New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-18
SENATOR WEEKS
RETURN
OF REPUBLICANS
Only Foolish Mistakes or
Accident, He Says, Can
Stop Return to Power.

"The sentiment and trend is all one
way If we don't make foolish mis-
takes and some accident does not hap
pen the Republican party is coming
back with all its oldtime vigor the
next time VIC have a countrywide
election"
This was the message Senator John
W. Weeks, of Massachusetts,, who has
recently returned from an extensive
trip through the West, brought to the
Republican County Committee last
night at its last monthly meeting of
the season in Bryant Hall, Sixth Ave
nue., near Forty-second Street
Senator Weeks, who has been promi-
nently mentioned as a possibility for
the Republican nomination for Presi-
dent, was entertained at the Hotel
Biltmore at dinner by Charles D.
Hilles, chairman Of the National Com
mittee About sixteen other guests
were present Following his speech in
Bryant Hall Senator Weeks was enter
tanned at the Republican Club. To-
morrow night he speaks in Atlantic
City.
4 man above the average size,
dressed with plain severity, Senator
Weeks used no orotorical devices. lie
talked directly and earnestly in
conversational tone that carried con-
viction When he first mounted the
high stage before his introduction a
small kitten was roaming about. The
Senator leaned over and took il in his
la,, carcssing it gently until he was
Introduced by Samuel s. Koenig, chair
man Of the committee. He had talked
only a few minutes when ne walked
down 10 the hoo-. saying he wanted TO
be down among his auditors.
Wilson's the Bigger Stick.
Devoting his attention entirely to
the domestic policy of the administra-
ton and the work Of Congress, the
Senator referred to the resignation of
Secretary Bryan as being an act that
must necessarily embarrass the Presi-
dent. lie remarked that John Sharp
Williams was right when he said that
the Democratic party could always be
depended upon 10 do the wrong thing
at the right time.
"The Big Stick of your fellow citi
zen is will-o-thc-wisp compared
with tho bludgcon that the President
has used to coerce Congress TO give
him the legislation he wanted" de-
clarcd the speaker.
lie predicted that before the sum
mcr was over there would be a bond
issue TO meet the financial needs of
the government, in spite of the fact
that the Democrats had levied a cor
pOration tax, an income tax and war
tax. Il was Il matter Of history that
the country always had hard times
when the Democrats were in power,
he said, regardless Of whether the
products Of nature were plenty.
For years The Democrats had been
preaching that things were fundamen-
tally wrong, said the Senator; that
there was an unequal distribution of
wealth. They arrayed class against
class Those who had been listening
TO this doctrine expected there would
be a change when the party came into
power. He described business as fear
full, and said that in spite of abundant
crops and the trade balance in our ia
vor, business had hesitated
After explaining how the Democrats
had reversed themselves on their atti-
tude toward promoting legislation in
secret conferences, Senator Weeks took
up discussion of the legislative pro-
banking and currency and shipping
bills. All were put through except the
last Not only had the reduction in
the tariff not reduced the cost of liv-
ing he insisted, but food products were
actually 9 per cent higher last month
than they were when the Democrats
went into power.
Claims Credit for Republicans.
All that was good in the currency bill
as passed was based the Senator de- /
clared. on the work Of the Monetary
Commission, which had been organ f.
lied by Republican Congress. Speak B
ing of the trade commission bill, he
declared that unless it was admins I.
tered with the greatest wisdom and not
according to the views Of its origi- ,
majors, there would be a degree of .
stagnatiOn in Business more extensive
than ever before.
"lf the shipping bill had been passed, /
and il probably would have been EXCEPT .
for the opposition of the Senators from .
New York, we probably wuld have been
bying a quarrel with SINE foreign ma
ton, the Senator said. Inspite OF that
fact, he added. IL is more than likely :
that the bill will be forced through at
the next session Of Congress.
Senator Weeks spoke Of instances in
which the Controller Of the Currency
had harried banks. 81 can say to YOU
with authority that the business men
OF the country are seriously dissatis-
fed with what the Democratic admin