The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-07-05
!ALL LONG TALKS AT TAMMANY
UNDERWOOD SPEAKS FOR DEM.
OCRATIC HOUSE.
II Has Done Things. and IT'S Compact Or
sanitation Is . Blessing. Not q Bans
Clayton Secs Peril In Mob DemOc.
racy Filipino Asks Independence.

| SNyVOn SecS Peru IN MOD DemOC'
racy Filipino Asks Independence.
II was Washington. d. c.. weather in
Tammany Hall yesterday. and large
number Of people stayed away. Although
there were speakers of national standing
on the programme. a regimental band.
a quartet Of singers and something to
eat and drink. the Wigwam was not even
half filled. Charles F. Murphy was on
the platform.
The long talks" were 80 long that after
the four speakers who came under this
head were through II was past the lunch
hour, and not one OF the dozen men who
were scheduled for short talks was
called on
Congressman q. W. Underwood OF
Alabama. the Democratic leader on the
floor OF the House Of Representatives. was
| the principal speaker of the day. in
the course of his address he said:
| The tendencies OF our times are toward
| indvidualism. Macy Of our leading news
papers and magazines condemn organiha-
ton as an evil and menace to good govern
ment. | do not agree with them. our
| national growth has advanced step by step
| with some powerful organization behind
! it, This II true whether II be In the fields
Of religious. industrial or political develop
ment. Individuals standing alone cannot
advance the principles they believe are
| the best for the government Of our coun-
try. When YOU hear men decrying our
political parties at the same time you find
them endeavoring to perfect an orraniza-
tion to overthrow the evils they cry out
against
| To the Society Of Tammany. born in the
cradle of American Independence and
baptized In the immortal principles ad-
vocated by the founders of the Democratic
party. ! caH say without expectation OF
contradiction that party organization is a
political necessity that must be maintained
for the advancement of the nation; that
men should not condemn a strong political
organization because OF its power to aC-
complish results. but pass judgment on
the purposes and principles for which it
is maintained. and as to whether or not
the results that spring from IL are onward
steps 10 the upbulding Of our national
| standards and ideals.
For many years the national Democratic
party has been unable to accomplish re-
suits on the legislative battlefield because
II lacked the cohesive strength OF n per-
fccted organization working to produce
a definite result. To-day we have in the
national House of Representatives as
thorough and as perfect an organization
OF the democratic members as was ever
witnessed in the history of our Congress
| They are not organized for public plunder.
but to advance the great principles of he
Democratic party. They are not organized
to loot the public treasury. but to lift from
the backs OF the American people some
of the unjust burdens OF taxation placed
there by decades Of misrule under Re-
publican administrators.
| a hay vAdncnA hA oil in h,
House OF Representatives more than $780,
OO0 year by abolishing useless offices.
| We have passed a bill through the House
in the interests Of honest elections. provid-
ing for the publicity OF campaign contribu-
tions tefore the day of the election.
We have given our sanction 10 an amend
ment to the Constitution OF the United
States to authorize the selection OF Sen
ators of the United States by a direct vote
OF the people.
We have passed the necessary resolutions
to authorize the immediate admission
into the Union of the Territories OF Arizona
| and New Mexico. keeping the pledges Of the
| Constitution to hundreds of thousan nds
OF free people that they should be admitted
TO III the rights and privileges OF self govern
msnt guaranteed in the national Constitu-
tion.
We came TO the rescue OF the President
of the United States. dscredited by his own
party, in his efforts TO bring about freer
trade relations with the Dominion OF Canada
By our organization we have sent the
Canadian pact to the Senate OF the United
States. where il will be passed before this
| session of congress adjourns. carrying
to the American people larger markets
for their surplus products. opening the
| wav for better homes and greater educa-
| tional facilities. by Iaising the embargo
Oh lumber. wood pulp and paper.
We have sent to Republican Senate
a free list hill removing the prohibitive duty
on many OF the necessities of life. giving 20
the people in need and in want free bread
and free meat and free shoes. giving to the
| farming classes the tools OF their husbandry
| the covering for their crops. that they may
| prodnce the worlds food and clothing at
| less cost for the benefit OF all.
| We have passed through the House with
| the loss of only one Democratic vote bill
repeating tho iniuuitous schedule X OF the
| Payne tidrch tarin act, that levied an
| avera ge tax of oo per cent on all the woolen
| goods the American people buy. a tax that
| In some cases went as high as i5o per cent.
on the cheaper blankets and the cheaper
| clothing that the poor must buy and sub
stituting for this indefensible robbery
| a revenue tariff on woollen goods that aver
ages 42t5 per cent. and on blankets and the
cheaper grades Of fannels amounts to only
?5 per cent
| Congressman Henry u. Clayton Of Ala
bama said Of the initiative and refer
| endum
| To enact law by the initiative petition
| and the referendum vote without the inter-
mediary of a responsible deliberative body
| where amendments can be urged and made
is foreign to and inconsistent with and is
therefore destructive of our scheme Of
government Under such a method the
| elect crate would act without necessary
information and without proper opportun-
ity TO form wise judgment. Measures
not critically considered would be voted
| by the aiority upon the community and
the rights of the minority would be sub
ordinated to the will of superior numbers
| In short representative government would
he displaced and that OF direct democracy
/ substituted, Oppression and disorder might
arise and might lead to the establishment
OF a despotism.
| Congressman James W. Graham of
Illinois dwet upon the advantages Of the
democratic form of government and was
succeeded by Manuel l.. Quezon, Resi-
dent Commissioner of the Philippine
Islands. whose speech was demand for
the independence of the Filipinos. Tie
asserted that the greatness of this country
was built on tho principle that the consent
of the governed was the base of all j,ls