Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-16
Brackets Attempt to
 Dust Depew. DEMOCRATSLOOKON
Told the Republicans That They Must Take Responsibility for the Attempt to Fire Out
 New York Senator.

AiUdIy. Jan. lO-Ine eXpeCCdLlOn
 that Senator Brackets resolution, de
 manding the resignation of United I States Senator Chauncey M. Depew,
 would be the subject of unusual in l terest, if not sensational debate. drew
 a large attendance of spectators and members of the state senate to-day.
 The Brackett resolution came up by
 special order early in the session Af-
 ter the resolution was read, the minor ity leader, Grady, explained the atti-
 tude of the democratic senators, say
 ing that they were in no way respons- ! ible for sending MT Depew to the Uni
 ted States senate and the responsibil- | ity of recalling MT Depew must be on the party that send him there. The democrats would remain passive and
 listen to the debate and individual
 members may then be influenced one
 way or another. Senator Bracket de- livered the following speech in defense of his resolution.
 Senator Brackets resolution was de- feated thirty-fOur to one, Mir Bracket alone supporting it. Senator Arm strong was absent, but he telegraphed that he would vote in the negative if lie were present. The vote followed a big debate in which Senator Brackett occupied one hour and quarter and he scathingly denounced Senators De pew and Platt. Senator Depew was depended particularly by Senators Malby, Cassidy, Raines and Coggesall.
 Senator Bracket declared in open
 ing the debate that he had introduced the resolution in obedience to what he believed to be "the solemn demand of the right thinking people of the state.' He denied that he had the slightest wish to humiliate Senator Depew more than was necessarily implied in any possible resolution of the kind"
 Asserting that there is "a lack of confidence in the senator named which has been caused by recent disclo- sures, Senator Bracket stated tilar the resolution respectfully, and with out denunciatiOn," requested Senator Depew to retire. He denied the asser- ton that 1t was not within the prov
 mce Of the senate to pass a resolution on subject in reference to which it had no authority to enforce acton. He said he was sure that Senator Nal by had spoken truly in opposing the resolution n week ago when he (Afal. by) disclaimed "holding brief'' from Senator Depew. "He exhibited a zeal, said Senator Brackett. "which no paid attorney merely holding brief could ever have for client; a zeal which could not have been born of other than earnest approval of the acts here sought to be condemned"
 Senator Rrackett denounced the in- vocation of the Biblical rule, "Let him that is without sin cast the first stone." He said that might be applica. able in the redress of private wrongs. but never in the performance of a pub | lie duty.
 T want to say to you and to the | people of the state." said Senator Bracket, that until a more righteous conception of public duty shall pre- vail, we are without hope for the fu- ture: that until the great virile man. hood of the state shall stand to rha | proposition that he who offends in the | performance of his public duty must | suffer the punishment meet for his of fense. we can expect little of respec, for law. little of regard for public honor and virtue. and have taken the first long steps toward condoninr crimes of whatever kind.-
 Senator Bracket declared that al- though he had voted for Senator De pew. he had been opposed to the re- election of Mir Depew to the senate because he had believed him unfit for the office and represented unwhole- some forces.