The San Francisco call., 1905-02-03
PARKER SCORED
IN The HOUSE
Baker of New York Says
the Jurist Was the Candi-
date Of the Corporations
SEES DOOM OF PARTY
Negro Question, He Asserts,
Alone Prevents the Disrup-
tlon of the Democracy

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2.-The post
Office appropriation bill was still under
consideration when the House ad-
5ourned to-day. A provision for special
mail facilities on trunk lines was re-
tsined in the bill. a mild sensation was
created by Baker of New York, who
said that the voting Of mail subsidies
was the way to kill the Democratic
party. Baker denounced certain mem
bers OF the party for having foisted
Judge Parker on them as their candi-
date for President, saying that his can
oidacy had been initiated and manipu-
lated by monopolists.
Overstreet Of Indiana in closing the
debate declared that the man who
voted for the bin on its passage was
compelled to vote for subsidies. because
the bill was fun of them
Gentlemen" he said, cannot AFFORD
20 take umbrage at the word sub
sidy- F"
Then, turning TO Morris of Nebraska,
who yesterday moved to strike out the
provision for special facilities, Over
street reminded him that every rural
free delivery route was q subsidy.
The motion to strike out the provi-
sion was defeated-17 TO la.
He could muster only ten supporters.
among them Williams of Mississippi
the minority leader. Finding that tell
ers had been refused, Baker. shaking
his first at those Democrats who had
not voted with him and raising his
voice to the highest pitch, shouted:
That is the way to Kill the Demo-
cratic party"
His utterance provoked laughter.
Baker attacked the Democratic party
and Judge Parker, its candidate last
year He said the Republican party
was showing to-day the shrewdest poll
tics IL ever showed.
1t is" he said. amid a storm of Re
publican applause. giving rope to the
Southern Democrats and they are
hanging themselves"
He declared that the only reason that
the Democrats were members of the
party was because of the negro ques-
ton. Referring to Judge Parker, Bak-
er spoke Of him as having been foisted
upon the party by men like those who
supported this subsidy.
Baker said that Thomas F. Ryan
went into the Southern States and told
the Democrats that Bryan had prevent
ed the Democratic party winning for
eight years. saying:
Come with us and we will deliver
the goods"
party sang the same sing song, and the
Southern Democrats listened and be-
came responsible for the results of the
last election.
DO you mean to denounce Judge
Parker as a monopolist?' asked Pou of
North Carolina
I say" responded Baker, that
Judge Parker's candidacy was initiated
and manipulated by monopolists."
On a point of order, the provision of
S45, 600 TO be paid TO the Oceanic Steam
ship Company for carrying mails to
Tahiti was stricken out.
After a protracted debate an amend
ment was agreed to allotting S45 600 out
of the appropriation for transporting
foreign mails, for carrying the mails
from San Francisco to Tahiti under
contract
Unanimous consent was refused Will
iams Of Mississippi, the minority lead
er, TO withdraw the minority report on
the bill to regulate freight rates. as
well as to amend the bill presented by
the minority in connection Herewith
so as TO declare private car lines and
refrigerator car lines common carriers,
subject to the provisions Of the inter-
state commerce act