National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-02-13

amt say ne docs not explain the eduiyocal POSI-
sspd po mn M n n.s, speech PLACED hun
submitted BY me TO the House, and challenge
reIutation OF them. am sustained by the re-
p ha,,S o. COMMITTEES 81 this House and by what
IneneYe 70 be the truth In this whole matter.
me gentleman's quarrel with the vice president
o. lhe board v y not my province TO espouse.
Ihe oncer II ahundantly able to take care Of
And now, Mr.. Chairman, had hoped we were
through with this opposition. Whenever il shall
3e Iein 9e.l by the gentleman from New
or by any other person, be he member Of Con.
EIess OF one o. my own constituents, that this
ARR A SECOND TAMMASY,
In worse tOrm than the very bad first Tam
many, as the gentleman charges, I shall not be
me last one 70 denounce them on this noor.
nave gone before this people over and over again
upon the very question the gentleman has raised
before the House, and every time the people
nave lndored The Boanl Of Public works and
But 40 long as these charges
ARR UTTERLY DESTITUTE or Truth,
as believe them TO be, and are made only by q
few disappointed and dlsreputable characters
whom the respectable people Of the District who
oppose the board repuhiate as common enemies
70 our beat interests, so long, Mr.. Chairman, as
this = true shall defend this board.
permitted to come here to defeat Just appropria.
ton; II Ia a shame that they are allowed 10 dog
the steps Of Consressmen aud pretend to re-
In the city who do not sustain the board. These
creatures would see tho capital sink before they
would permit the board 80 succeed II they could
prevent u; AMI yet they Ind audience and they
have champion on this door. the gentleman
comes here not to culoglze the character Of one
Of these men and thank him for turning spy and
lnforner against the people OF the District.
shall not call IN question the CENTENARY com.
partnership. lie may select mis- own associates;
but he cannot convince this country that an In.
wretch who pnrsnes this District goyornmSn,
with the maleyOlence OF a hyena, Is n 1T
man 70 give the gentleman information to
guide this House. make no attack on this man,
but warn the House against the source Of the
centenary so-caed facts.
Sir, It IL painful TO me that this attack and this
effort TO stlne improvements here come from
gentleman who lives In the greatest city Of this
continent, with it4 noble park and lts splendid
improvements, and with It, ambition TO oycrtop
the cities OF the Old World In all that makes a
city great. Il pains me that such a gentleman
should stand out alone In an attack upon the
Board OF pnhllc Works and their effort to build
up your capital
But this experience Ia not new to ia. when
gentlemen OF the lIouae look about them and see
what We have accomplished In this city, let them
has been through firs Ne have he Seen 9een '"N'n
ATTACKED OPENLY AND ANONYMOUSLY.
Even yesterday, when II was hoped to pass a
resolution OF instruction to the Committee on
Appropriations asking them to Inquire as TO the
duty OF the Government toward its capital, this
House was Hooded with an anonymous circular
attacking me personally and the Board Of Public
Works. ! had copy handed to me by gentle
man on the other side Of the House, who said
that the gentleman from New York Mr.. Roose-
yeltl handed II to him, and was circulating Il
among members generally. Hope NAV be mis-.
taken In that, but fear that am not IL this q
specimen Of thegentlemana morals? IA q public
report OF United States otflcers to he libeled GU
Of court, and ths stun to be taken as the guIC >
Of the House? Verify, then
"Justice has ned to british bcasts,
And men have lost their reason" q
This, Mr., Chairman, Ia the character Of the op-
position which we have met everywhere. Yea
teriay found here this large paper, holding
lfrge yellow-colored poster In MS hand,l which
reminds one Of the posters that may he seen at
the crossroads, surmounted by horse rampant,
and which was circulated here by the gentleman
In order to prejudice this House against doing
an act OF simple Justice, that Of directing an In
qulry through proper committee as to whether
this Government ought to do anything toward
building up the capital.
The gentleman cries "Tammany number two, /"
"fraud, " corruption, misrepresentation" ~
thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word. T"
Let II be Tammany number two. II never will
send delegate who Will come here and turn and
rend II without cause. believe there Is no sub
stantlal averment made by the gentleman that
has not been fully answered. | cannot antici.
pate what the gentleman will print IN the balance
OF his speech, and reserve the right 20 answer
charges not made on the floor. I will not take
up NC time o. the House IL merely gratifying
myself by further remarks. Examine the records
OF the District for yourselves. DO not rely upon
the gentlemans statements or my own,
This Congress has shown patriotic interest In
the capital. ! cannot believe that the Ore aud
fury OF one or half dozen speeches which the
gentleman or any one else shah make eau extin-
gulsh the public sentiment that demands OF the
peoples Representatives to make the peoples
capital the greatest Of the world,