The age-herald., 1899-01-26
THE PRESIDENT DENOUNCED
By the Indiana Member in Terms More
 FOrCible Than Polite.
D0tLlvER CAME TO THE RESCUE
He Defended Mckinley and Declared That the Executive Could be Trust ed With the Liberties
 of the Filipinos.

Washington, January 2.-Not since the stirring days before the declaration of war last spring has the house witnessed such an exhibition of excitement and such scenes Of unbounded enthusiasm as occurred today when the two republicans, MT. Johnson, the Indiana member, and MT. Deliver, of Iowa. locked horns on the question of ex- pansion.
 The army bill, which was under debate, was Swallowed up in the broader question of our future national policy, and the de- bate was lifted from the dead level of medi- ocrity into absolute brilliancy MT. John son secured time from the democratic side to attack the administration. It was not the first time he has broken away from his party on public questions. On past occa- sions he has won a reputation as a master of invective, and the knowledge that he was to speak attracted large crowd to the galleries. Today he added to his rep utation. With satire, irony and wit the keen thrusts of his logic were driven home. His words flowed from him in perfect torrent
 Denounced the President
 He denounced the proposition to annex the Philippines as subyersive of every tradition dear 10 the American heart in the past and inauguration of policy that would end in the downfall of the republic. He said .--e ratification of the treaty by the senate would sound the death-knell of all the eff forts of those who are trying to prevent the country from rushing on to suicide, and declared if he were a senator he would rot in his seat before it should be ratified. He denounced the president as the slavish fol- 1ax 4.Af li. ,atn hut cd i'm that the tide would Tecede and the voice of the people would in time rebuke him. Members stood in the aisle ten deep while he wass spe aking, but he tried to stop the applause which continually broke out from the democratic side. For almost two hours his words poured forth.
 When he had finished, MT. Deliver came to the defense of the president. One of the ablest debaters and perhaps the most elo- quent member of the house, his reply set the republicans wild with enthusiasm
 Driven Into the War
 He described how the president had been fairly driven into the war by those who now sought to embarrass him before peace was definitely obtained, and his eulogy of the president patiently meeting all the per- plexing problems which beset him as the great events of the last year moved on, aroused his side and the galleries to cheers. lueSe TdHB out dBdln WHeu I0 pdiu all elO- quent tribute to Admiral Dewey, and broke in renewed volume when he declared that the course of some members at both ends of the capital was almost treason. But the highest pitch of excitement was reached when MT. Johnson and MT. Deliver got to close quarters toward the end of the lat ter's speech. MT. Johnson pressed the de- fender of the administration to disclose the presidents ultimate purpose regarding the PhiIippines but MT Deliver for some time adroitly evaded a direct response.
 At last he contented himself with declar- ing that this was not the point at issue, that the first thing was to end the war by raifying the treaty. The future of the Philippines was question for the future. It was in every respect a remarkable de- bate.
 The other speeches today were completely overshadowed by those of MT. Johnson and Mir DolIiver.