Salt Lake Tribune | 1908-07-02 | Page 2 | Democrats to Make Republican Extravagance Campaign Keynote

I -1 Democrats to Make Republican Extravagance Campaign Keynote ; . 1 1 WASHINGTON, July 1. Tho Democratic Demo-cratic congressional committoo has broken its record in tho issuanco of a handbook four months beforo tho presidential presi-dential olections. Their publication contains nearly four hundred pages, extracts ex-tracts of spoocnos made in Congress during dur-ing the last sossion, most, of them during dur-ing tho month preceding the adjournment. adjourn-ment. The issuance of this publication is an innovation upon tho part of the committee and is in lino with n similar publication put out by tho Jiepublican committee four years ago. It is tho work of Kcpresontativc Lloyd, of Missouri, Mis-souri, chairman of tho congressional committee, and composed exclusively of congressional speeches and consequent' can do franked b3" members of Cougress. When the Donver convontion has boon held, tho National Democratic committeo commit-teo will issue its regular handbook as usual. The present publication b iho cougrcssioual committee, howover, is of special interest in- defining what is behoved be-hoved at this time will bo the issues of tho campaign. "."Republican extravagance" is expected ex-pected t6 bo tho kc3"noto of the campaign. cam-paign. Representative Fitzgerald, of Now York, and Senator Culberson, of Texas, provided the material for this chapter in thoir speeches during tho last daj-s of the session. "Pinancinl conditions" form tho second sec-ond subject iu tho bools. Sonator Owen of Oklahoma, and Representatives Clark, of Missouri, Houston of Tennessee Lloyd of Missouri, James of Koutuck3. Garrett of Tennessee and Hamlin of Missouri, all contributo to tho subject. "On tho Tariff and Trusts" receives re-ceives about eight3' pages of tho book. "Federal Usurpation," "Currency Reform." "Philippine Policy." "Ty-ran3' "Ty-ran3' of tho Speaker and Rules Committeo Com-mitteo of tho TJouso of Representatives," Representa-tives," "Republican Resposy,'' aro all subjects considered at length. Tho "Alarming Conditions" that faco tho country aro commented upon, and tho "Publicity of Campaigu Funds," a vindication of Judge Park-or, Park-or, a chapter on Labor, tho merchant marine, and tbo election of United States Sonator by popular voto conclude the category of subjects.