Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-20
GIBSON AND sULZER.

"A Lively Episode During the Deba te
ON the Baynrsl Censure Resolutions.
In the House late yesterday afternoon
the debate on the Bayard censure resoiu
tons was enlivened by tilt between Mr.
Sulzer of New York and Mr.. Gibson of Ten.
nessee. Mr.. Sulzer made some persona
remarks about the valor of republicans
who assailed Thomas F. Bayard when he
was not present to defend himself He de-
voted most of his time to Mr.. Gibson dis
playing to the House a circular, which he
said was sent out under Mr.. Gibson's
frank, describing his qualifications as g
candidate, and entitled, Rally, boys, once
again. Send Gibson back to Congress, and
the country is saved"
Mr. Gibson, with flushed and angry face
jumped to his feet and shouted out that q
man who would make such a charge was
a coward.
II did not hear the gentleman's remark. -
said Mr.. Sulzer who declined to yield, "bu,
l suggest that the next time he addresses
me he use trumpet" Later, however
Mr.: Sulzer accepted Mr.. Gibson's dis
claimer that the circular referred to had
not been sent out under his frank. He had
been so Informed, however.
1.-THE statement is an infamous false
hood" shouted Mr.. Gibson, land your in.
former originated vile SANDER. and you
are no better than he is"
Il decline TO YIELD" said Mr.. Sulzer
Your tactics are those Of the coward ~
called out Mr.. Gibson above the din and
confusion.
When Mr.. Gibson returned home and was
asked, What did you do?" he would reply
We censured Bayard," said Mr.. Sulzer.
proceeding, he declared that the attempt
TO censure Mr.. Bayard was made for the
purpose OF diverting attention from the
currency issue and pushing the tariff ques-
ton to the front. When he sat down Mr..
Gibson got the floor, and made a brief re-
ply, In which he denied that he had
ranked the circular. In fact, he said, it
was still in the hands Of the printer Mr..
Suffers copy had been stolen. 1t was a
well-known principle of law that if there
were no receivers there would be nc
thieves. daughter.)
IF We're governed by the same code Of
morals said he, (which controls the ac-
tons of the gentleman from New York, nc
doubt would frank the circular when it
IS issued" daughter.)
Mr.. Sulzer had. he said, flourished a pic
ture of him before the House. He would.
m turn, give pen picture of Mr.. Suzer.
He thereupon read, amid bowls of laugh
New York World, which remarked on Mr..
Suffers resemblance to Henry Clay, and
spoke of him as Mr.. seidlitz Powder"
When the gentleman goes home to New
asked what he has done, he will reply, I
abused Gibson" Gaughter)
! Mr.. Sulzer responded in a good-tempered
and humorous speech. recalling the fact
that he had not written the pen picture
quoted. while Mr.. Gibson had written and
signed the circular He could not prevent
newspaper men from comparing him with
other great men Qaughter), and he was
frank to say that the correspondent had
struck some Of his weak points. His ex-
cuse for Juggling the Gibson circular into
the debate had been his realization that 1t
had degenerated into a farce, and he de-
sired to participate in the circus, not as a
clown, but as a ring master. He was glad
the crack Of his whip had made at least
one republican jump.