The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-13
THE PRESIDENT SCORED.
His New York Home Mission speech
Attacked in the uouse,

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Attacked in the House.
WASHINGTON. March The House
Yesterday wrangled about four hours
over the salaries of United states
marshals and the other features Of the
amendment TO the legislative a]ppropri-
alton bill to abolish the fee system in
the cases of United states attorneys
and marshals. Interest in that debate
was completely ovcrshadowcd by n
sensational attack made upon l'resi.
dent Cleveland by Mr.. Hartman. Re-
publican. Of Montana, who felt him
self personally aggricvcd by Mr..
CIcvclands uttcranccs ut the l'rcSbv-
terrain Home mission meeting in New
York on Tuesday, and who seized the
opportunity allowed by the latitude OF
debate on appropriation bill to repcl
the idea that the Western states were
the home Of evil influences. Mr.. Hart.
man sent To the clerks desk and had
read the following extract from Mr..
tlcvcland's address:
The liberation of evils and indit.
terence To thriStiauihIng and clcvat-
ing agencies in the new states OF the
west. which. IF unchecked, dcvclops
'"' H'u''N municipalities
corrupt and unsafe territories and uu-
desirable states"
Whatever uav be my Individual
opinion of the president said Mr..
Hartman, matters not. II would not
he proper for me to state il here. For
the high Office of president of the
United States | have q supreme re-
gard. The Legitimate functions of
that ot'icc are Limited To those Gnu
meratcd in our constitution. Under
the constitution and laws | deny the
right Of the chief executive To- viii. 4
fully and wantonly. in public address
or otherwise, insult any OF the citizens
OF any state of the republic over which
lie has been called to preside.
THE percentage o; crime in those
states ana territories will not exceed
i Il found IN the state of New York.
where the President seems TO think
all virtue resides. The pcr capita of
wealth of the citizens of our state en-
coeds hat OF any state in the Union,
save one. our educational facilities
are equal {" those of any section OF
the Union, and if some of the patriot
Ism OF the people oi 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 iiap at
Honolulu; of begging the bankers of
wall street and treat britain to save
MS from financial ruin. and under the
oehcsts OF the powers behind the
throne, u: denying to the oppressed
citizens OF Cuba the recognition which
the dictates Of humanity and common
right demand. tApplausc). 1t is true
wa do nns Hns A,,,. ,,tp,A.s. x. T--
wal street, where the President gets
his. laughter. 1t Is true none of
orr citizens has possessed that partic-
u'ar style Of patriotism which would
bic them to save by thrift and
strict economy five times as much us
their entire income amounts to. and il
is also true that the patriotism of
THESE corrupt and unsafe territories
and undesirable states have never vet
been able To rise TO that lofty plane
OF supreme wisdom and virtue"
1T is also true" continued Mr..
Hartman, rcsuming, that the parriot-
ism of these corrupt and unsafe ter
ritorics and undesirable states has
never yet been able To rise TO that
plane of supreme wisdom and
virtue, which enables those who
claim TO occupy it to justify the sale
OF thirty.ycar government bonds of a
year ago for l0i when that very day
ten-year bonds we're selling at .0G.
behalf of the citizens of the states
and territories thus slandcred and
maligned by the chief executive ] here
now repel the insult and respect
fully suggest that the greatest need of
this country for the work of the mis-
sionary, the schoolmaster and the
statesman will be found at the White
house. daughter and applause
This closed the incident.