The Washington herald., 1908-03-26
TWO RAP PRESIDENT
House Hears Democrats in
Campaign Addresses.
COMPARE HIM TO HAMILTON
Representatives stanley, of Ken
lucky, and WiIIett, of New York,
Indulge in Some Pointed Remarks
Concerning the Administration.
Latter Castigates His Colleague.

Within a few minutes after the Presi-
dents message was read in the House
yesterday. two Democratic Representa-
tives had committed verbal mayhem upon
Mr. Roosevelt. his policies. and the ad-
ministration in general
Neither Representative Stanley, Of Ken
lucky. who first tore the Rooseveltian
policies TO small and forlorn-looking tat
ters, nor Representative Willet, of New
York. who explained how the President
beats the Constitution into small bits.
minced words.
Both speakers brought out considerable
applause from Democrats and Repub-
Icans, as both showed more than the
ordinary amount of wit. Mr.. Stanley
began first, He compared President
Roosevelt to Alexander Hamilton, not, it
must be said, 10 the greater credit Of the
latter-day statesman. He said, in part:
MIR. StanIey's Address
You need an emperor. because you are
imperialists, but the nationalism of Ham |
ilton has no resemblance TO the imperial |
ism Of Roosevelt. Those two characters !
have only this in common. a profound |
contempt for the Constitution and ever
lasting fmpatience with it's restraints.
Hamilton. with profound contempt |
for contemporary criticism and an in |
domi,able purpose, builded his immortal /
fame Roosevelt is deferred by clamor |
and intoxicated with applause. Hamilton |
from his early babyhOod dreamed Of
power; Roosevelt hungers for authority. |
Hamilton was a military genius, it is |
true. and had he had twenty more years !
on his head he would have ranked the /
first general OF the Revolution. He had |
2 genius for order and for command. but |
he wore his immense sword WIKI the |
dignity Of a great commander.
He did not wave il about his head like |
a drum major. There was nothing OF the |
big stick about Alexander Hamilton. This |
man performed more than he promised l
meant more than he said Your new inn /
perialist is strenuous in speech and tickle I
III performance.
The gentleman from Pennsylvania /
NIr. DalzelD sneers at Mr.. Bryan as the /
peerless" Bryan takes his followers by \
the hand; Roosevelt takes his partisans /
by the throat
The majority on that side OF the /
House. il l mistake not, does not agree |
with him in my politics. yet you dare
all his strenuous career have you raised |
your trembling heads. Once you refused |
10 allow him to simplify spelling. and |
you put the inscription back on the |
dollar
An "AtrOciOus Crime"
"Oh. Mr. Chairman, when | think OF
that atrocious crime. that effort OF the
President 10 take IN God We trust off
the dollars that We used to have Mr.
Hartman said it destroyed our faith in
railroads. Morgan said it destroyed our
faith in high finance and Roosevelt
comes along and destroys the last evil
dence Republicans ever see that there is !
a God.
Mr.. Chairman. did il never enter the |
head Of the PTesident-and what. in the |
name of God, is It that never entered the |
head Of President-did IL never enter the /
head of the President that he could have
brought some hope 10 his brOken-hearted 1
followers If. instead Of effacing the motto 4
from the coins. he had caused 10 be in |
dicted upon the back of those cerulean /
blue clearinghouse certificates some such /
legend as this I know that my Redeemer /
liveth
What WiIIett Said.
ing game. threw his stones at the Presi- |
dent and at the Representative from the |
Presidents district ar the same time. An |
opening was unwittingly made for him |
by the gentleman from the oyster Bay |
district CMr. Cocks. and the agile gentle |
man from New York stepped in
Mr. Cocks directed the attention OF the !
House 10 a criticism of the President |
made by Mr.. Willett a few days ago. and /
said his only purpose in noticing II was /
10 apologize for Mr. Willett. who. like |
the President, was a constituent Of his
Though Mr.. Willett represented a New /
York City district IN the House, he said. |
he lived in Far Rockaway. Four years \
ago Mr.. Cocks had what he described a.
the pleasure of running against Mr. VIII |
lett for Congress, and in the contest Mr.. /
Willett was an also ran
He wished he could run against him 4
again on such a platform as he had laid /
down in Congress. What Mr.. Willett had
said concerning President Roosevelt was (
of such little moment that he would not /
burden the House with a reply to it.
To this castigstion Mr. Willett made \
this reply:
When my colleague (Mr. Sulzer) in /
sisted upon knowing who IL was the gem
tleman from New York CMr. Cocks was |
directing his remarks against he re- |
piled. Mr.. Willett / think is his name
If there is any name indehbly impressed |
upon the mind OF Mr.. Cocks. it is the |
name of Willett daughter and applause) |
Il had the honor OF running against |
this gentleman in a district normally Re
publican by 1900. If you had seen his /
coattails as he followed me you would |
have been astonished at the agility with |
which he got up and down the counties |
behind me. Oaughter.)
Some Gay Repnrtee.
Mr.. Cocks-Win the gentleman please I
indicate at what election there was /
Republican majority of 1900?
Mr.. Wilett-I say the district normally !
had 1900 majority.
Mr. Cocks-I assume We never had a /
normal vote in the district
Mr.. Willett-You never drew the nor |
mai majority. Uaughter)
Mr.. Cocks--What candidate ever did re- /
.ceive IL?
Mr.. Sulzer-Gov. Morton; over 1900.
Mr.. Willett continued: "The great COM
plant that has been made concerning my
remarks which have been addressed to
the occupant OF the White House. has
bSSh eAielS bhfaN -PSoAs weak lnSuHlCient
little man has been unable to answer
back.
The gentleman says II he thought what
have said IN the way Of criticism Of the
President would have any effect upon the
President, or in any way detract from his
popularity. or in any way influence him.
he would extend his remarks further.
why. Of course. anything that I say
VIII not influence him. Anything that
the Constitution Of the United States
says does not influence him. Anything