The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-15
KENNEDY'S WAR ON QUAY
TIE OHIOAN'S BITTER SPEECH
PRINTED IN THE RECORD.

The Allusions to "e Convicted Crimi-
nal" and "a Second Judas Iscariot"
Eliminated - Quay Not Called by
Name In the Printed version-Quay
Forced to Make a Reply.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Representative
Kennedy of Ohio printed his Quay speech
IN the Record this morning, but it has been
toned down to come under the ban of par
liamentary language. In the speech on the
floor he made the charges Of convicted
criminal and a second Judas Iscariot
against Matt Quay" In the speech in the
Record he does not call Senator Quay by
name, but makes the charges against "the
chairman Of the republican committed"
He also materially modifies his language in
denunciation of the Senate, in order that
that body will have no ground upon which
TO make public or official complaint But
the speech as it is printed is very salty.
The charges against Senator Quay are the
same as made in the newspapers.
MUST BREAK HIS SILENCE.
Now that the speech has been officially
printed Senator Quay must either deny or
stand convicted criminal before the peo-
pie of the country. He could remain silent
under the charges of democratic papers, but
under the same charges from a republican
congressman he must either speak out or
get out. The simple bandying of epithets
will not satisfy the country. Representative
Kennedy might be ''blackguard and a
loaffer," but because he is that it ia no proof
that Senator Quay Is not "a thief He
must deny it and give those that have
charged it upon him an opportunity to
prove it and force him to the wall. II he
is not thief he should be able to prove 1t.
Probably the House will take some action
tomorrow, and in that event there will be a
scene similar to that precipitated a few
weeks ago by Cannon
ITS SEVERITY NOT MODIFIED.
The revised speech is hardly less severe
than as originally delivered, but it is be-
lieved by congressman from Ohio to be now
in conformity with the rules of the House
governing criticisms in debate in the other
branch of the legislature. The first part of
the speech. which was devoted to the
federal election bill, Is unchanged. Coming
down to the attack upon the Senate, . no
change is made in that part referring to the
high character and standing of Webster,
Clay. Fessenden and Wade. Then,
after declaring that Ohio has twice
within decade been disgraced by senators
chosen simply because they were able to
| outbid other contestants" there is this sem
tence: "Surely the cloak of senatorial
courtesy has been used to hide infamy and
| corruption, which has dishonored and dis
graced a body which was once the proudest
| in the land" This is the only reference tc
| the cloak of senatorial courtesy, all that
| part declaring that senatorial courtesy had
| become a stencil in the nostrils of the people
and cloak to cover up infamies being
| omitted
CHANGES AS TO QUAY.
The only change made SO far as Senator
| Quay is concerned consists in the elemina-
tion of the word ''criminal", where it oc-
ours in two places, and of the omission of all
mention of Senator Quay by name. Where
| it was suggested in the original speech that
Judas, when he hanged himself, had left
ian example for Matt Quay that is well
| worthy of his imitation" there is substi-
tuted therefor the following: San example
| well worthy of imitation"
The sentence, "The Republican party
cannot afford to follow the lead of a branded
criminal" is struck out altogether, and
later on, where it was said, HE stands a
convicted criminal before the bar of public
opinion" a change is made so as TO read,
''He stands convicted before the bar Of pub
lie ODinion -