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Der OF the committee had dared to
demand my retirement from the conf
tnittee; second. that the question Of
by retirement from the committee
was before tho House. ana, third. and
post astonishing. ;hot the question OF
my retirement from this committee
could be settled because dared To
have any convictions OF my own. TO
exercise any Judgment. appeal to any
canon OF Justice or vote III accord
hnce with any opinion OF my own.
Let me say here and now. that II in
my service upon committee loyalty TO
my party requires me to DO as am
bid, either by III, corrupt alliances of
Henry b, Martin or the intoirrnnt otit-
pide Influences represented ny lillian
j. Bryan, or the combined influence of
both, ] shall refuse to : aev the man
date OF ms party and shall prefer TO
subscribe myself to the obligations OF
my oath.
Doesn't Fcnr nIackuiniI.
II have never Yet come 10 the pros
diluted position intellectually where
Shall So Jcbasc m:sci. as TO ling away
slc obligations which took 10 serve
my country, unG the fear OF organ
SEed hlhckmail. or because of the uniu-
Sormcd and Inpatient criticism of 4
fnan whom | have supported IL TWO
OF his tire. pyrsidcu;i campaigns"
&Ies Mv. Littivtun stated that he conf
MI Littlsiom stated t!!at he confess
Ed 10 SOME "bcwildcrineut over the pre-
aNcs progressive or rcaotionary." and
that he believed there lis a distinct
class oi politicians whose prciuGiccs
Gre progressive. but whose principles
Pre reactionary.
These leaders of progressive prcju-
Gices and rcac;ionary reform" hc said,
poveilook the fact that real progress
Is the unfolding energy OF the whole
pecplS. working the miracle OF ciyiliza-
Non through the Irresistible industry
Rnd unfettered genius OF n progressive
race. They seem TO think thar progress
Is the quick ana unquestioning appro-
priation of every urtricd experiment.
enstead Of the slow and patient building
of the years.
u may nisiudge the future" Mi. Lit
Seton said, as he turned to his Dem
ccratic colleagues. but IN my humble
opinion the party that seeks 20 reach
che seat OF power by gathering together
khe progressive p~ejudiccs OF the coun-
ary and setting itself against the sub
etantial AMI sensible progress OF an
ambitious people. will iind itself buried
beneath all oveIw hclminE disaster. We
EarEot smother industrial freedom un-
Ger tho paralyLing patcrnal!sm of GOV
eminent
NJ. Lttleton caused 70 be read va
eious statements which he said had
been circulated by Mr.. Martin concern
ing his actions OH the steel committee.
Ac referred particularly to a recent
article which appeared In the New
York Press. which he charged was in
spircd by Martin. He also referred 10
a subsequent interview. in which MIR
tin was quoted as having said that he |
(afartin) had though: Littlcton mot
1T 10 serve on the steel committee, |
because he had been working for the |
trusts SO long. but lie begged mo 70 !
be named, and promised me that he
could and would give q fnir and i'm
partial service TO the committee so
That tMartin, consented that he
should be appointed
silly. Stupid lie
u suppose 1t Is useless Tor me 10
deny this sickcning. this silly. this stu
Did We" Mr.. Littlcton declared 81
never nc, nr knew who this man was
until after my appointment to the
committee had been made BY the
from any one else, u; any time or any
where, place upon any COMMITTEES.
confess 10 - sense oil amusement (;
thc claim made by this Martin that ne
was the author 81 lie resolution. that
nc wna the man who mumcd the com
mittcc
'oI course his statement Is false, but
u only illustrates how lie has attempt
I'd by his falsehoois. his matchmaking
statements. his ISLANDERS. his outrageous
attacks, his inspired newspaper arti-
eles, 10 dominate the committee and to
HTiN" them IN the direction in which he