The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-06
POLITICAL DEBATE
sERENo PAYNE CHAMPIONS CAUSE
OF REPUBLICANS.


washington, Feb. 5.--Ths political
debate which has been on the House
under the order Of general debate or
the Indian appropriation bill for sew
eral days. was resumed today.
The first speaker today was serene
Payne of New York the ma9orits
leader, who received a round OF He-
publican applause when he took the
floor. He directed his remarks to the
Democrats and remarked that their po'
iitical speeches were but In pursuance
of their course each winter ana sprins
preceding elections.
"With renewed exuberaEce OF spir-
it's" he said. with prophetic sight
during this season OF the year, they
candidate and divide up the Ofaees."
Laughter and Republican applause
greeted this remark. centinuing' Mt
1--WE hold our election in November
and we will be there next Novemher.1 |.
Mr.. Payne referred to the address Of
Mr.. Cochran Monday and said the lat
ter had added to the quadrenntal 1olll-
ncation and to the gaiety OF the oece-
sIon by claiming for the Demperts
every desirable piece of legislation. ne
devoted much attention to MT. Brysn'
and said that "the peoples leader wae
wandering UP and down the country
accusing Theodore Roosevelt OF grand
or petit larceny 'fn purloining ms
ideas"
the last three Democratic piaIIorms
Eexcept the one that Judge Parker
amended with his famous telegraph.
More Republican applause ensued. Mr.
BRYAN declared that Mr.. Bryan. Tor
four years, had been going among tne
dweIlers and caves OF abdultam hear"
Inc avery mans complaint and every
mans grievance, and" ne ADDED
where there are votes behind the conn
platnt and votes behind the grievances,
he Immediately champions the MAJ
cause. and when he comes TO write IN .
,Iatfornn he follows the precedents OF
the Democratic party for the past nIty
years by putting into the PLATFORM
Something to try to catch the votes OF
the unweary voter. not WIN resso ~
dxed principles, but merely as 04u
thrown out" A.. A. xarv.
Continuing his references to Mr. Sry-
an, Mr.. Payne said he sometimes ny ny
upon a good thing ana pus ~ ~ Iv
platforms; but, he said, when AnyoouS
eise with the same means OF informal
tion and knowledge. takes the ioee ano
vivifes IL into law and puts IL ON tne
statute books, Mr.. Bryan places MN
self among that grand army OF men
who are going about the country say
ing, 81 told you So.
"Mr. Bryan" he said. goes arouho
tha country endorsing Roosevelt. so rar
as ha goes. and then adds. in order to
5i1ute the endorsement, he Is doing Just
what l would have done, and our
friends, the Democrats. get excited
Reverting to Mr.. Cochran. Mr.. Payne
asserted that that gentleman had euio-
gized the President on his late mes
sage. A feeling of agitation at once
was created, he said, as 70 wnetner tne
Democrats were not going too far, ana
as to whether their endorsement of the
President would not hurt them at the
next election. Mr.. Williams, therefore,
he charged, had called halt in the en-
thusiasm by eulogizing only certain
things in the message and condemning
many others.
Mr.. Payne then entered upon trio-
ute to Mr.. Roosevelt
"Theodora Roosevelt" he said, has
warmer place in the hearts Of the
American people, the hearts OF intelli-
gent citizens the hearts OF righteous
citizens Of this country than has ever
heen occupied by any public man In the
country"
Discussing some of the Presidents
recommendations in his message. Mr..
Payne said he hoped that before the
close of the session. a bill would be
passed modifying the employers la
bility act. although he said 1t was one
If the most difficult pieces OF leg1sla-
ton with which Congress had TO deal
Mr.. Payne said that undoubtedly
some simple financial legislation was
necessary and he thought the Adrich
dill. with some few additions, would be
'ufflcient to meet the emergency.
Several of the Democratic measures
introduced at this session were crtti-
cized by Mr.. Payne, including num-
Der of Mr.. Williams's bills, including
tho one to place wood pulp and white
paper on the free list He enumerated
the various kinds Of white paper 9TH