The herald., 1898-01-14
lD Comment on the EleC-
ton of Hanna
FREE SEEDS FOR THE FARMERS
WILL BE DISTRIBUTED AS IN
FORMER YEARS
The Senate Discusses Restriction Of
Immigration and Hawaiian
Annexation
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-The house
today completed the consideration Of the
agricultural bill in committee of the
whole, and then adjourned on motion Of
those opposed to the printing of another
edition of the famous horse book"
There was the annual fight over the
question of free seed distribution to the
farmers, but the effort to strike out the
($13O,OOO) failed, as usual.
the majority against it being 1876. One
of the important amendments adopted
provided for the inspection of horse meat
for export purposes in the same way
the meat of cattle and other animals is
now inspected.
During the debate today some very
the senatorial election in Ohio from De
Almond, Democrat of Missouri, called
forth a warm defense of Senator Hanna
from Mr.. Mahany, Republican, Of New
York, who eulogized the Ohio senator
as the man who had overthrown the
bosses of the Republican party in 1896.
After some remarks by Mr.. Hender-
son, Republican, Of Iowa In support Of
the appropriation in the bill for seed
and in eulogy of Secretary
of Agriculture Wilson, whom he de-
scribed as genuine hard-f1sted farmer,
Mr.. Dearmond. Democrat of Missouri,
got the floor and submitted some sar-
castle comment on the newspaper re-
Of ho o1o Of Gonotnr
at Columbus yesterday. He read the
telegram sent by Mr.. Hanna to Presi-
dent Mckinley: God reigns and the
party still lives" The tele-
gram, he said, was unique. That God
reigned there was no room to doubt;
therefore, the latter clause of the tel
gram was the more wonderful With cut
ting irony he proceeded to read and
comment on some of the kilograms Of
congratulation sent to Mr.. Hanna from
this city, including those Of President
Mckinley. Commenting on the presf-
dents telegram, he asked how the re-
turn of Senator Hanna could be bene-
fetal to the country. save as an example
to be avoided. He said, in the course
Of his remarks, that Senator Hanna was
the truest, best exponent and represen-
tative Of modern Republicanism.
Mr.. Dearmond's remarks brought Mr..
Republican, Of New York to
his feet. In brief but emphatic speech
he replied to the remarks Of the Mis-
sourian: I'm 1892" said he, "the Amer
lean people witnessed the spectacle Of
the Democratic party meeting in its ma
tional convention, and despite the
unanimous protest of New York state,
for the presidency Of the
United States man repudiated by his
own commonwealth 1t was the bosses
Of the Democratic party who perpe-
trated this outrage upon the rank and
file of the Democratic masses. During
the succeeding four years, the FRI nds of
Mr.. Cleveland, by bond issues AK ssher
methods abhorrent to the conscieBee y
the people, found their financial schemes
smiled upon through the influence Of this
government This lesson was not lost
upon the bosses of the Republican party.
In 1896 the bosses who had debauched
he legislation of sovereign states and
urned the legislatures of those states
into the cash registers for their own
sums, met together In a bosses pool to
syndicate the presidency Of the United
States, because it was known that ow-
ng to the fact that the conscience Of
he Democratic party had risen up and
hurled down to oblivion Cleveland and
the Republican party in
Ill human probability would be victori-
,us at the ensuing election. So these
posses gathered together to syndicate
he presidency of the United States, and
1T the moment when the masses of the
party almost despaired of
lverting this outrage on the party and
his disgrace to the republic, there was
one man who rose up, man whom 1t Is
he delight of the Democratic party to
lenounce as a boss, man who by his
courage and his faith in the
strength and conscience of the masses
# the Republican, party, gave battle
% the bosses and made triumph the will
If the masses of the Republican party
n the nomination of William Mckinley
or the presidency of the United States.
Applause on the Republican side.)
ct will state to the distinguished and
profound gentleman from Missouri Ode
Armond) that it Is for this reason that
he American people rejoice today that
man who dared to give battle to the
1url them to defeat, can still survive.
with honor and power and glory in
American life" Applause on the Re
publican side.)
Mr.. Cannon, Republican, of Illinois ex-
pressed his qualification over the elec-
Ion of Senator Hanna. 1t was tri-
lmph of the majority of the people and
lecency. He did not believe, he said,
hat any gentleman on the other side
could rise and place his hand on his
heart and honestly say that he was not
glad treachery had been rebuked.
Mr.. Perkins, Republican, of Iowa. re-
verting to the question of seed distri-
button, said he would like to see the
present policy discontinued. The $780,
300 appropriation could be better ex-
pended for the benefit of the farmer.
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