Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-05
LEADER WILLIAM; DEFINED POLICY
Using the Las, Message of prcsIdcn,
Roosevelt as Tex, MIR. Willams
Made Strong Political Speech in
House of Reprosentatives-raria
and Other Issues Set Forth.
10y Associated prcss)

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Feb. r.
Taking for his text The Presidents
recent message. Representative John
Sharp Williams, OF Mississippi, ut the
opening Of tho House session today,
said he disagreed with Mr. Hcpburn's
statement of yesterday that the mcs-
sage met with the approval Of tho
entire American people
Indeed" hn snld, there are things
in 1t sensational rederalstic and
dangerous 10 the American republic"
Mr.. Hepburn he declared. had
threatened the big" four of the House
tho speaker and Mcssrs Reed.
Payne. DalzclI and sherman. when he
assorted that the House would pass
the remedial legislation the President
had recommended. He hoped to soc
The standard of rebellion raised by
Mr.. Hepburn aud he said he hoped to
SOC zomc OF the things spoken OF In
the inesYage epn0ted into law. He
was not Il hero worshiper and there
fore he would consider the message
without any regard 10 the Hon.
Theodore Roosevelt" from whom the
message emaDnted.
AS 10 the corporations. Mr.. Williams
declared they would never be properly
upon the flesh and blood from whose
acts the violations take place
/ He referred 10 Paul Morton. former
! secretary OF the navy and asked:
Did he get out of ,hc cabinet 10 20 10
= prison after Il confession OF 4 long
continued violation OF these worry
laws?"
no he said. but instead he jump
ed INFO Il lucrative position IN private
I life. with Il letter OF recommendation
from the President OF the Unietd
, States"
4 Mir Williams insisted that Il cor
poration as such could not commit q
crime and therefore he advocated
Furnishing the responsible heads of the
| corporations.
Punish one" he said. "and you Will
not have 10 punish any more"
| What Democrats VIII Fight For.
Mr. Williams served notice that The
Democratic party is going 10 insist
on legislation to accomplish the fol-
the names and postofllccs of all per
sons contributing to campaign funds
Five days notice to the opposite
party before a writ or Injunction in
volving property rights can he suet
out.
1 The right OF any one charged Wit
Il contempt of court committed out
side the view of The court, 10 be triet
before neutral Judge.
The election of United States Sena
tors by the people.
The enforcement Of collections I'M
der the income tax laws.
Investigation of the so-called white
paper trust.
Restraint OF over capitalization o
combinations.
Amendments OF the interstate com
merec act so as To further do awa'
with destructive methods OF crush
ing competition.
Further. lie said he earnestly hop
ed tho Republicans would not prs
vent the enactment Of laws to adml
free of duty all ship construction ma
tcrial
To remove duties from goods car
iried in American bottoms bctwecl
the United States and its insuiar pos
sessions.
To reconvenc the joint high com
mission for tic purpose of further
ling reciprocity between the Unite'
states ana Canada.
To put into operation the terms %
President McKinlcy's proposed re-
ciprocity between this country am
France, and minimum tariff 5chcd-
lulc.
| To admit coal frcc OF duty.
/ TO reduce to 100 per cent. any duty
(, excessive OF that,
To reduce the duties on hides as t.
cut by one half the present profits OF
certain leather goods,
| To reduce the duty On watches L
Is per cent.
To admit free OF duty tic proinct
of those American nations whos'
ports admit tree our brcadstuffs. otho
necessities of life, structural mater
ial implements, e;c.
| TO establish the independence o