The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-13

much? In Sacramento | have built up a
name and fame any man might be proud
of" In 1896. Mr.. Johnson continued he
had been again nominated. and although
the bitterest fight ever known had been
made against him, he had carried every
election district in Sacramento and had
carried the county by 100. He had been
most viciously attacked by editorials and
Hearst" The honored speaker of the
House and Mr.. Boutelle had been similarly
attacked while visiting California last sum
mer, but the attacks on them had been
but the drippings of a brook besides
Niagara compared with those on him. He
said copies of the paper had been sent TO
his (Johnson's) wife, while she lay on a
bed of sickness, in danger of death, and
the caricatures and editorials had been put
in envelopes as correspondence that she
might not fail to get them. He asked: rs
it wonderful that l struck back when the
opportunity came? Is there any man who
would do less. except the gentleman from
California, James q. Maguire?' He knew
that he would be attacked. but did not eX-
pect TO be in such an Infamous, underhand-
ed. cowardly manner. There was race in
Ireland called 'informers:' there were
hired assassins in Italy and paid spies in
Russia; but any one of them would have
scorned to do what the gentleman from
California had done.
Referring TO his attack on Mr.. Hearst,
he said: Every charge ] made is capa-
BILE of proof. / do not shelter myself be-
hind my constitutional privilege. Every
thing | say as a member Of Congress | am
responsible for as a citizen, personally and
financially"
APPEAL TO BROTHER MEMBERS.
In a dramatic way Mr.. Johnson appealed
TO the chivalry of the members from the
South, whether their constituents would
not tell them to repudiate such attacks on
brother member. Then in an equally
dramatic manner he turned to the Repub-
lican 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 a man to be attacked In such an in
decent, unjust unmanly way.
Mr. Cooper of Wisconsin. 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 Calitornia;
and abused. IF either gentlemen from
Wisconsin Cooper. or the gentleman from
California CMaguire) thinks am cowardly.
let either repeat TO me outside this cham
ber what he has said inside. and his curl
osity Will be appeased;
of limitations i'm every civilized nation
against crime. Is it right to go back thirty
four years and unlock the secret chambers
and bring out the skeletons or my past ana
shake them before the people,; TO forever
throw at man the follies and crimes of
youth? Should there not be statute of
limitations against this? Oh! may the day
come in this Nation when men will be
judged solely by their acts in the present,
and
his past and bring sorrow to his wife, his
children and TO the gray halrs ne mas
earned in building up good name.
There was deep silence when Mr.. Mcguire
rose to reply. He began: Il never printed
anything: 1 never asked any man to print
anything; 1 never say anything anywhere
that j am not willing to repeat before any
man myself. Last week one of the most
remarkable, indecent, malicious speeches L
ever heard anywhere was made here
against q man absent from this place not
even able to lift up his voice to say nay in
this presence" He related tnat ne had pre-
pared the addition to his speech to which
Mr. Johnson objected. had endeavored to
get recognition Frid = and Saturday TO de-
liver it. and on NJ Jlday had asked the
ter of personal privilege. but had been re-
fused. He had no other way to MAKE
defense of the man who had been so un-
justly attacked. The only difference be
tween the speech made on the floor and
the one i'm the Record was that the latter
was mild in comparisons IN the part OF the
speech TO which Mr.. Johnson objected no
one could find anything unparllamentary,
but the description fitted Mr. Johnson as
the man who had SO e1w3rdly attacked the
boyhood of another.
MAGUIRE SARCASTIC.
"He whines." Mr.. Mcguire continued, sar
castically, lat this attack on himself. He
thinks only of himself. He does not think
of the grief and anguish until it strikes
himself Why did not he think of these
who was not present and who was not
member of this body? The man who makes
this pleading. weeping appeal to you here
to-day used this language with reference to
Mr.. Hearst" Mr. Mcguire then read the
charges made by Mr.. Johnson against Mr..
Hearst. These charges, said Mr.. Ma
guire emphmatcally, when he concluded
the reading 'are false. and 1T Ill becomes
the author of those charges to whine be-
cause ! reply This was greeted with a
scattering burst of applause. Mr.. Maguire
went on TO say that the gentleman from
California need not concern himself with
my courage or that of Mr.. Cooper. With
regard TO the attack on Mr.. Hearst ne sald
fornia but here. where the assault was
made a part of the permanent records, he
thought ii only proper TO make reply. Mr.
Mcguire, continuing, said some very COM
plimentary things of Mr.. Hearsts news
paper in New York. characterizing it as
the greatest newspaper on earth. ms part
from the House. and amid much laughter
Mr.. Mcguire concluded.
The House was still buZZing with excite
ment when Mr. Poole Rep., n. y, the
member from Syracuse (Mr. Johnsons old
home). moved to expunge Mr. Maguires re-
marks from the Record. Mr. Poole ex-
planned that he and Mr.. Johnson had been
schoolmates fifty years ago. He described
Mr. Johnson as a man of excellent family
alluded briefly 10 his trouble when he was
indicted for forgery. But. said he, we
knew he would redeem hlmSeIf, ana ne ol1
He concluded by saving he did not think
the House could afford to have Mr. Ma
guires remarks go into the permanent
record -
Mr. Perkins, Rep.. Ia). chairman of the
printing committee was for immediate ac-
ton. He said if Mr. Johnson's 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.. Ma
guires remarks from the Record.
fIOWnp
effort to secure an amendment so as to
strike out the speech of Mr.. Johnson as
we'll as that OF sMr. Mcguire, but IT was
also ruled out. Thereupon Mr. McMillin
moved TO refer the whole question 10 tne
committee on rules. The House evidently
was not in any temper for delay. and Mr..
McMilin's motion was defeated-bS 10 10
Mr.. Poole's motion was then agreed TO
without division
Mr. Towne Immediately presented as "A
privineged matter motion 10 strike out
that portion of Mr.. Johnson's remarks con-
.tituting the attack on Mr.. Hearst. The
motion was defeated-S2 to ~. The speaker
counted for members as present and not
voting to make a quorum.
proceeded with the call Of committees. A
resolution was passed to pay the widow of
the late Speaker Crisp S14S4. the expenses
of his last illness and funeral.
The speaker announced the following
committee appointments; Agriculture,
Stokes Dem. ;. c.; postoffices and post
roads. Crisp Dem. Ga) ways and means.
Roatner Dem, La.): rules, Bailey CDem-.
TeX.) Then, at p M, I. e House ad-
journed.
NO WHITE PAPER POOL.
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