The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-03
AGAIN THE MAIL
SUBSIDY GRAB
Section Retained in the
Postoffice Bill.
A BREEZY DISCUSSION
Baker of New York Creates Sensa.
ton BY Declaring That the Giving
of Subsidies is the Way to Kill
the Democratic
Party.
fpv Associated Press. )

Washington Feb. 2.--The Postofflce
Appropriation bill was still under con-
sideration when the House adjourned
today. There was a renewal of yes
terday's discussion over special mail
facilities on trunk lines, the provision
finally being retained in the bill. a
mild sensation was created by Nj.
Baker. of New York, who said that
the voting of mail subsidies was the
way TO Kill the Democratic party. Mr..
Baker denounced certain members ot
his party for having foisted Judge
Parker upon them as their candluse.e
tor President. saying that, his cafldl-
daCy had been initiated and manipu-
lated by monopolists. Mr.. Baker said
the Republican party was showing to-
day the shrewdest politics it ever
showed. "It is he said amid storm
of Republican applause, giving
rope to the Southern Democrats and
they are hanging themselves.
He declared that the only reason
they We're members of The House was
because of the negro question.
Mr.. Baker said that Thomas f. Ryan
went into the Southern States and told
the Democrats that Bryan had pre-
vented the Democratic party from VIM
y
Come with us and we will deliver
the goods Other monopolists of the
Democratic party sang the same siren
ong and the Southern Democrats list
encd and became responsible for the
results of the last election.
do you mean to denounce Judge
Parker as a. monopolist?" asked Mr..
Pou (N. Co.
Il say responded Mr.. Baker, that
TtlS Scrq tlxa aaYl iaf fa6
and manipulated by monopolists''
The proposition for special mail
facilities from Washington to Atlanta
and New Orleans was warmly support
ed by Mr.. Bankhead (Ala.) who con-
tended that the phenomenal develop
ment of the South was attributable in
large part to that provision of law.
Quite the contrary view, however, was
taken by Mr.. Gaines (Tenn.) who
charged that the people were paying
the fiddler while the railroads were
doing the dancing. In his opinion it
was a subsidy and beside was not
needed.
In supporting the provision Mr..
Richardson (Ala.) took issue with the
statement Of Mr.. Moon (Tenn.) made
yesterday that it was Southern Rail-
way subsidy Democrats who wanted
special mail facilities and inquired of
Mr.. Moon if he by implication charged
that those favOring the ideal did SO
because il was II gift to the Southern
Railway Mr.. Moon disdained to an
swer, but instead Welded five minutes
10 Mr.. Hamlin (Mo) who in lenounc-
ing the appropriation said il meant
simply the hurlying of patent medicine
advertisements to the Southern State.
Messrs Norris (Neb.). Finley (S.eC)
and Macon (Ark.) spoke in similar
vein. the former injecting some humor
into the discussion by stating that ii
the Southern Railway was an elemosy-
nary institution the appropriation
might be called philantrophy; if il was
a bankrupt ii might be called charity.
and if it was religious corporation ii
might be called q contribution for mis-
sionary purposes. But, he said, by
whatever nam cit may be called there
was nc necessity for it,
Mr.. Finley objected TO the item
because other roads We're not granted
similar appropriations and because
he said the service was a hndrance
10 the general distribution of the
Southern mail.
On being put to a vote the motion
of Mr.. Norris to strike out the pro-
vision was defeated, Il to lis.
Mr.. Payne IN. W discussing trade
with Cuba. said in answer to Mr.. i'm
ley (S. C.l that all reciprocity treaties
We're not bad, but he would say they
all had been jug handled.
The House adjourned until tomor-
row.