The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-30
ROOSEVELT MUST
Be DEFEATED"
An Issue that Will Unite
Democrats.
THEATRICAL"
Democratic Leaders Denounces the
Republicans for Not Investigating
the Postoffice Scandals Which
are to be important
Campaign Issue.
tBy the Associated presa.D

Washington, p. c., March 29-For the
want OF speakers general debate on the
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill in the
House today was closed several hours be-
fore the time agreed upon and the bill
was read for amendment. Seventy-fiye
pages were disposed of, the only impor-
tan: amendment adopted being one provid-
ing for an initial approx ration OF $780,
OOo for the completion of the capitol
building to the original design.
Mr.. Cambell. of Kansas, and Mr.. Will
li2ms, of Illinois, were the principal
sp akers today. the former defending the
protective tariff policy OF the krpublican
petty and the latter dencunclng the Re
pullicans for failing to investigate the
Pestoffice Department.
Mr. Williams declared the failure OF the
Republicans to investigate the Postoffice
Der artment has made the public scan
dals OF this administration a very impor
tar. issue In the next campaign"
Nc one. he said. could read the report
of the robbery and larceny in the Post
Office Department and the reckless and
notorious methods with which they had
been allowed to continue without liking
some responsibility on the head OF that
department. When, he said, we see .--ese
serious charges against the Poatoffce
Department, the general land office and
the Indian Bureau, with the Republican
party on guard ''at every door that leads
into these chambers of public plunder,"
admittance to the peoples rep
fcsentatives, who want an investigation.
What conclusion" he inquired, ''can the
people come to except that you are afraid
an investigation will uncover new crimes
that will cast more reflections upon the
administration.
Ii, said Air. Williams, he had to select
an issue upon which all Democrats could
unite, he would say Roosevelt must be
He referred to the character
ization of Mr.. Roosevelt before he became
President 'as the trust buster" but, he
said, since he came into power all his in
dictments against the trusts were at once
turned into apologies. The trusts long
since" he declared amid Democratic
laughter, "haYa learned what a harmless
7g;tator he is
LpkAy4Ba9Jfrorn:
He said that one of the greatest jokes
on the public was perpetrated when the
was made that Theodore
Roosevelt was to be the antitrust candi-
Gate in 1904" 1t was no longer secret
he asserted, that the business interests
of the country, including many who sup
rtrted Mckinley do not regard President
Roosevelt as a safe man. BY many, he
said, his administration was looked upon
as continuing experiment entirely too
too thestrical for the business interests
of the country without sufficient time be
tween acts TO allow the people breath
iEg spell
Hc further attacked Mr.. Roosevelt
when Re said there were many incidents
in his administration which justify the
that con some strenuous oc-
easion he is liable to go off too sud- daniy
ard too inconsiderately in some OF the
graver affairs Of The government
TIE House adjourned until tomorrow.