The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-21
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corporations was yesterday on the floor
advocating "a cold blooded. clean cut
contribution to one of these soulless.
constituencies corpora tons, which. as
the populist so delighted to say, ;defied
the laws against the trusts. He re-
ferred to the appropriation of $25000 for
fast mail facilities from Kansas City
to Newton, Kan, in the postoffice APP
preparation bill.
Mr.. Simpson interrupted to say that
the railroad which was to receive the
appropriation did not ask it. The ap-
preparation was for the benefit of the
people of Western Kansas. not the rail-
roadA
Mr.. Grosvenor. amid laughter. ex-
pressed his great amaZement that the
gentleman had sought to give to cor
poration that which it did not want
daughter) Continuing, Mr. Grosvenor
referred humorousy to the occasion of
Mr.. Lewis activity. This was a peculiar
month, he said, and the reason for the
gentlemans activity could perhaps be
found in the news in the morning pa
pers (referring to the senatorial con-
test in progress in Washington state.)
Il think the state of Washington
might do worse, but it is difficult to see
the connection between the right OF
a company to assert a legal claim and
the merit of embalr1ed beef. 1t would
be like current of fresh air in a char
mel house If the gentleman were trans
ported to the senate"
Mr.. Grosvenor proceeded to speak of
the effect of the rejection of the peace
treaty 1T would" he said, plunge the
country again into a foreign war. We
have not had quite graves enough to
suit the ancient methods. nor widows
enough to satisfy the feelings of those
who desire to precipitate us again into
a bloo9less war;
Batting Grosvenor.
Does the gentleman contend that II
the treaty fails, we will be at war with
Spain," asked Mr.. Carmack, dem.,
Tenn.
Il do" replied Mr. Grosvenor "A
truce now exists. The failure of the
treaty would leave us exactly where
We We're the day before the protocol
was signed
Mr.. Carmack recalled the fact that
the treaty with Mexico was not adopted
as it was sent to the senate and he
tried to force from the gentleman from
Ohio the statement that the failure Of
the treaty would be followed by a
resumption of hostilities. He contend
ed that Spain would accept any terms
we made.
Mr.. Grosvenor claimed there was no
authority for such a statement. and
charged that the death of every volun-
tear soldier. who would be mustered
out the moment the treaty would be
ratified, should be laid at the door of
those who contribute to the defeat of
the treaty.
THE death of every soldier in the
Philippines henceforth, declared Mr..
Carmack, will be laid at the door of
those who are now prosecuting the war
against the Philippines Democratic
applause)
.sHow would you meet the situation?"
Il would sail away from Manila and
never look back. ~ Renewed democratic
applause)
|. ''All the world would brand you as q
coward retorted Mr.. Grosvenor, to
the accompaniment of a burst of repub-
lican applause.
'The brand should go on the back
of the administration declared Mr..
Carmaclz, 'tfor causeless and unpro-
voked war Ito destroy the liberties Of
the people of the Philippine islands"
Democratic applause)
Il belong to a party" responded Mr..
Grosvenor, that has always upheld
the cause of liberty
Il thought the party belonged to
you interjected Mr. Carmack.'
And l belong to party" continued
Mr.. Grosvenor, not noticing the inter-
ruption, that has never pulled down
the flag of liberty
You contend, then" said Mr.. Car
mack sarcastically, that the liberty
of these islands was due to the republ-
can party and that the republican party
proposes to o-collect that liberty and OWN
it?''
Crusade Against Liberty.
st desire to know" interrupted Mr..
Bailey dem, Tex, 'if this new crusade
against liberty is to be companion
piece of the presidents recent declara-
ton about decorating the graves OF
confederate soldiers
In the graves of the noble men who
fought in mistaken cause" replied
Mr.. Grisvenor was buried the opposi-
ton to the republican cause of liberty:
and it is proper that the leader of the
republican party should have made
that generous suggestion" (Republi-
can applause.)
Mr. Lewis replied to Mr. Grosvenor
in a 20-minute speech, He conyulsed
the democratic side with laughter at
the expense of the veteran Ohioan and
repeatedly drew from them rounds Of
applause. He referred to Mr. Grosve-
nor as the security of liberty and the
defender of the honor of his country.
He did not wonder at the applause Mr..
Grosvenor's speech had evoked from his
colleagues. 1t had been made many
times and was entitled to recognition
on account of its antiquity. But, he
said, Mr.. Grosvenor had now appeared
IN new fOle lie nau undertaken TO
warn the United States senate of it's
duty and to portray the terrible blood
shed and devastation which would fol-
low its failure to act in accordance with
his ideas. The United States senate
had been solemnly warned that if it did
not ratify the treaty it would hear
from the gentleman from Ohio again.
But he assumed that senators would
not be overawed, but would continua
their opposition to Imperialism which
would employ the bayonet as the pen
with which its DEGREES should be writ
ten.
A; But they must understand that the
gentleman from Ohio was quite dis
pleased with them Mr.. Grosvenor
he said, was the mouthpiece of the
administration. He was the star of the
performance, but the administration
might we'll ask to be delivered from
the hands of its friends. He had the
voice of Jacob, but not the hand 1e