The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-06
REPELS THE INSULT
Cleveland'S New York Missionary
Speech Attacked by Hartman.
THE SENSATION OF THE DAY
"Out of Order" Cries Are Brushed
Aside and the Little Montanan
Wades Right Into the
Big Executive.

Washington, March 5.-The housN to-
the salaries of United States marshsis
and the other features OF The amend
ment to the legislative appropriation
bill TO abolish the fee system in the
cases Of United States attorneys and
marshals. Interest In the debate, how
ever, was completely overshadowed by
a sensational attack made upon Presi-
dent Cleveland by Hartman OF Mon
tana, who felt himself personally ag-
grieved by Cleveland's utterances at
the Presbyterian home mission meeting
In New York on Tuesday. and who
seized the opportunity allowed by the
latitude of debate on appropriation bills
to repel the idea that the western
states were the home of evil influences
Hartman sent to the clerks desk and
had read the following extracts from
Cleveland's address: THE liberation
of evils and indifference to Christian
izing and elevating agencies" in the
new states of the West. which, "if un-
checked, develops into badly regulated
municipalities. corrupt and unsafe ter
ritories and undesirable states"
Whatever may be my individual
opinion OF the president" said Hart
man. matters not. 1t would not be
proper for me to state 1t here. For the
high Office of the president OF the Uni
ted States / have a supreme regard.
The legitimate functions of that Office
are limited to those enumerated in our
constitution. Under the constitution
and laws I deny the right of the chief
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public address or otherwise. insult
any of the citizens of or any state of
the republic over whom he has been
called TO preside. / deny the constitu-
tional authority OF the president to give
utterance in public address TO senti-
ments favorable or adverse to proposed
legislation pending in congress. When
the president made the foregoing re-
marks he knew there was pending in
congress bills for the admission OF GER
tain territories into the union. He had
been advised that a majority OF the citi-
Gems of those territories were antagon-
istic to his financial and economic views
and the cloak of supposed religious ad-
dress, before religious organization
and with gross impropriety and for
the purposes OF preventing the achieve
ment Of the rights of statehood to
which they aspire and are entitled. he
gave utterance, as chief executive, 10
this unfounded slander against those
citizens and states of the republic,
whose interests he is sworn TO protect
and uphold"
Powers, republican, Vermont, Jumped
to his feet and called Hartman to order.
IF there is nobody on this floor" said
he. addressing the democratic side,
who is related to the president by ties
of affinity or consanguinity. social OF
political"
''State your point" demanded Hart
man. interupting him.
''The point of order" continued Pow
er, sis that 1t is not permissible here to
reflect upon a coordinate branch of the
government"
II am not rejecting upon the presi-
dent" said Hartman. II am rejecting
upon the sentiments which the presi-
dent utters. and I have a right to do
So"
Hepburn. republican Iowa, who was
in the chair. said that he did not feel
called upon to say whether the re-
marks came within the rule. whereupon
Miles, democrat. Maryland. came to the |
support of the president. but he was I
overruled. whereupon he ap-
pealed from the decision OF the chair. 4
adding that Hartman had taken a lib /
erty which had never been counten-
anced I'm the American congress before. |
The chair. however. was sustained and /
Hartman proceeded.
THE percentage OF crime In those
states and territories will rcr exceed /
that found in the state OF New York.
where the president seems 20 think all
virtues reside. The per capita of wealth
of the citizens of our state exceeds
that of any state I'm the union save one
Our educational facilities are equal to
those of any section of the union. and
4 some of the patriotism of the people
of the West had been possessed by the
president and his friends. the citizens
II this republic would not have been
salied- upon to witness the national
of hauling down the Amer
can flag at Honolulu. Of begging the
bankers of Wall street and Great Brit
iin to save us from financial ruin, and
inder the behests OF the powers behind
he throne, of denying TO the oppressed
citizens Of Cuba the recognition which
he dictates of humanity and common
light demand. (Applause) IL is true
We do not get our patriotism from Wall
itreet. where the president gets his.
Laughter.)
1T Is true none Of our citizens have
possessed that particular style OF pa
riotism which would enable them TO
ave by thrift and strict economy FIVE
lines as much as their income amounts
O. and II Is also true that the patriot
sm OF these corrupt and unsafe terri
ories and undesirable states have
lever yet been able 70 rise TO that
ofty plane OF supreme wisdom and vir-
ue'"
At this point Hartman's five minutes |
xpired and Grosvenor. republican. |
Dhio. undertook 20 help him out by the |
parliamentary expedient OF securing |
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