The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-13

remarkable attack made by Mr. johnson,
of California, on Editor Hearst. Mr..
johnson and Mr. Mcguire, of California,
were the antagonists to-day. Mr.. John
son got the ilooi on II question of privi..
lcgc. He WAS at times dramatic
ut is, Mir Johnson said. evidently
nervlng himself up for the effort, ''iust
rs well for me to face this matter now as
later and meet the cowar,lly insiEuntions
made against me ut the dictation OF vii.
liam Il. Hearst
1T is true, " lie proceeded, ''.hat thirty
years ago was in trouble in New York:
that was Indicted: that | went to Cali.
fornla to live down the past, but went
under I'M assumed name
lie went on to describe how he had
worked day after day in Sacramento to
make amends for the past. His voice
shook ami trcmblcd rs he told the story.
lie WAS greatly moved, but when he told
of the victory he had won, how ''by the
blessings OF God and the help of his yood
wife he had ut last been able to pay back
every dollar of what he owed the House
fairly rose and greeted him with II per.
feet storm of applause.
Continuing, he told how, ever since
1870 he mad returned each year to SYRIA.
clise and had been received there ut the
scene of his youthful indiscretion. He
told OF the honorS he had been accorded
i'll California, where the story was known.
but it had remained for the man from the
Fourth district of California, Mcguire.
ito delvc like IL ghoul in order to disgrace
his wife and family"
He referred to Mr.. Mcguire in very
harsh terms. Mr.. johnson told how.
when nominated for seat in the Sncra-
mcnto assembly, he had told the CONVEX.
ton that hc had been indicted and had
paid every cent he owed and wanted no
man to say afterwards that he would not
have voted for him had he known that.
He had been triumphantly elected to the
State assembly and senate: had been
nominated for Congress in 1891 and told
his constituents the same story of the
charges against him, but he was gwen
the nomination unanimously and tri-
umphuntly elected.
Il told this convention he said, 'thnt
| am not ashamed of my life; that | have
not concealed this blot upon it. Can
every man in this House and this coun-
try say as much. In Sacramento ] have
built up name and fame any man
might be proud Of. -
He had been most viciously attacked
by editorials and cnrcatures daily by
this person called Hearst" He said
copies of the paper had been sent to his
wife while she lay on Il bed of sickness i'm
danger of death and the carcatureS and
editorials had been put up in envelopes
rs correspondence that she might not fail
to get them. He said:
as it wonderful that | struck back
when the opportunity came? Is there
any man who would do less, except the
gentleman from California, James Ma.
Gulre? / knew would be attacked, but
dld not expect TO he in such an inla-
nous, undetermined. cowardiy manner.
'Yhcre was IL race in Ireland called inform.
ers: there were hired assassins in Italy
and paid spies in Russia, hut any one Of
them would have scorned to do what the
gentleman from California had done. If
the gentleman from Wisconsin, Villas, or
the gentleman from California Mcguire.
drinks am cOwartlly, let either repeat
to me outside this chamber what he has
said inside and his curiosity will be APP
peased
Mr.. Mcguire replied to Mr.. johnson in
IL sarcastic vein. He told how he had at
tempted to secure time in which 10 reply
to Mr.. johnson during the debate and
hlu been unable to do so, and how he
had printed his defense of IL man unable
to secure u hearing for himself. He
sneereti at Mr.. johnson for whining be-
cause his attacks went home to him, and
SAID he should have thought OF the grief
and anguish he was bringing to another
before he assailed Mr.. Hearst.
Mr. Poole, of New York, who repre-
sents the Syracuse district, made IL brief
statement in vindcation of Mr.. Johnson
His motion TO eNpunge Maguire's re-
marks from the record was adopted ai-
ter McMillin had Intellectually attempted
to delay action, but Il similar motion To
eXpunge Mr.. Maguirc's remarks about
Mr.. Hearst was defeated