The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-26

putting these questions with the purpose
OF dlsconeerung me. they ought to have
more respect for themselves.
Mr.. Davy-I hope my colleague does
not attribute any such motive to me.
A Member Ito MIR. Hewitt)-l ou can
hold your own very we'll.
Mr., Davy-I want the naked facts Of
this case.
MIR. Hewitt-The bare, naked fact is
this: There was war, war to the knife.'
between Governor Tilden and MIR. Tweed;
and it ended in the defeat and exile of
Mr. Tweed. loud applause.] That is
all there is about it.
Mr. Davy-Now will my colleague per-
init me to ask him
Mr.. Hewitt will not be catechised.
| Mr. Randall ask that the gentleman
from New York Mr.. Davy) take his seat.
His colleague Mr.. HEWITT declines to be
interrupted further
| The Speaker pro tempore-The Chair
must insists that the gentlemen from New
York shall take his seat.
Mr.. Randall Ito Mr.. Davy)-Take your
seat: you are out of order.
Mr.. Davy-Now [ ask my colleague =
| The Speaker pro tempore-The Chair
must insist that the gentleman from New
York Mr.. Davy) shall take his seat
| Mr.. Davy-Certainly. | bow to the
decision of the Chair, but did not propose
| to yield to the decision of the gentleman
from Pennsylvania Mr.. RandalD.
Mr.. Hewitt call this House to witnes s
that have answered and am willing to
answer every question of substantive
character bearing upon the merits OF this
case which any man can ask me. But
when gentlemen undertake to catechise me
about petty matters of details | must de-
cline to answer. Mr.. Speaker, the TACT is
perfectly notorious, and certainly no man
IN his senses, DO fair and just man will
lever for a moment intimate that there was
the slightest intimacy, personal or politi-
cal, at any tue between Samuel j. Tilden
and William Nj. Tweed. There never
vas, sir. There was that association which
comes from the enforced appointment of
men on committees and of their living in
the same community and belonging to the
! same party; but the one man stood 10 the
community above and beyond reproach
and the other was always an object of sus
; picion and finally of detestation.
Mr.. Davy rose.
MIR. Hewitt will not be interrupted
l.
d Swer all reasonable questions, and declin,
I to be interrupted any more. Now the
d gentleman FROM Iowa
Mr.. Lapham-The gentleman is speak
ing by the grace of this side of the House
Mr.. Hewitt am not speaking by thu
grace of anybody but of my own colleagu
and of Ivy constituents Now, the gentle
men from Iowa INDUCED in one insinuatio
III so mean and despicable character tina
IL almost hesitate to refer to it. If h
& could have blushed -and looked into hi
face as | sat near him on purpose-if h
s were capable of blushing, he would hav
o olushed then; but lie did not. He il
q simulated that the private fortune of Coy
ernor Tilden had been acquired by som
dishonorable-a he did not dare to sa
dishonest, but he implied it-dishones
at corporations. Now, when a man make
II an insinuation OF that sort. he should b
* prepared with the proof. 1t is a NEAR
r TO make behind the back of another ma
OF who is not here to answer. But | can tie
that gentleman, and hope his own recor
= is as clear and as good. that Governor III
den was called from 1857 to 1860 into a
1 mUSL every UEUktu uUWu railway COEp )T;
ton in the West; that while he found the
unable to pay running expenses, be toe
them in hand and SO administered thel
that in every case the bonds, whether frs
second, or third mortgage. and the stool
preferred and common, all ultimately wei
above par; and he enriched the Peep
that we're wise enough aud fortuna
enough to have secured his services. | a
liz fhn har Of hn
who were benefited by his wis, and sag
cious management; and | say, SO far fro
having been 0verpaid in any of the
n transactions. that his legal lees and b
ac- personal services were the cheapest al
of most poorly rewarded have ever know
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