New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-24

Hepburn Defends the President
Cochran ROuSes Democrats.

weight speakers of the House OF Representa-
tives held sway in that body to-day Incl
dentaIIy. the bill for a commission to lnvesti-
gate tine ship subsidy question was passed
Representative Hepburn. of iowa first aroused
and held Republican enthusiasm high
pitch by a speech In reply to the attack
President Roosevelt made by MIR. Kitchin. OF
North Carolina. yesterday. After ne had spoken
for hour and a half the floor taken By
BOurke Cochran. OF New-T0rk who brought
from his Democratic colleagues thuuderous ap-
pIause and cheers. NJ. Cochran spoke for two
hours. Each speaker took the other side OF
the chamber for his legitimate prey and the
points made, the general political field was
reviewed, were backed up by demonstrations
extending to the crowded galleries.
When the bill for the commission to investi-
gate the merchant marine taken uD, Gen.
eraI GrosvenOr announced that { vote to be
reached this afternoon. He then yielded hour
to Representative Hepburn. OF Iowa. Mr.. Hep
burn referred the criticisms Of che President
by Mr.. Kitchin yesterday. The gentleman. he
said. was member of coordinate branch OF
the government yet you listened to the bitter.
yea, the criminal denunciation Of the Presi-
dent" This was a degradation of the nation in
the eyes Of the world. he declared.
Referring to the alleged quotation from the
President" that there Is strain of ba=barism
Hepburn said the gentleman had sought TO
place the responsibility for this barbaric spirit
on the President CT the United States. placing
him as one who was the advocate Of lynching
and the justifer Of tne horrid outrages which
take place IN the section OF the country from
which the gentleman comes. That these things
did take place. Mr.. Hepburn said. there was no
denial and the Presidents statement had refer
ence to the frontier
This brutal aTraignment OF the President
: ought not to go unchalleEged." ne continued.
"and 1 thought some enc IN addition to my
friend General CirOsvenOr) ought TO say what
have said. The gentleman makes merry be-
cause. ne says. the President has not seen
ht 10 allow the gentleman from Ohio and my
SELF to Ind favor in his eyes on the question OF
Civil Service. But if the President has poor
opinion of my opinion on that subject I
have of his I am ready TO commiserate with
him" daughter on the Democratic side.J
But" continued Mr. Hepburn. the President
of the United States does not allow his opinion
OF questions OF this character to interfere with
his relations with the public service"
BRUSH WITH CHAMP CLARK
Mr.. Hepburn then turned his attention to a
recent speech by Mr.. Clark OF Missouri. SIr.
Clark had accused Mr.. Hepburn OF I mistake in
stating the output OF steel. Mr. Hepburn ex-
planned that this the case. He had taken the
worlds output by mistake instead OF the United
States. But he never had made steel nor had he
ever eaten it. Not so with the gentleman from
Missouri He lived in the greatest corn belt OF
the world he had consumed great deal OF
corn. some OF which he has eaten Gaughter).
but he had made great mistake in quoting
the output OF corn.
Mr.. Clark tried TO interrupt but Mr.. Hepburn
laid down the rule that the interruption must be
for question only. Il don't want part OF
your speech I'm mine he said
Well" interjected Mr. Clark amid laughter,
lit would improve your remarks"
Mr.. Hepburn admitted that he would gladly
take Mr.. Clark for model He had quoted from
four languages. In the language Of the gentle
man from Wisconsin," continued Mr.. Hepburn.
IF I could take him for a model would go into
the regions where Tacitus went 7 would roam
with old ROmulus. 1 would rip with old Eurip-
ides. but what In - has that to do with the
laws OF Wisconsin? prolonged laughter) But
am here to enlighten my benighted friend from
the belt'
Mr.. Hepburn took the Democrats 70 task for
talking tariff before the money question was
settled. First he asked IL IL rot settled
Mo- shouted Mr. Maddox. of Georgia.
/ Then let read Jour platform"
DEMOCRATIC HYPOCRISY EXPOSED.
Mr.. Hepburn read that part Of the Democrats
OF ASto which SAID tlAL no dSltdLlOn OF
tariff changes should be made until after the
money question was settled. He arraisned with
stinging sarcasm Democratic tears at McKin-
iey's death. II made him indignant beyond any
thing to have Mckinley and Lincoln. the men
most abused, most vilfhed. most sandered by
the Democratic party, now claimed as in COM
plete harmony with the Democratic party
"Bahr' he exclaimed. 1T is contempttole on
the part Of men who have pursued such course
TO whine and snivel at the tomb OF those whom
for lifetime they had vtuperated-" Mckinley.
he said never uttered word not In harmony
with Republican principles
Turning his attention to Democratic Presi-
dentiaI possibilities. Mr.. Hepburn said that
when that young giant Of the West had begun
to move over the troubled Democratic waters IL
became apparent to the leaders Of that party that
something must be done This young man.
Hearst ne said. not liked by the Demo-
cratic House leaders the Democratic Sen
/ ators but they saw that he must be nominated
unless something done.
so the men Who had said nothing but Cleve-
land he continued. those who had said Cor
man or Oney. all got together in conference ana
scratched their ranks with fine tooth comb.
and finally discovered a man who had never
uttered single political sentiment but he had