credit for himself and for the party was shaped and carried by the insurgents in congress. Now, with regard to the war that the Republican reactionaries have been waging on the insurgents, the Louisville Courier-Journal 6ays: "As long as Mr. Cannon remains upon the raging stump the Democrats will not concern themselves with other moves of the administration. ad-ministration. Let the sage of Danville paint the sky line a bright vermilion every day with his philippics against the 'progressive' and the Democrats will find ready made campaign 'literature' in the headlines of every newspaper from Kennebunkport to California upon up-on each succeeding dewy morn, supplemented by more of the same In the sunset editions of the afternoon journals. For which let us give thanks in proportion to the prodigiousness of the favors of Providence. Let us pray that Mr. Cannon's days and orations may be long in the land. His explosions are priceless." Cannon has made material for Democratic orators and it is, ibout time that the party leaders made an effort to hold him in check. The insurgency of Dolliver, Cummins, Beveridge and other jtrong Republicans cannot be suppressed by the aid of a club. The .movement within the Republican party will continue until the voice &f the people is heeded and radical reforms are enacted into law. Browbeating will never cause the Insurgents to grow timid or cease in their demands for an improvement in party leadership. |