The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-01-29
,al political arraignmcnt Of tho Rcpub.

cut PoiiuCH' uIfu'SilHlcHb VI tHu AcPup-
lican party.
Now, Mr.. Speaker said Mr.. Allen,
"thc great struggle TO which 10 men,
the members OF tho foreign affairs COM
mittee lavo been subjected tor tho lust
few days, has prompted me to oller this
amendment 10 increase their member.
ship from Is to 70. [ Laughterl. We
have no right, sir, In my humble judg-
ment, to impose so much responsibility
upon Is men. Laughter You will re.
member, too, Is Is an unlucky number,
[ [Renowed laughtor1 and do not want
any unlucly things to happen when We
como 10 deal with foreign affairs.
Laughter and applausel l do not know
but that It would be proper for mo to
state tho reasons why my views upon
the question Of our foreign relations
with Chile have not appeared in tho
public print, and why | have not, like
the other things. given voice to my war
like feelings. Great laughter. Sir,
some thirty years ago, went to war
rather hastily. [Tumultuous laughter
and applausc.] My experience in the
war has never dauntcd my courage
[laughter1 but it has made me decided.
ly moro cautious. [Renowed laughterl.
aglG AN ILLUSTRATION.
just to illustrate how this thing
strikes me, will read sentence from
m interview with distinguished gen.
tleman who once sat where you now sit,
Mr. SpcaSer-1me ex.Speaker keifcr.
| rinu from tho noyanonor.
'''Ntr. Keller thinks the sentiment in
tho Republican party is drifting rapidly
towards Harrison. laughter.
His message on the Chilean imbroglio
wasissued just in time" Great laughter
and applause on the Democratic side.
Now, Mr.. Speaker, just suppose no
had waited little while longer. Think
what might have happened. Laughter.
This drifting OF sentiment in tho Re-.
publican party towards that distin-.
guished gentleman, tho President OF tho
United States, might have been stopped
ii he had not got in here with that
Chilean message just in time. Laugh
ter. Why, sir, i remember that not 4
great while ago it was stated in the pub
lie prints that on one occasion when the
President was to 20 to New York, the
train that was to have left the depot at
ten minutes to l2 was detained until
ten minutes after l2 o'clock, lest tho
President should travel on Sunday.
Great laughter. And yet am in
formed that the President had 4 num-
Der OF printers working all day last
Sunday, in order to get that message in
here just in time. Great laughter and
Democratic applausel.
Now, Mr.. Speaker, why should We
proceed with haste to bring tho govern
ment Of Chile into state OF humilia-
ton, another republic, our sister re.
public, part OF the great "Pan."
Laughter.] For long time, Mr..
Speaker, our distinguished secretary OF
state has been sending US documents
about the Pan-American Congress and
We have been making appropriations
for that purpose. Now, Chile is part
OF the Pan" yet here We arc humilia-
ting her by our own hasty action.
Laughter. nm sorry. Mr.. Speaker,
that have not had time to air my war
views further, but think l have given
sufficient reason why those thirteen
men should bc relieved OF their tre-
mendous responsibility and their num-
Der increased to %. Prolonged laugh
ter and applause.
) OF course the motion to increase the
membership OF the committee was de-
feated, but it had served to give Mr..
Allen chance 10 make one OF those
felicitous speeches which have made
him the recognized wit OF tho Demo-
cratic side OF the house.