Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-02-09
MAINE MAN SPEAKS HIS MIND
FREELY.
GRESHAM A DISAPPOINTED
AND AFOSTATE" SECRETARY.
In Conjunction with President Cleve-
land He Sought to Uproot the Amer
lean Government and Degrade the
American Navy, Boutelle Says
Proceedings III House and Senate.

! W dSHlnGlDl. L tD. ILL Tue nouSc
today the Hawaiian debate was re-
srlmed by Mr.. Morse, of Massachusetts,
who had five minutes, but before he
proceeded Mr. Cultivate. of Ohio,
called him TO order 70" unparliament-
airy language.
! The language to which Mr.. Outil-
waite objected was as follows: Strange
to tell, at the command Of their master,
! Great Grover Cleveland, and his
stanuch, southern democrats, the loud
est shounters for Il white mans gov
eminent. disregarded all their ancient
traditions about the white mans SUI
premacy and Il white mans govern
ment."
The speaker ruled the language 70 be
unparIiamentary. Meantime MorSes
time expired. Mr.. Johnson, of Indiana,
| followed in a strong arrangement of
! the administration for trying to re
store the deposed queen.
Mr.. patterson, of Tennessee, folk
! lowed. The sugar interests, he argued,
are behind the annexation movement
Mr. Wheeler. of Alabama. and Mr.
Oates, of Alabama. continued the de
bate The former delivered q glowing
euIogy on President Cleveland. The
latter argued in behalf of the adoption
of the McCreary resolution from legal
standpoint.
Mr. Boutellc, of Maine who follow
ed. after reviewing the contents of his
resolution reprobatins the policy Of
! iriL tt..lti oil NJ iIX-p1
may be the tardy expression of this
house claim Il favorable verdict on
| INV Indictment from the American
people.
The Honor of the American name"
said Boutellc. lis being dragged in the
dust by Grover Cleveland, Walter g.
Gresham. James II. Blount and Min
lister Willis. | have no words TO OK
press my contempt for their policy Of
treachery. duplicity and false pretencr
! You on the other side cannot condonr
heroic. Applause).
Proceeding. he characterized Ores
ham as the disappointed and apostatc
secretary Of state who in con Injunction
with the president sought not only to
! uproot and overtlnn the American
government. but to degrade the Ameri-
can navy by putting it under control
of Il Georgia politician i'll order to get
some one who would haul down the
American flag. (ApplauSe).
When that order was written,
whether BIZ the secretary of the navy
or by the president the constitution
was violated. and he who pennel ii
rendered himself liable to impelch-
ment. PARTISAN. he said, might glory
and glOat over the present policy Of the
democratic patty which, he added
amid republican applause. had been
Spewed out by the American people"
Mr. Black, of Illinois. followed with
a brilliant grafton. The debate was
continued by McS>rS Van Voorhees,
of New York, and Griffin. of Michigan.
Representative McGamn, of Illinois,
democrat. tried to secure unanimous
consent in the house today for the con-
Sideraton Of resolution to investigate
the action of Judge Jenkins in the
Northern Pacific railroad case, the
Z employees of which road he had en-
joined from striking but objection
! was made.
When unanimous consent was re-
fused for consideration of the reSolll-
ton. it WAS referred to the Judiciary
committee Mr.. NcGann says that he
will endeayor to have that committee
report back the resolution at once.
He would have secured immediate con
Sideration of the resolution today, had
it not been for the objection of Mr..
Outhw;uite.
The latter explained to Mr.. McGann
that the attendance in the house was
/ too small for consideration Of such an
j important subject.
! There is little doubt Of the favorable
report on it. with provision for a sub
committee of the Judiciary committee
authorized to prosecute the inv"stiga-
ton.
At the evening session speeches We're
made by N1eSSrs. Hall, of Minnesota.
! Past. of Illinois. Sterling. Of AliSSiS-
sippi. Lacey. of Town. :lnd Stockdale,
of Mississippi.