Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-06-08

Mr. Simpson. Mr.. Chairman my remarks
will probably be somewhat of a DEPRESSION from
| the subject-Inatter before the house, for pro-
| pose TO take this opportunity to reply some
! what to the personal attacks Of the gentleman
| from Tennessee Mr.. Snodgrassl This is a lit
| tie out of my line. When l came TO this house
of representatives l thought it was a place
where the representa- live of the people dis
cussed grave public questions IN the interest
/ of the whole country. In that belief and in
| that faith / ask the gentleman from Tennessee
whether, after he had advocated and voted for
the passage of the paragraph in the bill to ap-
| propIiate $4,000 for the Chickamauga and
Chattanooga parks, he thought it was consist
ent for him, as patriotic citizen of this coun-
try, to make such bitter fight upon the old
soldiers, worn out after years of battle for the
country soldiers, some of whom probably
made historic that place in his own state which
he desired improved and beautified as a park
at the expense of the taxpayers of the whole
country. desired to know whether he thought
it consistent for him TO attack this part of the
bill. After his short and spasmodfe season of
patriotism, il seemed to me entirely out of
place that he should have this sudden relapse.
Among other things, ne charges me with not
wearing proper wearing apparel; he accuses
me Of going without socks in days gone by.
Now, every little red-headed editor out in my
part of the country has used that sort of argu-
ment against me [laughterl; but 1 hardly
thought the representative of a portion of the
great State OF Tennessee would resort to such
pettfogging tactics as that. That sort of
language should be left to the mud-slingng
politician; or such illusions might have been
INDUCED in by him in his part of the country
vyE,o l,.,r
courts; but for him to come into the house of
representatives, where the people of the Unit
ed States are assembled in their representative
capacity to consider laws in the interest of the
nation, to sink SO low as that, reminded me,
Mr.. Chairman, of Goldsmith's lines
Ill fares the land to Fastening ills prey,
Who're wealth accunulates and men decay
All, Mr.. Chairman, the descent has been rap
Id; il is a long distance from Andrew jackson
to the gentleman who now represents the third
district of Tennessee.
Now, Mr.. Chairman, in regard TO my being
''the dude of the house, of which the gentle
man accuses me, am willing to stand along
side of him and have gentlemen compare our
| wearing apparel, if they think it necessary.
! lLaughter.l Look at him now, with his Prince
Albert coat and his flaming necktie and dia-
| mond ring. [Laughter.] One thing will say,
| Mr.. Chairman, l may have been accused of
! going without socks; may have been accused
| lately of being 1.-The dude of the house." but no
gentleman has accused me of being the fool of
the house. Laughter L wish could say as
much of the gentleman from Tennessee; for 1
overheard an earnest conversation between
| two members; and it Is yet an undecided ques-
ton between them, believe. whether he or
some other gentleman is the fool OF the house
Mr.. Chairman, have said this much in per-
sonal defensce of myself. 1 passed over the
other day the personal remarks of the eloquent
gentleman from Georgia Mr.. Mosesl, when
his gall was stirred because called his atten-
ton to the fact that he had been inconsistent
in some of his votes-pleading for economy
and then voting large appropriations of the
river and harbor bill. The soul of the eloquent
gentleman was vexed, his gall was stirred, be-
cause had made that remark, and he took oc
casion to make personal attack on me. and
now, when it is followed up by the eloquent
gentleman from Tennessee, 1 thought the time
had come 10 call hat to this kind of business
/ think gentlemen should come here to consid-
er questions of interest to the people, and not
devote the time of the house to personal at
tacks upon other gentlemen who are Obliged to
differ with them in thoir opinions about public
questions. Having sad this much. Mr. Chair
man, do not wish to occupy the time of the
house auY longer