, 1896-03-06
CLEVELAND ROASTED.
Congressman Hartman Takes
Him to Task.
HIS SPEECH IN NEW YORK.
In Spite OF Calls To order the Won
Ianh Wan IL Permitted 10 Fin
t-h His Roast Of the E1-
ecutiSe.

Washington. March 5.-The house
today wrangled about four hours over
the saia ries of United States marshals
and other features of the amendment
to the Legislative appropriation bill to
abolish the system in the cases of Uni
ted States attorneys and marshals. In
terest in the debate. however, was
completely overshadowed by the SEN
satiOnal attack made upon President
Cleveland by Mr.. Hartman, republican
of Montana. who felt himself personal
ly aggrieved b. Mr.. Cleveland's utter
ances at the Presbyterian Home Mis-
and who seized the opportunity allow
ed by the latitude of debate on the ap-
preparation bills to repel the idea that
the western states were the home of
evil influences. Mr.. Hartman sent to
the clerks desk and had read the fol-
lowing extracts from Cleveland's ad-
vi SS- Vi NNllo INV
ference to Outstanding and ~elevating
agencies" in the new states of the
west. which if unchecked, develops in
to badly regulated municipalities. cor
rupt and unsafe territories and unde-
sirable states" Hartman said: "Un-
der the constitution and laws | deny
the right of the chief executive to will
fully and wantonly in public addresses
or otherwise. to insult any citizens of
any state of the republic over whom
he has been called to preside. | deny
the constitutional authority OF the
president to give utterance in a public
address to sentiments favorab,r or ad-
verse to proposed legislation pending
in our house of congress. When the
president made the foregoing remarks
he knew there was pending in congress
bills for the admission of certain terri
tories into the union of states. He had
been advised that the majority of citi-
zens of those territories were antago-
nistic to his financial and economic
views, and under the cloak OF a sup
posed religious address. before a religi-
Gus organization and with gross i'm
propriety. and for purposes preventing
the achievement of the rights of state
hood to which they aspire and are en-
titled, he gave u~tterance. as chief ex-
ecutive, to this u%niounded Islander
against citizens and states of the re-
public, whose interests he is worn to
protect and uphold" Mr.. Powers, re-
publican of Vermont, called Mr.. Hart
this floor" said he, addressing the
democratic side. related to the presi-
dent by ties of affinity or ~consanguin-
ity. social or political" State your
point" demanded Mr.. Hartman.
Point of order" continued Mr.. Powers.
1T is not permissible here to reflect
upon the coordinate branch of the
government" Il am not rejecting
upon the president" said Hartman. Il
am rejecting upon the sentiments
which the president utters, and | have
a right to do So" Mr.. Hepburn. repub-
lican Of Iowa. in the chair. said he did
not feel called upon to say whether the
remarks came within the rule, where
upon Mr.. Miles, democrat Of Maryland,
came to the support Of the president.
but was promptly overruled. where
upon he appealed from the decision of
the chair, adding that MIR. Hartman
had taken a liberty which had never
been countenanced in an American
congress before. The chair was sus-
tanned. and Hartman proceeded: THE
percentage of crime found in those
states and territories does not exceed
that found in the state Of New York,
where the president seems to think all
virtue resides. 1t is true we do not get
our patriotism from Wall street. where
the president gets his. CLaughter). 1t
Is true that none Of our citizens pos
sessed that particular style OF patriot
ism which would enable them to save
by thrift and strict economy five times
as much as their entire income" Mr..
Hartman's five minutes expired and
Mr.. Grosvenor. republican of Ohio,
yielded his time to Mr.. Hartman. at
is also true" continued Mr.. Hartman,
that the patriotism Of these unsafe
and corrupt territories and undesir-
able states. never yet has been able to
rise to that lofty plane Of supreme
wisdom and virtue. which enables
those who claim to occupy 1t justify
the sale Of 30-year government bonds
OF a year ago for 104. when that very
day bonds were selling at LOG. On be.
half Of the states and territories thus
%slandered and maligned by the CHIEF
executive, / here and now repel the
insult and respectfully suggest that the
greatest need Of this country for the
work Of a missionary, schoolmastel
and statesman will be found at thu
White House." Laughter and an.
plause).
The bill passed makes national mill
tary parks national fields for aneuv
ers Of the regular army and militia o.
the states.
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