New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-01
arMOCRATS In A PANIC.
JEFFERSON CAUSES 1T.
;sonnt Speech in Support OF!
The Presidents Policies,
,r,,r, The Tribune Bureau

he Tribune
Lexington. Jan. SL-oo,s' ..n so,'ate to-
WssH--g the Democrats In the senate
'spreso che speech Of Senator Patterson u 80
Gay !" aevered powerful ADDRESS IN - 49,
rsdo, VINO r,,rnorted the policies OF the fies'
ne heariiS 81 as they dictated the sending OF
osnt IN y che Moroccan conference ana MAJ
6elegstes u ..,,,s of affairs in Santo Domingo
tsinins ln' =, senate TO ratify the Domihe""
he sskeo nnealed 10 Congress TO enact a'e
treaty AN rate legislation. With the shlsie
custe ram che philippine Tariff bill, Mr.. fdt-
eSoepno' ,,,oed his support OF all the au-
.erson 49," tas sought TO accomplish Ut ''''0
r,lpistraton has
session. - significance is believed 10 ala
The 0.,o,ir,.orson's public declaration OF MS
70 III u is understood mat announcer D,s
TieNs' so,otor is preparing TO declare -,
cFsu' :, ar,phasis in support OF the Doiiiii,e
win s,.,ough he has not yet detei M
teSH' :, sneak in open or executive =
Ehethef - If the Republican leaders liliS -
IN ihe TIC Of the end of effective
.,nosition 10 the pe"'s' ... ore highly
oppoSore rabid OF the Democrats are '''e
IAe Of Senator Pattersons course
S-So,bing vengeance this evening oe0l"ie
BIC 80, will hold caucus ana re"N ''
u -. from Colorado out OF the pdi.S'
s'i 80 other wild statements But tAeie
-. 70 believe that even II the! 49,
80 70 the extreme of trying 10 o.i'U -
rshsrs of their party by caucus pieuse' ~.
1.eorne will have TO be abandoned oecauSe
- -o,.ssl an extent Of Democratic support
t,- the treaty which me 4eaoers Vi '-e
~ wholly underestimate
10" - a..7a5 as fortunate that the sole adj
,-.-o,,on rolicv 10 which MI Patterson took
.,io, II, mis- speech of to-day is the one
- !, will he impossible 10 make the subject
=. democratic caucus. Opposed as are some
-.hers of the minority to the Philippine DILL
a. TO- The effect Of reducing the tariff, and lot
~. reason II is extremely doubtful! If more
than a dozen Democrats in the Senate can be
found 10 vote against IL
Mr.. PATTERSON'S SPEECH
M Patterson took the position that the basic
,-ohlern in connection with the Algeciras con-
ssrence is commercial He referred TO the TACT
thai the United States had been one OF the
sieners Of the Moroccan treaty Of 1880. ana con-
tended that il wise policy for this country
20 stand for the open door He believed that
there would be no difficulty in avoiding cornpn-
cations with European powers.
Taking I'd the relations OF this country with
ssrto Domingo. Mr. Patterson declared that the
circumstances justified all the steps taken by
the President He said the President had not
transcribed his authority in preserving the
status QUO in that republic: that IL was only
,sh, that he should do that, and that in case
"a ,hs failure OF the treaty nothing would be
los, N santo Domingo, as the money collected
and on deposit in New-York could and woulu
be returned He did not believe that the pro-
oeeding in this case may become harm1ul
prece6ent or a precedent at all, unless under
similar circumstances, when il would be de-
strable to have a precedent. Under conditions
me those prevailing in this case he believed
the acceptance Of an invitation like thai or
President Morales. 10 be entirely jusuhable
H said the DOMINICAN question involved the
Monroe Doctrine. and there was no occasion
for division on party lines on that question.
He confessed TO a very friendly feeling toward
the President. due 10 the record he had made
as statesman and a citizen and as the Chief
Magistrate Of the Republic Much however. as
he liked he President, he felt impelled 10 differ
with him on many questions. Regardless. how
ever. Of these differences, he believed the Presi
dent 10 be honest and patriotic in all things.
Not only had the President done much TO ami
hlate sectional prejudices but he had done many
things to comment him TO the Democrats. Il
doubt he said impressivel:, whether. If the
Democratic party had succeeded in electing its
candidate in 1904, we would fin1 hira striving
as earnestly, as Zeslously and as feariessly in
sustaining The rights Of all the people agai It
those VINO unite 10 Cypress the masses as is the
Present Chief Executive"
ADVOCATES DOMINICAN TREATY.
IT Patterson said all persons agree as to the
WEIGHED condition Of affairs in Santo Domingo.
DIG there could lie no doubt that an appeal for
AeP had been made. Lor that such help had
zen needed. lie spoke Of the threatening atti-
i2cs O. European powers. ana said that the
~ts'y with SaAto Domingo had been negotiated
I" BRING much needed assistance
lie could not agree with Mr. Money that the
bht'd States should LET Santo Domingo alone.
i we abandon il. then either a European
F0"e ".- take possession of the DOMINICAN
revenues or The people Of the island will be left
iale worse than consignment 70 the in
I'M ne sand, and added: rs there no duty
1e'oIEing upon the United States? Can we
.SAs me position that no European power shall
'H'eIieie ana then ourselves do nothing 10 re-
-~'e NE s4tuauOn2" Under the Monroe Doc
N1e european intervention could not be per-
--''e1' and Mr. Patterson said that if occupa-
wi shoold be allowed those who are now
"'e'shhg against the present policy would be
sVund eonoemning such action. He did not
1O1"t mat II was the intention Of the President
.NsIety TO afford succor 10 a weak people and
e tuiy believed that when that had been given
He United States would withdraw and leave