The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-06-02
HARTMAN RIDES HIS NECK

Ilarthlan, VINO lately walked boldly
in debate over the boldest mono
metallist of them all, confronting
him and knocking him out in less
time than it takes to tell it. Mon
tana should now shake hands with
herself and all the croaking wise
acres who said Hartman was but a
boy and would never face the enemy
should now crawl into some seclud-
ed prospect hole and there remain
till the next election is over. The
Congressional Record of Nav IS
furnishes the following spicy report
of the encounter which was e
ing the appropriation for the survey
Of the arid lands: The gentleman
from Montana has the floor:
Mr.. Hartman. Mr.. Chairman, | must
confess that | am not at all surprised at
the position taken by the gentleman
from Ohio (Mr. ~lIartcr) who has just
taken his seat on this subject. His
argument is in strict harmony with that
spirit of broad-mindcd, generous states
manship, which is exhibited by the gen
tlcman from Ohio on any and ali oc-
%caslons, when any question comes up
here affecting in any way that section Of
our common country which is west of
the Missouri river. 1t is exactly what
we might have expected from him from
the experience we have had i'll the past.
He knows evidently just as much about
the arid lands of this country as he does
about any other question that he as
sumcs to discuss GU the floor of this
house. Laughter and applause. He
knows just as much about that question
as he knew about the effect of the re-
peal OF the purchasing clause of the
Sherman law. Laughter and applause.
You all remember the glowing picture
he drew if that law was repealed; and
how he told us that all we had to do in
ORDER to insure an era of uneXamplcd
prosperity here was to repeal that law.
He told us if that was done prosperity
would talk abroad in the land unaidcd
by any other consideration of legislation
md independent of any conditions that
might exist.
At this point the gentlemen
cllnched and the struggle began.
Mr.. Harter. Will the gentleman al
low me to ask him a question!
MIR. Hartman. Certainly.
The Chairman. Does the gentleman
from Montana yield?
MIR. Hartman. have yielded to the
gentleman for Il question.
MIR. Ilarter. | wish to ask the gentle
man, since he is talking about the repeal
OF that act, what money was worth be
fore it was repealed! What did you
have to pay for interest on money before
that!
Mr.. Hartman. Oh, my friend, we are
discussing the arid lands now. Laugh
MIR. Harter. | thought you were dis
cussing the repeal of the Sherman law.
MIR. Hartman. | do not doubt at ali
that you want to get away from it.
Mr.. Harter. Oh, not at all.
Harter here jars loose and Hart
goes to him with IA continuance
of his sledge hammer tactics:
Mr.. Hartman. | am discussing the
lrid land question, and | say | do not
wonder that the gentleman wants to get
lway from it. Why my friend, | do not
believe you would know Il piece of arid
land from a piece of limestone if you
saw 1t. Laughter and applause. You
no knowledge whatever on that
subject. | say this to the gentleman in
all kindness, OF curse. Laughter.
IN any spirit of %ofTense. Why, Mr..
Chairman, the gentleman from Ohio sat
his banking office in the city of Mans
Ohio, clipping coupons while this
question was being considered practic-
lilly by men in that part of the country.
That is the means he has had of acuuir-
ng the great wisdom he posses in refer
nee to the arid lands of the United
states. Laughter and applause.
undertake to say, sir, that if the
gentleman would get ON the train and
out in that country and open mis- eyes
allow that thinker of his to think,
ne would learn something about the
country, Laughter. That is what
S the matter with the gentleman
rom Ohio. He means well, but he does
not know any better. Laughter.
Now, Mr.. Chairman, in all candor and I
III fairness, want to say this miserable l
,%ittancc of $4,000, this "pcanut," which +
he gentleman from Ohio propose to
axe away from us, is entirely inada- |
luatc. Instead of $4,000 it ought to be t
100000, and then | undertake to say |
hat every dollar of that amount would
De advantageously invested, if it was
lndcr the control of IA man who knew ,
about his business. | frankly ,
'ay that if the secretary of agriculture
loes not know any more about arid {
ands than he does about a great many ,
'ther things, or more than my distingu-
shed friend from Ohio Mr.. Harter :
Knows, we might just as well not APP |
)ropriate anything, for | do not believe G
he would know how to expend it: but. =,
If, let 100000 or $4,000 be placed in :
he possession of some partial man, let +
him go out to that country, let him take 8
urveyors, let him take his brains with
lin and not his prejudices, as the gentle
nan from Ohio always does when he O
to deal with a thing of this kind, .
nd ntnrtn D.. . r ~