New-York tribune., 1908-01-25
HOUSE TALKS POLITICS
Democrats Praise Bryan-Speaker s
PO7cer lfttGcked.

washington. Jan 24-Althorgh the urgent &C.
hciency bin Vas technically 3nder consideration
in the House to-day not word pertinent 10 'he
measure was spoken
wr F5itchcock Of Nebraska. delivered a polit-
rsl speech in which attacked certain statistics
Of General c. II Grosvenor. m onio' reearuiiis
fse political outlook. His remarks were deNo'eo
rozfrEv 70 q rlea for William J. Bryan for Presl-
80 "a smoke Of the candidacy of Judge Parker
sns declared that il was not case IN which MS
personal strength put to a test his weak
ness was" ne said. the weakness OF 'he Iede
-t..s.,-7ba weakness Of the general who was
leading toward the rear and not TOWARD tiie
s-,-r In order 10 hurt Mr.. Bryan his enemies
had used letters written before Judge farker ;
nomination said Mr.. Hitchcock but no one pre-
tended that Mr. Bryan had not Loyalty suppoi'eu
Judge Parker. He declared that : Bryan reSeiNe"
ana aga more votes in Ohio 1890 than Parker re-
oes,-ed in 1es Notwithstanding Bryan had as MS
s,npo-enJ the popular Ohio President. Nliilaln NC
Einley. and added that while Judge Parker was
4 View Yorker. he polled only about Inc Same
1ots in New York that BRYAN polled
There seems he said. TO be systematic con-
spiracx in high places among Republicans. posing
sometimes as the friends of The Democratic parry
u rnisrerresent and dlstort the facts Tesaioiis
Mr. Bryan's attitude toward Judge farkeI, DRY
snisrn instead Of being the hane OF the Demo
cratic party is its strength for the present anu
its hope for the future
~ t5irc5eock became involved in an animated
discussion with General ksfer Of Ohio, as 10 ihe
.
Ollie James. OF Kentucky. interrupted win me
statement that he had il charged that Senator
Foresze~ said that President Roosevelt was pros
tifutlng the selection Of officials under the feoera
government for the purpose Of beating hlIn Out OF
Ohio and giving Taft Is that true or idtse-
General Keifer's response was that he was not
RESPONSIBLE all that said in the newspapers
he EXPRESSED his surprise that the Democratic
members a7ulauded mention of the fact that IN
rwo campaigns Mr.. Bryan ran ahead Of Judge
Parker. whom ne referred to as the poor old
Judge
The reading by M Ansberry, Of Ohio, of ex-
tracts from the last Republican platform on the
saoney question provoked loud Democratic ap-
Flause. which Ras interrupted ny a demand from
ar Manning. of Illinois, that he read from the
Democratic platform on the same subject The
suggestion. however, not Needed.
An attack the power Of the Speaker was made
fr NJ. Shackelford. of Missouri He said Speaker
Cannon was the ''abest bo!desJ champion of auto
cracy rh-s age has produced and declared that
Tie Speaker exercised "a greater despotism tnan
exists in any monarchy in Europe"
Speaker Cannon a this juncture entered the
seat front Of Mr.. Shackelford. who asserted
that before any bin could pass you must bend
zour noble bodies forward proper pose. fold your
hands and say, oh. Lord Uncle Joe thy will be
done and mine He challenged Speaker
cannon TO rise in his place not Speaker, but
2 member of the Illinois delegation, and tell
how and when il Vas he shouldered the respons-
biiIy for the legislation that TO be here en-
acted by simply becoming moderator OF this de-
Lbera1ive assembly
Speaker Cannon laughed.
1Ir. Shackelford protested against the policy of
urged The members to break down the autocracy
and the rules. IN order that the peoples repre-
sentatives may do the things they want done"
The House adjourned until Monday