The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-20
End OF THEL0NG DEBATE
CARLISLE AND REED THE OPPOs-
ING CHAMPIONS.

with a Humorous Defiance to Mr..
preckinridge - A Crowd in the
chamber to Hear the Speeches-Mr.
Carlisle Was Unwell.
WASHINGTON, May 19.-Long before the
House met this morning nearly every seat
IN the galleries was occupied, the only ex-
,on+ion being few seats in the diplomatic
gallery and the front row of the Executive
.o,larv reserved for the President and his
Family. At every door was a large knot of
snectators peering over shoulders and un-
dor arms to get glance at the floor upon
1ybicb the long debate on the tariff was to
be closed by Mr. Reed, of Maine, and
sneaker Carlisle. The buzz of expectancy
ord the hum of conversation were stilled
fCra moment while the Chaplain offered
rraver only to break out afresh when TIE
clerl, proceeded to read the journal. Whom
tbe reading of that dreary document had
been completed, the House went into COM
rittee of the whole, with Mr.. Springer in
the chair, on he tariff bill.
Mr. Baker, of Illinois, was first recog-
nizel. He said that yesterday, at mo-
ynant when he was out of the nall, words
were spoken by the gentleman from Ken
tucky Mr. Breckinridge) rejecting on his
honor and hecting upon the honor of his
constituency, He then sent to the Clerks
besl and had read the remarks of Mr..
Brecl,inridge rehecting upon the manner in
which the defeat of w. r. Morrison, in the
Eighteenth Illinois district, had been ac-
complished.
HUMOROUS DEFIANCE.
UTy.uo ;s ioO,+iuuad M, RaEar 80 Jiroaf
outrageous attack on my honor and the
honor of the district | represent on this
floor. Inmy own name and in the name of
the entire Eighteenth Congressional dis
trict of Illinois, which he has dared to de-
fame hurl the words back to the gentle
man from Kentucky, and denounce their
imputation as grossly untrue. | hurl the
words back into the face and teeth of the
gentleman from kentucky with absolute
and unmitigated defiance. [Applause and
laughter To use an expressive, but not
very elegant figure of speech, no gentle
man from Kentucky shall swing his black
snake whip over my shoulders and over the
shoulders Of my constituents, with impu-
nifty He would at least incur
the risk of having it wrenched
from his hand, and feeling the hot
end Of it, mayhap. [Applause and laughter
If there be distinctive and adjective
Kentuckian, then l am Kentuckian. l
first saw the light of day hard by the shades
of Ashland, the home of that important
Kentuckian, Henry Clay, unswerving as
adamantine in his great hearted patriotism,
great in all his propositions, as eloquent as
mortal ever was in pleading the mighty
cause Of his country and his whole country,
and whose old time seat of peerless honor
and glory in this hall is now, alas, worse
than empty, [Applause and laughter.1
COMPARING THE DISTRICTS.
That seat is filed by gentleman whose
speeches are garands of flowers, without
leaves or fruit, totally unsuited to affairs,
and well adapted to a lady'S boudoir
lIaughter) but for their habitual touches of
something approaching domineering ar
rogance The words of the gentleman
from Kentucky challenge comparison be-
tween his district and mine. The Congress
slonal directory shows that 80. .339 votes
were cast for Congress in my district,
whll' in his but 1, ,79l were cast, [applausel
ABOUT one eighth of the voting population,
and all voting on one side. Whatever the
reason Of this curious arrangement NAV
have been, the gentleman from Kentucky
represents one-sixth Of the votes represent.
II vii, be seen the gentleman does not
occupy ground that makes it prudent for
MIN to indulge i'll reckless damnatory state
another state of which he actually knows
nothing even if the law of fair and honest
aua manly dealing was not sufficient to
restrain HIM. The bottom truth about the
elecn N IN the Eighteenth district of Illinois
Is tnat that district was released from the
ehtanglemens Of one Of the most wretched
sums That could be found anywhere in the
lied United States" Applause on the Repub-
Ican slde.l
THANKED BY CITIZENS.
As an Illustration of this fact, Mr.. Baker
Seal 10 the Clerks desk and had read reso-
1uuoh adopted by the citizens of East st.
LOUIS, without regard to party, thanking
nlm Tor having rescued the district from
the political defiauchery which had so long
attached to it. He then continued: 'I
Say the truth when l say that change
nIoqght IN this city of East st. Louis was
tLtntldr, though on much smaller scale, to
suov wrought In the great city of New York
"uen Tweed and his methods we're torn up
oy the roots The gentleman from Ken
Se hay impugns the integrity of my election,
~. pughS the character of my constitu-
Tn.s, r1 this massof honest farmers, working
t5;. r,I .iI ana business men, who brought mo to
| ,i suis pace on their honest shields as the re-
SIi' % ol as fair political victory rs ever took
F%ve 1 "Itnln the limits Of the United States.
v,oa ".iIse Use elec ION IS impugned by solitary
tnoIs. nIe mere THAT OF tie gentleman from Ken
,fo,s, ana not by a memorial signed by
n..1SSds rsousaHds OF Kentucky voters in this high
5io pie9ehce' IN the presence of the whole peo-
eoI eUoI tle Ualted States, throw down the
esqaluet with ringing defiance at the feet
"a, 'ne gentleman from Kentucky. Laugh
tn.au ,' auu aapplause.l Thrice is he armed who
ianN SuowS his cause is. just. Lay on MacDufr.
!apPIause and Laughter. Law on MacDuff.
uul1 damned be he who first cries
tar t1rT, enough! loud applause and laugh
ono+ ".ich was renewed when a large bou-
dest. u ieu roses was laid upon Mr.. Bakers
4, BRECKINRIDGE's REPLY.
msd oil' hreckinridge rose and said he had
IGao lii no charge against the gentleman from
wba. bnoN' He was the simple usufruct of
wSat SSaS OTHERS did. He got the benefit of
fa'' fraa, oVher parties did, and have no doubt
wos "1at have heard him say that he
Ia, III ~ the main ignorant of what was done,
6ova-LL. tne innocence of simple modesty he
hrit,s,uuV IL was intellect and great popu-
NO. mat accounted for the defeat of Mr..
disnai aii,9h' y. and am sorry if the facts should
abo aait,o ,lao pleasing conceit of the vener-
On " seil' ~ leman from Illinois, [Applause
~ iIne Democratic side.1
de,t a IecSinrldge then sent to the clerks
tett @l'4 az mad nad read two letters of John Jar
ran'o,a W. flttsburg, President Of the Anal
mbEIHi, Association, and a slip from a
ohhgu interview with Mr. Jarrett, all
Nr I.cn We're published in 1856, showing
tni oarretts work in favor of Mr.. Baker
udor saihNt Mr.. Morrison and that he
uNVIJoOk IL Mt the direction ~ +Lo A ,,,or; =