The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-25
sNEERED 1T THE PRESIDENT
LIKENED HIM To DICKENs's MOST
CONTEMPTIBLE CHARACTER,
Impugned His Motives and Questioned
Flood of VituperatiOn and Sarcasm.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. A-Representative
9. b. Landis removed some more of Henry
y. Johnson's cuticle this afternoon. The
operation was Of brief duration, but inter-
esting while it lasted. 1t brought members
running in from the cloakrooms and filed
the gallaries as by magic. Mr.. johnson
had finished malignant attack on the
President (the second of the series), and
after some little time Mr.. Lands obtained
recognition for reply. The member from
Delphi said he had no wish to prolong
quarrel, If it could be so called, with the
gentleman, but he felt it to be his duty.
IN view Of NIr. Johnson's unprovoked and
violent assault on the President and his
pretense Of voicing the sentiment of his
district. to furnish proof that the member
from the Sixth district did not represent
the Republicans Of Indiana or any part of
them IN the position taken. To be certain
that he was not doing Mr.. johnson any
injustice he had telegraphed the editors of
the Republican newspapers in the Sixth
district, and had received replies from all
but one (that one being Mr.. Johnson's per-
sonal appointee for postmaster), repudiat-
ing in toto the Johnsonian sentiments of
hostility to the administration policy of ex-
pansion. These kilograms he proceeded to
read to the intense enjoyment of the great
audience in the chamber and galleries
Mr.. Johnson snapped back that he did
not care what his constituents thought
about his views, and that he cared more
to be right than to win popular applause.
Mr. Lands was too soft-hearted to sug-
gest that he could neither be right nor win
popular applause, but when Mr.. johnson
closed his remarks with sneering allu-
sion to the "diminutive number" who pro-
fessed to represent the real sentiment of
Indiana, he could not refrain from Calling
attention cleverly to the measure of the
man who, 'by his own admission and in
his own estimation, is a giant on the floor
Of this House." Mr. Landiss remarks. the
teiegrams from Republican editors and the
passage between Mr.. Lands and Mr. john
son follow:
Mr.. Landis-Mr. Chairman, it is not my
intention to attempt to prolong anything
LnaL might be termed a quarrel with my
Johnson.) / feel, however. that 1 should
a. least say a word or two. While he was
OF the constitution of the revolutionary
government of the Philippine islands, a
constitution written by his friend Aguin-
aido, which reads as follows: THE Presi-
cent or the government (meaning Aguin-
aldo) is the personifcaton of the Philip-
pine people, and in accordance with this
responsible while he fills the office I
deny that the distinguished gentleman from
INDIANA tMr. Johnson) is the personifica-
tion of the people Of the district which he
pretends to represent, but ] do sanction
tne statement that 1t is not possible to hold
him responsible for anything ne saws while
ne fills the Office of representative on This
fioor. lLaughterl
LANDIs's DISPATCHES.
sever;l days ago. when he and 1 became
embroRed in a colloquy on the floor of this
House, he stated. with great emphasis. in
answer 70 some remarks that l made crit
icising his utterances and branding them
as base betrayal Of a sacred trust, that
he represented the sentiments of his con-
stituents that he spoke for them and that
he gave me the privilege of doing the same
for the people whom I represent 1t oc-
Cured to me that possibly 1 had made
mistake, that possibly 1 was in error when
] charged that he did not represent the
true Teeling of the people who live in the
sixth Indiana congressional district So,
graph Office and sent a dispatch to the
editor Of every Republican county-seat
new newspaper paper IN MS congressional district.
That dispatch read as follows:
washington, Jan. 30-Does Representa-
tive johnson, in his attack on the Presi-
question, represent the sentiment of Io11r
community?-C. B. lands
Within twelve hours / received messages
H.
to this House:
New Castie. Ind. Jan. 31.-No: decidedly
not-Fhe Courier, by NJ. o. Waters.
'Rushville, Ind. Jan. S0-Mr. Johnson's
speeches do not reflect the sentiment of this
iican.
'Brookvile. Ind. Jan. sO-EmphaticaIlv
no.-LA l. Burke. editor American
ShelbyVille Ind Jan. 30-They do NOT
~. J. Wingate, editor Republican
Richmond, Ind, jan 30-(The gentle
mans home) Johnson's speeches do not rep
resent the sentiment of this communitv.-D
Surface. editor Palladium
"Connersyille Ind. Jan. 30-Notvrfth
standing fayette was a strong Johnson
county IN his last race, the Republicans here
are unit in opposition 10 his utterances
Of the past few days. We indorse fhe
patriotic course OF the President and trust
IN the wisdom of the administration and a
Republican Congress to settle the PhiIip-
pine Question.-W. T. Downs editor Re
publican. GApplause.1
Liberty, Ind. Jan. 2.-Henry u. John
sons speeches In Congress last week do not
represent the sentiments Of his constituents
% the sixth district, His attack upon Pres