The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-30
Griticizes Work of Present
Congress, Predicts Re-
stored Tariff.
'S0L0NSAFRAID0FLEADER
SAYS THAT REPUBLICANS ON
RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL PRO.
eREsslVE LAWS.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, January 20
Senator Sherman, of Illinois. replied
to President Wilson's recent Jack.
son Day speech here last night in
an address before the Indiana Repub.
iicnn Editorial Association. He ar
taigned the President and his admin.
istration, criticised the work of the
present Congress and promised the
country an early return to prosper
dty" under Republican rule and re-
stored protective tariff.
Quoting the Presidents declaration
that the Republican party had not
had O new idea in thirty years. the
Senator asked:
Where has this Rip Van Winkle
slept the last thirty years who now
rubs bis eyes and says the Republican
party has not had u new idea in all
that time? The great national stat.
ntes Of thirty years have sprnas from
the councils of that raily. He can.
rot distinguished between the morning
Hight OF Republican sunrise OF things
doing and done. and the dusk that Is
falling on the Democracy"
the President recently admitted in
Indianapolis Senator Sherman said
nt the outset, ""that the Democrats
are a minority party and that they
ARE stillon trial. The returns OF the
last November election indicate that
he Is unable to distinguish between
q trial and q verdict against the de.
fendant,' .
Referring to President Wilson's
election when the minority was di.
yided, the senator said:
III three men be in a race and two
stop and quarrel the third can walk
to the goal and win. But let not the
victor exult In his speed for he won
not on his own swiftness, but by the
quarrel OF his adyersaries. The less
shall he invoke his deceptive
strength to- Justify legislation to
which his adyersaries are both op.
posed. For. when his adversaries
shall see what has been wrought by
President Wilson they will rise to.
yether to overthrow him.
THE President recently admitted In
sumo the responsibility tur p0.u ,ne
legislative and executive acts OF his
administration. Congress. until rec
entity has only registered his execu-
dye degrees. The first sign OF leg
islatiye independence evokes a threat
against Congress that disobedience
to his orders will bring deep bitter.
ness TO them
"These are mot the words Of Con.
stitutfonal President sworn to per.
fS,r-t, n q Htfta l..
less proclamation OF man who has
hrown aside the order and procedure
Of government by law and substituted
the unregular will of the arbitrary
and accidental man.
THE President assaults the United
States Senate In language the Sena.
tors are forbidden to usetowards each
other even In the acrimony of person.
al debate. While this attackison the
Republican minority Il reaches all
Senators who do not agree with him.
In dealing with men nothing Is
tained by premptory orders to shut
up. This Language may be used In
the kindergarten. An executive who
applies It to the United States Senate
betrays his inability to grasp the DIFF.
ference between an independent leg.
slatiye power in the conduct OF hu.
man affairs and the absolute domin-
ion Of his arbitrary impatience.
@'ceace your talking he says, You
are misguided, blind ignorant a.
have settled everything. have
cleared the decks He has said how
HE business of the country shall be
done. how the Philippines shall be
governed, how water.powers shall be
handled. how theresouroes Of the pub
lie domain imprisoned by excessive
conservation shall be unlocked, how
the government freight boats shall be
run by the government at cost or
profit and then sold out to the min
orfty share holders or somebody else
and not be guilty OF subsidy con.
demned by the democratic party by
half q century. He can do every.
thing excIept keep the deficit from
talking through the Treasury build
"still the Republicans are ignor.
ht and have not had new idea in
snirty years. Republican Senators
were elected by a direct vote OF the
people In Connecticut, Vermont, New
Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania,
Nohio. Iowa, North Dakota, Kansas,
Utah Washington, Idaho and Illinois.
Why should the Chief Magistrate
Etigmatize them as ignorant? They
-epresent their constituents
Call the roll OF thirty years!r
Dntiuned Senator Sherman. Labor
7untuated only by the idleness OF
ncturers were active; our foreign
commerce rose with every year, mel.
ther was II dependent on war sup.
plies for its volume; continuance or
trade balances. Restaints Eof trade
and monoplies were curbed. The