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-
cetve 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 ltkened
him to Dickens most oniemptible
character; charged his secretary of war
With incompetency, and predicted that
the president would in the end be en-
gulfed 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 hia former
speeches.
When Nj. Johnson arose for his re-
marks he at once attrartcd the atten-
tion Cf the house. He said:
A few evenings ago the Home Market club.
of Boston, gave q banquet at which the presi-
dent was the principal guest. From the
newspaper accounts of the affair 1t an
exceedingly elaborate one, the table at which
the chief executive sat in particular being
loaded down with rare and fragrant flowers;
sweetest music lent its charms to the
casiou; ode to the president sung
by the banqueters TO the tune Of America" "
and a 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 hissed upon
the street few hours before. as they turned
to greet with rapturous applause the chief,
who had bestowed upon him his official char
acter. We can 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 80, ap-
pointed him to his position, and has NAM
tanned him there ever since notwithstanding
his ineompetency, 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 beled 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-
sponsible for the bloodshed that occurred in
the Philippines.
When the chief magistrate had ceased
speaking another member Of his official FAM
lily, the gentleman who presides over the
postoffice department, arose in his place and
proceeded to lead his chief down with an
eulogy so fuisome and extravggant, SO 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-
tablish the right of a people to govern them
selves, ard in his farewell address he coun-
seled his countryruen TO live on terms of
targiing alliance with none.
Abraham Lincoln's whole political life was
a contention for the rights of man, and it
his kindly hand which penned the i'm
mortal emancipation proclamation that struck
the shaekles from the limbs of millions OF
bondsmen.
One would think that the gentleman who
was just then engaged in the prosecution
OF a bloody war against poor and defense
less people in the Orient engaged in the un-
savory task of Christianizing them with the
sword and civilizing them at the mouths OF
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 see
them He may have turned his back upon
them, Just as he has turned his back upon
the Declaration of Independence
This as it may, the president does no,