The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-03-08
THE BLOW OF A COWARD


A<Cois ~ AsCPsSSCs eesesvS
The Republican Leader walks Down the
Aisle and strikes Much Smaller Man
While the Latter Was sitting Down
The Bully VIII Be Suspended.
indianapolis Sentinel, Feb. -.
The proceedings Of the house, a little
before o'clock yesterday afternoon,
we're interrupted by . disgraceful row.
Mr.. Linck OF Jefferson county committed
a shameful. unprovoked and entirely in
excusahle assault upon Representative
Willard.
The attack was a. unexpected as II
was cowardly. The house at the time
had under consideration q joint resolu-
tion favoring prohibition amendment
to the constitution. The majority Of the
committee on judiciary had reported ad-
A discussion ensued upon the
question as to whether the minority re-
port should he substituted for that Of the
M. Reynolds, the author Of
the resolution, made speech in defense
OF his offspring. lie spoke long, loud
and, before he closed, excitedly. He re-
viewed the history of the ''grcat Ameri-
can republic" for the last fifty years. lie
drew q parallel between the position Of
the slavery question before the war and
the agitation ofthe temperance question
Of to-day. When he began, the mem
bers were lolling in their seats, disin-
terestedly, writing letters, reading papers
or yawning lazily. After half an hours
talk he became so loud In voice and vio-
lent In gesture that the members turned
toward him with half-amused and half
curious expressions lighting up their
phyeiognomies. Several members final
ly began 10 half -jestingly interrupt him.
Mr.. Moon asked him IL he had voted the
prohibition ticket at the last election?
REYNOLDS was confused for moment,
but continued, affecting not TO have
heard or understood the interrogatory.
Mr.. Zoercher fired another interrogatory
|of similar nature. Reynolds fairly
Iehrieked a reply and advanced up the
aisle a few feet, yelling his snswer in
excited tones at his "young FRIEND" as
he called Zoercher.
Mr.. willard al this time sat In his
seat in the front row with his feet cock
Ird up on the desk in front Of him, glanc-
ing up occasionally with an amused
Ismile and revolving pencil In his fiug,
ers. When Reynolds finally concluded
he arose and said:
"Mr. Speaker, the resolution offered Il
but another evidence OF the hypocris,
Of The republicans, who, during the cam
paign, went about making famine
speeches against The prohibition party
Believing that the house has more i'm
lportant business before ii, move th
lprcvious question.'
II Mr.. Stanley OF Hendricks county. whs
was standing by his seat. to the left o
willard, having been brought 10 hi
feet by the excited manner of Reynolds
said 10 Willard THAT previous ques
Ition wsa cowsrdly."
l Mr.. willard, who had resumed hi
reclining posture. said: "Tbe man wh'
saws am coward lies, that's ALL"
/ You'd better not call me liar" sait
STANLEY.
i ~ did not call You one" was the re
'IpIy. The remarks Of the two we're no
heard but few feet away.
The vote on the previous question wa
then called. Stanley, after talking rathe
,lexciiedIy TO two or three friends abou
|him resumed his seat.
I After the previous question had beeI
'lcarried, the resolution itself was vote
Ion and voted down. Another join
resolution was ordered read and tn
clerk had begun TO read, when Mr. Cul
! n, whose seat IL about the fifth in th
..lrcar Of Willard's gained the floor, an
moved that the remarks OF Mr.. Willar'
should be taken down. ~ understan,
that he called Mr.. Stanley . liar
moment ago. he said.
Il did not do t." said Willard, "bu
what did say stand by.
IL desire that those remarks should b
..ltaken down" said MIR. Cullen.
Il do not know that those remarks ar
unparliamentary, said the speaker. ~
he called anybody q liar before did no
hear II, aud my attention At the time W.
lnot called 10 it. Other business havim
ss|been transacted, I shall have TO rule tha
his former remarks be taken down.
myself did not hear anything unparlia
lmentary or should myself have orderc
them taken down Immediately.
In the meantime Linck, whose seat
the rear Of the house. had walked fol
ward and seated himself just across in
aisle from Mr.. willard. When III
, speaker gave his ruling Linck jumped I
:his feet and said:
"Are not the words You are q liar
'lunparliamentsry2 2"
:. "Weli, I should say that they were,
'lrespondrd Speaker Niblack.
"Mr. Willard used those words to war
Stanley, = exclaimed Linck In . high Ike,
II did not,v said willard, with hl
feet still cooked up on his desk.
"lf You say that you didn't, you are
..lliar I" shrieked Linck, turning towar
'|Willard. He then turned toward Wi
Hard, excIaiming. "You cant call me
| lar II and struck him in the face Will
Z he sat In his seat. He was drawing bac
: 10 strike again when Doorkeeper Hahn
baugh caught Linck's arm.
hI In Z moment representatives crowde
/, around the two men and separated then
, THE doorkeeper will take charge
! Mr.. Linck, and compel the members
9 take their seats,r ordered Speaker MI
,llack. Two republican representative
/. led LInck, pale and trembling with pa