The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-25

said. and shall not examine the ques-
tion OF veracity between high executive
officer, and principally the. President OF
the United States and other honorable
and reputable gentlemen, II is enough
TO say that 1t is exceedingly unfortunate
that this particular executive has the
misfortune to raise the question OF
acter he has come in contact with dur
ing his administration"
Docs the gentleman mean to let that
Payne. Does the gentleman mean to
make such broad statement as that and
to say that nearly every. said Mr..
Payne.
Incomplete Returns.
No" intcrposed Mr Towne, II will
say that very great many returns are
I'm the last campaign" continued Ny.
Towne, ut was admitted IN many places
In this country that tho accusation
brought against the Republican party of
completely and partnership with these
great economic forces that today prevail
in the civilized world were true. Republi
cans In many places admitted 1t.
Got Democratic Votes.
There were a great many Democrats
rightly or not. that the Democratic candi-
date was largely sponsored by and repre-
scented the class as to which the
partnership with. Thousands Of Repubii-
cans. therefore, who would otherwise
have voted against their party, voted
for Roosevelt. and thousands of Demo-
Gratis voted for him, too. When he came
into Office he had prominence that no
elective magistrate In the history OF the
world has had.
Charges Combinations
"1n the Senate OF the United States
combina tlous were made with some Re-
L, 1t.a.V md DsF,n
are informed on tho record, and Ii Is
seldom challenged by the other side, and
which l believe Ia the truth, there was
at ono time arrived at an arrange
ment by which iorty-seven or nifty votes
enough to pass the law. were assured to
the President upon the basis Of an amend
called Hepburn law, providing for a re-
strlcted court review and for suspen-
zion OF interlocutory injunction.
Democrats Turned Down.
within twenty-four hours after that
agreement was reached. without notice to
his allies, even to his ally in his own
Cabinet, the Attorney-General. the settle
to be emnently satisfactory to the Sena-
tor from Rhode Island, whose Opposition
| to the President has been one OF tho chief
glories of the President in the estimation
OF his chief admirers in the country.
had triumphed. The Democrats were
thrown out This vauntedly nom
partisan rate legislation became a parti-
san Republican bill as far as they
could make 1t one. and the President OF
tho United States. shorn of his barbaric
Oriental power like another Caractacus,
manacled and humbled. followed the
chariot OF the Duke OF Rhode Island.
Fight Is on Now.
What is one of the results? Hence
forth our fight is against the Republican
party and its iniquity. and Roosevelt is
out of the way. He has repudiated his
Democratic allies and he is now bound
hand and foot to the coterie at the other
end OF the capitol that dominates the Re-
publican policies in that body, and he
can never again act independently OF his
party. having abdlcated formally and
submitted himself to the party yoke
The Democrats crowded about the
speaker as he concluded, shaking his
hands.