Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-05-21
THE GENTLEMAN FROM KENTUCKY
Baker of Illinois Pays His Respects to
mir. breckenridge.

mr.. breckenridge.
Aftel the reading of the journal of the
House Baker of Illinois gained the floor
and said that on the preceding day, at
moment when he was out of the hall,
words were spoken by the gentleman from
Kentucky breckenridge rejecting on his
honor and rejecting upon the honor of his
constituents. He then had read the re-
marks of Breckenridge rejecting upon the
manner in which the defeat of w. r. Nor
rison in the Eighteenth Illinois District
had been accom- lished In nv own
name" continued Baker, land in the
name of the entire Eighteenth Congress
sional District of Illinois, which he has
dared to defame, l hurl the words back to
the gentleman from Kentucky, and de-
nounce their imputation as grossly untrue.
| hurl the words back into the face and
teeth of the gentleman from Kentucky
with absolute and uumitigated defiance.
Applause and laughter. No gentleman
from Kentucky shall swing his biacksnake
whip over my shoulders and over the
shoulders of my constituents with i'm
punlty. He would al least incur the risk
OF having II wrenched from his hand and
feeling the hot end of it, mayhap.
CLAY's SEAT WORSE THAN EMPTY.
" If there be distinction in the adjective
|
am Kentuckian. l first saw the light of
day hard by the shades of Ashland, the
nome OF that i'm portant Kentuckian. Henry
Clay, answering as adamant in his great
hearted patriotism, and whose old-time
seat OF peerless honor and glory in this hall
is now, alas worse than empty. [Applause
and laughter.l
That seat is filled by the gentleman
whose speeches are garlands of flowers,
without leaves or fruit, totally unsuited TO
affairs. and well adapted to ladies'
boudolr laughter, but for their habitual
touches OF something approaching doni-
neering arrogance. That old-time seat, |
say, is worse than empty, occupied. as il ia
by gentleman who Kissed through his
teeth with uninformed reason the grand
idea OF the grand old statesman whom he
succeeded. The colossal shade of that great
man movers over the republic 1t walks in
the north land and in the south land, and
Will be living inspiration in this mighty
contest-this impending ground swell
which will lift President Cleveland from the
White House, and very probably lift the
gentleman from the seat of Henry CLAW.
Applause on the Republican side
THE CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.
The gentleman from Kentucky chal-
lenged comparison between his district
and mine. The Congressional Directory
shows that 30, $50 votes were cast for Con.
gress in my district, while in his but A. 91
were cast [applausel- about one-eighth of
the voting population, and all voting on
one side. Whatever the reason for this
curious arrangement may have been, the
gentleman from Kentucky represents one
sixth OF the votes / represent 1t will be
seen that the gentleman does not occupy
ground that makes it prudent for him TO
indulge in reckless defamatory statements,
reviling the honor of an election in another
State, OF which he actually knows nothing,
even if the law of fair and honest manlv
dealing was not sufficient to restrain him.