New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
he foreofdafned cham

A.a.. ~n,r,, be becomes the fcreordafned cham
nion OF law and order
~. .nn.ause which this utterance evoked
ar.cn~ the Democrats was so great that IL "as
sorne time before Mr.. Cochran couio piooee'
s,ont,nuinr and still referring to MI brs
MIR Cochran said that II ne declares ns. :.
Oh. champion Of the principles which were IA
,ac.,r and indirectly embodied in the Presi-
s.,.,. message If ne represents the deterInna-
..,, "a nrosecu:e rralefactors for their crimes
60 rigorous enforcement of the la~ sno"'o
~csu,, in congesting the crim;nai courts '"
.,, n,undesers of millions VIII be gwen pi'N
z,r. IN the pathway 10 prison over Inc p'-
rerers OF pennies
NJ Hepburn declared that the Deiiooi "a
e.6 shown great versatility IN 'he oeoa'e %
.s.x One had said he could not feil whe'iiei
.he message was by Presioen'
his own political idol
HEPBURN PRAISES MESSAGE
..,y.. -,.ssase- said Mr. Hepburn. has re-
cefved in some sections OF the counoS
,.;o,en. condemnation. This condemnation
.o,,,as <,on, ,he organ. Of the very men, and
80 o,,,- whom the President Of the United
~....s has seen fit to denource as the MAZE
sacto-s the great nalefactors OF the age a""
that IS the only source from which IT mas come
.xcsn, from the gentleman from ONO Ve
serring 10 Mr.. Foraker)-
Tb. President Mr Hepburn declared hao
dane nothing to unsettle conditions by MS own
nets He had simply called atfentioh 10 Ne
,,,,ssaeds Of rnaiefactors. The President, ne
-, .a- ,o,,,e, q bull nor a bear" The stock
gamblers he said. have done more uiai1 '
.-,,.r class TO bring on this disaster, to prins
.r.o sisrepute the value CT our securities-
.1n everything the President has DONE con-
ix,,red Mr. Hepburn. "the American peopio
stand behind h.m- In every recomfnenoaio I
RI .his message the American people s0ano
behind him" I'll.
Continued applause the Repuohcah sioe
iouickly followed in all parts OF the House III
iferrupting the speaker for some minutes
nsna thew demand" he went on when auie'
..,tored chat legislation he stands for
trhsY be given in order that the reconnfllehu"-
go. nav he made effective through the courts
-. nav ssy there VIII be nothing done os
,.,,. ron,res. I do not believe It. assert
is,,+ the American people are earnest IN So
ar,o.binx tie hands OF the Executive IN power
sthst he may be able TO accomplish 'he feoi .'
fssvocaied in this message, ana IL any non
tt-,.,ds in the way he viii simply be run over.
L. v,,, a wave of uproarious approval swept over
flhe House.
Nr rIen,burr, said the Democratic party WAS
,srstx,ne g. departure .n advocating the course 'i
t.n. President. and had opposed national legis-
tra. no constitutional power for it jefersoh
is.nself had declared that the government OF the
ts-at,ed States had power TO purchase Louisi-
Kan. Democrats he said. always INSISTED
fsh.. ,here was no power in the federal govern
t>,anf to accomplish these great reforms.
He declared that If the Democrats were IN
lvovve- the country would have unlimited quaint
irses n. rreenhacks and would be IN a state OF
Ison,ulete bankruptcy. 1t was that party he
esid that had opposed placing the money OF the
fs-ni.e6 States on a gold basis and on parity
Ts,ith all other nations OF the earth
..sorce men" said Mr.. Hepburn. complain
gshat the President has not put a larger numDer
l.e these uaaIefactors In the penitenuary- KNOW
r. eood many in whose behalf L woule Ike TO
see his energies doubled, but we must renem-
s,er that there are difficulties in the way One
difficulty ia 70 convict man OF crime II ne
,eirforce. his defence with an abundant ex-
ehear,er. You must remember how many restric-
.ious 7ve have thrown around the criminal he
said the Democrats knew that the President 8
message meets the expectations of the people,
md on that account they were trying to appro-
,nriate all its provisions