New-York tribune., 1908-02-01
SPECIAL MESSAGE
FROM PRESIDENT.
CONGRESS- GIVES IT Il RE
MARK4BLE RECEPTION.
Greeted scith Ipplause and Cheering
IN House-COmmeRts of ISena-
ators and Representatives..
From The Tribune Bureau J

From The Tribune Bureau
washington. Jan. 31-The President sent Ia
Congress to-day a special message dealing with
legislation affecting labor. corporations ETC. and
replyinc I the criticisms Of his administrations
while he Gwot in scathing terms on the meth
ods and morals OF those who. he declared. had
sought misead the people and poison the
public n1iEd against his policies.
The message net with a remarkable reception
in bolh chambers In the House its reading
was punctuated with applause. and there was
outbuTst OF Cheering at the close. In the
Senate, where applause is not permitted, the
reading was listened TO with the closest attention
h the entire membership, and no sound dis
1urbed the silence broken only by tie voice of
the reading clerk.
No previous commuEica Jon Of President
Roosevelt. striking and even remarkable though
they have all been. has produced SO great an i'm
preston or been heard with such close atten-
lion II is customary in both houses for mem
beTs 10 scan the pages of the printed comics
which are placed on the desks. and then sljp
away 10 cloakroom or committee room while 2
clerk reaGs on il monotonous tones To-day
members remained in their seats. following word
by word as the clerks read. and throughout the
remainder Of the DAY no other subject was dis
cussed.
COMMENT IN THE SENATE
In the Senate the message produced various
impressions A majority of the upper house pro-
ncunced il a remarkably able state paper, caIcu-
lated TO dispel the cloud of doubt and misappre-
hension which has been thrown around the
Roosevelt policies. a minority Of the Republi-
cars resented the message. The Democrats gen
orally pronounced the paper eminentIy satisfac-
tor 10 them, declaring il 10 he good Democratic
doctrine. and Senator Davis of Arkansas.
promptly rose and moved that ten thousand
copies OF the message he printed as a public
document.
II is the best Democratic doctrine that have
ever heard emanating from a Republican
source" said NJ. Davis
The motion was adopted. and without further
comment The message was referred TO the Com
nJtee CT Interstate Commerce.
One prominent Republican declared that the
message would have the effect. even if il was
not 50 designed. Of recalling TO the people pre-
clsely what The Roosevelt policies" are. and
would thus constitute insurmountable OBJ
stacle 10 the nomination Of ''-eactionary'' can
oidste. Others said that while il was an inno-
walton for q President directly 10 strike back
Al Ereat corporation as AIr. Roosevelt dos at
The Standard Oil Trust" it vas refreshing TO
see cne bold enough To DO So and fearless
enough. even on the eye o. a Presidential cleo
toa. 20 single out for unqualified condemnation
such powerful influence.
Some o. the more conseTYati tive Senator's shook
their heads and said. y wish he had not done it;
tlle provocaJion was undoubtedly great but 1
wish he had not done it" \ Few charged that
1he message vas carefully calculated 10 promote
The Presidential fortunes 81 Secretary Taft.
and here and shere Vas heard an intinlation that
y TAFT shouid not be nominated The Irst
ballot at Chicago no human power could pre-
vent the nomination of Theodore Roosevelt
SENTIMENT IN TIE HOUSE.
Few Representatives left their seats while the
message WAS being read and although at the
beginning some started toward the cloak room.
they soon realized the Importance of The
Illunics4tioH and returned to their places. APP
plause frequently interrupted the clerk, and
many OF the more striking sentences were
Crowned IN vigorous handclappinE- Toward the
close the Democrats became almost beside them
selves, and yeI greeted those portions of the
message which appealed most strongly to the
members of that party
when the clerk had finished there WAS silence
20 an instant and then another outbUrst. in
which both parties strovo. 10 outdo each Other
in ccr9oIstratlo-s Of approval Tho chamber
~--- soo~ alnloet des--ted and IN lobby ami cor
tidor groups Of legislators gathered 10 discuss
,ae naFio8s phases pf the message
It's sizzling hot tlsa;'= al KS tno Cpl
rrasl-asit- comment of champ Ciafk. and that
expression together *ftE thc declaration Of
representative Caldwell. VINO said, THAI i"os-
ssra almost qualities him f"~ the Democratic
HosaIlation" c-ii:o:aizeG the Democratic opinion
ii the Democratic cioa&roanl the Presihcnts
aords produced unlimited and mellow oratory.
and 8t4asIy I.epsesentati--e Slaydeli- Of Texas.
actually 1roD.eI into verse. eN,iairlins We
aesrca1l.:
Gentlemen and fellow Democrats Theodore
l.upscvelts I'll right. and I'm "iIh him in his
Asntinents-
a man who takes @hst isn't his'n
Ought 10 !1sst ani T. prison
The Republicans took il mere sobeTly. ana
possibly Representative Cooper. - Wisconsin.
,est expressed TIL v.cyys of the majority when
&C sald:
The message hits all agents oi corporate
power who like Chancellor Day. argue from
aroag assuia.tjon.s and rlisstat- facts. Doubt
less Thousands Of dollars have been sa"ni FOR
;he circui9,j3n Of his i-ook II is disgrace tAac
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