National Republican., 1885-01-12
WARMERS INITIATION.
The Ohio Statesman Again Crushed
by Joseph ID. Taylor.

by Joseph ID. Taylor.
Representative Warner, Of Ohio, whose
swelling pretontions TO statosmanship
have been several timos punctured by
Representative Joseph d. Taylor, again
inflated himself to-day, and again had the
wind let out in summary manner by the
latter, and collapsed like burstod bal-
loon. He offered an Amendment TO tho
pension appropriation bill, changing the
law as to the compensation Of pension at.
torneys, and mado q speech Of an hour,
condomning the present law, and com.
pairing 1t to the piracy Of tho Middle
Ages, and asking to have IL stricken from
the statutes as scheme of robbery
and injustice. Taylor thon took tho
1oor and road from tho Congressional
Record the remarks Of Warner and Rogers,
of Arkansas 10 member Of tho committee
of which Warner is chairman), made in
the house on the 18th OF December, when
they were cudgoling Taylor for presum-
ing to criticiso that committee for its in-
action, in which they both claimed as n
distinguished honor tho securing of this
particular legislation. They we're then
attempting to vindicste themselves from
tho charge made by Taylor that tho COM
mittee on tho payment OF pensions, boun-
ties, and back pay, of which Warner Ia
chairman, had never, In the sevon months
of tho last session, secured single line OF
legislation. Tho truth Of this statement
was then called into question, and Taylor
was charged with great injustice in
making IL, and tho proof adduced was
that this law now assailod by
Warner rs smnckinE of the piracy of the
middle ages was then held up as some
thing In tho highest degree admirable.
Taylor lost none of this golden opportu-
nifty TO show up tho hypocrisy and donna
gnguelsm OF these two men, especially Of
Warner, who had endoavorod so recently
to impeach Taylor upon o technicality,
and to avenge his political grievances
upon him by the aid OF democratic
house. Taylor showed from tho record
that both Warner and Rogers had de-
clared in the house ON the 18th of Do
cembcr that they had carefully consid-
cred this measure, and had crystalllzed it
into law by reporting it to the house,
and attaching IL to the pension appropria-
tion bill. To-day thoy denied all author
ship and paternity of the bill, and charged
1t on the senate and conference commit
tec. Taylor
HANDLED THEM WITHOUT GLOVES,
ana stated In telling manner the shame
less position occupied by q portion Of the
democratic side of the house. A low days
ago thoy had decided by vote that he
had misrcpresented this committee by not
aCcrediting them with this legislation,
and now two hours had been taken by
the gentlemen 10 show that they were in
no way responsible for 1t, that in short,
his accusers themselves had vindicated
the entire truth of his assertions aud had
themselves proved that they had misrep-
resented him, and mislod and deceived
the house. He pointed to tho fact that
Warner yesterday, in his action and vote
on the Mexican pension bill, had con-
1rmed evory statement ho had made con-
cerning him and his committee with tho
single exception of that regarding this
legislation, and to-day the gentleman ro-
moves any doubt which might have been
hanging over that point, and makes his
own humiliation complete. Taylor re-
peatcd that it Is now matter of record,
and will go before tho country corrob-
grated by the gontleman's own words aud
acts, that every word Of that speech so
recently sought to be ia part contro-
verted was and is true, and that this
committee is and has been the graveyard
of all important pension legislation, and
has throttlod every bill ever referred to
it. lie further said that the conduct oi
Warner on this occasion was in keeping
with the course of that gentleman on the
occasion Of his former speech in harangu.
ing the house concerning his (Taylors
military record, making statements which
were utterly and maliciously false, and
when he would have replied, moving the
previous question, and preventing hin
from making any denial or explanation
Tho House seemed mortified at this
prodicament in which il had involved
itself In having recorded q vote which II
now shown to have been based on ma
licious and spiteful falsehood. If Warner
wero not constitutionally incapable O
seeing anything beyond his own giganti,
shadow no would begin to realize tn,
fact that Taylor has his ammunition
always with him and had better not b,
fooled WITH Washington Cor. Clerelant
(O.) Leader.