The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-15
TOM WATSON ON JIGS AGAIN.
He Repeats His Charge of DRUM enness fol
the BENEFIT OF the Third Party.
NEW YORK. Aug. IL.

Prom Ms speech at Thompson r,nort.d verbln BY The Alta nj
Constitution.
Now. let's go to this drunkenness. While was Their
and these absentees were away. why wrote book
intended that book to hurt and 1t has hurt ntenieC
to expose what saw going there detrimental TO IN,
best interests OF the people. Tho who legs
ative abuses growing up under his eyes and docs no
denounce them to tho people is not true to the hest in
teres,s of the people. Here is the paragraph that mad
the lion roar:
YOU Wy they did NOT di.rnts i, reass% rson;
Pledged to lesslA,s: they have not c-,laed' and n,
asenen sss ra &c
ses o fGr ne rspnh, or
heard to inquire: Mr.. Speaker where WAS at''
Here Is the Official evidence
Mas Bessie Adyea, beautiful Southern girl from
Texas correspondent OF the Economic, testified sh' had
seen one member addressing the House IN a state oil
maudlin intox ication.
Mr.. W. H. Davis momber OF tho House from lows a
Democrat tostines he saw four members drunk on tho
door. and one addressing the Chair,
b. II. Clifford. a member OF Congress. and Henry g.
Turner swear to a case OF drunkenness,
o. NJ. Camp swears to two OF drunfsnnesA
Davis, two three cases of drunkenness "A voice:
"All Of them were drunk."l
Nr. Watson and John g. Otis, two cases Q: drunken
ness, and
what does this evidence show
mat man maze aSnecch on lNn N""r 'I NV
House who drunk First. charge case u drnnb'
during the debate on tho River and liarhor BIZ:
smother time, when tho Pension M WAS up and an
other time when drunken man was Trying 20 nave
dialogue with another fellow who as drunk and MS
own question kicked him TO the floor II iha' Is
not tho truth. am tho kstorSHed iaE tAa' ever
spoke.
They tried to drag Mr. Cobb out, hn' tho other i've
men they made no denial about. Now let me ten you
about their being drunk tho floor Il the house No
proved that two men were drunk on the ''of u mo
House during the discussion Of the silver p ana mat
on two other occasions there was dHhAehne'S we
made cases as to four men in all who were drunk oil
the door Of the House, besides the fHe men already
spoken OF and tho one man who when no was Aaaless
Ing the Speaker. asked "whero ho was At mr.. eopp
admitted that he was drinking whiskey' ana MS col
league. Mr.. Oates admits that u was "hshey ne was
drinking Several members SAID they aAkeu MN 10
stop speaking. but he would not stop Liko man
when he was drunk he spoke rs ons as no wanted TO-
Every man OF our witnesses swore that ne was drunk
lady swors that she in tho press gallery and no
was drunk, and say would hate to DO IN MS case %
fore Jury on trial for crime for they would have
hard time releasing him.
They put up q lot OF witnesses You all know about
Witnesses. II man was to stand hero and pick my
portet and II my friend - out There ana several
others him do 1t and all the rest OF this large crowd
said picked my pocket would that evidence de-
stroy tho evidence OF the three who did III
They put UP men who had got part OF the beef and
they made = verdict accordingly. When offered to
prove TO the committee that there was q bArroom
would that have not aided in proving that there was
drum for 10 II strange TO say that whiskey will
get the advantage Of Congressman ~ well as other
menf Well. now won't take up your time further
cept in saying that the report going the round OF tho
press stating that said At the end OF the
that had made the charge OF drunkenness only for
political effect Is not true. You who know me know
did not say It and viii stand up aud deny It any.
where and facing anybody.
"A voics-"Tom. You look pretty tired. won't you
have drink Idont mean water. have got some." ~