Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-04-15
"TOO MUCH JOHNSON
ANOTHER VICTORY SCORED BY
THE "LiTTLE GIANT"

ANOTHER VICTORY SCORED 8,
THE LITTLE GIANT"
Representative Lewis Downs tn,
AutOcrat of the House Th,
President Likely to Meet Will
Political Death From "To,
Much Johnson"
Washington Post
The House had been proceeding fol
fully an hour on the amendment fol
appropriating funds for rehabilitatin,
the Naval Academy, the other day
when Representative Lewis secnret
the floor. He made that amendmcn,
the basis OF his remarks, pleading fol
teachings that would install more
patriotism into the youth of the land
The time was ripe for this, he declared
when there had "bcen here in Wash
ington flock of vultures, which have
wheeled around the head of the Presi
dent, biding their time to feed upon
his patriotism" Mr.. Lewis claimed
that the men who confront the Presi.
dent with the assertion that if he
took drastic action, they would pre-.
sent their securitie, payable in gold
and take fifty millions of dollars oI
gold out of the treasury in one day
were neither brutes nor human, but
ghouls." As Mr.. Lewis proceeded, he
became still more determined in his
language, adding, "if one of these
harpies dare come within the portals
of this building to lure by their fa-
miliar arts or influence any man in
this House to their nefarious or das.
tardly schemes, l will brand him
where he stands, and demand that he
be kicked from the portals of the
Capitol. He shall not proceed here as
long as l am in this House, and
pledge you, my friends, 1 am coming
back to execute my promise"
James Hamilton Lewis, the pic
turesque Representative from Wash
ington State, on the 31st ult., pro-
voked the eloquent engagement by
the simple act of speaking in forcible
terms ON pro Jormd amendment.
Emphasizing the opposition of the
Democratic party to any settlement of
the present difficulties that con-
purchase price for'Cuban
liberty, he drew the fire of Representa-
tive Johnson, of Indiana. The adroit
and brilliant HOosier, probably rs
brainy man as there is in the pres
ent House, turned upon Mr.. Lewis
with severe sarcasm. Ridiculing his
eagerness for war in dramatic Ian
guage, while every eye was intent on
him and the gentleman of fashionable
attire, wO sat across the aisle, white
with excitement, Mr.. johnson launched
into plea for peace that was quite as
fOrcible as the recent remarkable
speech against the annexation of
Hawaii.
This is, in part Mr.. Lewis reply:
Mr.. Chairman, having had during
my past service in the House nothing
but the kindest and most
courteous associations with the gen.
tleman from Indiana, l was somewhat
at loss to understand what particular
motive animated him in his effort to
create an excitation of the risibilities
OF this House by making me the special
subject OF his most elastic, reverberat.
ing, and preplexing remarks. Gap
plause.)
The gentleman took occasion to OBJ.
serve that if one desired to come to
the rescue of Spain, far from ap-
propriating $5O,OOO,O 600, he would ad.
wise that the gentleman from Washing
ton be substituted. To that extent
it will be admitted that "the gentle.
man from Washington" at least has
the qualification of firing his own gun
at his own pleasure and whenever he
sees the enemy in sight. Unfortunate.
ly for the gentleman from Indiana, il
Spain has been casting her eye to his
record or the record of the other side
of the House, she would certainly not
expect him to come to her rescue, but
rather in her charity seek that he
should declare first his own indie.
pendence. daughter and applause on
the Democratic side.) From day to
day, Mr.. Chairman, we have watched
that singular restlessness with which
the gentleman, like Gagged lion, would
pace up and town the aisle in front oI
the Speaker, each day coming to oul
side and promising that in the next
hour he would no longer chafe beneath
the yoke of the Speaker of the House
but would rise in his might and dis
patch him with an army of words
tLaughter.) But for some reason
when the Speaker would cast his
ferocious eye at the gentleman he
would wilt like leaf in the summer
heat. daughter and applause.) Day
after day, l have never doubt, hi:
beseeching constituents have been try
ing to persuade him to take the muzzl,
from his mouth and the shackles from
his limbs; but fearing, Mr.. Speaker
tn nnyo in tho diroct;o,, %bot ooc,ponr