The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-25
CANT And HYPOCRISY
REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON so
BRANDS PRESIDENTS HOME
MARKET CLUB SPEECH
HIS SINCERITY QUESTIONED
Charged with Attempting to De-
cefve the American PeOple-Ad-
ministratiOn Policy in the Phil
fppines vigorously Denounced by
the Indiana Republican Member
OF the House.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-During the
general debate upon the army appro-
priation bill in the house, today, Mr..
Johnson (Rep., Ind), who made sew
eral notable speeches violently attack
ing the policy of the administration
during the consideration of the army
reorganization bill, a fortnight ago, re-
turned to the assault, and delivered
against the president and some of his
advisers the most scathing philippe
heard in the house for months
Mr.. Johnson sneered at the president
and the influences which he alleged
controlled him, impugned his motives,
questioned his sincerity, and likened
him to Dickens most contemplate
character; charged his secretary of war
with incompetency, and predicted that
the president would in the end be en-
quilted by adverse public sentiment. AL
though his utterances were far more
sensational than those IN his former
speech and dazed some of his auditors
by the impetuosity with which they
We're delivered, the speech did not raise
about him the storm of his former
speeches.
When Nj. Johnson arose for his re-
marks he at once attracted the atten-
ton CT the house. He said:
few evenings ago the Home Market club,
Of Boston. gave banquet at which the presi-
dent the principal guest. From the
newspaper accounts of the affair 1t was an
exceedingly elaborate one, the table at which
the chief executive sat in particular being
loaded down with rare and fragrant flowers;
sweetest music Isn't its charms to the oc-
casou; an ode to the president was sung
by the banqueters to the tune of America, p"
and vast concourse of people looked down
from the galleries upon the festive board.
Kissing OF MR.. ALGER.
The secretary of war was in attendance
he whom the Boston pOpulace Kissed upon
the street a few hours before, as they turned
to greet with rapturOus applause the chief,
who had bestowed upon him his official char
acter We hardly blame them, though,
for this. Mr.. Chairman, for they were only
following the precedent set them by some OF
the leading Republican newspapers of the
country, which for months past have been
fercely attacking the secretary and yet have
lacked the courage TO lay their ak to the
root Of the evil and censure the gentleman
who, to reward him for his political services
and disbursements in the campaign of 90, ap-
pointed him to his position, and has MAN.
tanned him there ever since, notwithstanding
his incompetency, and against the righteous
complaints that have been made against him.
The secretary of the navy also graced the
occasion with his presence, and so far forgot
his usual courtesy, far belied his New
England training and associations, as to re-
peat the stale and rntruthful charge that
those who opposed the ratification of the in
famous treaty of peace with Spain were re-
sponshe for the bloodshed that occurred il
the Philippines.
When the chief magistrate had ceased
speaking another member of his official fam
lily, the gentleman who presides over the
postofiice department, arose in his place and
proceeded to lead his chief down with an
eulogy so fulsome and extravagant, abb
solutely given over to hyperbole, that no IL
dlvidual not wholly eaten up with vanity
could possibly have endured it without
nausea and disgust.
PRESIDENT AS A LIBERATOR.
The newspapers further inform us that
among the oth,r decorations there were sus-
pended over the entrance to the banquet hall
three portraits, one Of Washington, one Of
Lincoln and one of the president himself
and beneath this the word 'Liberators.''
Now George Washington fought with his
sword for eight long and bloody years to es-
tabish the right of a people to govern them
selves, ard in his farewell address he coun-
seled his countrymen 10 live on terms OF
amity with all nations, and to entsr into en-.
targl!ng alliance with none.
Abraham Lincolns whole political life wa:
a contention for the rights of man. and il
was his kindly hand which penned the i'm.
mortal emancipation proclamation that strucl
the shackles from the limbs of millions O
bondsmen
One would think that the gentleman whc
was just then engaged in the prosecution
of a bloody war against a poor and defense
less people in the Orient, engaged in the un
savory task of Christianizing them with tn,
sword and civilizing them at the mouths O
cannon, would naturally have felt some little
embarrassment as he gazed upon these por
traits and read the significant inscription be
low. Possibly his eXceliency did not SCI
them. He may have turned his back upor
them, just as he has turned his back upor
the Declaration of Independence
This as it may, the president does no