AMERICAN POLITICS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 772, 22 March 1910, Page 7

AMERICAN POLITICS.

A CRISIS. "INSUROENT" REPUBLICANS. A ROWDY DEBATE. By Teloerapa-Press Assorts Uon-CoDyrletat. New York, March 20. Thirty-fivo "insurgent" Republicans will combine with the Democrats to curtail the powers of the Spcakership. They allege that Mr. Joseph Cannon, tho Speaker, used his power to nominato coramittGomen in an arbitrary fashion in. the interests of the Republican party. A, new rule was recently passed providing that six Republicans and four Democrats should form a Rules Committee, which deals with precedence in regard to' private members' Bills. A rowdy debate ended in tho House of Representatives refusing a Democratic demand to depose. Mr. Cannon, tho "iusurgent". Republicans being satisfied with curtailing Mr. Cannon's power. "CANNONISM." ' DEMOCRATS BLUNDER BADLY. (Rec. March 21, 10.55 p.m.) London, March 21. The "Times" Washington correspondent says: The old Republican organisation of Congress has suddenly crumbled. Mr. Cannon was virtually omnipotent over Federal legislation, and the Democrats, who intended to make ' Cannonism" a great issue at the Congressional campaign, blundered badly in helping' the Republicans to rid themselves of tho incubus of Cannonism.

THE POSITION EXPLAINED. , PARTING OF THE WAYS. The "Times" New York correspondent telegraphed on January 10:—';Iho Republican . Congressional Committee -has announced that the 'insurgents in the Houso need expect no help from it in tho riaxt campaign, and the Republican Whip has struck their names from, the party list. The fact that they are still at liberty to attend party caucuses and therein to bind themselves to vote with the 'organisation' does not tend to soothe their anger. In a division in the House last week a combination of 'insurgent' and Democratic, votes led to tho defeat' of the regular Republicans, who have, apparently, now decided that the parting of tho ways has been'reached. The situation does not promise well for the speedy enactment of the Presidential programme.

CANNON ON "REGULARITY." The Speaker (Mr. Joseph G. Cannon) on January. 6'uttered his views on party regularity at the White House, while at tho same time disclaiming any controversy with the President on tho subject or any intention _on his part to .interfere with tho business of •the Prosident. ■••.''. ' . "My-test of party regularity in politics, church, ; finance;- or family is cooperation and harmony," said Mr. Cannon. "I am a great believer in the caucus—tho wicked caucus. Get ■ together and fight but all differences in tho caucu3, and then, if you are licked, come back and, light again. Wo cant all have bur way in this world, no matter how big'and great-we are. The manly man" gives and takes, fights, or yields, as ho thinks best for-his cause. I have no patience with those men who are wiser than all the rest put togetherj whoso views ara unchangeable. I always feel that a, man of that sort has no business in an organisation. If he can't fight it out in party, or church ranks and yiold if he is beaten, then he had-better form an organisation of his own. But all this is chestnutty. However},, I want to say that I did not mention this; subject to the President, and am not trying to run his businoss."