, 1898-11-03
PLAIN VARICATIO

PLAIN PREVARICATION.
The accoun which Congressman Os-
borne gives of his stewardship in con-
gress is not only of a fiimsy character,
but absolutely untruthful in certain
particulars. In his speech at Turner
hall on Tuesday night he said:
MY predecessor. Mr.. Mondell, has in
formed the people throughout the state
that had all congressman been as un-
patriotic as your present member, the
president would not have had a single
dollar to carry on the war. l don't know
what he means by IN assertion Of this
kind; it is a little m%ystifyirag. l voted
for the $50, 000, 900 appropriation, plac-
ing that amount at the disposal Of the
president. l voted for every single
emergency bill; I voted on the 18th of
April for Cuban independence. l stood
ready at all times to grant to the Gu
bans their belligerent rights. voted
for the formal declaration Of war. l
was absent, after we had voted fer Gu
han independence on a resolution re-
ported'by the minority members. which
was defeated by a solid republican vote
and thereby delayed three days. l Of
fered my humble services as a
physician, believing hat over fifteen
years practice qualified me to at least
minister to the comfort of some Of the
boys in blue who were wounded or sick,
l believed was competent and l was
assured my services would be accepted.
| came home and remained three days
to arrange my affairs so I could 60 to the
front, but l would not have been so pre-
sumTtious in Offering my humble SER
vices had l known that horse doctors,
and mule doctors. doctors OF long tailed
dogs and short tailed cats were to be
given the preference"
There is scarcely enough truth in the
above to make it worthy Of the name
of an explanation. He did vote for
$50, 600, 600, but his excuse for doing so
could only be the same as that of Con.
gresham Bailey of Texas, who explain
ed his position in a speech in the house
OF representatives on April 4th. 1898.
Only a short time ago we were COM
PEELED to vote to place $50. 600, 900 under
the absolute direction Of the president
of the United States" Congressional
Record, page 3S97.) Mr.. Osborne, like
Mr.. Bailey. was compelled TO vote for
that measure. Mr.. Pailey declared that
If his party had been in power in the
house, this appropriation would not
have passed until congress had seen the
presidents estimate. The vote of
neither MIR. Osborne nor Mr.. Bailey was
needed to pass the bill. therefore they
were ready to give that which it did
them no good to withhold.
One Of the most important bills which
passed congress was the wal revenue
law of 1898. This was the bill which
provided the none to carry on the
war. The conference report passed the
house on June 9th. and Osborne voted
against it. Here was an emergency
bill and yet Osborne and other demo
Gratis fought the measure; still he tells
us that he supported every single
emergency bill. Old-fashioned people
would call this lying. He says he voted
on the 18th Of April for Cuban indie
pendence. Yes, that is true. He be-
longed to the gang who in season and
out CT season were anxious to recog-
nize a government in Cuba that did
not exist, and who were also anxious to
have the American army take a sub
ordinate position under Cuban leaders,
and as he says, he stood ready at all
times to grant t the Cubans their bel
hgerent rights.
When the war resolutions finally
came to a vote in the house. Osborne,
as he claims, was absent. but he wal
paired with Congressman Wordsworth
CT New York. Let US see where thiA
left Wyoming. Wadsworth is a repub-
lican and was elected to congress. de-
feating Frank P. Hulette. a free silver
democrat. by a majority Of 9,412 votes.
Osborne paired with this sbaunch re-
publican, and, therefore. his vote count
ed against the Cuban declaration of
war. Osborne made his own choice.
end In doing so paired with the nan
whom he knew would support the Cd
minlstration. Notwithstanding this.
he was aware that the loyal people At
As state would be made to blush With
shame every time they were reminded
|of the unpatrtotic course Of their repre-.
|0ntaGive in congress-.
A word In reference to Osborne tsn-.
dsF3o9 his servdces to the sovesnmenk