The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-29
And Secretary Morton Ridicuied and
mond, a Missouri POpocrat.
TWO SENSATIONAL SPEECHES
THAT ATTRACTED GREAT INTEREST
IN THE HOUSE YESTERDAY.
An Ohioan's Reply to the Charges Of
Election Fraud Made by the Ex-
Governor of Illinois.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2s.-The House
passed the Indian appropriation bill to-day
and entered on the consideration Of the ag-
ricuitural appropriation bill. but all inter
est in these two measures were overshad-
owed by two very remarkable speeches. one
by Mr. Grosvenor. OF Ohio. attacking ex-
Governor Altgeld. OF Illinois. and the other
by Mr.. Dearmond. of Missouri heaping rid
icue on Secretary Morton for the recent
issue OF pamphlet entitled The Farmers
Interest in Finance"
MIR. Grosvenor's observations on the Gov
ernor OF Illinois were 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 increase of the vote in
Ohio, where, he alleged. $1,000 votes were
Illegally cast. Mr.. Grosvenor was very per-
sonal in his illusions to Mr.. Altgeld. lay
| ing at his door much grave responsibility
for the result OF the election. He declared
| that an appeal on the stump against Alt
| geidism never failed to arouse the popu-
lace where al else failed. He then ana
lyzed the Ohio vote. and explained the
| causes of it's increase calling attention TO
the fact that :he Democratic vote In the
State had increased proportionately much
more than the Republican.
Mr. Dearmond replied very briefly 20 Mr..
| Grosvenor. but il was his subsequent at
tack on Secretary Morton which created
the sensation. Mr.. Dearmond is a Demo-
crat. an ardent advocate OF silver. and
| therefore his attack on a Democratic Cab
| met official who has been most active on
the gold side of the controversy excited
| less surprise than il otherwise would have
done. 1t already had been noised about
| that the Missouri member intended TO make
| an attack on the secretary. and the MEM
\ bers crowded about TO hear him. With
! biting sarcasm and rasping irony he scored
| the secretary of agriculture. taking as his
| text a recent publication issued by the sec
| retary and sent out over the country under
| a frank. entitled THE Farmers Interest I'm
Finance" The pamphlet reviewed the sill
| YER agitation to show that poverty and
| illiteracy" characterized the States which
had been foremost in the demand for the
restoration OF silver. Mr.. Dearmond as
| chiefly from the farmers. whose interests
the secretary of agriculture Was supposed
to look after. and asked, contemptuousiy.
/ what excuse there was for issuing 10 them
''this slander. this travesty OF facts.
The Republican party is not responsible
for him." interposed Mr. w. A. Stone. OF
| Pennsylvania.
| MORTON CALLED A DEGENERATE.
"Assuredly not" agreed Mr. Dearmond.
"and 1 can understand how grateful you
| are that you are relieved of responsible
| ity.' Gaughter.) He went on 10 say there
| were facts which some men lost sight OF
that were known TO all others. and one OF
| them was that the illiterate colored vote
| represented Mckinleys majority in most OF
| the States which he carried. But. he said,
no one took Secretary Morton seriously
nowadays. The world was no longer In
terested in his views on finance: although
| IL might look with expectation Tor any oO-
| servations he might make on the wood
| chuck. the hedgehog or the eye OF the po-
| statesman" Mr.. Dearmond continued that
1.-The secretary stood alone: that modern
| degeneracy had not reached him 1t could
alone: modern degeneracy has not passed
| him. Laughter.) Addressing the Repuo-
lican side. he appealed TO them 70 recog-
| nize Secretary Mortons service even
though they refused TO accept respon sioillty
for him. .'Of course" he said. you Will
not keep him in his present position, out
YOU might put him in the national mu-
Wen put him in a better place again
| interrupted Mr.. Stone. OF Pennsylvania,
| I'VE will send him to Nebraska"
| why should you want TO punish Ne
braska?" shouted Mr.. KEN lPopuiist. Me-
| "You intimated that L took an unfair
advantage of Governor Altgeld. put In
| Mr. Grosvenor. why do you attack Sec
retary Morton here. where he has no op-
Because" retorted Mr.. Dearmond. after
| a pause. II knew the gentleman from Ohio
| had contracted a habit of speaking here
at least once day and felt that he could
| speak for him, If necessary. lRenewed
| laughter) In conclusion Mr. Dearrnond
| again commended to the prayerful consid-
Grafton CT the Republicans this curiosity
| was that he talked when he was not writ
ing. and wrote when he was not talking,
| and did 10th when he was not thinking.
| Full many n whim OF purest ray serene.
The dark, unfathomed dreams OF Morton
| bear
Full many a wheel is formed to whirr un-
| seen
And waste it's feetness meath J. sterl-
| ing's hair
| GRosvENoR's SPEECH.
| Mr.. Grosvenor got the floor during the
debate on the agricultural appropriation
| bill and, under the latitude allowed. pro-
ceeded to interest the members with a
| reply to some remarks made by ex-Gov-
| ernor Altgeld at a dinner given in the lat
ters honor last week. The loyalty. honor
| and integrity OF the State OF Ohio. he said.
demanded a reply. AS TO much OF what
| Altgeld had said on that occasion, Mr..
Grosvenor remarked. his answer would he
| silence. but he could not pass over a sim
| gle paragraph. That paragraph Mr. Gsros-
| venor had read at the clerks desk. IL
| called attention i'm partial substantiation OF
| the sweeping assertion that Bryan had
| been defrauded of his election. 10 the fact
| that i'm Ohio last fall there we're cast 30 600
| more votes IMAM In lntZ- lniS. AifEtiQ SAID.
| indicated an increase OF population OF l.
| 00c 600. whereas he charged the increase
| had not been more than tNo-thirds OF that.
| From this he concluded that 0000 votes
| were fraudulent.
Il do not wonder said Mr.. Grosvenor
| that gentleman who led a victorious
majority In the city OF Chicago very re-
| Gently and then was absolutely over
| whelmed IN almost all the counties and
! voting precincts OF Illinois should select his
| own State as an illustration of the quality
| OF unfairness which had been the measure
! and index of this election. Ex x-fiOVernOr
| Altgeld is the last person. in my Judgment
! who ought 20 drag from the rapidly clos
| ing waves OF Oblivion the history and de-
tail OF the recent election. Whatever hap
| pened IN Ohio was due 10 large NUMBER
| OF factors. no one OF which was more pow
erful and potential I'm the victory OF the
! Republican party I'm that State than was
| the existence as a leader OF the Democratic
| party If Governor Altgcld. OF Illinois.
! There is no place in all the broad domain
| of that magnificent State where appeals
| were made TO the conscience and judgment.
decency and patriotism and law-ahiding
sentiment In Ohio where the least difficulty
! as TO that which was possible We might be
coming To was not always decorated with
the awful example OF the then Governor OF
the State of Illinois I present at more
than vast assembfagc Of the people OF
| hat al 10 nd urha all Al iI...l -