The times., 1898-07-02
morning I found In the same paper the
following editorial paragraph:

I found in the same paper the
following editorial paragraph:
''Wiu the Hon. Charles H Grosvenor
kindly send to this Office the name of the
Democratic representative who. an
nounced himself as the author of the
leading editorial in the Morning Times of
June %. entitled Democratic Folly? II
occurs TO the editor of The Times that
his interest in the Identity of this extraor-
binary individual is greater. perhaps. than
that of any member of the House. be he
Democrat, Republican or Populist"
Now l do not assume TO advise the
gentleman from Ohio upon a point so del
icate as that; but he knows. as well as
i do, that the rule among men of honor
is that when a demand is made for a
name it is equivalent TO a denial of the
charge; and when the newspaper calls
upon him to send to its office the name
of the Democrat who declared that he
was the author of that editorial. it was
a denial of the fact that any Democratic
member of the House had written it.
it raises a question of yeracity between
the gentleman from Ohio and the Wash
ington Times i have no interest in that,
and it is not necessary for me TO express
an opinion as to which side l would be-
lieve.
Upon the brow of the guilty man there
ought to be written in letters of living
light the word ''Slanderern' SO that in
after years ali men may know him and
all honest men may shun him. Zap
plausel
l want TO say TO the gentleman
from Ohio. further. that. upon
close Observation-Disclosures a per-
sonai investigation-every gentleman
on this side denies the author
ship of that article. / have con-
ferred with every man who. by any possi-
bility. in our judgment. could have writ
ten it. and they have all said that they
did not write it. With this statement
before him. IL is due not only to the Dem
ocrats. but it is due TO the gentleman
from Ohio himself that he no longer pro-
tect man who refuses to ayOw his own
disgrace.
Mr.. Wheeler of Kentucky VIII the gen
tleman allow me just a moment? / feel
confident that This side of the House will
now authorize the gentleman from Tex
as to speak in our behalf, and say that
every man present now on this side of
the House authorizes the gentleman from
Ohio CMr. GrosvenoD to announce the
name Of the author Of that article
Mr.. Bailey. | believe every man will
do that: and furthermore. in the name if
every Democrat on this floor, / challenge
the gentleman from Ohio to give the
name of that Democratic member.
Mr.. GrosvenOr. Mr.. Speaker the gentle
man from Texas has not been quite as
frank as he usually is in a contest of
this character; but / will assume that
he has done il I'm good faith. and over
looked a very material statement made
by me at the time TO which he refers, or
1t would have shown him that any at
tempt TO make II appear that / represent
ed or implied that my informant was the
editor Of the paper has done me an in
justice. and himself
Mr.. Bailey. ! simply want to say &c
/ the gentleman that In connection with the
words Il am authorized TO say the au-
thority can come from but one of two per
sons. either the editor or the author him
self
Mr.. Grosvenor. My friend from Texas
! and / disagree only to this extent: He
] argues that my statement that / had the
authority for certain things implies thai
! ] was authorized by the author or ths
alleged or pretended author. to make tht
! statement.
Mr.. Bailey. took it that you wer,
authorized by the editor of the newspa
per
Mr.. GrosvenOr. Well, whatever way
Now. my construction is that l was au
thorized to make The statement that 1
was Democratic congressman wh'
I wrote IT, because a Democratic congress
man had told me that he wrote it,
Mr.. Bailey. The word ''authorized'
does not mean that
Mr. Grosvenor Do you not think, m.
friend. that is drawing a little too fin
sight?
Mr. Baiiey-When the gentleman mad,
that statement. | thougf5 ne could not
without breach of confidence. diyulg
the members name, but ! was proceeding
on the theory that the gentleman from
Ohio understood the exact meaning o
the English language. and when he sal
that he was authorized / Thought h
meant exactly what he said and said eX
actly what he meant Now. there wer
but two men on earth thar could author
ize him 10 make the statement-one wa
the editor in whose paper it appeared an
the other was the author himself. Whe
he declined to divulse the authors name
saying to do that would be a breach o
4 confidence, l supposed. of course. tina
his authority 20 make the statement wa
from the editor OF the paper but the ed
tor Of the paper denies. in substance an
TO all intenis and purposes, that he au
thoriZed the gentleman from Ohio I
make the statement. and that a Demo
cratic congressman wrote the editorial
Mr.. Grosvenor-I took particular pain
to exonerate the editor by stating my al
thOrity for the statement was the state
ment Of the Democratic member himsel
Mr.. BaiIey-I want to ask the gentle
man from Ohio this question
Mr.. Grosvenor-Let me finish my state
ment.
Mr. Bailey-Certainly.
Mr.. Grosvenor-WeIl, ask the questio
you want to and then. perhaps. ! can fiji
ish the whole stat tement.
Mr. Bailey-T want to ask the gentle
man if the Democrat VINO roid him tn
authorized him TO make that statemer
on the floor?
Mr.. GrOsvenor-Decidedly not.
MIR. Bailey-Is he on the floor now?
Mr. Grosyenor-If he does not do ths
at some early time, il may become nece
Sary-
Mr.. Bailey-Is he on the floor now?
Mr.. Grosvenor-Wait a moment. If I
does not do that within a reasonab
length of time, it is barely possible