The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-25
Congressman TOwne of New
York Makes Strong Speech
in the House.
TURNS LIMELIGHT
ON THE PRESIDENT
Declares That There Is Reason
for Placing the Democrats
Again in Power.

WASHINGTON. May N-Mr. Towno of
New York, when he arose to address the
House OF Representatives today. under
general debate on tho diplomatic bill. was
accorded On ovation by his associates on
the Democratic side, n number Of Ropub-
llcans Joining In giving him a friendly
welcome. His FIRST sentence. II rise to
mako some observations TO this House
why tho Republican party should be
driven from power and the Democratic
party entrusted with tho reins OF tho
Government" outlined the trend of his
address.
Following closely In the footsteps OF the
speech made by Charles &, Landis or IN
diana yesterday interest centered IN MT
Towne, who was expected to answer the
stand pat speech OF the gentleman
from the Hoosier State.
Mr.. Towne prefaced his remarks by ON
allusion to the speech mado by Mr.
Cushman Washingonlm%ho1m, o1 M he 3en1b aen0mI-
can party-wherein the latter spoke rather
disparaglngly of tho change In Mr.
Towne's politics.
Makes Sharp Answer.
To this Mr., Towne replied that II he had
been content to swallow the prescripupn
would still be in the Republican ranks,
with 1000 Republican majority at his
back And he believed he n,, could have con-
Instead. however. the Republican party
changed its position on tho money ques-
tion between 1888 and 1885. and as he de-
sired to be in a position to champion
honestly his convictions, and as the Re-
publican party had no convictions during
those he got out Of the the
party had made a tactical error In 1895;
when 1t committed itself TO the ratio OF
dextrous in taking advantage of tho af-
firmative position OF tho Democracy.
Principles Unchanged.
Democracy" he said. stands in princi-
pie today where II stood in 1895 We do
not demand free coinage today' why?
Because wo do not need 1t.
Speaking OF the increase In the produc-
:ion of gold. he said. addressing the Re-
publicanss
1896, and even now you do not know what
you have got. This increase OF gold sup
ply saved your faces as well as your Of
hces The people decided not to open the
minte but heaven decided to open tho
mines. 1t was both wiser and kinder than
you ."
ton of the press reports on the speech he
delivered at Kansas City several weeks
ago there was pricking up or cars and
e"These Teporfs were to the effect that
I was to return to Washington for the
purpose of exposing the President OF the
Makes Plain Denial.
He denied that he said he would "ex-
pose" the President. but said he did not
think that was tho proper place to present
the characteristics of the present Chief
Executive. to magnify and personalize
his office and to exercise powers not only
beyond the traditional, but beyond the
legal and constitutional limitations OF that
office.
"There are many things that unfit him
for a tudicious. careful. just and deliber-
ate discharge OF high executive functions.
and under the impression OF which he has
time md again gone beyond the legal
boundaries OF his place"
Mr. Towne promised to Insert IN his re.
marks later IA few OF these instances OF
executive excess. of executive upatlon,
~ nxect,Itiye wandering beyond that wise
and salutary. that legal and constitutional
boundary which the Constitution or his
S!It is not pleasant to examine" he