Arizona republican., 1904-04-17
Speaker Cannon Kept Busy
Reprimanding 1t
CANDIDATE ROOSEVELT
The Theme OF a Speech by Represent
ative Patterson Of Tennessee Who
Does not Discuss Him in His Capa-
city Of President.

Washington, April 16.-Lask of inter-
est in district legislation and the con-
sequent hum of conversation on the
floor of the house of representatives
resulted in several sharp reprimands
from Speaker Cannon.
When the consideration of the gem
eral deficiency bill was resumed Mr..
Benton of Missouri outlined the posi-
ton of the democratic opposition to the
recent executive order making age an
evidence of pensionable disability.
This opposition, he said, was not based
on a desire to do ought but liberal JUS
tice to the veterans of the civil war as
was evidenced by the support of liber-
al appropriations fer this purpose. The
feature of the day was a speech of
criticism on Theodore Roosevelt the
republican presidential candidate" by
Representative Patterson of Tennessee.
The paramount issue in the next
campaign will be Theodore Roosevelt"
said Mr.. Patterson, who wanted it un
derstood that in criticizing Mr.. Roose-
welt, the candidate, he was not criticiz-
ing Mr.. Roosevelt. the president of the
United States.
Replying to the speech of Mr..
Grcsvenor, delivered in silence"
NluG SpGGNll was lllStl lcu uilOCl lNdNC
to print) and giving the record of Mr..
Roosevelt on the labor problem, Mr..
Patterson referred to surmises in some
quarters that this speech emanated
from the White House.
After expressing his admiration Of
the president as a ranchman, a soldier,
at length from the writings of the
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public men of the country, past and
present. Mr.. Roosevelt had declared
that one third of the New York legis-
lature. of which he was a member, was
corrupt. that both parties in that state
were dominated by corruption; while
civil service commissioner the presi-
dent had condemned a speech by Mr..
Grosvenor in opposition to an appro-
priation for that service, 'as full of
| ignorance and gross mis-statements." "
The presidents writings on former
predictions were quoted at leBgth by
Mr.. Patterson, and IN many instances
We're commented on as grossly unjust
criticism. While referring TO the presi-
/ dents constant talk of war" Mr.. Pat
terson was asked by Mr.. Cooper of
| Wisconsin why it was that the foreign
relations of the United States were so
uniformly cordial under Mr.. Roose-
velt's administration. When this was
| the case, talk OF war was inexcusable,
| was the reply.
J The reading of the bill for amend
ment then began and Mr.. Baker OF
made and sustained against the anaend-
ment appropriating 100000 to pay for
! special trains which it Eas stated had
I been used by the president during the
past two years. A point of order was
made and sustained again the amend
| ment Mr.. Hemenway offered an
amendment, which was accepted with
out discussion, providing $4,000 as re-
quested by the secretary of the navy
for the proper disposition of the re-
mains of the victims of the explosion
on the battleship Missouri.
Mr.. Robinson charged that the re-
publican party was to make but a pre-
| tense of giving statehood to the terri
tories at this congress by passing tht
statehood bill through the house.
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