Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-02-08
BAKER KNOCKS
JUDGE PARKER
SAYS MoNoPoLlEs FolsTE0 HIM
ON PARTY.
CLAIMS SOUTH WAS FOOLED
Erratic New York Member, now Serv-
ing His Last Days in Congress,
Scorns His Fellow Democrats for
Following False Leaders-Senate
Discusses Free Seeds.

Washington, Feb. 3-The postoffice
Appropriation bill was still under CON
sideration when the house adjourned
yesterday. The provision for special
mail facilities on trunk lines was re
tanned in the bill A mild sensation
was created by Mr.. Baker of New
York. who said the voting of mail sub
sides was the way to kill the demo-
cratic party He denounced certain
members of his party for having foist-
ed Judge Parker on them as their can
didate for president, saying that his
candidacy haa Heen Initiated and man.
ipulated by monopolsts.
The motion by Mr.. Norris of Ne
braska to strike out the provision for
special facilities was defeated. n to
115. Mr. Baker, democrat of New
York demanded tellers. He could
muster only ten supporters. among
them Mr. Williams of Mississippi, the
minority leader. Finding that telIers
had been refused, Mr. Baker, shaking
his fist at those democrats who had
not voted with him, and raising his
NOiNt ~ bilN L4is~LAN2L b4ANIl. SAANdLIN.
THAT is the way to kill the demo
cratic party"
His utterance provoked laughter. He
attacked the democratic party and
Judge Parker, its candidate last year.
He said the republican party was
showing today the shrewdest politics
it ever showed 1T is" he said amid
a storm of republican applause, "giv-
ing rope TO the southern democrats
and they are hanging themselves" He
declared the only reason southern
demoC ats were members of the house
was because of the negro question.
Referring to Judge Parker, Mr. Baker
spoke of him as having been foisted
on the party by men like those who
supported this sui sidy He said that
Thomas F. Ryan went into southern
states and told the democrats that
Bryan had prevented the democratic
party from winning for eight years,
saying come with us and we will de-
liver the goods" Other monopolists Of
the democratic party sang the same
sing-song and the southern democrats
listened and became responsible for
the result of the last election
DO yor mean to denouuce Judge
Parker as a monopolist?" asked Mr.
Pou of New York
81 say" responded Mr. Baker that
! Judge Parker's candidacy was initial
ed and manipulated by monopolists."
Mr. Baker is looked upon as an err
ratio and sensationally Inclined mem
| Der He was defeated at the last
/ election and will retire March 4.
Senate Debates seeds.
The senate spent much of the day
| discussing the distribution Of ord-
nary farm and garden seeds by ;ne
agricultural department. the agricul
tural appropriation bin being under
consideration An attack on the seed
distribution custom was made by Sen
ator Lodge He and those who stood
with him contended that the seeds
were Of common varieties to be bought
of dealers everywhere and urged that
only rare varieties should be supplied
/ free Their opponents contended that
work of the department. Senator
Pettus, the venerable Alabama senator,
stood with the latter class and ap-
pealed to his fellow youthful sena-
tors net to forget the days when they
enjoyed the violets that grew in the
flower box on the front porch.
Wark Spanish War Fields.
General S. B. NJ Young and Col
Webb Hayes called on the president.
They viii start for Cuba in a few
days. ACCOMPANIED by Col Arthur J..
Warner, to mark the principal points
where the dghting occurred between
the Americans and Spaniards. They
90 as a committee from the Society Of
Santiago appointed for that purpose
A number of old cannon furnished by
the Cuban government will be used for
the present to mark the spots, to be
replaced later by enduring tablets.
Dinner for Supreme Court.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt enter