The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-25
JOHNSON TURNS LOOSE.
A~SsrIS THE PRESIDENT WITH
BIrTEREsT ISyECTTvE.


WASHINGTON, Psi. es~Dararx the
geE~ras debate Uaon tee army asDrorgss.
! tg6E Nj u tsse house today Johnson Of In
@3aFa, s-ho > rorFn.gnt ago made ssyerai
fsosa2.e aEsse<1e vossGEly attacking the
E@eAEs & tE@ admins frs.sI6sg daring the
consideration q the army re3rga r.zat.sn
+ alfE returned 70 fhe a.sssa lit asad aelIx cred
sgalHssG tbs p-ess1suE an1 some q hsa ad-
rsStrS tsse nHcss sfAtaing phksspp5e heard
10 ihe house fc~ x1onths He Srlesrea a.
tss president an1 Iha Influences ahicA tie
alleged cor tTcsied am Impugged = no
t4F@s. a3e@E lanes h3s sincerity ara Gkensd
hsn - Dickens rapSt contemplate caar-
acter. charged hss secretary al war y tn
.f3ooraga@terc.. aGG ssre2!.cte tha: the pres
sis0t wp4a iu tae end be engalfe. BIZ a4a-
verse public seaf;meat. Although, his ut
te~aBce=s were far mare national than
these'-sr SIis former speeches ard dsxea
sone 81 has auditors b. the lTr'fsaftic s.ty
w4ta which they were as.verei. the speech
iii 10. raee about him The storm Of als
former sDcecasz.
Lands. one o. his Republican colleagues
from Indiana, briefly stated 10 The house
that Johnso"tss colleagues had reuud.ated
MN. and the t.o members mad Il wora!y
duel.
Later in the day Marsh OF Illinois replied
10 some - Johnscns s;rics ures but the
Republican leaders rad evidently decided
to ignore the attacks Of the .At-anan, and
no general reply Wa made To his speech
today
The army appropriation hill to-day was
lost sight OF in the general discussion OF
S5e policy Of the government reatiye 10
the Philippines. and several notable
speecses were made, especially that 81
Settle % kentueky General debate on
the hisi closed today. ana tomorrow the
h!il N4a be taken Up for amendment under
Iae tlve-minlIfe rule
When Johnson arose for his remarks he
~ once aEsr.cted the attention OF fhe
house. "A few evenings ago" he began
the Home Market CIuo Of Boston gave
a banquet at which the president was the
principal glsey. From the newspaper ac-
counts Of the affair. il was an exceedingly
elaborate ore
The secretary Of war WAS II attendance
he whom the Boston populaee had Kissed
upon the streets few hours before, ere
they turned 10 greet with rapturous APP
piause the chief who had bestowed uTson
him his official character. we can hardly
D.aIne them. though. Tor this, Mr. Chair
man. for they were only following the pre-
cedent set them by soTrlr of the leading Re-
publican newspapers Of Eae country which
for months past have been fiegcely attack
ing the secretary ana nave lacked the cour-
age 10 lay the TX TO the root of the evil
ard censure the gentleman who TO reward
him for his political services and disburse-
men,s in the campaign OF 1886. appointed
him 10 his present position and has MAIN
tanned him there ever since. notwighstand-
ing his incompeteucy. and against the
righteous complains that have been made
against him.
The secretary Of The navy also graced
the occasion with his presence aud so far
forgot his usual courtesy. far he.icd his
New England training and associations as
TO repeat the stale ard unsrutiaful charge
that those who opposed the ratification Of
tn. infamous treaty of peace with Spain are
responsible fer the bloodshed that occurred
in tn Philippines
When the chief magistrate had ceased
speaking another member OF his official
IAN .iy. the gentleman VINO pres'des over
the postofflce department. arose In his
place and proceeded Ia load his chef down
eIh eulogy SO fulsome ana extrava-
giant. SO absolutely given OYER 30 hyperbole.
tha; no individual. not wholly eaten up with
vanity could possibly have endured II with
Qua nausea and disgust.
The newspapers further inform us that
a n,ong the other decorations there were
suspended over the entrance 10 the ban
daet hall three portraits. oIe Of Washing
tom ore az Lincoln ard one Of the presl-
dent himself ara beneath tae word
'ftbsr3t0Ts.' Now. George Washington
Tough; with his s&ord for eight Tong ard
bloody years 10 establish the f!sht OF
people Il govern themselves and In his
farewell address, ne ColInseled his country
gnau n Hive ou terms - smity with a2 ma
lions aud 10 enter into cutans..ng alliances
Wg:h none,
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