The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-06
DEMOCRATS HURL GIBES
At GROSYENOR AND ARE
PUNISHED FOR TEAERIN
Caustic Speech by the Ohioan in
Reply to De Almonds At
tack on Republicans.
DEMOCRACY IS SCORED
AS a Disorganized, Broken-Up,
Dismembered and Helter-
Shelter Crowd.
DEFENSE OF PRESIDENT
Mr.. Roosevelt Is Lauded for the
Part He Has Taken in
Great Questions.
DEMOCRACY IS SCORED
DEFENSE OF PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON, April 5.-The proceedings
in the House to-day were enlivened by
speeches by Mr.. De Almond and Mr. Gros-
YenOr, the former attacking the Republic
ans for failure to order an investigation
into the postoffice charges and to revise
the tariff. and the latter vigorously defend
ing the Republican party and lauding Pres
ident Roosevelt for the part he played in
the postal investigation. the passage of the
Cuban reciprocity law and the treaty with
Panama for the construction of an isthmian
canal. Mr.. Grosvenor frequently in
terrupted, and was applauded by the Re-
publicans when he answered the gibes of
several Democratic members oR the sub
ject of the tariff and the postal investi-
CATION.
Mr.. De Almond. he said, had indicted
an attempt to cover up crime. What
crime?" Mr.. Grosvenor asked has been
committed in any one of the branches of
the administration of the federal govern
ment and by whom?' He sarcastically re-
marked that when a member of the House
knew enough to hurl in the face of the
majority of the House the charge that they
were covering up and protecting crimes,
statement that somebody. somewhere had
committed some crime" He declared,
amid laughter. that since the references to
the postoffice report in the House the Dem
ocrats had gone through u series of ago
nizings.
why are you opposed to investigating
the department." inquired Mr.. De Almond.
For the manifest reason, said Mr..
GrOsvenor, that the department has been
thoroughly investigated" All wrongdoing
had been laid bare. He challenged Mr..
De Almond to tell us what you know; it
should be laid bare"
Mr. Grosvenor said this had been shown
by the convictions in Washington. Balti-
more, New York and elsewhere. And, :
he said. referring TO the st. Louis Doodle
cases, $50 far as know of there is
ready-rlade, willing Supreme Court to set
at liberty everybody who should be con-
victed.'
DE ARMOND GETS A REPLY.
Democratic applause followed an in
quiry from Mr.. De Almond to whether
the gentleman would endeavor ito pro-
vide one if the statute of limitations is
found to be insufficient"
Mr. Grosvenor. facing the Democratic
side, said that your entire clamor and
your libelous attacks have been based
upon nothing but deliberate purpose to
tarnish the administration of your gov
He assured the Democrats that if they
would come in with a single charge in
writing that somebody had committed a
crime in the Postofiice Department and had
gone unprosecuted they will have an in
Vestigation instantly.
Branching off on the tariff. he called on
Mr.. De Almond to state what ought to be
changed in the tariff There would be no
same item, no five of you that will come
within 80 per cent. of it and none of you
will agree upon all of the items of the
tariff At which there was much laugh
ter. He scored the Democratic party on
the tariff question as being composed of a
''disorganized, broken up, dismembered.
General Grosvenor then got into an ar
gument with Champ Clark. of Missouri. re-
garding differences of opinion among Re
pubicanS on the tariff question and said
there was no difference of opinion as to
the true basis which protection must
stand when the time comes to .mend
the tariff he vehemently stated, 1--WE will
amend il.
MIR. Grosvenor declared the Republicans
would not disturb the peace of the coun-
try and bring il to the condition of 1909
through an agitation of intended tariff
revision that would break up the flow of
prosperity in the country. He maintained
that the business interests would not trust
the Democratic party. He said that from
the beginning of the history of the Demo-
cratic party whenever they have made a
tariff agitation bankruptcy, panic and nard
times have followed.
SUBJECT TO TRUSTS.
Taking up the subject of trusts. Mr..
Grosvenor declared that not one word of
praise or approval of the Sherman anti
trust law. had come from Democratic
sources. He defended the President for his
attitude concerning trusts, saying: 1T is
enough for Mr.. Roosevelt to show that he
took law that had been condemned by the
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