The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-14

Both made long, speeches, in which
Mr. Williams leadership was assailed
from many points.
Lamar opens Up.
| When Mr.. Lamar was recognized he
| reverted to the question OF committee
appointments he had referred TO on
Monday.
Mr.. Williams, the minority leader. at
once left his seat and took up q place
near Mr.. Lamar Speaking of The lead
! ership of Mr.. Williams. Mr.. lamar said
he would recognize him as the party
! leader, but not personally until he re-
! ieves me of an unjust charge on his
part"
He stated that he did not agree with
Mr.. Williams that Republicans would
enjoy personalities between Democrats.
| Emphasizing this he referred TO the
personal debate of last session between
! Mr. Sullivan of Massachusetts and Mr..
Hearst of New York. At that time he
charged, the minority leader had made
no objection TO the procedure.
Refers to Last Congress.
Mr.. Lamar reverted to the great i'm
/ portance OF railroad rate legislation
| and reviewed the action Of the house
at the last session. which included vOt-
ms ACNii tue ACdAEN Dilts DiOAOStu bN
| the minority The Davey II he said
had first been adopted by Democrat
ic caucus The minority leader, he said,
was forced 10 amend the DaVey bill
( on the floor of the house or see il go
out TO the country in an imoerfect con-
/ ditiOn. If the caucus was binding then
he challenged the minority leader 10
/ deny the fact that no one could have
! amended it. He conceded that the mi
! nority leader should have power TO
make committee removals as well as
/ appointments, but he must exercise
that power in the face of moral obli-
cation and reasonableness.
His Character Aspersed.
AIR. Lamar concluded with the state
ment that be considered his removal
lrom the commerce committee an act
; absolutely untenahle and an aspeTsion
/ upon his private character
AR. Lamar said it had gone to the
. country through the press that the mi
10 ty leader would not tolerate fol-
3 lowers of Hearst. He admitted that
/ ON Monday he was in The heat of an
. ger ana dad that he had been stopped
/ However, his eUsOnIl friendship for
: Mr.. Williams had ceased.
Mr.. Williams Replies.
Nj Williams was at once recognized
I 10 reply. Il am he said. about 10
perform a Very unpleasant duty, and
one as to the wisdom of which / have
serious doubts. The gentleman takes
himself TOO seriously. tie thinks he
can make a national issue out of
committee assignment but he can't
do it. He thinks ne was removed. but
! he was not. There was no commit
/ Tee"
Nh Williams asked if he would have
/ been lacking in moral courage in every
: essential of floor leader Il he had
made up minorii- membership of the
! commences committee, which would
/ have been divided four 10 two on the
/ question of railroad rates
/ My brother would have gone off that
/ committee under similar circum-
stances" and hc added that if the
! Hearst bin Ieoc we'd the minority sup
/ port in committee he would have sup
ported it in caucus
! No Love for Hearst.
I The conversion to the Heart bin he
{ iikcned To the conversion of Saul on
his Wav to Damascus. Il was inspired.
/ he declared. Applause followed Mr..
/ Williams when he said he had not al
lowed personalities to influence his
/ transaction of public business. He re-
/ ferred 10 the committee appointments
of Mir. HearSt-labOr and irrigation Of
arid land and admitted he did not love
/ Mr.. Hearst.
Why should ] love millionaire
/ who owns many newspapers which he
/ seems to be devoting 10 tearing me
down. he asked.
/ Mr.. Lamar at once asked for recog-
milton. as did Mr. Shackleford. Mr.
| Lamar was recognized. He spoke with
/ feeling and charged that the minority
] leader had called tho rate bill caucus
( of the last session because he was an
/ cry at being turned down by his coll
! leagues on the Miles amendment TT
/ was not caucus, if was a goldbrick,"
I he said
| Mr.. Williams interrupted 10 caution
/ AIR. Lamar and Ito prevent unpleasant
things from happening" adding that
'the gentleman is not permitted To use
insulting language Oh the door Of this
house"
shsokIeford commends Hearst.
Mr. Lamar referred TO Il letter of
criticism of Mr Hearst by Mr. Will
Z liams. The latter denied the criticism.
During this denial Mr.. Shackleford
| commended Mr.. Hearst personally and
! for his rate bill. tie said he was glad
TO see that President Roosevelt in his
meSSaS rad come around 10 the
Hearst bill. THE word of one Mis-
somi Democrat IS equal To that of two
/ leaders. was d retort of Mr. Shackle-
ford tn ii statement Of Mr. Williams
denying the use of certain language at
the st. Louis convention Ia Missouri |
We have raised the cry down with the
| BOSSES declared Mr.. Shackleford who
insisted that the wishes OF his con-
s~iuents We're much more TO him than
the leadership of Mr.. Williams
Continuing his denunciatiOn Of
bosses. Mr.. Shackleford said it was the
McCalls and McCurdys who prevented
the election OF W j. Bryan as presi-
dent, and that II, II. Rogers and J. /
Pierpont Morgan would be delighted TO
have the Democracy OF the country
under TIE control OF one boss.
Mr.. Williams Parting Shot.
Mr. Williams said he mad enough 'and
did not desire TO reply. The past had
gone. He looked 10 the future. and be-
lieved that this year there would be
found six Democrats on a committee