Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-31
REWARDED ONLY BY THE TREACH-
cry OF THEIR ALLIES.
SPIRITED SPEECH BY MONDELL.
WYOMING CONGRESSMAN SCORES
. FREE SILVERITES.
Cites Senator Dubois Defeat as an
Example of Their Lack of GRAFT
itude-AEricuIturnI Appro-
Rrintion Bill Passed
by the House.
Cites Senator

Washington Jan. 30.-The nominal busi-
resS of the house to-day was the consid-
Grafton of the agricultural appropriation
bill which was passed before adjournment,
but much of the time was devoted TO polit-
ical discussion. Incidental to this discus
sion was spirited speech by Mr.. Mondell,
Republican, of Wyoming, upon the free
silver Republicans of the West who had
EoIted from their party during the cam
paign. He declared that the boiling Re-
publican leaders had been raised TO prom
inence as much by their party organiZa-
ton as by their own worth; had used that
organization to aid the Democratic-Popu-
list combination, and then, after the elec-
tion, had been rewarded by the treachery
of their allies. He cited the defeat in Idaho
of Senator Dubois, to whom he paid high
tribute
The free distribution of seeds by the de-
partment of agriculture raised an interest
ing discussion. Mr.. Northway, Republican,
of Ohio, asserted that Secretary Morton
endeavored to discredit the custom by
procuring poor seeds, and Mr.. Brownell,
Republican, of Ohio, charged that the seed
firm of May &c Co., of Minneapolis, had
attempted to bribe him by an offer of seeds
free TO refrain from calling the attention
of congress to the quality of the goods
they furnished the department.
An amendment was offered by Mr.. Mer-
GER, Republican, of Nebraska, for free dis
tribution to members of poultry, swine and
other live stock, TO illustrate his opposi-
tion TO seed gifts. At the request of the
agricultural organizations of his state, Mr..
Hill, Republican, of Connecticut. proposed
to strike out the seed item, but his PROPOSE
ton was lost, 42 to 20, Speaker Reed voting
for the first time this session and against
Tree seeds.
Mr, Mondell. of Wyoming, in his speech.
referred to the free silver Republican bolt
efS as men raised to their positions as
much by Republican organizations as by
their own merits" and that to join the
enemy enemy they must sacrifice those who had
stood by them in the past sacrifice the or
ganization which had defended them. He
denied that their step involved moral cour-
age, for 1t would have required more cour-
age to brave the storm of denuncIation and
suspicion at home than to break party ties.
The men who temporarily left the Repub-
llcan party had been lauded as unselfish
patriots by their allies, but now the scales
had fallen from their eyes. He continued:
!, Nowhere In any of these states, where
the Republican organization was used to
further the interest Of the candidates of the
Democratic and Populistic combination for
treachery and deceit practiced upon the
men who made 1t possible for these Great
ures to WELD the weapons of their decep-
ton. international convention pledges
were carried out by the opposition because
there was no way in which they could be
avoided, Dut Wherever the silver Republic
ans had not the immortal cinch,' the
cloven hoof of their late allies has been ex-
hibited. SANDERS and Misrepresentation
have been used to tear down from their
high. estate. the men who helped them TO
win their victory"
Speaking of Senator Dubois, he said: "It
viii be claimed in eXtenuation of the per-
fidy of the men who defeated Dubois that
the Republican national committee was
working against his reelection. Can any
man wonder that the Republican national
committee would work against the election
of a man whom the Democratic national
committee and every member thereof. from
! heaven and earth to elect? They who make
| this excuse in eXtenuation should remem-
| ber that by so doing they are branding
| the members of the combination in the leg
| iSlature who voted to defeat the election
| of a silver Republican to the senate as
| gratitude, but open to a suspicion of eX-
| ercising their high prerogative influenced
| by a money consideration.
Fred Dubois, whose eloquent tongue and
| active brain made him power for the ac-
| Complishment of results. was thrown down.
| favor of a man professedly lacking in all
| the qualifications that would render him
of service to the cause which these hypo-
| critics claim to have at heart. The dis
patches this morning bring us the news
| that the gentleman who succeeds him will
| go into the Democratic caucus of the sem
| ate of the United States and thus is the
| Republican state of Idaho turned over,
| boots, body and breeches. to a minority
| representing less than 10 per cent of her
| total vote; and thus is the true animuS of
| the campaign for personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
| cause exposed TO the eXecration of the ma
| ton"