The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-13

ana the charges made. Continuing, he
said:
1T is just as we'll for me to face
TINS matter now as later, and meet
the
COWARDLY INSINUATIONS
made against me at the dictation Of
VIM. K. Hearst. 1t is true that thirty
years ago 1 was in trouble in New
York; that / was indicted; that I went
10 California to rear q new home and
live down the past; but it is untrue
that L went under an assumed name. -
He went on to describe how he had
worked in San Francisco to make
amends for the past. His voice shook
as he told how, "by the blessings of
God and the help of his good wife, he
had at last been able to pay back every
dollar of what he owed. The house
greeted him with hearty applause. Con-
t1nu1ng, he told how, ever since 1870,
ne had returned each year to SYRIA
cuse and had been received there at
the scene of his youthful indiscretion
He told of the honors he had been ac-
corded In California, where the story
was known, but it had remained "for
the man from the Fourth district Of
California (Maguire) to delve, like a
ghoul' into the past in order to dis
grace his wife and family"
Il tell you this he said. "to show
that am not ashamed of my life; thai
nave not concealed this blot upon it;
can every man in this house and this
country say as much? In Sacramento
nave Dullt up name and a fame
any man might be proud Of"
IN 1886, Mr.. Johnson continued. he
mad been again nominated, and. al
though the bitterest fight ever known
mad been made against him, he had
carried every election district in sac
ramento and had carried the county
py LOO He had been most viciously
attacked by editorials and caricatures
daily by this person called Hearst"
The honored speaker of the house and
Mr; Boutelle had been similarly at
tdCked, While visiting California last
summer, but the attacks upon them
mad been but the drippings of a brook
beside Niagara, compared with those
on him. He said copies Of the paper
had been sent to his (Johnson's) wife.
Whlle she lay on bed of sickness in
Danger Of death, and the caricatures
and editorials had been put in envel-
opeS as correspondence, that she might
not fail to get them. He asked: us
It wonderful that 1 struck back when
the opportunity came? Is there any
man who would do less, except the
gentleman from California, James G..
Mcguire 90
In dramatic way Mr.. Johnson ap-
pealed to the chivalry of the members
from the South; whether their con-
Stltuents would not tell them to repudi-
ate such attacks on a brother member.
Then, in an equally dramatic manner.
he turned to the Republican side and
appealed to those from the North. He
appealed to the patriarch of the house.
Mr.. Grow, Of Pennsylvania, to know
whether In all his experience he had
known man to be attacked in such
an indecent, unjust, unmanly way.
Mr.; Cooper (Wis) had attacked him
and accused him Of being cowardly
because he had assailed a man behind
his back. Yet Mr.. Hearst, safely
ensconced in New York, sent orders to
California, $500 miles away, to have
him caricatured and abused. IF either
the gentleman from Wisconsin Coop
err, or the gentleman from California
ina guire) thinks am cowardly,- let
either repeat to me outside this cham
Der what he has said inside and his
curiosity will be appeased.''
In conclusion he said: There is a
statute of limitations in every civilized
nation against crime. Is it right to
go back thirty-four years and unlock
the secret chambers and
BRING OUT SKELETONS
Of my past and shake them before the
people; to forever throw at a man the
follies and crimes of his youth? Should
there not be a statute Of limitation
against this? Oh, may the day come
in this nation when men will be judged
solely by their acts in the present
and no man, no newspaper, will delve
into his past and bring sorrow to his
wife, his children, and to the gray
hairs he has earned in building up a
good name"
There was deep silence when Mr..
Mcguire rose to reply. He began: Il
never printed anything, l never asked
any man to print anything, L never said
anything anywhere that I am not will
ing to repeat before any man myself.
Last week one of the most remark
able, indecent, malicious speeches I
ever heard anywhere was made here
against a man absent from this place,
not even able to lift up his voice to
say nay in this presence"
Mr.. Mcguire then read the charges
made by Mr.. Johnson against Mr..
Hearst. Those charges" said Mr..
Mcguire, "are false, and it Ill be-
comes the author of those charges to
ed with a scattering burst of applause.
Mr.. Mcguire went on to say that "the
gentleman from California need not
concern himself with my courage or
that of Mr.. Cooper"
The house was still buzzling with ex-
citement when Mr. Poole (Rep., N. W,
the member from Syracuse, Mr.. john
sons old home moved to eXpunge Mr..
remarks from the record.
Mr. Perkins (Rep., Io.), chairman Of
the printing committee, was for i'm
mediate action. He said if Mr.. John
sons remarks were to be stricken out
they should have been objected to at
the time they were spoken. He was
not for delay. He said he was in favor
Of expunging Mr.. Maguire's remarks
from the record
Mr.. Towne Rep., Minn) made an
effort to secure an amendment so as
to strike out the speech of Mr.. John
son as we'll as that of Mr. Mcguire,
but it was also ruled out. Thereupon
Mr.. McMillin moved to refer the whole
question to the committee on rules
The house evidently was not in any
for delay and Mr.. McMillins
motion was defeated 6S-123. Mr.. Poole's
motion was then agreed to without
division.
Mr.. Towne (Rep., Minn.) Immediately
presented as q privileged matter
motion to strike out that portion of
Mr.. Johnson's remarks constituting the
attack on Mr.. Hearst. The motion was
defeated 1922. The speaker counted
four members as present and not Vot-
ing, to make UP quorum. This closed
the incident and the house proceeded
with the call of committees. The
speaker announced the following COM
mittee appointments: Agriculture,
Stokes Dem, S. C); ways and
means, Boatner Oern., La.) and rules,
Bailey Oem.. Tex.) Then, at 5 p. M.
the house adjourned.
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