Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-09-18
TIE MARIETTA REGISTER HI!ls!
One Speaker Courteous and Respectful.
The Gther Arrogant and Abusive.
Gen. Warner Made the Mis-
take of His Life.
The following is from the Marietta Regis

The following is from the Marietta Regis
ter of Friday following the debate:
Respectful attention was given throughout.
The first hour Warner spoke with no sign
of applause or approval. He exhibited his
temper, greatly to the chagrin of his friends,
and applied language that of itself showed
evidence of weak case He read few Sc
lections from Taylor's printed speech, and
said it was never delivered in Congress, but
offered no proof in support of his charge, not
even intimating that he would predicate his
entire argument upon the fact that in ex
tending his remarks from six to some twelve
minutes Mr.. Taylor departed from the phras
eology of the spoken speech.
In reply Mr.. Taylor declared that every
point and essential idea of his speech as
made was preserved under the privilege to
extend, and supported his statement by tes-
timony from Edward Mcpherson, the recog-
nized authority on these questions, that he
had not departed from custom or violated
any privilege in the extensions which the
House had granted unanimous consent for
him to make.
He read letters from Gen. Gof, of West
Virginia, from Gen. Robinson, of Ohio;
Hon. G. A. Boutelle, of Maine, and other
members, declaring that they were present
and heard his speech; that they had read
the speech as printed, and they unqualifedly
declared that there was no essential depart
ure from the speech as delivered.
He charged Gen. Warner with having his
speech furnished him by the stenographer of
the House and demanded that he read it.
This was a surprise to the General and
placed him under great embarrassment. He
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it took six minutes to read Taylor's speech
as delivered, but at the close of reading reit-
Grated the charge that not word of it cor
responded with the published speech. But
he was careful not to parallel or compare a
line.
The audience saw at once that the charge
was not sustained in the slightest by this
quibbling, and in the repeated cheers given
Taylor manifested their conviction.
We cannot summarize to-day these long
arguments. All and much more will appear
in due time, and our readers can see for
themselves.
But the temper and tone of the letters well
represented that of the speakers. One was
courteous, respectful and self-controlled, the
other arrogant, angry, personal and abusive,
indicating disposition, if he dare, to settle
it by blows.
Mr.. Taylor convicted Mr.. Warner of
printing speech in the Record, on the tariff,
of several pages, not line of which, except
that asking leave to print, was ever delivered
in Congress. That was not all. He showed
that after it ,pas printed in the Record, after
great and careful elaboration, Gen. Warner
revised it again for his constituents, making
one hundred and thirty-eight changes, some OF
them entire pages and paragraphs printed
in pamphlet form at job office instead of
the Government office. Why? Because he
could not get it printed at the Government
printing Office with any changes from the
speech as printed in the Record, and he want
ed to demagogue his constituents by sending
out a different speech from that in the
Record. He then charged him with sending
these out under his frank as member Of
Congress, in plain and direct violation of the
Lairs of Congress. If he wanted to assume the
privilege of changing then he must not send
them out under frank This brought roars
of applause. Speaking of courtesy due,
Taylor also charged Warner with violating
his oath of Office when he promised to sup
port the Constitution of the United States,
which forbids that fellow member shall
call another to personal account outside the
halls of Congress.
The friends of Colonel Taylor were great
ly pleased with his effort, both argument
and manner, and their uniform testimony is
that Gen. Warner made the mistake of his
life. He wholly failed to prove his charges,
and exhibited himself greatly to his preiu-
dice. He also went to the wrong place, for
scarcely in Ohio will one find a man more
beloved by his neighbors than il Colonel
Taylor.