The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-29

Washington, May 24.-Well filled
galleries and a large membership on
the floor, listened with great attention
today in the house of representatives
to TWO leaders Of opposite schools Of
politics, Representative Charles A.
Towne, of New York. and Representa-
tive John Dalzell, of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Towne was in splendid voice,
and the democrats applauded him 20
the echo. His structures on the prosi-
den were received with continued
hand-clapping on the democratic SIDE,
and when he read the president out of
the democratic party. the minority
again applauded.
Mr.. Dalzell, who followed Mr.. Towne,
spoke of letting well enough Alone
his speech being enthusiastically ap.
plauded by the republicans.
Nothing of a legislative character
was accomplished by the house, the
day being given over to oratory.
Mr.. Towne, when he ROSE to address
the house under general debate on the
diplomatic bill, was accorded an ova-
ton a number Of republicans joining
with the democrats in giving him a
friendly welcome.
He quoted from ROOsevelt's Life Of
Benton to show that the president
was out Of tune with his party as the
party was sometimes out Of tune with
itself.
In R~ooosevelt's Life OF Benton, |
think in the old first edition." said
Mr. Towne, you will find the follow
ing: Political economists have pref
ty generally agreed that protection is
vicious in theory, and harmful in prac-
tice. But if a majority Of the people
in interest wish it, and it affects only
themselves, there is no earthly rea-
son why they should not be allowed
to try the experiment to their hearts
content" The democrats rose to the
speaker when he finished the reading
Of the excerpt from b presidents
work.
Mr.. Towne then read anextract from
the speech of the president accepting
the nomination July q. 1904, wherein
Mr.. Roosevelt said:
1udL whenever the uoSU ARISES
There should be a readjustment of the
tariff schedules is u~ndoubted, but such
change car with safety be made only
by those whose devotion to the p-in-
ciples of high protective tariff is be-
yOnd question"
Having concluding the reading, Mr..
Towne said:
Il refrain at present from produc-
inc tho daddy noroJ1ol 0n1nnnnc from,
the same high source They can be
produced | believe on any subject he
ever gave expression to, including the
rate bill" (Great %applause.)
I'm the last campaign" he contin-
ned, lit was admitted in many places
in this country that the accusations
brought against the republican party
of completely and partnership with
these great economic forces that today
prevail in the civilized world were true.
Republicans in many places admitted
it. There were a great many thou
sand democrats in the country who be-
lieved. whether rightly or not. that
the democratic candidate was largely
sponsored by and represented the class
as to which the masses of the demo-
cratic party charged that the republic
car party was in partnership with,
Thousands of republicans, therefore,
who would otherwise have voted
against the party, voted for Roosevelt
and thousands of democrats voted for
him. When he came into Office he had
the sanction of the populace that no
electie magistrate in the history Ct
the world has had. It gave him a
chance to recognize that the vote of
the people was in the nature Of q
plebescite. as a vote of public conf
dence, substituting him in that sense
as a direct popular representative in
stead of the ordinary representative
legislative body. In that attitude he
could and did choose his allies to
carry out ideas of legislation that ne
entertained. In the senate these conf
binations were made with some repu5-
Iicans and many democrats and We are
informed on the record that there was
at one, time arrived at an arrange
ment by which AZ or so votes, enough
to pass the law, were assured to the
president upon the basis Of an amend
ment to the rate provision of the So
called Hepburn law, providing for a
restricted court review and for a sus-
ension of interlocutory Injunction.
In "a hours after that agreement
was reached. without notice to his al
lies, even to his ally in his own cabi-
net. the attorney general, the settle
ment of the arrangement, which is now
known to be eminently satisfactory Il
the senator from Rhode Island. had