The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-01
DFcORD OF ROOSEVELT SHOWS
TAFT, If ELECTED, WOULD BE
POWERLESS TO BRING REFORM

such conduct and action show sincerity
on the part Of Republican representa-
tives for the presidents policies? Nay,
verify. 1t was an open and fragrant
Reputation of them by the unanimous
vote of his party in the lower house OF
congress.
But that is not ALL The action of
the house in refusing to allow debate
on the presidents message did not
prevent amendments being offered 10
the resolution and voted upon. Mr..
Williams of Mississippi. the floor lead
er of the Democrats, offered several
amendments TO the resolution all of
which amendments sought to instruct
the special committees to which the
particular subject or matter mentioned
In the presidents message were re-
ferred TO report back to the house bills
in keeping with the presidents recon-
mendations on the particular subject.
The Republicans sought to prevent
these amendments being voted upon
by raising points of order. When the
point OF order was not sustained and
the amendment went to vote, the
Republicans present voted unanimous
ly against the proposed amendment
and the Democrats present voted solid
ly for it. Thus the Republicans many
times in one day went on record
against instructing the house commit
tees to report back TO the house bills
which in legal effect were in strict
keeping with specific recommendations
of the president
Can there be a more direct and posi-
tive reputation of the presidents roii-
cies than VIII be found in the action Of
the house Republicans in refusing 10
allow time for discussion on the presI-
dents special message, and in refusing
to instruct its special committees 10
report back to the house any bills In
keeping with the presidents recon-
mendations as set forth in said mes
sage? Such is the record made in the
house of representatives by the presI-
dents own party on April 2. 1908.
The following dispatch carried by the
Associated Press ought TO be read and
re-read by every Republican who yet
imagines that relief from trust impo-
sitions may be obtained at the hands
OF the Republican party:
Washington, d. c., April 29.-John
Sharp Williams today gave the Repub-
iican majority in the house an oppor-
tunity to either permit or refuse 10
permit vote on the Stevens bill to
place wool pulp on the free list. In
the course of a cleverly humorous and
satirical speech he unrolled and held
up to view the following petition to
Speaker Cannon, bearing the sigma
lures of 164 of the 166 Democratic
members:
We. the undersigned, representa-
tives in congress, request each for
himself and each for each of the
others, that you recognize one of us,
or. if you prefer, some other represent
alive. to move to discharge the COM
mittee on ways and means from fur
ther consideration of, and to suspend
the rules and pass the Stevens bill, or
any other bill having the effect to put
wood pulp and print paper on the free
list
Mr. Williams said that the two
Democratic members whose names
We're not appended to the petition were
out of town. but efforts were being
made to reach them by wire; when
their signatures were added, only thir-
ty Republican names would be needed
to- swell the Strength OF the petition 70
the proportions of a majority request
which Mr.. Williams said with good-na-
tured sarcasm he felt sure the speaker
would heed
After saying that only thirty Re-
publicans were necessary to make UP
| the requisite number to pass the bill
Mr.. Williams declared that it should
be easy to get them because almost
/
paper bills he said. and 1 know every
one of you who introduced a bill meant
/ what you said
Quoting the lines from the old
hymn:
while the lamp holds out to burn,
The vilest sinner may return
But the thirty votes were not forth
coming, and now the Republican lead
ers are asking the American people to
be patient and In the sweet bye and
bye they will accede TO the demands OF
the rank and file of both parties. and
pass some much-needed laws If the
Republican managers were really sin
cere, why didn't they do something in
the interest of the public when they
had the opportunity? Why didn't
they follow the Communications of
the president when he was supported
by the people of the country? They
are not sincere, and what is more i'm
portant at this time. the people have