The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-29

Mr.. Grosvenor, OF Ohio attaching eE-
Governor Altgeld, of Illinois, and the
other by Mr.. De Almond, OF Missouri,
heaping rldlcule on Secretary Morton
for the recent issue OF a phamphlet en-
titled "The Farmers Interest in FL
nance" Mr.. Grosvenor's observance on
the governor of Illinois was called forth
by the latter's speech last week, in
which he charged that Mr.. Bryan had
been defeated by fraud and based his
charge particularly on the enormous in
crease of the vote in Ohio. Mr.. Gros-
venor was very personal in his allu-
slons to Mr.. Altgeld, laying at his door
much grave responsibility for the result
of the election. He declared that an ap-
peal on the stump against Altgeldism
never failed 10 arouse the populnce
where all else failed. He then analyzed
the Ohio vote and explained the causes
OF It's Increase, calling attention TO the
fact that the Democratic vote In the
state had Increased proportionately
much more than the Republicans.
Mr.. De Almond replied very briefly to
Mr.. Grosyenor, but 1t was his 5ubse-
quent attack on Secretary Morton which
created the sensation. Mr.. De Almond
IS q Democrat, an ardent advocate or
silver, and therefore his attack on
Democratic cabinet official who has
been most active on the gold side OF the
controversy excited less surprise than
1t otherwise would have done.
It already had been nolsed about that
the Missouri member intended TO make
an attack on the secretary and the mem
bers eagerly crowded about to hear him.
With biting sarcasm and rasping irony
he scored the secretary of agriculture,
taking as his text recent publication
issued by the secretary and sent out
over the country, under q frank, en-
titled ''The Farmers Interest in FL
nance" The pamphlet reviewed the sill,
yer agitation to show that poverty and
illlteracy characterized the states
which had been foremost In the demand
for the restoration OF silver"
Mr.. DeArmond asserted that the de-
mand for silver came chiefly from the
farmers whose interests the secretary
of agriculture was supposed to look af-
ter and asked contemptuously what
excuse there was for issuing to them
this slander, this travesty on facts"
"The Republican party Is not respon-
SlDle lot Nllnt iuleIpOseu ME- W. a.
Stone, OF Pennsylvania.
''Asshredly not" agreed Mr.. Dear
mond. and can understand how
grateful you are that you are relieved
OF responsibility" Q4aughter)
He went on to say that there were
facts which some men lost sight OF thar
were known tho all others. and one OF
them was that the illiterate colored
vote represented McKlnlev's majority
In most OF the states which he carried
But he said, mo one took Secretary
Morton seriously nowadays. The
world was no longer interested In his
views on finance, although It might
look with expectation for any obserYa-
tons he might make on the woodchuck,
the hedgehog, or the eye OF the pota-
to.
You lntlmated that took an un-
fair advantage OF Governor Altgeld,"
put In Mr.. Grosvenor, "why do you at
tack Secretary Morton here where he
has no opportunity TO reply?"
"Becluse." retOrted Mr.. DeArmond,
after pause, II knew the gentleman
from Ohio had contracted habit OF
speaking here Ht least once day, and
/ felt that he could speak for him, IL
necessary" (Renewed luughter)
In conclusion, Mr.. DeArmond again
commended 10 the prayerful consider
alton OF the Republican "this curiosity
OF modern political life" whose pecu-
llarity was that hc talked when he
wasn't writing, and wrote when he was
not talking, and did both when he was
not thinking
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