The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-04-08
I'M THE HOUSE OF REPRE-
SENTATIvES
REPUBLICANS ATTACKED
By DeArmond and De.
Tended by Grosvenor.


tor Of note, kept the chamber ring
ing and the galleries entertained Win
can party and the President. But
Mr.. Grosvenor (Rep. ohio) stumper
of wide celebrity, and as quick to
parry as his opponent was TO thrust,
gave as good as the Missourian sent.
The military academy bill was pass
ed without amendment.
The senate listened to an attack up
on the administration Panama pol.
| icy relative to It's dealings wi.~ the
new Panama canal company. Mr.. Nor.
gan (Dem. Ala.) occupied the floor for
several hours.
During brief consideration of the
postoffice appropriation bill, an amend
ment of Mr.. Fairbanks, (Rep. Ind)
appropriating $4,000 for experimental
telephone mail delivery for rural COM
munities especially was rejected on a
point of order raised by Mr. Teller
Dem. COLI after some jesting at the
Indiana senator's expense.
HOUSE.
Washington, d. c., April 5.-The
house today in committee of the whole
resumed consideration of the military
academy appropriation bill.
Mr.. Prince REP. ~ a member Of
the military affairs committee con-
demned the practice Of army officers
and bureau chiefs of the war depart
ment interfering with legislative mat
ters before congress.
Mr.. Rainey (Dem. M attacked the
ship subsidy proposition.
He presented to the house a letter
from the Cramp shipbuilding company
favoring the importation, free of duty,
of all material used in shipbuilding.
Mr. Wade (Dem. Iowa. attacked the
beef trust and the administration for
it's failure to proceed against It.
Mr.. De Almond (Dem. MOI attacked
the Republicans for inaction on, mat
ters of moment before the house. The
majority, he said, has adopted pol
icy to do nothing but pass the appro-
priation bills.
THE reason for this" he declared.
"is desire to go into the presidential
election without giving to the people a
taste of their legislation. The Repub-
licans are in power and while they
the putting aside for presidential pur-
poses the ship subsidy bill, which will
benefit few and harm many, after
the presidential election the bill will
be passed" He characterized the
tariff system one Of iniquity.
who is it?" he queried Of the Re-
publicans, who will dare to predict
what the president will do, or what he
will not do II he has four years of his
own right in the white house. The
Republican party in the past has done
great things, but now ii is afraid and
its every act ic marked with political
cowardice"
General Grosvenor (Rep. Ohio
in reply said that he had heard the
"scolding speech" of the Missouri
member at least rs times.
Let any Democratic member
bring into the house one charge con-
cerning wrong doing in the postofice
not already exposed" he declared
"and the Republicans will Willingly
pass resolution for postoffice in
vestigation."
His distinction between the Republi-
cans and Democra,; was:
"The Republican party knows what
1t wants to do and knows how to dc
It; the Democratic party does not
know what II wants to do and does
not know how to do it,
On the tariff question, he said, the
Democrats were disorganized, brok-
en- up, belter-skelter crowd
He told the Democrats to dismiss
from their minds any idea that there
are any material differences in the Re-
publican ranks on the underlying
principles Of the tariff.
When the Republicans get ready, he
said, the tariff would be amended.
Mr.. DeArmond asked if he could
say when the time for tariff reform,
would come.
MIR, Grosvenor: 1T may be neal
and 1t may be for
The Democrats have never done a
thing in their lives, he said, that did
not harm the people
"Do you hold the Democrats respon-
sible for the panic Of 1873? Mr.. Clark
OF Missouri asked.
81 do replied General Grosvenor.
Then / give the gentleman credit
for more gall than I thought he had
; retorted Mr.. Clark ana the members
laughed,
Anyhow" replied General GTos-
venor, the Democrats always raised
the devil with everything they get
their hands on when they were in
power"