The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-27
Congressman Edwards Says {, O P, Claims Everything
 But Money Panic
MIR. DALzELL DEFENDS
 POLICIES OF THE PARTY
Refuting the Claim That Democrats Originated the Leading Policies of Government, Mir. DaIzelI Gives
 His Party the Credit.

Washington February 26.-An ex- haustiye speech in defense of republican politics was delivered in the House of Representative today by MT. Dalzell of Pennsylvania. He referred to the sev- eral political speeches that have been made in the House and said that the noticeable thing in the discussion had been the measure of credit the demo crats were willing to concede to Presi- dent Roosevelt.
 Quoting from Burke Cockran's recent speech, that there never had been policy incorporated permanently into . the political situation of the country that was not of democratic origin, MT. Dalzell said that there never had been such policy that was of democratic ori- gin, with the exception of the estab- lishment of an Independent treasury system and the extension of territory in the interest of slavery.
 Mir. Dalzell gave to the republicans fun credit for the enforcement of the sherman antitrust law and for the en- actment of the railroad law "This record of fidelity to party pledges on
  declared and of efficiency of things ac- complished will appeal to the confi- dence of the people in spite of the carp ing criticism and unreasonable fault finding of the democratic party, which, when in power, did nothing to carry into effect the law"
 Prosperous Period.
 Io Ina a sf two republican administrations marked the most prosperous period of the oountry's history. MT Dalzell said as e aresu1t of tiae country's enormous in ternaI commerce, there was more monoy fin circulation than ever before and that there was more national bank capita than ever before. As regards imports and exports, he maintained that during the last 10 years of republican admin istration, the balance of trade in favor of the United States equalled 10 times the aggregate balance of trade Of all the years from George Washington 10 \ Theodore Roosevelt.
 Coming to the subject of tariff, Mr. !Dalzel1 declared that under protection the limited States has grown to be the great est of manufacturing nations. He did not believe that there was any neces- sty for general revision of the tarzn Jaws. l, t.I believe, however, said he. it IS well to recognize the claims of those who think there should be some revision, and he said il was inclined to believe that until there should be a change of Asentirnent in the meantime, the repub- . }lican convention in Chicago will promise Sthat the subject will be considered. II the republican party shall prevail al the next election he believed 4snt the tariff will he revised at spesxna session, fol- lowing immediately upor she inaugura- tjon of the President. When revised, he said. it would be revised in a strict ac- cordance with the republican theory or protection, "so as to furnish adequate protection to every American industry and to the wage of every American "orA- ingman"
 Tariff Reform.
 He believed the country needed a max | im,im and minimum tariff, in order to meet the conditions created by foreign nations.
 Democratic principles. MT. Dalzell as- serted, were embodied in the peerless eader, who he said, still believed in Tlhe free coinage of silver, government z Ownership of railroads initiative and Referendum and in invading the rights Sof the states by the passage of federal child labor law. Addressing the dem- ocratie side he said:
 You believe in him, and I am only Sorry that there is even a suspicion Of Adherence in your ranks You may have dissensions in your ranks; there is no idissension in ours. We are unanimously lin favor of the Denver convention as the democratic candidate for the presi- sdency is the great commoner or the great uncommoner, William Jennings tBryan."
 The republican party, he declared. had many candidates from which to choose, hut they only had one set of principles. s When MT Dalzell launched on a discus l,ion of the tariff question, MT. Clark of Missouri interrupted and said amid laugh ter: q will suggest that the. choir is now ready to strike forth with a chorus:
 Sound the timbrel ssO'er land and o'er sea,
 .sDalzells converted,
 s.The country is free-not yet
 ITO which I say amen" Mir Dalzell laughingly replied.
 Doctrine of Expediency.
 Discussing MT. Dalzelrs reference to the tariff. MT Houston of Tennessee said that gentleman was going to yield to the doctrine of expediency, which has ever controlled the republican party rather than to stand on his conviction of what 
 he believes to be right"
 The conditions of today, MT. Houston de-, t clared, result from half century of pro- tection, but the country was now con vinced that there ought to be tariff re- vision.
 Mir. Houston presented arguments to show that the trusts had grown up and been fostered as the result of the protective tariff system, and discussing the recent financial crisis said that the records would show that panics have occurred only during the time the republican party was in power.
 Mir. Edwards of Georgia charged that MT. Dalzel claimed everything for the republicans except the panic. This pan- ic," he said, addressing the republicans, was born in your household and why don't you claim your child?
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