The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-19

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-"Drunk with power, the
A/ Republican party has be-
Wv come inert and inefficient
corrupt and servile. It ha,
achieved Its manifest destiny. 1t has
neither reformed nor economical. I,
failed TO look at the signboards, and
mercial turn-table."
In these words. Mr.. Hull. OF Tennes-
see. in tho House OF Representatives.
to-day expressed his opinion OF the
Republican party.
Having thus prescribed" he said
"our Republican friends should cheer
fully take the dose Of their own medi-
cine. however bitter. that inevitably
awaits them at the polls In November
next"
Mr.. Hull discussed the issues of the
day. and arraigned the Republicans for
failing to provide remedial legislation
that the country was demanding.
Not for Roosevelt.
Mr.. Hull asserted that he was not
ono OF those Democrats who though.
nIr. Bryan should place Mr.. Roosevelt
in nomination for President. Although
the President had deemed 1t wise to
embrace certain Democratic doctrines.
he had not committed the Republican
party to them. but instead referred to
them as "ny policies
He was not so sure "but that this
controversy between the President and
Swollen wealth is not mere love
quarrel possibly OF early reconcilia-
ton"
While the President had done many
admirable things. said Mr.. Hull at the
same time he had contributed more
than all other influences of the past
and present generation to the creation
OF line of vicious and evil precedents
that would be lasting curse to the
worst despotism in the world"
FIagrrnt Usurpution.
He charged that the Presidents con-
tempt for plain mandates of the Consti-
tuition mad become proverbiaI. The
only problem with the President, he
declared. was not how TO follow the
Constitution as 1t is written, eXpound-
ed and construed by the fathers. "but
how to make the Constitution follow
him on his journey to the north pole
of paternalism. Democracy. he said.
registered loud protest against such
fiagrant executive usurpation. Mr.. Hull
contendel that the Republican party
had not led sinless life. cit has de-
bauched the public conscience" he
said. "and established government of
arbitrary power for one of clearly de- |
fined. limited power, under which the |
rights and liberties OF the people might |
find protection. 1t has no fixed doc
trines, save the protective tariff. but |
blind subserviency to corporate wealth
and patcrnalism. and only a spirit of /
and commercialism binds it |
to these.
What was orthodox to-day, said he,
was blasphemy tomorrow. and he as
serted that whether the Republicans
nominated radical or q conservative
for the presidency this year, they
would adopt a platform of platitudes
'1oud in their pretended condemnation
of predatory wealth and In their mock
professions OF loyalty to the peoples
"aIy Policies."
To do other than indorse "my poll
cies." he said, would be to invoke an
If the conservative element
the ticket nominated. he said,
the American people would be assured
that after election "the party VIII
throw off its thin disguise and again
disclose Its old set of policies. designed
to shield the criminal plutocracy."
In that event, he declared. "a Roose-
velt or radical Republican would then
become no more than little malignant
postule, on the Republican elephant.
I'm craven fear OF the coming day Of
tho peoples judgment, already coma
tose and moribund this party is maxi
Ing one last desperate effort to pro-
long It's miserable existence either by
buying the people with promises or
bullying them with threats"