Evening star., 1908-02-04
House Minority Leader Dis
cusses Presidents Views.
APPLAUDED BY HIS SIDE
Approves of Some of the Recon-
mendations.
SAYS OTHERS ARE DANGEROUS
Declares That the Omissions Are
Significant-Not Afraid of Radi-
cal in White House.

| General debate on the Indian appropria-
, ton bill in the House of Representatives
was today extended so as to permit its
continuance until the close of the session
| tonight.
| Mr. Williams. Mississippi. was recos-
nized at once for an hour, and. taking
| for his text the Presidents recent mes
/ sage. which was SO thoroughly discussed
yesterday said he disagreed with Mr..
Hepburn's statement of yesterday that
the measure met with the approval of the
entire American people. Indeed" he
said, there are things in it sensational.
| federalistic and dangerous to the Amer
ican republic
Mr. Hepburn he declared. had threat
ened the ''bg four of the Iiouse-the
Speaker and Messrs. Payne. Dalzell ana
Sherman-when he asserted that the
House would pass the remedial legislation
the President had recommended lie
| hoped to see the standard of rebellion
raised by Mr.. Hepburn, and, he said he
!! hoped to see some of the things spoken
| Of in the message enacted into law. He
was not a hero worshiper, and therefore
he would consider the message without
any regard to the Hon. Theodore Roose-
velt,'' from whom the message enanated.
| II shall consider it," he said. amid loud
democratic applause. Just as II 1t had
Deen d message SItdHdSiiIS lH lllC past
| from Grover Cleveland or William Nc
kinley or a message which more nearly
resembles in its substance one to emanate
in the future from Hon. William }.
Bryan
Mr.. Williams touched upon the financial
question and referred to the Aldrich bill
as '.the railroad bond credit Strengthening
BILL
Significant Omissions"
Again reverting to the Presidents mes
sage, Mr. Williams received more APP
plause from his side of the chamber when
he said it's omissions were more signifi-
cant than its commissions He has
talked" Mr.. Williams said. about preda-
tory wealth and rich and powerful GRIM
inals and how important IT Is to shackie
cunning. and yet he said, addressing the
republicans, with the exception Of Ht-
tie insignificant utterance about putting
works Of art, wood pulp and paper on
the free list, he has never raised his voice
against the very poison that Hes at the
heart of your entire system.
THE President" he continued, had
spoken of rotten business methods. but
reads us lesson. Not only does he
leave out the central. corrupt ana cor
rupting evil and states the soctalistic In
fuences of 1t all. but he forgets 10 tel
us why, with regard 10 the Things lie uOcS
mention, that he did not mention them
in 1901, 1902 and 1903 4,
Not Afraid of a Radical.
Mr.. Williams declared that he was not
one Of those who were afraid Of "a radi-
cal in the White House. He discussed
brief.. the history of railroad rate legis-
lation and insisted that it was Of demo-
cratic origin.
Mr.. William said it was: not deserving Of
an all around eulogy upon the part OF
any man who Moved democratic institu-
tions. There were, however. many good
things in it. He did not think. he, said.
that the, democrats would indorse that
part of the measure which recommended
restoring to the railroads the power 10
pool or which advocated federal licensing
of corporations. or which declared II use
| less to attempt to punish the men. the
men. the flesh. the beings" who violate
the law in the name OF corporate au-
thority.
Mr.. Williams declared they. never would
be properly punished until you visit
punishment upon the flesh and blood
from whose brains and by whose acts
the violations take place In this con-
nection he referred to Paul Morton. for
mer Secretary Of the Navy. and asked:
"Did he get out of the cabinet to go to
prison after confession OF long-ccn-
tinued violation of these very laws! mo.
he said but instead he jumped into a
lucrative position in private life, with
a letter of commendatiOn from the Presi-
dent OF the United States.
Mr. williams insisted that a corpora
ton as such could not commit crime
and therefore he advocated furnishing
the responsible heads Of the corporations
.Punish one" he said. "and you will
I not have to punish any more