Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-01-25
BRYAN HOPE OF PARTY
Congressman Hitchcock Defends
Nebraskan In House.
LOYALTY SUPPORTED PARKER
ShackeIford Protests Against One Man
Power In Debate on Urgent Deficien-
cy Bill and Says Speaker Cannon ls
Champion of Autocracy.

Washington, Jan. 25.--When the ur.
gent deficiency appropriation bill was
under consideration in the house Mr..
Hitchcock Dem., Neb) delivered po-
litical speech in which he attacked
certain statistics of General G. III.
Grosvenor of Ohio regarding the polit-
ical outlook. His remarks We're de-
voted mainly to plea for William J.
Bryan for president. He spoke Of the
candidacy of Judge Parker and said
that it was not d case in which his
personal strength was put to test.
His weakness was" he said, 1.-The
weakness of the reactiOnary - the
weakness of the general who was
leading toward the rear and not to-
ward the front"
In order to hurt Mr.. Bryan his enc
mics had used letter written before
Judge Parkers nomination, but no one
pretended that Mr.. Bryan had not
loyalty supported Judge Parker. Bry-
an had received 10000 more votes in
Ohio in 1900 than Parker received in
1904 notwithstanding Bryan had as
his opponent the popular Ohio presi-
dent, William Mckinley, and added
that while Judge Parker was New
Yorker he polled only about the same
vote in New York that Bryan polled.
There seems" he said. ito be
systematic conspiracy in high places
among Republicans posing sometimes
as the friends of the Democratic party
to misrepresent and distort the facts
regarding Mr.. Bryan's attitude toward
Judge Parker. Organism instead of
being the bane of the Democratic par
ty is its strength for the present and
hope for the future"
Mr.. Hitchcock became involved in an
animated discussion with General Kei-
fer Rep., o. as to the accuracy of the
figures of General Grosvenor. Ollie
James Dem., KY interrupted with
the statement that he had seen it
charged that Senator Foraker said that
President Roosevelt was ''prosttuting
the selection Of officials under the fed
eral government for the purpose Of
heating him out Of Ohio and giving it
TO Taft. Is that true or false" .-.,. ,
General keifer's response was that
he was not responsible for all that was
said in the newspapers. Continuing,
General kelfer expressed surprise over
the circumstance that the Democratic
members applauded mention of the
fact that in two campaigns Of Mr..
Bryan he ran ahead Of Judge Parker.
whom he referred to as ''the poor old
Judge"
The reading by Mr.. Ansberry Dem..
o. of extracts from the last Republic
an platform on the money question
provoked loud applause. which was
only interrupted by demand from
Mr.. Mann rep. ILL., that he read from
the Democratic platform on the same
subject. The suggestion. however. was
not needed.
Mr. Shackelford dem. No. attacked
the power Of the speaker. lie said
Speaker Cannon was the "ablest. bold
est champion Of autocracy this age has
produced" and asserted that the speak
er exercised IA greater despotism than
exists in any monarchy in Europe"
Speaker Cannon At this juncture en-
tered the chamber and. amid Republic
an applause, took seat In front Of
Mr.. ShackelfOrd. who asserted that be-
fore any bill could pass you must
bend your noble bodies forward in
proper pose, fold your hands and say.
% Lord. Uncle Joe. thy will be done
and not mine"
He challenged Speaker Cannon TO
rise in his place. not rs speaker. but |
as member Of the Illinois delegation. |
and tell us how and when II was he |
shouldered the responsibility for the |
legislation that was 10 be here enacted !
by simply becoming moderator Of this
assembly
Sneaker TaHuon laughed