The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-02-09
SOME PLAIN TRUTHS
Eutertainingiy Told By the Versatile
Champ Clark.

During the debate IA the United
States House Of Representative, las
week, Hon. Champ Clark spoke in tn,
folio" ing witty aud vigorous style:
amid the epidemic Of hysteria pre-.
vailiug here, | have little hope that 2
man who II not afflicted with that dis.
ease can have fair aud patient hear,
ing. The other day ms eloquent, hand.
some and cxnbcrant friend from lowa
(Mr Dullivcg) referred to me as hav.
ing declared that We took the l.cpub,
llcan party by the scruh II the neck
and dragged ii inio the spanish war.
The gentleman from California (Mr.
l.oud) referred To the same thing but
did not know whether it was In the
Record or not. beg leave to assure
him that Il l. tbcrc-like the ilag Of
our country, Il l. -tilI there.
Il repeat now, and history viii con-
trm the statement, that the Democrats
and ropulisis IN this House took the
Republican party by the scruff Of It's
meek and dragged il into the spanish
war; aud intend 70 PIT in the Rec
ord the facts that will prove 1t. The
difference i, this, we dragged You into
q war to free ncighboring people
struggling brayely Tor liberty; you are
dragging rs in,o Il war to cu-lavc a
distant people who are also struggling
braycIy for liberty. (Applausc)
"luur reluctance in patriotism Ihcn,
your hoggishucs, in trying to monopo.
lie its honors and glofics uo~, re-
minds me Of a Poland China SOW thai
my father used to tell me about when
! was It child, which was So bashful
they had 10 pull her ears of to get her
to the trough, and so greedy they had
to pull her tail of to get her away from
1t. cloud laugh,cr.)
"lIut the fact Of history l. this: We
did not drag you into the Spanish war
until war WAS all the honorable alter.
native that was left. Ny other friend
from Iowa, he Of the icuniuc name and
roar, General Henderson, said the other
day that William Mckinley did every.
thing that could be done to prevent the
war. deny the statement; IL l. con-
trary 80 the llut OF history. lie did,
mayhap, do everything that might have
been done, except the one thing need.
full, and that was to grant bclligerent
rights To the Cuban patriots. which lac
never would DO and never did do.
II want TO ask Il question pertinent
and iar reaching what Is ii that csnsu
over The spirit Of The dream Of the Re.
publieans 10 this House? In 1896
most Of them lodged the vote or voted
for the resolutions TO give belliserent
rights 10 the Cuban patriots. find In
The roll Of 1896 the great names of
Deliver, Of Cannon, of Cousins, and
great array Of brilliant names. hut
there wss one maine which on that oc-
rasioB, like that Of Abon iicn Adhrm.
led all the rest'--ihe name Of the new
chairman Of the Committee on Ways
aud Means OF this House, the present.
chairman Of the Committee of the |
Whole---the white haired mandarin Of |
Congress, MR.. Payne of New York.
Laughter }
III looked over that roll Of March, |
1896. TO scc II tho name OF tho great
'rophci af the Iiockiag Valley {5ea-
raj Grusycnor) was there ia the IL,
II syes, but IL was not. lie did nol
iole al ali. However, he was mot to
'e lcfi out, for when the conference re-
'ori was voted on In April he yelled
Aye rs loud rs any Ut them Now.
'ow did Il happen that with that rec
nd stating them Ia the Fare, when
Judge neAfnona u Missouri offered
l. amendment here In JanuaFy, 1898,
wing helligcfent rights TO Cuba. THAI
II Republicans voted mop How did
happen thai wien mr. friend from
'exss. Mg. bailey. offered bic resola-