Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-19
IN THE HOUSE.
Speaker Cannon, Defended BY Mouser
Hull Attacks Republican Party.

Washington, March 1S.-The political
speeches curing the present session Of
Congress weer referred to today in
speech in the House of Representatives
by Mr.. MouSer of Ohio. AS result
of the Democratic speeches, he said, no
one had been convicted nor had any one
been converted. He spoke particular
ly of Ollie James of Kentucky, who, he
said, was the chief promoter of Mr.
Bryan's candidacy. Bryan was nota-
BILE character he declared. He had
great respect for his oratory. Repub-
lioan laughter and Democratic applause
greeted his utterances that he did not
believe there was man in the United
States who possesses the same ability
in that line. HE has faculty of run
ming for cffice," Mouser continued, amid
Republican laughter, land he has 4
faculty for being defeated every time
he runs" There We're, he said thou
sands VINO had studied This charac-
ter" who would go to the polls, prompt
y and soberly and vote for the Republic
can candidate for President.
Mouser insisted that he did not in
tend to nominate q Presidential candi-
date, but he said: Living in Ohio
have full faith and confidence that
the great Republican convention at
Chicago, with an almost united voice,
will place in nomination the man who
is pledged to carry out Theodore Roose-
velt's policies and who will be the next
President of the United States.
The currency question was discussed by
Mr.. Hardy of Texas. He announced that
he was opposed to the Aldrich bill and
to the Fowler bill as well, except inso-
far as the latter measure provided for
the guaranteeing of deposits. He hoped
the present session would not end with
out incorporation Of that feature into
law.
Drunk with power, the Republican
party has become inert and inefficient,
corrupt and servile. 1t has achieved its
manifest destiny. 1t has neither reformed
nor economical. 1t failed to look at the
sgnboards and ran the car of prosperity
onto commercial turntable''
In these words Mr.. Hull Of Tennessee
expressed his opinion of the Republican
party. Having thus prescribed he said,
our Republican friends should cheerful
ly take the dose of their own medicine,
however bitter. that inevitably awaits
tuelli dt the pOliS III NONtInDtI next
Mr.. Hull arraigned the Republicans for
failing to provide remedial legislation
that the country was demanding.
Mr.. Hull asserted that he was not one
Of those Democrats who thought Mr..
Bryan should place Mr. Roosevelt in NOM
ination for President Although the
President had deemed it wise to embrace
certain Democratic doctrines he had not
committed the Republican party to them
but instead referred to them as my pol
icies." He was not so sure but that
this controversy between the President
and swollen wealth is not a mere love
quarrel possible of early reconciliation"
While the President had done many adj
| mirable things, said Hull, at the same
| time he had contributed more than all
other influences of the past and present
generation to the creation of a line Of
vicious and evil presidents that would be
a lasting curse to the worst despotism in
the world
| He charged that the Presidents con-
tempt for plain mandates Of the Consti-
tuition had become proverbial. Democra-
cy. he said, registered loud protest
against such fragrant executive usurpa-
'ioh -"i HUI cohtehueu THAT Lie INepup-
lican party had not led sinless life. ut
has debauched the public conscience" he
said, land established a government of
arbitrary power for one of clearly defined,
limited power. under which the rights
and liberties of the people might find pro-
lection. 1t has no fixed doctrines except
the protective tariff, and only a spirit of
brigandage and commercialism binds 1t
to these" What was orthodox today,
said he. was blasphenly tomorrow. and
he asserted that whether the Republicans
nominated a radical or conservative for