Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-06
SIMPLY SCREED.
Sensational Speech in the House
by Hartman.
TAKES THE PRESIDENT TO TASK.

soms Spicy Comment on Clevelsnd-s Utter.
ances st ths Presbyterisn Home Mission.
sry Meeting In New York-ssys Grestest
Need of Missioaary Work In This Csun-
Try VIII he Found ss the White Hosss-
Houss Cuban Resolution Agreed Te
WASHINGTON, March Gin the houss
yesterday n sensational attack wns made
upon President Cleveland by Hartman
Of Montana who felt himself personally
aggricvcd by Nc. Clcvcland's utterances
mt the Presbyterian home mission meet.
Ing In New York on Tuesday. and who
seized the opportunity allowed by the
latitude Of debate ON appropriation bills to
rspci tho idea that tho western states
we're the home Of evil influences. Hart.
man sent 10 the clerks desk and had read
the following extracts from Mr.. Cleve.
lands address:
"Thc liberation Of evils and indifference
10 Christianizing and elcvating agencies"
In the new states OF the west which, 'if
unchecked, develops into badly regulated
municipalities. corrupt and unsafe terri.
tories and undesirable statcs."
Hartman Opens the Attack.
Hartman then said: II deny the right
Of tho chief executive 10 willfnily and
wnntonly In public address or otherwise
insult my Of tho citizens or any state Of
the republic over whom no has been
called to preside. I deny tho constitu.
tional authority II the president TO give
uttesancc In public address to sentiments
favorable or adverse to proposed lcgisla.
tion pending In either house Of congress.
When the president made the foregoing
remarks he knew there were pending in
congress bills for the admission Of Ger.
Tain territories into the union Of states
He Ind been advised that n majority Of
the citizens OF those territories were an
tngonistic to his peculiar financial and
economic views, and under the cloak Of
supposed religious address, before re-
ligious organization. with gross impropri-
city and for the purpose Of preventing tho
achievement OF tho rights OF statehood to
which they aspire and arc entitled no
gave uttcrancc IA chief executive to this
unfoundcd slandcr against these citizens
and states Of the republic whose interests
he Is sworn TO protect and uphold"
Hartman Called Ia Order.
Powers (Rep) 81 Vermont jumped to
his feet and called Hartman to order
''if there Is nobody on this noor," said he,
addressing the democratic side, "who Is
t'tut'u tuc Dy tuc Ties Oh
affinity or consanguinity. social or politi-
cal" .
''Stato your point" demanded Hart
man. intcrruptin9 him.
The point OF order, Mr.. Chairman" I"
continued Powers 'is that 1t u not per-
missnblc here 20 reflect upon the co-ordi-
nate branch Of the government"
Il am not rejecting upon tho presi.
dent said Hartman. Il am rejecting
upon the sentiment which the president
uttcrs and hnvs u right to do so.''
Hepburn (Rcp) Of Iowa, who was in
tho chair. said tina: he did not feel called
upon to say whether the remarks cam.
within the rules, whercupon Miles (Dcm }
OF Maryland came to the support Of the
president, bat he was as promptly over
rulci, whcrcupon he appealed from tho
decision OF the chair. aiding that Hart
man had taken liberty which had never
bccn countenanccd In the American con-
grcss before.
Tho Chair Sustained.
The chair, however, was sustained, and
Hartman procccdcd: THE percentage Of
crime In thos, states aud territories will
not exceed tha. found in the state Of New
York where the president seems to think
all virtue resides. The per capita of wealth
Of the citizens Of our state exceeds that Of
any state In the Union save ono. Our cdu-
cational facilities arc equal to those Of any
section Of the Union. and IL some Of the
patriotism of the people Of the west had
been possessed by the president and his
friends the citizens Of this republic would
not have been called upon to witness the
national humiliation Of hauling down
the American iiag at Honolulu. of beg
ging the bankers of Wall street and Great
Britain to save US from financial ruin and,
under tho bchcsts of the powers behind
The throne, of denying To the oppressed
citizcns of Cuba tho recognition which
the dictates Of humanity and common
right demanded. lApplausc.l II Is true we
do not get our patriotism from Wall
strcct where the president gets his
Laughter