Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-11
.CAMPA|GN STARTS
FLOOD Of ORATORY
Business in Senate Sandwiched
Between Assaults on and De-
lenses of Administration.
REPUBLICANS FIND ISSUE
Democrats Congratulate Them on
Digging Up Durand
Incident.
REPUBLICANS FIND ISSUE

WASHINGTON. August 1o.-Issues
of the national campaign crowded leg
islation into the background to-day in
the senate. and virtually the only
progress made with the pending ship
ping bin was the reading of the
amended measure. sandwichcd between
Republican assaults on the Dcmocra tic
administration and Democratic de-
fcnscs of party achievements
The food OF partisan oratory was
started by Senator Townsend, Repub-
lican. who made "a speech supporting
the charge Of Charles T.. Hughes that
II. Dana DGrand was retired as Direc-
tor Of the Census at the becinninr OF
the present administration FOR political
reasons. Senator Townsend said that
Secretary Redtield was mistaken in as
serting that Mr.. Durand voluntarily
resigned
CONGRATULATE REPUBLICANS
on HAVING FOUND AN ISSUE
Several Democrats extended their
congratulations to the Republicans for
having at last found an issue" in the
Durand incident. Senator Hokc Smith
added that his only criticism for the
President and Secretary OF Commerce
was that they did not openly remove
Durand. because he was man utterly
without executive capacity"
Senator Penross. Republican, Joined
in the discussion with an attack on
civil service administration and the
Hypocrisy" OF administration heads in
the Durand incident. Ignoring entire
ly the shipping bill. Senators on both
sides continued the political debate for
several hours. Senator Jones said
! Democratic Senators in first dctcrmin-
ing TO postpone action on the child
labor bill had set the stage for Presi-
dent Wilson to- make sensational visit
10 the Capitol. and "in theatrical
appeal to Senator's, have ii go out to
tho country that his insistence brought
about passage of the BILL
Senator Lewis. the Democratic whip,
replyinE.to Mr.. Huehcs's recent refer
ence TO President Wilson's too proud
to fight speech. said that those who
admired the independent intelligence
of the Republican nominee deplored
that he had Surrendered to the yelp
and bark of Blanche. sweetheart and
tray in the refrain of Too proud to
fight charging use of the expression
as confession OF weakness or cow
ardce on the part of the President,
speaking for himself and his country"
HOPED HE WOULD BE SPARED
ENHIBITi0N OF IGNORANCE
II had hoped" said the Illinois
Senator, that Judge Hughes might be
saved from the exhibition OF ignorance
displayed by so many lesser. but
anxious. assailants of that which they
did not understand. The expression,
TOO proud To fight used at Phila-
delphia by the President TO an audi
cncc OF courageous. Christian people,
was the adaptation OF an old quotation
from the classics-ancient as the Scrip
ture. Its meaning is known to be that
a brave people filed with the con-
scious OF their superior strength.
were too proud 10 fight where a con
cession az what was right would bring
justice to all. The President presumed
on the intelligence of his audience to
understand"
The shipping bill finally was taken
up again just before adjournment,
when Senator Jones hegan speech on
it with the announcement that he
would not be offended at Senators
whose business drew them from the
chamber. Most Of the members took
him at his word and left.
Senator Jones charged that the bill
with it's S50,000,000 appropriation was
violation of the economy promise OF
the Democratic platform of 1912. He
estimated that more than $150,000.000
in all would be needed to create the
tonnage necessary TO care for Ameri-
can shipping.