The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-25
PHlLIPPIC ON THE PRESIDENT.
JOHNSON OF INDIANA DEALS IN
MORE HARSH CRITICISM.

Philippine POIicy-The Presidents
boston speech uidicuIed--John-
sons Constituents Have Repudist-
cd Him, and His speech Was Not
Extensively Noticed.
Washington, Feb. 24-During the general
debate upon the army appropriation bin
in the House to-day. Mr.. johnson. Repub-
liean' of Indiana, who made several not
able speeches violently attacking the pol
icy of the administrator during the con-
sideration of the army reorganization bAl
a fortnight ago, returned to the assault
and delivered against the President and
some Of his advisers the most scathing
philippe heard in the House for months.
He sneered at the President and the in
fuences which, he alleged, controlled him;
impugned his motives. questioned his sim
cerity and iikened him TO Dickens most
contemplate character; charged his Sec
rotary of War with incompeiency and
predicted that the President would, in the
end, be engulfed by adverse public senu-
ment.
Although his utterances were far more
sensational than those in his former
speech, and dazed some of his auditors by
the mpetuosity with which they were de-
livered, the speech did not raise about
him the storm of his former speeches.
Mr. Lands, one of his Republican coi-
leagues from Indiana, briefly stated TO
ents had repudiated him, and the two
members had wordy duel.
No Attention to he Paid Him.
Laier in the day, Mr., Marsh, Republ-
can, of Illinois, replied to some Of Mr..
Johnson's structures, but the Republican
leaders had evidently decided to ignore
the attacks of the lndianian and no gen
eral reply was made to his speech to-day,
The army appropriation bill to-day was
lost sight of in the general discussion Of
the policy Of the government relative to
the Philippines, and several notable
speeches were made, particularly that OF
Mr. Settle, Democrat of Kentucky The
general debate upon the bill closed to-day,
and tomorrow the bill will be taken up
for amendment under the five-minute rule
"A few evenings ago" began Mr.. John
son, "the Home Market Club of Boston
gave a banquet at which the President
was the principal guest. From the news
paper accounts of the affair it was an ex-
ceedingly elaborate one.
Had II i'm for Alger.
1.-The Secretary of War was in attend
ance, he whom the Boston populace had
hissed upon the streets few hours be-
fore, ere they turned TO greet with rap
turous applause the chief who had be-
slowed upon him his official character.
We can hardly blame them though for
this, Mr.. Chairman. for they were only
following the precedent sci them by some
Of the leading Republican newspapers Of
the country, which. for months past have
been fiercey attacking the secretary and
yet have lacked the courage to lay their
ak 10 the root of the evil and censpre the
gentleman who, to reward him for his
political services and disbursements in the
campaign of SO, appointed him TO his
present position and hns maintained him
there ever since, Notwithstanding his in
competency, and against the righteous
complaints that have been made against
him.
share for Long, Too.
"The Secretary Of the Navy also graced
the occasion with his presence, and so
far forgot his usual courtesy, so far beiied
his New England training and associations
as to repeat the stale and untruthfui
charge that those who opposed the ratii-
cation of the Infamous treaty OF peace with
Spain were responsible for the bloodshed
that occurred in the Philippines
when the chief magistrate had ceased
speaking, another member OF his official
family, the gentleman who presdes over
the postofice department., arose in his
place ana proceeded TO load his chief down
with eulogy so fulsome and extrava-
CANT, so absolutely given over to hyper
bole, that no individual not wholly eat
en- up with vanity, could possibly have en-
dured IL without nausea and disgust
The Three Portraits.
"The newspapers further inform us that
among the other decorations there were
suspended over the entrance TO the ban
Quet hall three portraits, one of Washing
ton, one Of Lincoln, and one Of the Presi-
dent himself and that beneath this was
the word Liberators'
Nov, George Washington fought with
his sword for eight long and bloody years
10 establish the right Of a people to govern
themselves. and in his farewe& address
he counselled his countrymen 10 live on
terms Of amiiy with an nations and to en-
ter into entangling alliances with none
Abraham Liucoln's whole political life
was a contention for the rights of man
and 1t was his manly hand which penned
the immortal emancipation proclamat lion
that struck the shackfes from The limbs
OF mlllOnS or DOnusmen. one would think
sir, that the gentleman who had Just then
engaged in the prosecution of a bloody war
against a poor and defenseless people IN
the Orient. and engaged In the unsavory
task Of Christianiziug them with the sword
and cvilizing them al the mouths Of can
non, would naturally have felt some little
embarrassment as he gazed upon these
portraits and read the significant inscriD-
tion below. Possibly His Excelency did
not see them. He may have turned his
back upon them just as he has turned his
back upon tho declaration Of Independence
An Effort 10 MisIead.
"Be this as II may, sir. the President
does not appear to have been at all
abashed by this incongruous circum-
stance, but he arose from his seat ana
there, within the shadow Of the monu-
ment of Bunker Hill. where Warren fen.
fighting for liberty. ard within a stones
throw OF Faneull hall. where time and
again the true sons OF the old Bay State
have sent forth to the country their mes
sages OF freedom, he delivered perhaps
the most remarkable certainly tbs most
disingenuous, address that ever fell from
thr lfr.a Of an American BFqaiIouf