Show HENEY ATTACKS ROOSEVELT washington march 25 about one hundred and fifty guests were present last night at the biennial banquet of the virginia democratic association held in the banquet room of the metropolitan ro hotel they included democrats of national prominence and most of the political leaders and democratic members of congress from the old dominion henry Wiit terson the principal beeaker Bp eaker urged upon the democrats the general union of forces in opposition to imperialism in all forms in the course speech he said we are democrats we love ou country our heartbeat true to institutions tut ions we the govern ment from the hands of those who arc converting it into a government of the trusts for the trusts and by the trusts and restore it to the hands of those who will have some regard for the rights of the people the republican party is a syndicated party arbitrary power is its motive the almighty dollar its trademark if it benot checked in the gate it is going in and it will in the end surely the republic once agabin in the white house wo have the man on horseback affecting the simplicity of tho cowboy he conceals beneath he self confidence and queer mannera of wo broncho the and ambitions if nofa the talents of a diaz to him a little thang alilce treating treat ipg an admiral of the anvy wearing the laurel leaves of imperishable renown as if he were a baby in nov to te candled dandled and now to be spanked is merely an undress affair begun and ended during off moments between breakfast and luncheon to efm the reprimanding of the lieutenant general of the army grown gray n the fighting of the battles ol 01 aisi country becomes an amusing horseplay meant to relax his muscles and it liis high mightiness whilst warn ing lesser officer of the army to obey orders ind say nothing As these things pertain anat of the character of feats to divert and blind to hoodwink public opinion a bill of army reorganization is prepared and urged congress which if it becomes V law aiu make the power of the president absolute and which it is not too much to say ought to be entitled an act to make the president of ane states a military dictator because the reprimanded lieutenant general answering the summons ot a committee of congress aa was his duty expresses an opinion adverse to tins bill it is proposed to retire him from the taken in connection some other matters of more or less sinister suggestion henc are menaces of most ominous import A but turn from the white house to and look at the republicans in congress the trail of the trademark is over them all old high tariff dances the cancan can can in the house while old ship labdy does the cakewalk cake walk in the seu atch everything for syndicates noth ing for the people and not content ciui their arbitrary power in the wito house and their mercenary power in congress the leaders of this party of federalism and false pretensions would rip open Pan doras box to filch chenco the baick piratical flag of domination the equally and bloods shirt of sectional agitation and in order to make sure of he house they lire proposing to bring forward another force bill to smite the sauth to blight the north and to convert a land teeming with love and peace into a land becking with hate and strife such is the banquet to which the exit of me lynnley lyl nley the statesman and the advent of the rough rider has invited ua 1 I aan something 0 a jingo myself I 1 believe n the expanding greatness and glory of my country I 1 never eee the flag floating above the domes 0 yonder capitol that my heart does not throb with the proud glad thought that my eyes do not fill with happer exultant ideas that I 1 am an citizen god bless the flag and god pies the boys that fight beneath it I 1 would carry it inviolate I 1 would keep it the mot spotless and within this blew awant to know what sa going on away out yonder across the multitudinous the mysterious waves of the pacific seat I 1 want other witnesses than self politicians and self exploit ing soldiers ool diers to apine here and tell m 1 to hold my tongue I 1 refuse to be content and if I 1 am told by a whippersnapper whipper snapper ia shoulder that lin lesI do I 1 am a traitor to my coun alry my reply to him ahall bo a slap in tha friends brothers democrats let us po one with dissension let us turn alir backs on the past our eyes to the future calling he old fight off and the old cpr square he who stands with rne magninat these things ia my comrade HO matter what he thinks or ever thought about silver or gold he who would deny me a place by bis side to fight them must either le very perverse or very blind let us crosa no bridges we come to them rut already we can tee far enough ahead to take our reckoning there will be one of a democrat in llott toe the line toe the llew to arbitrary power and al goi goite tm tapu go no further we arc tn the expansion business but our h for the of the con ution no lcara than for the religion of chrtt and him crucified our expansion iwana peace not the honor not tho degradation of the flag and just ns barcly as jefferson wrote the declaration of independence nud jackson fought the battle of bew orleans to resist despotism ahall we make the new fourth of july and celebrate an other ath of january in misting the schemes to abali sli Constitution the and the government |