The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-06-19
RAKED REPUBLICANS
RICHARDSON SHOWS HOW LITTLE
THEY HAVE PERFORMED.
CANNON DEFENDS HIS PARTY.
WILLING TO GO To COUNTRY ON
ITS RECORD.

publican Trusteeshfp and Finds IL
Sadly Wanting-Iss Record spotted
All Over with LeprOsy of Pledges
Unredeemed-Its Promises to Cuba
Defeated by DiscOrd and Rebellion
and Its Pledges on Money Question
DetraYed-CannOm RetOrts by
Pointing to Record of Democracy.
Washington, June 1S.-The near APP
proach of the end of the present ses-
sion of Congress was signalized by
general political speech by Mr.. Rich
ardson of Tennessee, the leader of the
minority. Taking advantage of the
latitude allowed during general debate
on the deficiency appropriation bill, Mr..
Richardson delivered a speech of an
hour and a half.
Mr.. Shallenberger, Democrat of Me-
braska, also made a political speech.
Mr.. Cannon, chairman of the Appro-
priations Committee. in a 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 said that If
he could have his way Congress. would
adjourn sine die before July A.
Mr.. Richardson said the Republican
party had had absolute control of the
branches of the government for six
years. He proposed to examine into
it's trusteeship. The dominant party
had come into power with certain ex-
press promises and pledges, and it's
record was spotted all over with the
leprosy of pledges unredeemed. First,
he called attention to the promise of
reasonable trade concessions to Cuba,
solemly given, which had been defeat
ed by discord and rebellion in the Re-
publican ranks.
He then went back to 1896 and said
the Republicans had betrayed their
pledges on the money question and
later, in 1900, when they appealed for
a further lease of power in order to
cure the alleged defect in the legis-
lation for the perpetuation of the
gold standard. Not one line of reme-
dial legislation had been placed upon
the statute books since 1900.
The Great Trust Danger.
Mr.. Richardson announced that in
his opinion the gravest danger now
threatening the welfare of the people
and the country is the growth of the
power of the trusts.
There was, he continued, an ire
pressible cry throughout the country
for government control of the great
trusts. Congress alone could heed the
cry. If 1t was not needed, these re-
mOrSelPgg In haf
greed to defy the power Of the govern
ment itself. Mr.. Richardson said the
growth of these trusts was due to the
existence of the highest protective
tariff ever placed on the statute books.
There was sworn testimony of the
benefciaries of the tariff that it was
the mother of trusts"
The Sherman antitrust law, to
which the dominant party pointed with
pride, was a dead letter. Under 1t the
trusts flourished like mushrooms in a
dark cellar. Yet Congress did moth
ing. If the people did not turn out
of power the friends of the trusts they
would deserve the fate the trusts had
in store for them. The Republicans,
Mr.. Richardson said, seemed to be
paralyzed with fear They cried out
and asked whether the President and
Attorney General were not now en-
deavoring to restrain the trusts That
was true. but action against a single
trust could accomplish nothing. Con-
gress must act Presidential strenu-
osity would not compensate for con-
gressional ennui.
To Stay Until the Snow Flies
When Mr.. Richardson declared that
the Democrats We're willing to remain
in session until the snow flew in order
to give the people some relief from
tariff taxation, his Democratic COL
leagues gave him a round of applause
He quoted statement attributed to
Speaker Henderson about the circula-
ton of false reports regarding Cuban
reciprocity. and added:
From recent developments it would
seem that possibly the government it.
self was particeps criminis to the cir
culation of the reports of which the
Speaker complained" Democratic
laughter)
In conclusion Mr.. Richardson
charged the Republican party with i'm
proper, scandalous and reckless ex-
travagance. In four years the increase
of appropriations was $780,, 900, 600
For that vast sum of money he asked
what the United States had gained and
in reply read the closing paragraphs of
Senator Hoar's Philippine speech, in
which the senator from Massachusetts
gave a list of the vessels we had ac-
quired by the war with Spain
Mr.. Richardson was warmly con-
graduated 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
in the War Department, for critics.
ing the administration. He also con-
demned the. action of Gen. Wood in
using Cuban funds to make public
sentiment in the United States in
favor of Cuban reciprocity.
Mr.. Cannon Makes Reply.
Mr.. Cannon made brief reply to
the speeches of Mr.. Richardson and
Mr.. Shallenberger.
Il listened with care, for almost an
hour and a half" Mr.. Cannon said.
Ito the remarks Of the gentleman from
Tennessee. the leader OF the other
side OF the House, and after listening
10 him / am here 10 confess that on
this side of the House, and / rather
suspect on that side of the House, the
millennium has not yet come. We are
not perfect. and we do not
claim 20 be. We pull the
wagon and we do the work. and
you find the fault You had FUN
power under Cleveland, you come IN
power partially from time 70 time. but
then You had full power. u Is recent,
from 1893 20 1897. Don't you wish you
could blot out the recollection Of the
manner IN which you exercised itf"
ORepublican applauas)
The BIN was then read for amend
ment under the nYe-minute rule.