The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-30
ROOSEVELT is
REGARDED UNSAFE
So Points Out a Democratic
Congressman in a Speech
on Trusts.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 20
For the want of speakers, general de-
bate on the sundry civil appropriation
bill in the house today was closed sew
eral hours before the \. time agreed on
and the bill was read for amendment.
The only important amendment adopt
ed was one providing for an initial
appropriation of 100000 for the COM
pletion of the capitol building accord
ing to the original design.
Mr.. Campbell lKan.9 and r. VIII
Hams Gil. Were the principal speakers
today. the former defending the pro-
tective tariff policy of the Republican
party and the latter denouncing the
Republicans for failing to investigate
the postoffice department. Mr.. Will
liams said that the scandals In that
department will become an important
issue in the coming campaign He ar
raigned President Roosevelt and At
torney General Knox, regarding the
trusts. Before he came into office the
president, he said, was recognized as
a trust buster,p but since then all
his indictments against the trusts were
at once turned into apologies. He said
tator," and declared him to be an I'M
safe man.
To "Stand Pat" Is Safe.
Mr.. Williams referred to the North
ern Securities decision, and said the
president and attorney general had
been exchanging congratulations upon
the decision and the attorney general
had rushed into print to assure the
other trusts of the. country that they
need not be alarmed and were in no
danger, $50 long as they stood pat on
the Republican party"
If the Republicans were in earnest
in prosecuting trusts, he said. they
should go on with them, while the
court is with, you and the people are
with you, and If the law Is not with
you, amend the law before congress
adjourns and every Democrat will re-
main here to vote for your amend
ment" Under, the puny prosecutions
of trusts, he said. only $4,000 of the
large amount appropriated had been
expended. 20.
It was no longer, a secret, he assert
ed, that the business interests Of the
country, including, many who support
ed Mckinley, do not regard president
Roosevelt as a safe man. BY many,
he said, his administration was looked
upon as cOHtlEulIlS CAPOA hiiSAS SA-
tirely too theatrical for the business
interests of the country without suff1-
cient time between acts to allow the
people a breathing spell.
He further attacked Mr.. Roosevelt
when he said there were many Incl
dents in his administration which JUS
tify the apprehension that ION some
strenuous occasion he Is liable to go
off too suddenly and too incensiderate-
ly in some of the graver affairs Of the
government"
Nelson Has an Artistic Idea.
The bill authorizing the erection of
an additional executive department
building in Washington today was
again the subject of debate in the SEN
ate, but remains Enacted upon. Sena-
tors divided largely on the question
of location, but there also was talk as
to the necessity of better Office accom-
modations for the senate and the SUI
preme court.
Mr.. Nelson took exception to prop
osition to locate future public build
ings south of Pennsylvania avenue,
saying that originally that section was
a swamp and is now made" ground.
He was favorable to the purchase of
the ground, but he would have 1t turn
ed into public mall
There was renewed effort to pass
the bill prohibiting the misbranding of
salmon, but, owing, to the opposition of
senators who hold that the bill Is call
culated to interfere with the rights of
Individual states under the guise of
an effort to control interstate COM
merce, a vote was not reached.