The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-03-06
PRESIDENT ROASTED
BY Mr.. Hartman, OF Montana, In Com
gress, for His Reelection on Western
States In His Mission Address-A sensa-
ton In the Honse.

BY Mr.. Hartman, of Montana, In Con-
Ersss, for Hts Reelection on Western
States In His Mission Address-A sensa-
tion In the House.
WASHINGTON. March 6-1nterest
in the debate OF the fee system was
completely overshadowed In the house
to-day by y sensational attack made
upon President Cleveland BY Mr.. HART
man. (Rep.. MOnt), who felt himself
personally aggrieved by Mr. Cleveland's
utterances at the Presbyterian home
mission meeting In New York on Tues
day. and who seized the opportunity
allowed by the latitude OF the debate on
appropriation bills TO repel the idea that
the western states were the home OF evil
Influences. Mr. Hartman sent TO the
desk and had read the following e&-
tracts from Mr. Cleyelands address,
"The toleration OF evils and indifIer-
ence TO outstanding and etevating
agencies in the new states in the west,
which, III unchecked, develops into
badly regulated municipalities. corrupt
and unsafe territories and undesirable
stntes."
"Whateyer may be my Individual
opinion OF the President" said Mr..
Hartman, matters not. II would not
be proper for me 10 state II here. For
the high presidency Of the United States
I have D supreme regard. The legitl-
mate functions OF that office are limited
TO those enumerated in our constitu-
tion, Under the constitution and laws
l deny the right OF the chief executive to
insult any citizen or any state Of the re-
public over whom he has been placed TO
preside. deny the constitutional au-
thority OF the President TO give utter
ance In public address to sentiments
favorable or adverse to proposed legis-
lntion pending In either house OF Con-
creas. Whom the President made the
foregoing remarks he knew there were
pending in Congress bills for the admis-
sion OF certain territories into the union
OF states, He had been advised that o
majority OF the citizens OF those terri-
tories were antagonistic to his peculiar
financial and economic Views and under
the cloak OF a supposed religious ad-
dress, before a religious organisation,
and with gross lmproprlety and FOR the
purpose OF preventing the achievement
of the rights OF statehood 10 which they
ASPIRE and nre entitled. he gave utter
ance as chief executive to this unfound.
ed slander against those citizens and
states of the republic. whose interests
he Is sworn to protect and uphold"
Allowed 10 Proceed.
Mr.. Powers. (Rep., vi, jumped to his
feet and made the point OF order, that
II Is not permissible here to reject upon
n coordinate branch OF the govern
ment."
dent" said Mr. Hartman. 81 am re-
flectinE upon the sentiments which the
President uttcrs and have right TO
do So"
Mr.. Hepburn, (Rcp., Iowa), who was
In the chair said that he did not feel
called upon to say whether the re-
marks came within the rule, whereupou
Mr.. Miles, CDen. Md. came 10 the
support OF tho President, but ho was
AS promptly overruled, whcreupon he
appealed from the decision or the chair
adding that Mr. Hartman had taken Il
liberty which hnd never been noantn-
nanced in the American Congress be-
fore. The chair, however, was sustain-
cd. and Mr.. Hartman proceeded;
',ThO percentage OF crime In those
states and territories will not exceed
that found in the state OF Now York
whcro the President seems TO think that
nll Virtue residpa The per capita Of
wealth OF the citizens Of our state eS-
cecds that OF any state In the union
save onc, Our educational facilities
are equal TO those OF any section OF
the union. and II some Of the pa.
trlotlsm OF the people Of the west had
been poSseHsed by the President and
his friends the citizens OF this republic
would not have brcn called upon 50
witness the national humiliation Of
hauling down the American llnB ut
Honolulu. of begging tho bankers Of
Wall street and Great Britain TO save
uS from financial ruin, and under the
bcheBtn OF tho powers behind the throne
OF denying TO the oppressed citizens OF
Cuba the recognition wnich the dictates
0r humanity and common riglt de-
mand (AppluuBc)
Mfr. Hnrlmnn'n ilvc minutes kplrcd
and Mr.. qroBvenOr, (Rcp., ohlotR un-
dertoOk 10 help him out by the piltlln-
mentnry cxpedlent OF securing raros-
,,iti,u onH ,,taI1tnfy hio tttuo hn,M Ia