The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-08
PLACES BLAME OF
MONEY PANIC ON
PRESIDENT
Congressman WiIIett Arraigns
Roosevelt
EXECUTIVE TALKS TOO MUCH
Has Turned on the Gas Instead Of tho
Light More Dignity 10
Wanted.
EXECUTIVE TALKS TOO MUCH

w AcniNulON, Jan. o.--1ue IeoOiu'
tlOn referring the presidents annual
message to the several committees
furnished the occasion In the house Of
representatives for numbee Of ad.
dresses, mostly by members on the
Democratic side.
i These covered variety Of subjects,
but those that attracted especial atten.
ton were by Representatives Sheppard
Tex and Willett IN. ~. The former
not only made plea for the restora.
ton of the legend I'm God We Trust
on American coins but discussed the
cruise Of the American battleship feet
and referred to possible conflict with
Japan.
Mfr. Willett placed all the blame for
the recent financial panic on President
Roosevelt, whom he denounced In Sc
we're terms. He charged the president
with not being n sensible man and
with having turned on the gas and not
the light and with going up and down
the country condemning and striking
with the big stick the heads of great
industrial institutions.
Mr.. Willett charged the president
with having characterized the heads of
great industrial institutions as dishon-
est, thereby bringing OH a condition of
lack Of confidence among the people
and ultimately panic.
The trouble with the president, he
said, Is that we have had too much
talk from him.
I'VE want cheer" said the congress
man. I'VE do not want our chief ex.
ecutive going up and down this coun-
try condemning and striking with the
big stick everything that sticks its
head up"
What was wanted, he added. was a
man to perform the duties with dig
nifty and with power and with the in
fiuence of all sane men behind him.
1T has been said our president is
sincere" he went on. HE may be so,
but we want good sense in the presi.
dent along with his sincerity.
1T is because of what | charge him
with. with all the powers Of my mind
and body as my profound conviction,
and because of his lack of sense and
lack of due appreciation of the true
condition Of our nation that we have
this panic today"
Republican politics were attacked by
Mr.. Hardwick (Ga.), who predicted
that the only safety for the party lay
In the nomination Of Secretary Taft
for the presidency.
The national banking laws were dis
cussed by Mr.. Norris (Neb), who
urged as protection to depositors the
taxing of bank deposits with the view
Of securing a fund for that purpose.
The resolution was pending when the
house adjourned.
Senator Aldrich introduced In the
senate the currency bill which for
some tine has been under considera-
ton by Republican members Of the
senate committee on finance. At his
request the bill was read at length In
| the senate.
Mr.. Culberssn asked for informa.
| ton about his resolution which had
been sent to the committee on finance
directing that committee to inquire in
| to the causes Of the recent financial
stringency.
THE committee has been busy" Mr..
| Aldrich replied, and has net had time
| to take up that matter"
| II IL understood that all Republican
members Of the committee are IN IA.
vor Of the measure except Senator
Hansbrough, who believes that cen
trail bank will best solve the dfmcul'
Ues Of the country's currency situation
IL has himself introduced bill pro.
yiding fer q central bank at Chicago
and intends, II Is believed, to vigorous
~ upheld that idea.
Republican leaders in the senate 81
q whole are extremely hopeful Of ths
early passage Of the Aldrich bill.
The subject Of prohibition was under
discussion short time In the senate
during which Senator Clay announced
that he proposed to have a vste to DO
tsrmine Just how the senate stands q
that question.