Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-09-15
Shows Some of Grosven-
or's Inconsistencies.
E POLITICAL TRADES.
Entangles Himself In His Own
Speeches.
RESULT OF TALKING TOO MUCH.
Every Time He Opens His Mouth He Putt
His Foot In It-A Quick Change of Front.
Acrobatio Patriotism - His Attempt to
Belittle Democrats InEloriousIy Fails.
Forced to Explain.

EOEC6u 70 GxRR&Aus
Especial Washington letter.
To return to our mutton-the tough
old Ohio ram.
Appealing from Philip drunk to
Philip sober has come to be a proven
bal performance.
General Charles Henry Gr%osvenor's
TRADES for political effect can always
be answered by Congressman Charles
Henry Grosvenor's speeches when he is
''clothed and in his right mind" II
anybody should take the trouble to COM
pile his speeches, together with his re-
fractions and explanations, a readable
and interesting book would result. Like
the parrot, he talks too much. His
tongue is set ON hair trigger; his mouth
goes Of at half cock.
In his speech dated June 9, which
appeared in The Congressional Record
Of July IS, which speech was never de-
livered at any time or any place, in
which bogus speech he referred to
things which happened nearly a month
after its pretended delivery, the frank
ing Of which false and slanderous speech
as o campaign document will cost the
taxpayers thousands of dollars, General
Grosvenor undertakes to prove that
Democratic congressman voted reluc-
family and in fear rather than love for
the $50, 000, 900 Emergency appropria-
tion." That's what this valorous swash-
buckler represents himself Al doing and
saying June o, in his undelivered
speech, when he is endeavoring to
manufacture a little political capital.
See page 1871 Congressional Record.
A Date to Remember.
Gaze on that picture and then on this.
| March 8, 1898, is q date that should be
printed in red letters in every almanac
and calendar issued in this country
from this day henceforth and forever,
because that was the day when the
house Of representatives voted unani-
mously to appropriate $50, 600. 900 "for
the national defense and for each and
| every purpose connected herewith, to
be expended at the discretion of the
president" No man thought Of his
party. Every man thought only Of his
country. By something approximating
q miracle even General Grosvenor for a
few brief, feeting moments, undoubt-
edly the most glorious of his long and
checkered career, seemed to have his
heart touched by the divine fame of
patriotism and apparently rose above
the mere partisan. Read his speech
when on that glorious day he was
speaking for applause in a crowded
house. He didn't feel constrained to
slip that speech into The Record stealth
| lily, unuttered, a month and a half after
its date. Oh, mol He stood up among
his congressional brethren and spoke
like q man what everybody then sup
| posed were his real sentiments, although
they did sound strange coming out of
his mouth, but which, judged by his
| Ohio convention speech and his unde-
Iiyered speech of June 9, were not his
sentiments, but were spoken for bun
combe and applause.
One Generous Moment.
Here are some Of his remarks on the
memorable 9Th Of March:
"Mr. Speaker
aSaxon and Norman and Dane are we,
| But we are all of us Danes in our welcome tc
thee"
Now, Grosvenor himself shall put his
own construction upon that adapted
quotation, and here it is:
"Thus spake the heart Of the great
British public through the magic song
Of her poet laureate when the daughter
Of the great sea king of the north came
to her shores. Democrats and Populist'
and Republicans are we, but we are al
Of us true to the flag Of u country to
day."
Now, surrounded by patriotism, hav
ing It bearing in upon him like thu
pressure of the atmosphere so that h'
couldn't escape or resist it, he uttered
q generous sentiment, which, contrar,
10 his usual plan of speaking words ON
day and eating them the next, he ha
never denied. recanted or explained
Under the genial influences Of the &C
casion he wen gave the Democrats ant
Populists the right Of way as patriot
over the Republicansi Think of that
o my countrymenl No Democrat coul'
have done better. What q pity Genera
Charles Henry Grosvenor did not die o
exaltation of spirit in that one generou
moment Of his life! Perhaps his spiri
might have assembled into paradise,
place which he will never reach unles
he quits prevaricating. But that wa
not all that Charles Henry said Will
the spirit moved him. He was deter
mined to outgush all the rest, and b
proceeded as follows:
"No more inspiring picture can b
witnessed anywhere on earth than tn
demonstrations which we have seel
during the last 30, 60 and 80 days o
the power Of a great people, a free gov
eminent, not only to stand for the fla
Of their country, the unity of the gov
eminent, the supremacy Of the consti
tuition, but also because Of their dignit,
and calm exhibit in the face Of tn
world"
Now, as the Democrats and Populist
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