The Washington herald., 1908-02-05


bate was so whetted by the perform
ances Of Monday that it decided yes
tcrday, to give another day TO talk;
so when the Indian appropriation bill
was taken up for further ConsldeTa-
tlOn, the order governing debate was
modified so as 20 provide that general
debate conclude with yesterdays session.
Representative Williams, Of AIlssis-
sippi, the minority leader. was the first
speaker Quoting Mr.. Hepburn's as
sertion Monday, that the message in its
entirety met the approval of the whole
people. he said he differed with him.
In his opinion. Mr.. Williams said. there
were things in IT. centralizing, federal
istic. and dangerous to the government
lie was. however, more interested i'm
the threat voiced by Mr.. Hepburn. that
those who opposed the enactment Of
the recommendations OF the message
would be badly disdgured IN the strug-
gle. He wanted TO see the gentleman
from Iowa go forth in the full panoply
Of his armOr and say 20 the Speaker and
the otner two Republicans on the Com
mittee on Rules, and the floor leader
Of the majority; You must legislate
or be badly dishgured in the struggle"
daughter and applauseJ
Must Rely on Democrats.
Mr.. Williams said he desired to consider
the message, not as peculiar in any way
because il emanated from Theodore
Roosevelt, but as he would a message
coming from Grover Cleveland or VIII
lam Mckinley. or from the man more
likely than any other TO have written il,
william Jennings Bryan. And just here
he said he wanted 10 ask how many OF
my policies" have been enacted into
law? Not one" was his reply to his own
question, "save when, In prosecuting II,
he struck a Democratic trail and was
able to receive the united Democratic
vote. thereby insuring their adoption"
lApplausc)
The message. Mr.. Williams COntended
was not deserving either OF unstinted
praise or blame. Mr. Hepburn on Monday
seemed 20 get much satisfaction out OF
the fact that AIr. Sherwood, OF Ohio, had
denounced the President, and Mr. Cock
ran, Of New York, had commended him
The fact was that the former denounced
the acts OF the President, demonstrating
his insincerity on the labor question COM
mitted before the adoption of these later
views, while the latter praised the Pres
ident for holding new views. There was
nothing inconsistent I'm that
Criticises the Message.
Mt Williams criticised that part of the
message discussing the punishment OF
VIolatOrs of the laws. and expressing the
belief that testimony strong enough 20
warrant the fning Of a corporation was
strong enough to justify an Indictment
against a personal offender He took the
ground that a corporation could not com
init crime, and that corporate vioIators
OF the law would never be stopped by
mere imposition of fines. The President
has said in the message. Mr. Williams
continued, that when we Chat means
hei can put cur policies into effect we
viii put men in prison. and asked was
that what was done with Morton when
lie went out of the Cabinet after con-
Tossing to a long series OF violations Of
the very law under discussion? No; lie
went 10 a lucrative position in private
lile, with a letter Of cOmmendation from
the President"
Mr.. Williams devoted a considerable
portion OF his speech 10 an argument
for tariff revision, calling attention TO
what he termed a significant omission
by the President, who had failed in that
message 10 recommend a revision OF that
which is the greatest cOrrupting force In
business life.
Praises Democratic Party.
In conclusion. Mr.. Williams indicated
the things that the Democratic party
wanted TO have done. "The Democratic
party was constructive party; If not. II
ought 10 be- UaughterD That il was
constructive party was proved by the fact
that whenever a Democrat got the public
ear for a reform; the Republicans seized
hold and enacted it into law. You
thought of it, they say but We did It.
His legislative programme" he said, 'he
believed had the approval OF Democrats
I'm the House and Senate and of the DEM
ocratic leader.
In the FIRST place, tile Democrats would
require that the banks protect their own
deposits by the establishment 30 a SI5,-
olo00 redemption fund. held in the Treas
ury. The government had no right 10 go
intO this business. The recent panic" he
said. was G. depCsitoTs' panic No note
holders were in line demanding their re-
demption; yet every remedy proposed by
Republicans is q bauk-note issue. Presi-
dent Roosevelt was responsible for the
panic IN so lar as his declaration that lie
would enforce the laws against corpora
tions and trusts caused a distrust on the
part Of depositors as 10 the availability of
their securities or collateral
Keeps Reserves Mt Home.
Then the banks should be required 10
keep their reserves az home; that 80 per
cent Of them might be held in what VIII
liams called intercOnvertible bonds, but
none OF them could be railroad bonds.
Any bank could participate in the re-
Gemption fund, and 10 ali such banks
the government would issue its own
notes. based upon these interconvsrtlbla
bonds deposited ia the Treasury. Govern
ment money should not be loaned the na-
tional bank depositaries free Of interest.
Both the notes and the interest paid for
deposits should bee taxable.
Second the Democratic party would
Insist upon publication Of the names and
post-ofice addresses Of contributors to
campaign funds Thus save when dam
age 70 life. property. or limb is threat
cned. no injunction shall issue without
five DAYS notice: cases of constructive
contempt for violation OF injunction 10
be heard by a judge Other than the one
who issued the injunction; and every
man in jeopardy Of his liberty or prop
erty by fine TO be tried by a jury.
For Minimum Tariff.
Fourth-A minimum tariff tax by which
the United States will be able TO make
reciprocity arrangements with other
countries.
Other Democratic policies outlined bv