Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-28
Representative Bede Held Its
Attention For an Hour.
HIS MAIDEN EFFORT
POLITICS AGAIN SIDETRACKS AZ
PRECIPITATION BILL.
MIR. Berry Of New Jersey Speaks in De
Tense Of Mr.. Bryan and Disparages
the President.

vened today Mr.. Van Duzer CNev) sought
to secure consideration of resolution call
ing on the Secretary of War for inforna-
ton as to what articles manufactured TOT
the department are made by convict labor
objection to its consideration on the ground
that it was not privileged resolution was
sustained.
BY agreement general debate on the ur-
gent deficiency bill was extended until D
pm. Consent was given to make the Con-
nell-Howell election contest resolution the
special order for February ..
The House then went into committee OF
the whole with Mr.. Tawney (Minn.) IN ehe
chair and resumed consideration OF the ur-
gent def Giency bill.
Defense Of Mr.. Bryan.
Mr.. Benny IN. j., speaking in defense OF
Mr. Bryan, said he need not feel hurt, as
he was in good company. He quoted sena-
tor Dolliver as having said at banquet III
Newark that TO man had right to hiss the
name of w. J. Bryan. Mr.. Benny said 1t IS
the republican party that is sick. Ihey
haven't got DR.. Hanna to say a WORD 10
help them OUT he said. He would lnscrloe
on the shaft to the republican party at ItS
death that its policies of Let well enough
alone" Stand pat" and I'VE hold the ace
killed it. with a postscript, signed py
Hanna. saying # the reporter had used me me
word "age" instead of ACE they Wouio
have been all right.
"You brag and blow here about the great
courage of the man who is now PRESIDENT
of the United States" said Mr. Benny.
1.-The man who is courageous man Is
man who dares to do right. The man VIM
shoots a lion Spaniard In the PACK ooes
not necessarily have to be courageous.
The prophecy that to nominate MI ROUSE
welt for Vice President would take him Out
of New York politics did not come true. ne
said it was proposed to stop the use VI ca! .
~ oanfn
anything was done to stop the fres!uent
from using free train, declaring that ne
had heard that a free train was placed at
his disposal.
Mr.. Thayer (Mass) asked If Mr.. Benny
| could tell why it was that Mr.. briggs was
prosecuted in New York on statute unoer
which he could be convicted, and MI NE
| trich under a statute on which he could not
| be convicted.
Discrimination in Rates.
Mr.. Benny replied that it was because
| they wanted to catch Mr.. briggs and oio
not want to catch the other man. he salo
there will be one issue that cannot De
| lodged, declaring that to be, Are the rail-
roads to be permitted to drive one set OF
men out of business and make millionaires
| out of another set, and are they to be per,
| mitted to favor the Standard OH Company.
Mr.. Bede Applauded.
| Mr., j.. AQam 6eQe tN1lHii.I Inch el0NA SsSNS
the House on the political question. 1t was
Mr.. Bede's first address in the House. He
had not proceeded far when members came
| ont of the cloak room to listen. and all
through he held the close attention of both
sides of the chamber. He frequently was
| applauded by first one side, then the other
| and at times both sides were clapping hands
| together as they did when he TOOK MS
seat When his allotted time mad expired
| there were cries of go on. and ne talked
| for one hour. - :,
| He began his remarks by stating that II
| the democrats would agree to stop abusing
| Mr.. Cleveland he would agree to nave the
ing both are working in the interest of the
! republican party. He created a ripple OF
| laughter by inviting the democratic party
| to disband. go
| Mr.. Roosevelt he declared. will be tri-
umphantly elected President and he asked
| the democrats to make it unanimous The
| only opposition to Mr.. Roosevelt, he SAID
was little bunch of populists down In
| Wall street. The democrats, ne said, Were
| without a leader, and he advised them t6
get away from issues. Mr.. Bede entered
| upon a review of the conditions existing
| under republican rule, saying that the
| country could return to the situation o.
| 1893 by disturbing present conditions
| He said the democrats seem to fear thai
we are to have an empire. referring to
| statement made by Mr. Bryan In his speech
| that question. EMPIRES, ne Sdlu, LOU
been driven from this continent and our
| people had gone away out in the Pacihc and
had asked Queen LII to come of throne.
| Referring to the Panama question, he
| said every one wanted done that which had
| been done He said every democrat in the
| House would vote for the treaty If they had
| a vote. He had heard the objection raised
| that the digging of the canal would permit
the two oceans to combine.
| Mr. Scudder IN. Y.) questioned Mr.. Bede
as to how he proposed uniting the two
| races.
| ferred in any way to the race question
| He realized that peculiar conditions had
| brought about peculiar burdens for the
south in this matter and he would not by
! word or deed do anything to add one
| feathers weight to this burden.
This statement was applauded on the
| democratic side.
| Mr.. Thayer (Mass.) extended Mr.. Bede
| a cordial invitation to join the progress
| sive democratic party.
! Whom are you going to nominate?" re-
| Joined Mr.. Bede. amid republican laugh
"The democratic party is not run by
| one man." replied Mr.. Thayer.
| WELL continued Mr.. Bede. Il under
stand that in New York you send men te
| Congress by appointment"
His Political Record.
! Mr. Bede was questioned as to his own
political record. and admitted that he had
| first been republican. then democrat and
| finally a republican.
| You see," he continued, 81 voted the
| democratic ticket in the mean time. -
| Gaughter.)
He turned his attention to democratic
| leaders. and declared that from a national
| standpoint the party had none.
| He complimented Mr.. Williams as an able
congressional leader, but declared him not
available for the presidency because OF his
| geography" Mr.. Bryan, he said was q
! sincere man, and all the more dangerous
| because of that fact. Mr.. Cleveland was
| one of the greatest Presidents the country
| had ever had, land am willing to forgive
them both: won't your" he queried of the
| democratic side
Speaking of the Monroe doctrine, Mr..
| Bede said that doctrine is just as big as the
| United States navy, and no bigger. Do
| away with the navy. and the Monroe doc
1 trine will go. He said the money question
/ was not an issue. for the gold standard has
come to stay, whether the gentleman from
| Nebraska wills 1t or not.
| Mr.. Bede convulsed the House with
stories which he injected by way of Illus
| tration.
In conclusion Mr.. Bede again extended
| an invitation to the democrats to Join the
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