The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-19
HARSH WORDS
FROM ". HULL
Tennes Fan Criticises
Republicans.
Parry .INERT. INEFFICIENT"
Has Failed to Provide Any Remedial
Legislation.
say. Roosevelt. Only Plasforn .. @My
Policies. whose Chief Doctrine
is Deaanee Of the con-
ssitutioa.

Washington, March 1s.--"Drunk with
power. the Republican Party has be-
come inert and inefiicient corrupt and
servile. 1t has achieved its manifest
destiny. It has neither reformed nor
economical. 1t failed to look at the
sign boards and ran the car of pros
perity into a commercial turntable."
In these words Mr.. Hull of Tennes-
see. in the House of Representatives.
today expressed his opinion Of the Re-
publican 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
falling 70 provide. remedial legislation
that the country was demanding.
Mr. Hull asserted that he was not
one OF those Democrats who thought
Mr.. Bryan should place Mr., Roosevelt
in nomination for President. Although
the President had deemed it wise to
embrace certain Democratic doctrines,
he had not committed the Republican
Party, but instead referred to them
as my policies
He was not so sure but ~that this
controversy between the President and
swollen wealth IL not mere love
quarrel possible or early reconciliation"
while the President had done many
admirable things, Mr.. Hull said. at the
Same tiEne he had contributed more
than all ether Influences OF the last and
present generation to the creation OF 3
line OF vicious and evil presidents that
would be lasting curse to the worst
despotfsna In the world.
Contempt for Constitution.
He charged that the Presidents con-
tempt for the plain mandate of the con-
stitution had become proverbial. The
only problem with the President. ne de-
stitutsDn as 1t d written. expounded
ana oonstrued By the fathers, but how
to make the eenstitution follow him
ON his Journey 70 the .NqTsh Pole 81
SE Democracy. ne said. registered large
protest against such nagrant executive
usurpation.
Mr. Hull commended that the RepubIi-
can party had not led a sinless life.
st was debauched the public CONF
dence = he said. "and established q, gov
eminent OF arbitrary power for one of
clearly defined, limited power. under
which the rights and liberties OF the
people might md protection. u has no
fixed doctrines. save the protective tar
liz. but blind subserviency to corporate
wealth and paternalisn. and only a
spirtt of brigandage and commercial
ism binds It to these" $3.50.
what was orthodox today, said he.
was blasphemy tomorrow, and he as
serted that whether the republicans
nominated a radical or a conservative
for the presidency this year. they
would adopt platform of platitudes.
loud in their pretended condemna-
ton Of predatory wealth and In their
mock professions of loyalty to the peo-
| ple's interests. 1 do other than en-
dorse my policies" he said would be
| In invoke humiliation.
Throw on Its Mask.
II the conservative element support
| ed the ticket nominated, he said, the
American people would be assured
| that after election the party Will
throw of it's thin disguise and again
| disclose it's policies designed to shield
the criminal pltocracy"
an that event." he declared, "a
Roosevelt or radical Republican would
then become no more than little, ma
lignant postule on the republican ele-
plant.
'Tn craven fear of the coming day
| OF the peoples judgment" he said
| saIready comatose and moribund. this
party is making one last desperate eff
| fort to prolong it's miserable exist
ence either by buying the people with
promises or bullying them with
| threats"