The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-19
PLEDGES BETRAYED
BY THE REPUBLICANS
Richardson Points to the Re-
cord Made.
ANTITRUST LAW DEAD
Scandaloug and Reckless Extrava.
Scandalous and Reckless Extrava.
gance Shown.
CANNON REPLIES TO RICHARDSON
The General Deficiency Measure, the Las! Of
the Supply Bills, is Passed. A Speech
is Delivered by Mr.. SnaI-
lenbprger.
(By the Associated Press

Washington June 1S.-The near ap-
OF Congress was sgnalized by general
political speech by Mr.. Richardson
(Tenn), the leader of the minority. TAX
ing advantage of the latitude allowed
during general debate on the General De-
fciency Bill he delivered a set speech
of an hour and half Mr. Shallenberger
(Dem., Neb), also made political
speech
MIR. Cannon, chairman of the Appro-
priations Committee, in a brief reply to
both speeches, said he was ready to go
to the country on the record of the Re-
publican party. In the course of some
remarks early in the session Mr. Cannon
declared that if he could have his way
Congress would adjourn sine die before
July 4th.
The General Deficiency Approximation
Bill. the last of the supply bills, was
PASSED.
a night session was held at which the
House considered bills reported from the
Committee on Indian Affairs.
Mr.. Richardson said the Republican
patty had had absolute control of all
branches of the Government for six years.
| He proposed to examine into its trus-
teeshp.
The dominant party, he said had come
into power with certain express prom
ises ana pledges and he argued that its
| record was spotted all over with the lep-
rosy of pledges unredeemed First he
directed attention to the promise of rea-
sonab1e trade concessions to Cuba SOL
emnly given which had been defeated he
stated, by discord and rebellion in the
Republican ranks. He then went back
to 1896, charging that the Republicans
had betrayed their pledges on the money
question and later in 1900 when they APP
peaied for further lease of power in
order to cure the alleged defect in the
legislation for the perpetuation of the
gold standard. Not one line of remedial
| legislation had been placed upon the
statute books since 1900
Mr.. Richardson announced that in his
| opinion the gravest danger now threat
ening the welfare of the people and the
| country was the growth of the power Of
the trusts.
There was he declared. an irrepressible
cry throughout the country for Govern
ment control of the great trusts Con-
| gress alone could heed that cry If it
was not needed these remorseless trusts
could proceed in their greed to defy the
| power of the Government itself. Mr.
Richardson charged that the growth of
these great trusts was due to the exis-
tence of the highest protective tariff ever
| placed on the statute books. There was
sworn testimony of the beneficiaries OF
the tariff that it was ''the mother of
trusts"
| The Sherman Anti Trust Law to v'bich
the dominant party pointed with pride,
he said. was a dead letter Under it the
trusts fourished like mushrooms in
dark cellar. Yet Congress did nothing.
II the people did not turn out of pow
| er the friends Of the trusts, he said,
they would deserve the fate the trusts
had in store for them. The Repub-
lcans, he said, seemed to be paralyzed
with fear. They cried out and asked
whether the President and Attorney Gem
eral were not now endeavoring to re-
strain the trusts. That was true, he
said, but action against a single trust
could accomplish nothing. Congress must
act. Presidential strenuousity would not
compensate for Congressional ennui.
When Mr.. Richardson declared that the
Democrats were willing to remain in ses-
sion until the snow flew in order to give
the people some relief from tariff taxa
tion his Democratic colleagues gave him
a round of applause. He quoted a state
ment attributed to Speaker Henderson
about the circulation of false reports
regarding Cuban reciprocity and added:
From recent developments it would
seem that possibly the Government itself
was particeps criminis to the circulation
of the reports of which the Speaker COM
planned" Democratic laughter).
In conclusion Mr.. Richardson charged
the Republican party with improper,
scandalous and reckless extravaganza.
In four years the increase of appropria-
tions, he said, was $1067, 600, 900. For
that vast sum of money he asked what
the United States had gained and in re-
ply read the closing paragraph of Sena-
tor Hoar's Philippine speech. in which
the Massachusetts Senator gave a list
of the vessels we had acquired by the
war with Spain.
Mr.. Richardson was warmly congratu-
lated by his Democratic friends when he
finished
Mr.. Shallenberger, of Nebraska, con-
demned the action of the Secretary OF
War in dismissing Miss Taylor, a clerk