New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-14
ATTACK BY MARSHALL
!ndiana'S Governor ArralgnS
Roosevelt and Taft.
INDIANAPOLIS "LOVE FEAST"
John w. Kern, Representative
Sulzer and Others Among
Jefferson Day Speakers.

Indianapolis April 13.-Governor Thomas
r Marshall Of Indiana tonight severely
arraigned former President Roosevelt ana
President Taft for 'usurping the functions
of the legislative and judicial branches OF
the government Governor Marshall was
speaking to six hundred Intiana Demo
cratic leaders and other Democrats or ma
tionaI prominence, who we're guests at
jefferson Day banquet.
There was time in this country when
parties stood for something" said Gov
ernor Marshall.
You know now one OF the evils IN this
country: 1t is that every man. the minute
that he gets into an executive position be
gins TO have what is termed my policy
The distinguished former President Of
the United States is about to make his
greeted by the American populace. Demo
Gratis and Republicans alike throwing up
their hats and proclaiming that the savior
of the people has returned TO his land.
He had his policies. and he stepped into
the Congress and said: You do my will
And he stepped into the courts Of this
country and said: You render your deci-
sions to suit me- I will not say that the
President was wrong, but 1 will say that
he usurped the functions of two other
ordinate branches of this government Of
ours. And ] say, without the hope Of sue
cessful contradiction, that any President
who seeks TO usurp the functions of the
legislative and judicial parts of our gov
eminent has travelled far along the line
that leads to despotism in this country.
And now what do we hear constantly
whistling over the telegraph wires? We
hear about my policy again in Washing
ton. If President Taft had signed the
Payne-Aldrich bill and said nothing he
would have been in a great deal better
shape in America than he is to-day trying
to defend il. The Senators and Representa-
tives who passed that bill are the people
who are responsible to the people of this
country for its passage. not the President"
Sulzer Is Optimistic.
Democratic opportunity is at hand"
said Representative William Sulzer. of New
York. The Republican party has failed
to redeem its promises: II has disappointed
the people; it has been weighed in the
balance and found wanting; it's tenure of
official life is short on every issue it is in
the minority"
Il bring you glad tidings from the En-
pire State. The special election for Rep
resentative I'm Congress. soon to be held
there. will prove all I say and he another
Indication OF the way the political wind
Is blowing. New York State Will surely
go Democratic in the coming election.
Passing events demonstrate the assertion.
IL is the pivotal state Of the Union, and
its place again in the Democratic column
means the election of Democratic Sen
ator in Congress next year and a Demo-
cratic President IN 1912
There IS no doubt about New York.
The revelations there speak for them
selves. The decent Republicans are dis
gusted. The Empire state is now safe
for Democracy The Republican party in
New York IS hopelessly divided. and the
sane Republicans admit the state is lost
to their party beyond recovery"
John w Kern. Democratic candidate for
Vice President at the last national election.
who was toastmaSter. read letter from w.
J. Bryan. the same the ono read i'm
Washington to-day.
Governor Harmon in his letter said,
Il believe the frequency Of official short
comings accounts largely for the present
state Of the public temper. 7 do not refer
alone 10 the disclosures Of graft in various
forms which have been made in many
states. But even when there is not known
direct. personal dishonesty, IL is too often
found that special interests are better
served than the public by those whose duty
runs to the public alone. For il has come
to pass that whether we set about acquiring
a canal or providing shipping for our COM
merce. or raising revenues by taxes on I'M
ports or disposinS Of tho public domain.
there arises the suspicion and sometimes
the certainty that the welfare Of the peO-
ple AZ large is made or allowed to suffer
for private advantage.
The belief has rapidly spread through
out the country that the leaders of the
party which has long succeeded I'm secur-
ing majorites at the polls are not able,
even II they were willing. TO rescue the
government from the grasp Of those who
use II 10 thrive at the expense Of the mill
ions Of citizens who support it. So the op
portunity of our party IS at hand"
Joseph F; Folk. OF Missouri. attacked the
principle of the protective tariff
THE fight should not be merely for
reduction Of tariff duties. but against the
system Of protection" said he. II protec-
ton is A good thing there cannot he too
much Of it, II it is bad thing there can
not he too little of it. If protection bene-
fitted all alike no one would want it.
ct is because it gives d few a special
benefit denied tho many that the few
cIamor for this graft. and it is for this
reason the many should not submit 10 II.
The only purpose Of high protective tariff
is 20 stihe competition and to that extent
create monopoly. It is better To protect the
people from monopoly instead Of protecting
monopoly from the people
The speakers at the forenoon meeting de
clared that the prospect for national
Democratic victory bright. and Gov
ernor Shafroth of Colorado added: 1t is
not necessary for Us 20 argue that the Re-
publican party has broken its pledge to TO
duce the tariff-Republican Senators Ike
Senator Beverage, are doing that for US.
HELD FOR ATTACKING GIRLS