The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-02-05
s,oT oAs FOR MORTON.
Congressman Dc Armond of Missouri
Score, the seeretary OF Agriculture.

Congressman DO Almond of Missouri
Score, the Secretary OF Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 The House
passed the Indian appropriation bill
and entered upon the consideration of
Sae agricultural appropriation bill, but
all interest in these two measures was
overshadowed by two very remarkable
speeches, one made by Mr.. Grosvenor
of Ohio, attacking Ex-Governor Altgcld
CT Illinois, and the other by Mr.. De-
Almond of Missouri, heaping ridicule
on Secretary Morton for the recent
issue of a pamphlet, entitled: The
Farmers Interest in Finance" Mr..
G~rosvenors observations on the Gov
ernor OF Illinois were called forth by
the latters speech last week. in which
he charged that Mr.. Bryan had been
defeated by fraud.
Mr.. De Almond replied very briefly
TO Mr.. GroSvenor, but it was his sub
sequent attack or Secretary Morton
which created the sensation. With
sarcasm and rasping irony he scored
the secretary of agriculture, taking as
his text a recent publication issued by
the secretary and sent out over the
country under Il frank, entitled The
Farmers Interest in Finance
The pamphlet reviewed the silver
agitation to show that poverty and illit-
eracy characterized the states which
had been foremost in the demand for
the restoration of silver.
Mr.. De Almond asserted that the de-
mand for silver came chiefly from the
farmers, whose interests the secretary
OF agriculture was supposed to
look after and asked, contemptuously,
what excuse there was for issuing to
them this SANDER, this travesty on
facts"
He went on to say that there were
facts which some men lost sight of
that were known to all, and one of
them was that the illiterate colored
vote represented McKinley's majority
in most of the states which he carried.
But, ne said, no n took Secretary
Morton seriously nowadays. The
world was no longer interested in his
views of finance, although t might
look with expectation for any observa-
tions he might make on the wood
chuck, the hedgehog or the eye of the
potato.
1T was once said of an eminent
statesman he continued, that he
stood alone; that modern degeneracy
had not reached him. 1t could be
said of Secretary Morton>that he stands
alone; modern, ~degeneracy has not
passed him.
Addressing the Republican side. he
appealed to them to recognize Secre-
tary Morton's service, even though
they refused to accept responsibility
for him.
''Of course said he, you will not
keep him in his present position, but
you might put him in the national
museum"
"We will put him in a better place"
interrupted Mr.. Stone of Pennsylvania.
I'VE will send him brack to Ne
braska."
Why should you desire to punish
Nebraska?" shouted Mr.. KEN, Poru-
list of Nebraska, amid shouts of
laughter.
In conclusion Mr.. DearmOnd again
commended to the prayerful consider
alton of the Republicans this curl
osity of modern politician life" whose
popularity was hat lie talked when
he was not writing, and wrote when
he was not talking. and did both when
he was not thinking
Full many a whim of purest ray serene.
The dark unfathOmed dreams of Morton
hear:
Full many a wheel is f formed to whirr I'M
seen.
And waste its leetness meath j. Sterling's
hair.
Great laughter and applausc.)
\ number of amendments to the In
dian appropriation bill were made be-
fore it was passed. The item for sal
and expenses of the Dawes COM
mission vas reduced from $50, 900 to
S43, OO0.