Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-13
BRYANISM
is DEFENDED
IN CONGRESS
POLITICS AGAIN CROPS OUT IN
DISCUSSION
HAMMlLL REsENTs ATTITUDE OF
LEAkE
Colleagues from New Jersey Disagree
Over Character c; Nebraskan.
Republicans Voice Their
Delight
BY Associated Press.

by Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12-For the
second time this week politics cropped
out during the discussion of the In
dian appropriation bill in the house.
Today Mr.. Hammill of New Jersey got
the floor for five minutes, presumably
to talk on the bill.
MY colleague. Mr.. Leake, last Mon
day made some remarks derogatory
of the conduct of w. J. Bryan" he said,
and before he could continue Mr..
sherman (New York; rose and amid
general laughter said: II just make
the point of order that this section of
the bill does not appropriate for w. J..
Bryan"
There were demands that Mr.. Ham,
mill be allowed to proceed. On condi-
tion that Mr.. Leake should be per-
mitted five minutes to reply, the per-
mission was accorded.
Resuming his remarks, Mr.. Hammill
declared that the sentiments as ex-
PRESSED by Mr., Leake "are not the
sentiments / entertain or the senti
ments that prevail in Hudson county,
which we both represent, which pre-
vail, for that matter, throughout the
state of New Jersey"
Euogizes Bryan
Mr., Bryan, he said, has been criti-
cised because of his knowledge of the
Cecalogue. In his opinion, 1t was
amazing that Mr.. Bryan should be
openly opposed on the floor of the house
because he showed an acquaintance
with the ten commandments.
1t was refreshing, he said, to find a
man who not only boasted and pos
sessed an acquaintance with the ten
commandments but who through the
entire course of his public career has
consistently put the precepts of the
commandments into practice"
Shouts of Democratic approval greet
ed Mr. Hammills announcement that
while he agreed with the statement
that Mr.. Bryan's knowledge of the
commandments would fit him to occu :
by a pulpit with rre-eminence, 81 can
also assure the house, rejecting at the
same time, their own conviction, that
that same acquaintance will enable
him to enjoy with eclat the post of
president of the United States"
The principles Mr.. Bryan espoused,
he said, were so undeniably sound
that his victorious opponents have ap-
priated them and made them the
popular features of their policies"
If, said Mr. Hammill, it was true as
charged by his colleague that Mr..
Bryan was engaged in the practice of
corraling delegates to the Denver con
vention, it was the very same practice
INDUCED in by "the illustrious gentle
man whom my friends on the other
side of the chamber boast of as their
political champion"
All eyes then turned toward Mr..
Leake, who amid Republican applause
said that he had been misunderstood
and that the Congressional Record
would bear him out that he had cast
no aspersions on the peerless one"
His tone in referring to Mr.. Bryan was
so sarcastic that he was again ap-
plauded by the Republicans
Leake Replies
Mr.. Leake said it was his honest
opinion that his views reflected the
sentiment of his district. his state and
the country. There We're, he said, GER
tain principles of the Democratic party
which had been departed from since
1896, "and in this year when we see an
opportunity of victory, we are still
trusting our fortunes to the dis
tinguished gentleman from Nebraska" F"
Mr., Leake spoke of the doctrine of
Thomas Jefferson and reverting to Mr..
Bryan provoked Republican applause
and general laughter when he said:
"I believe that Mr.. Bryan is sincere,
honest and I believe that he is truthful,
and | believe further that he cannot
represent the principles of Democracy
before the American people. / believe
that he cannot preach the doctrine OF
home rule in the states. l don't believe
he can preach the doctrine of American
individuality when he rises as our
leader. he is wound around by his
heresies of free silver, by his doctrines
of government ownership and by his
guaranteeing of the bank deposits by
the United States and by all those other
Socialistic tendencies.
"Get Away from Bryan"
"Thc country" he declared, needs
the establishment of the principles OF
Democracy into our national legisla-
tion and needs to get away from the
principles which Mr.. Bryan stands for"
Mr.. Leake, after asserting that the
Republicans were party of expediency
and the Democrats a party of principle
said that he had been accused of being
a Republican, He declared, however,
that he did not believe that party was
based on sound principles of democracy
as emu lated by Jefferson.
General applause greeted Mr.. Leake
as he took his seat and after mo-
mentary silence it broke out again as
John Sharp Williams, leader of the
minority. brought the collcquy to 4
climax and close
II have observed he said, that the
rislbilities of the other side were con-
siderably stirred by the clash of the
Two individual opinions ON this side
The Republicans seem to rejoice in the
fact that there is no rod of iron on the
Democratic side to assure absolute
unanimity of opinion. | recognize as in
contrast that the Republicans are gen
orally united, Notwithstanding the fact
that now and then, when one of them
rises, he is warned by another of them
to get out of the way or be run down. ,
RAYNER SHOWS FAULTS IN
AInRICH CURRENCY BILL