The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-06
With Com plants and
Champions Cause Of
All Grievances.
ROOSEVELT HAS
PEOPLES HEARTS
Majority Leader Asserts Thai
Presidei,t Holds Warmer Place
in Hearts Of Nation Than
Any Man Has Ever
Done-Beveridge on
Tariff Commission.

WASHINGTON. February 5.-The
political debate which has been on IN
the House under the order OF general
debate on the Indian appropriation bill
for several days, was resumed to-day.
Serene Payne. OF New York, the ma
jority leader. directed his remarks to
the Democrats, and remarked rhat
their political speeches were but in
pursuance OF their course each winter
and spring preceding election. With
renewed exuberance OF spirit" he said.
with prophetic sight during this
season OF the year they carry the next
election. inaugurate their candidate
and divide up the offices. We hold our
election In November, and we VIII be
there next November"
Mr.. Payne referred to the address or
MIR Cochran. on Monday. and said the
latter had added to the quadrennial
1olification and to the gaiety OF the
occasion by claiming for the Democrats
every desirable piece of Legislation. He
devoted much attention to Mr.. Bryan.
and said that "the peerless leader
was wandering UP and down the coun-
try accusing Theodore Roosevelt OF
grand or petit larceny sin purloinins
his ideas" He declared that Mr.. Bryan
had written the last three Democratic
platforms, except the one that Judge
Parker amended with his famous tele-
gram
Hear. Complaints and Grievances.
Mr.. Payne declared that Mr.. Bryan
for four years had been going among
the dwellers and caves OF Abduilam
hearing every mans complaint and
every mans grievance, and" he added,
.where there are votes behind the com
paint and votes behind the grievance
he Immediately champions the mans
cause. and when he comes to write the
platform he follows the precedent of.
the Democratic party for the last nifty
years by putting into the platform
something to try to catch the votes OF
the unwary voter. not with regard 70
naed principles, but merely as bid
thrown out He sometimes hits upon
q good thing and puts It in his plat.
forns but. he said, when: anybody
else with tho sarsie means OF Infcrnla-
tion and knowledge takes the Idea and
vivit1es 1t into law and puts it on the
statute books. Mr. Bryan places HIM
self among that grand army OF men
Ing II told you So" Mr.. Bryan. he said.
goes around the country indorsing
Roosevelt. so far as he goes" and then
adds. in order to- dilute the indorse-
nient. -he Is doing just what would
have DONE" and "our friends, the
Democrats get excited about it,
People Fond OF Roosevelt.
Mr.. Payne asserted that Mr.. Cochran
had eulogized the President on his late
message. a feeling of agitation at
once was created, he said. as to
whether their Endorsement OF the Persi-
dent would. not hurt the Democrats
at the next election. Mr.. Williams.
therefore he charged. had called a
halt In the enthusiasm. by euIogizins
only certain things in the MESA 81.
and condemning many others. '.Theo-
dore Roosevelt" continued Mr.. Payne.
has warmer place In the hearts OF
the American people, the hearts of the
plain men. the hearts of the intelligent
citizens, the hearts of the righteous
citizens of this country than has ever
been occupied by any public man In
the country" (Prolonged Republican
applause.)
Mr.. Payne said he hoped that be-
fore the close of the session bill
would be passed modifying the en-
ployers' liability act. He thought the
Aldrich bill. with some few additions,