The Washington times., 1902-06-19
Democratic Leader SAYS
Republicans Have Not
Kept Th:ir Pledges.
Mr.. CANNlB DEFENDS His PARTY
Says Minority May ScoId, But People
Will Not Be Fooled-Will Take
Chance That Republicans Will Win
in November Elections.

Representative Richardson, the Demo-
cratic leader in the House, yesterday
delivered the customary adjourn
ment speech. in which the minority
criticlses the acts and emissions OF tle
dominant party. He took the occasion
to charge the Republicans with failure
to fulfill their party pledges to the coun-
try.
He said that there had not been a time
in recent years when there had been
so much discord and lack Of harmony in
the Republican party as at the present
time. He declared that the doninan.
party had come into power under GER
tain promises and pledges to the public
which it had failed to fulfill. He pro-
posed to call the party to an accounting
for Its action and failure to act.
The record of the party. he sa ID. WIS
spotted with the leprosy of faithlessness
to pledges and untitled promises 1t
had solemnly promised to grant conces-
sions to Cuba, and in the face of the
Presidents urgent request for Cuban
reciprocity it had utterly failed to carry
cut his recommendations
Democrats Have Done Their nr.-.
The Democrats, he declared lad lone
their share toward grant!aE lief 10 he
new republic. He furt -sssr-ed nat
the majority party hed taued 10 enact
any financial legislatio Whether -hey
should have done SO 8s rot ne would
not say, but it had dec.sfel 10 .le eom-
try that it would firTll- establish The
gold standard.
Mr.. Richardson's rtlet r- ticl5- was
the failure to enact g. y leEisl lt.oU which
would stay the growing power %. the
trusts. The Republican party he assert
ed. had denounced uulay 'Hi coubina-
tions in restraint of trade hu- had done
nothing to relieve the couarr- o! them.
He declared that the slarnsu anti
trust law was proven .Ha 1ej.Lt bu5
that the dominant part had oGe-ed
nothing to remedy the cE ilg evil
The high prices of yAe 5aei .ru, he
charged up against th 2cpgbiiran
party, for the reason that I4f parts lad
done nothing which woul. prevent Z.
Later in the day, Ir. '.Hu-. il a
characteristic, forcibie and 1Dtu
speech, replied to Mr. .s-a--a on s
carefully prepared crigicig1l.
Millennium Not Y, Come.
~ listened" he said. '.i i-1 -are. Tor
almost an hour and 1- Zoo tle re-
marks OF the gentlemaa rom Ttraes-
see, the leader on the osH. side o he
House. And after lister.g. h.n am
here to confess that on e. side Of he
ha,.
side of the House thg e1uium has
not yet come.
We are not perfec, ami a-e DO not
claim 20 be. We pull tn .aE.l and we
do the work, and you tHi .aa aa.l GU
have been at that now for av O. eeGsr-
alton, and still We hav r..i-d alone. 1
think we will pull it a- seUerat on
more, and still you srsj Ns clunot
help it. 1t does you god sa / d. not
think it hurts us. [LaGrs-er a-l ap-
plause.
Great God Think o a Yoa had
full power under Clerelgu. 1t z re-
ceEt-frcm 1898 to 1897 Don't yor wish
you could blot out the r-eois srti7n of
the manner in which yoJ Fys- ,isrd 1t?
And for gall and check vita Lat recent
performance, now-when we aie DONG
the best we cannot perfect. neetiag
ing, passed through tho wat wlta honor,
passed through the war Uitl Iusiise
sewing the questions that grew out Of
the war and solving them with 1oErase,
notwithsta nding the criticism aud che
opposition. gentlemen, OF your party
still you scoli. 1t is the way of the
world. Go on. l don think you can
fool the people.
Now. in conclusion let Us move N.
In a few days let us :ljouru tEis Con-
gress. We have notli1- 20 nFoiogize
for. Peace and prospect. abound .th
us here and eveTywheT tUrouzl zlout cur
borders as never beforC n tLe history
OF civilization. Print YOUR - eeehss.
circulate them. Go upoI the mp. l
will take my chance hat vhtn he
silent ballots drop in november sext.
that you will march VI % the san I'D
defeat" Laughter and applausej