Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-05
WILLIAMS
LAUDS, RAPS
ROOSEVELT
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE AGAIN
DISSECTED
DEMOCRATIC LEADER PRAISES
w. J. BRYAN
Southern Orator in Brilliant Speech
"ShoWs Up" Republican Adminis-
tration-Takes Occasion to
Slap Paul Morton
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb 4.-President
Roosevelts recent message to congress
on the relations of capital and labor
and of corporations and the public
again was the theme of discussion in
the house of representatives today Sc
great was the demand for time that
general debate on the Indian appropria-
ton bill, which is the pending business
was extended until tomorrow
Interest in today's proceedings CEN
tered in a speech by John Sharp Will
liams. the minority leader, who, while
lauding the president for some of his
sentiments, expressed his belief that
others were dangerous. Mr.. Williams
spoke for nearly two hours. His re-
marks on the financial question prompt
ed lengthy discussion of that subject
by MIR. Hill of Connecticut, in which
he opposed the Aldrich bill.
After briefly discussing the financial
question Mr.. Bonynge of Colorado
called attention to what he said was
1.-THE absolute insincerity and hypocrisy
of the Democratic party as an organi-
cation in its political attitude toward
the president"
Accuses Democrats
He quoted several passages from the
last Democratic campaign book antag-
onstic to President Roosevelt, and in
quired if they accorded with the pres
ent Democratic commentator of the
president. He charged that these ut
terdnces of Democrats made at this
time are simply made for political pur-
poses"
The Democrats, he said. had here
tofore shown the discretion to with
hold their commentator of Republican
statesmen and a Republican adminis-
tration until the statesmen had passed
to 1.-The great beyond" and the admin
istratton had passed into history; but
this time they were Catching vp with
the procession" and were indorsing
while the administration was still in
power.
do you mean to say" inquired Ollie
James of Kentucky. THAT we must
wan Tor Roosevelt to die before we
applaud his messenger"
"If you desire to pursue the course
you always have" replied Mr.. Bonynge,
that would be the proper thing to do.
A remark that Mr.. Cochran had in
dorsed the administration brought
denial from that gentleman, who said
that Endorsement Of single message
was distinct from an Endorsement of
the administration.
Williams Speaks
Mr.. Williams of Mississippi was rec
ognized at once for an hour and TAX
ing for his text the presidents mes
sage, which was thoroughly discussed
yesterday, said he disagreed with Mr..
Hepburn's statement of yesterday that
the message met with the approval of
the entire American people.
Indeed" he said there are things
in it sensational, federalistic and dan
gerous to the American people"
hn 6nalarn6
threatened 1.-The big four" of the house
the speaker, and Messrs. Payne, Dali
zell and Sherman-when he asserted
that the house would pass the remedial
legislation the president has recon-
mended. He 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 laws.
He was not a hero worshiper and
therefore he would consider the mes
sage without any regard to the Hon.
Theodore Roosevelt, from whom the
message emanated. l shall consider 1t, "
he said, amid loud applause, Just as If
it had been a message emanating in
the past from Grover Cleveland or
William Mckinley, or a message which
more nearly resembles its substance,
one emanating from the Hon. w. j.
Bryan"
gives Creoit 10 democrats
Mr.. Williams declared that he was
not one of those who were afraid of
radical in the White House. He dis
cussed briefly the possibility of rail-
road rate legislation and insisted that
it was of Democratic origin.
Returning to the presidents mes
sage Mr.. Williams said it was not de-
serving of an all-around eulogy upon
the part of any man who loves demo-
to ;.,.k hoy ]
ever, good things in it. He did not
think, he said. that the Democrats
would indorse that part of the message
which recommended restoring to rail-
roads the power of pool or which adj
Vocated licensing of corporations or
which declared it useless to attempt to
punish the "men, flesh, the beings"
who violated the law in the name of
corporation authority.
AS to the corporations Mr.. Williams
declared they never would be properly
punished until you visit punishment
upon the flesh and blood from whose
Drains and by whose acts the violations
take place. In this connection he re-
1efred to Paul Morton, former secretary
OF the navy, and asked:
INA ne get out of the cabinet to go
10 prison after1a confession of long
continued violation of the laws?"
NO, he said, but he jumped into
lucrative position in private life with
letter of commentator from the
president of the United States"
Mr.. Williams insisted that a eorpora-
ton. as SUCH could not commit a
crime, and therefore he advocated pun
ishing the responsible heads "Punish
one, he said, land you will NOT have
to punish any more"
Mr. Williams said he did not like TO
stand here or anywhere merely as thel
mouthpiece of a Heterogeneous body Of
oppositional criticism and contention"
ne re peilsVea snar tme parey tnat ne rep
so gloriously led its country" was
capable of leading 1t again no less glo-
iously
Abiding to w. J. Bryan as "our pro-