The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-08-18
a FALLEN IDOL.
Th" Breakdown of tho Third Party Load
or from Georgia.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-Mr. Watson
is in hole, and the worst part Of it is
Mr.. Watson dug this hole and then fell
into it. lie made the charge in his
book that members of lie House of
Representatives went reeling through
the aislcs. AMI that one, in a maudlin
state of intoXlca:ion, had been heard to
address the Chair tluS'-"Mr. Speaker,
where am al:
The special committee on "jagS" has
finished its investigation. 1t met to-.
day for the last time, and after exam.
lining a number of witnesses adjourned.
The result Of the investigation can be
briefly summed up by saying that Mr..
Watson and Il handful Of Alliance and
prohibition members Swore that Mr.
COBB, OF Alahama, was maudlm drunk
when he made his speech on the Moves
Rockwell contested election case. For
" or more other members who listened
to Mr.. cobb throughout, not few of
whom sa' quite near him, swear that
Mr.. CoOh was not only not maudlin
drunk, but was, strictly and accurately
speaking, sober, rs became a gentleman
and Representative in Congress.
The event Of The day was the tilt be-
special Investigating committee, and
MIR. Watson. At one time it looked as
though these members would come to
blows. They were certainly on the rag
Ged edge OF IA personal encounter. Al
ter Mr.. Cobb, the accused Representa-
tive, had made 4 statement III regard
to the matter, MI. Watson took the
stand. The young Third party mem-
Der IS "rdin trlly quite garrulous, but
today he surpassed himself. From the
time he took the stand until the COM
mittee adjourned he talked, to use "A
lankeeSm, Ike an express train on IA
down grade.
Mr.. Watson WAS quite u.ild and
placid when he took the Stand, but he
very quickly worked himself into a
state bordering OH hys,eria He was
laboring under the halIuclnation. evil
IDENTIFY, that he and not the House was
the aggrieVtd party. at any rate he
maGe very feeble attemptto persuade
| the committee that such was the fact.
This paragraph III my book, which
| has caused SO much discussion" said
ne, cannot he understood thoroughly
| unless the whole chapter is taken into
| consideration. So far as Mr. Cobb Is
| concerned, there is no man in the House
| that | respect more, andl was certain
| ly not my lntenClOn when | wrote this
particular paragraph TO bring him into
the difficulty, nor did aim at him in.
diridually when l spoke of rambling
and maudlin GruukardS on the floor
| wrote this book solely Tor campaign
and political purposes, and never III
tended that IT should apply to the mem
bers Of the House"
| This DackdoWn on the part of Mr.
Watson was a great surprise. 1t ha
been clear to every observer of the in
vestigatiOn that the outcome must nee
eSSarily hC virdication of the House
and cenSurc Ot MIR. Watson for his
unwarranted utterances. But it was
expected that Mr.. Watson would &C
down lighting FOR his cause, bad though
1T may bc, to the end. Little sympathy
has been expressed with the erratiC
young Third party representative from
| Georgia. But as long as he showed a
| brave front and stood by his writings
and utterances on the floor he com.
| manded Il certain amount of admira
ton. With the declaration of today
however, Mr.. Watson is Il fallen idol.