The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-08-08

lle MAS SEI6, elSSt ltS Wouta 1ft nav uoAAS
the theatrical act. But in November
somebody is going get killed political
Talking to the third party men, Major
Black said:
-Four years ago your leader went out
4 of the district with the flag of Democra'
1 cy. Where is it now? Iscau upon him
We want our flag. What have you done
With it?',
4 w a yoice-Mrs. Lease took it from him
4 -HI-te1l you what he did with. it. He
should have held it aloft in the face OF
the enemy Instead Of planting it on
the battlements Of the enemy, he laid II
down, trampled it under foot and came
back with the sword Of the enemy Grim:
son to the hilt with the blood Of the party
! that. had made him. He not only turned
This back upon the party, but he de-
I nounced it. y
! ...Even the dead haven't been spared
! He has gone into the grave of Samuel j
1 Tilden and declared that he obtained his
wealth by piratical methods and did not
have sense enough to write his own will.
Shame" ~
At this moment some one cried, ooh
Watson has been bribed to do thisv'
Watson heard the cry, jumped to his
feet and made for his accuser through
the crowd. Had 1t not been for his
friends, who he'd him and hustled the
other fellow out of the crowd, there would
have been q fight which would have re-
suited in a general riot, for the crowd
was aroused to an intense pitch of excite
! ment. :S,.tt S.t... N.
Mr.. watson's career in congress was
hardly less stormy than we're the periods
of his previous and subsequent candida
dacy, the difference being that the con-
flicts were largely Of his own creation and
the greatest volume Of belligerency ema-
mated from himself. Some Of the! trades
against fellow members Of tn house were
particularly violent and one charge against
congressman in general, contained in q
campaign pamphlet written by Mr.. Wat
son, aroused such general indignation that
the expulsion of the Georgia member was
said to have been seriously considered.
| It was Watson who gave currency to the
phrase Where am at?'' he having at
tributed it to Congressman Cobb, Of Ala
banla, who, he alleged used the expression
while under the influence Of liquor and
while addressing the chair, on the floor of
the house. The congressional investiga-
ton which followed the charge and the re-
suit showing that the representative from
Alabama DID sip stimulants during a
speech are well remembered by those who
watch the progress Of events at Washing
ton. f." s'ss
In stump speech made during the can
| vass in 1892 Mr.. Watson made tbs. follow
ring reference to the proceedings:
"Now let's go to this drunkenness.
| While was there and these absentees
were away, why i wrote a book. in
tended that book to hurt, and it has hurt.
I intended to expose what i saw going on
there detrimental to the best interests of
the people. The man who sees legislative
abuses growing up under his eyes and does
not denounce them to the people is not
true to the best interests of the people.
Here is the paragraph that made the lion
roar:
s"'The congress now sitting is one :llus-
tration pledged to reform. They have not
reformed; have shown you why they did
not dispute it. Pledged to economy, they
have not economical, No man will! deny
it. Pledged to 1egislate, they have not
| leg.Jated. And no. one denies It. Alb
senteeism was never So pronounced.
Drunken members have reeled about the
house, a disgrace for the republic. Drunken
speakers speakers .On the: hoor--in. the
midst of maudlin rankings, have been
heard to inquire, "Mr. Speaker, where was
at?' ~ -
He then referred. to- the testimony taken
before the investigating committee and
concluded with: 80 s. ~. ~,
Sand now what does this evidence
show? 1t shows that. q. man made a speech
), on the floor Of the house who was drunk.
ing the debate on the river and harbor
was up, and another time when a drunken
man was trying to have a dialogue with
4 another fellow who was drunk and his own
question kicked him lover to the floor. Ii
! that is not the truth, I am the blacklist
/ tongued liar that ever spoke a ISL
This sort of sinyective seems. to be a
ffavorite form Of speech with Mr.. Watson,
and he employs it with great effect, for he
g really a brilliant man and an orator Of
First class ability M SgE s =
4: i. Mr.. Watson Is essentially q fighter in a
1 physical as we'll as moral sense, and
any one who watches his flashing. eye and
| the emotions depicted On, his thin, deter
Emi1ted face knows well he will back up
what he! says. 81. .s.. ..s, 4.
One Of his most famous crusades was
made against the tP.nkertons, and his de-
Termination to; cont hue his war upon the
..huge detective agency was one Oh. his
kclainls. for reelection which he put for
ward ssdtlffhg hts canvass in 1892.
| He constantly arra;gned the P:nkertons
as cutthroats and !. irresponsible black
\ guards: On one occasion he declared
his, belief that; ep1gress would pass a law
which would render the obnoxious de-
tectives outlaws. NJ Is
i ..1Ia ese-- FP.:nkertons,'' said he, shave
claimed that in one day they could turn
lover to. a big corpora ton IS 900 men, pro-
ttfEided The place where they were to be con-
) grsgated was near any, of the large cities
| My attention was first attracted to thi:
great evil at the time of the Missouri Pa
}ciAc railroad strike During That period
1.-The Pinkertons adYer tsssen for men, and in
the advertisement It was stated that only
linen who had courage; and meant business
/ need apply. This is thes only qual ification
I that the Pinkertohs require from their
men. They do not care what their char
anter,, may be- and; the chances are they
4 would prefer a. lot Of lruf6anst and tough
characters, many Of them undoubtedly be-
.ng ex-convicts:" .ss,s .5k
The Seccentricitiea Of NE. atson have
long been a subj OF comment in the
lSouth and at washing oh tswas to him
i that huff Tom r eed Of Ma.ne .aDDlied the