The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-06

when the fight is over The terms $4,000
ana me rest as soon as it is over. You want t.
meet ho!lenbeck tomorrow and stay with him III,
III he IL ready to come back to Columbus, aht
then, pessible. come up with him.
boyce.i Yill do as you say. think everything
is all right and in good shape. am very
eood Iidge OF human nature, and ] don't tnifh
that M o. will betray If he should. woult
have him killed.
MaiU Gsnghing) men tell no tales
Myers is up to some tricks again tonight.
Boyce-What is he doing?
Maior-1 only heard it mentioned.
Boyct-Msjor, you will hear good news from
WashiisstonG Surday morning over the long-dis-
tancc phone
Maior-What is it about and who is it from?
Boyce-l can't tell you; but it is away up and
is out of the best.
Major-As as your meeting is over toror-
row call NE up and let me know what you DID;
Boyce-Justing, of Fairfax County. is all right
Major-T think Governor Bushnell Is tired Q,
the whole thing, and il he gets a chance he VIII
give it up and drop out. Goodnight
Facts Widely Known.
Mr.. Pettigrew then read incidents for
half hour from the report. At the con-
clusion he said:
Mr. President, these things are known
to the American people. 1t will not do for
the Senator from Ohio to stand up here
and say that charges Of this sort-if he
answered all that are made he would not
do much else-are unworthy of his con-
sideration or his notice. From the SEN
ate of his own State come these charges;
from minority of committee OF this
body came these charges; and yet the
Senator from Ohio says they are unworthy
Of his notice; that they are little things.
1 believe member of the House of Rep
resentatives from Ohio stated that vast
sum Of money was collected to carry on
the campaign Of 1892 and that 1t would
take bigger one next time. 1 think
can turn to the record where he states
the sum; and it runs into the millions.
Where was the money got?
"Mr. Havemeyer testified that he con-
tributed to the campaign fund Of the po-
litical parties. 1t Is hard to get this tes-
timony, of course. Men make armOr plate
at profit of millions upon millions. and
the privilege is conferred upon them by
political party. Men build ships and
say that they made vast contributions be-
cause OF the enormous profits they expect
to make. We deliberately pass a bill
which allows this Administration, on the
eve of political campaign. to make con-
tracts for $4,000 tons OF armor plate. most
OF which Is not to be used until long after
the campaign is over and We fix price
SO that there is profit Of S1.000.OC0 in
the contract We let 1t out to two con-
Germs which are known to be in collusion.
We let it out to them without competi-
tion. There is no doubt about it in the
mind of any man who is familiar with the
last campaign that from those people will
come vast contributions for the coming
campaign. What other sources are there?
AS stated this morning. the beer people
ant 4 ,e
They are ready to negotiate and they are
negotiating. They will give their cortri-
button with promise of relief next year
There are so many of these things that
it would take the time OF one member of
this body to reply to them. If he tried to
reply. and therefore he will no. reply; and
he then undertakes to escape the damaging
facts by saying they are unworthy OF his
notice. sOh. iMr. President, Nen who are
engaged in 2 these things. when exposed,
can make no other answer. They must
say, oh. it Is too small matter in the
course Of my great life Bribery and cor
ruption. collection OF funds for corrupt
the securing of legislation In
order that funds may be enlarged in guam
tity. A little matter of 100000 is hardly
worth the notice of men engaged in such
So we are to be called upon
" pass leblSldliUH, GAITd!dBuuI IbEl5ld-
tion, in order that funds may be collected.
1T would be better if we would simply
pass bill saying that so many million
dollars shall go to the Republican party
out of the Treasury TO conduct its cam
paign, and thus save the difference be-
tween the amount they get and the amount
that goes in profit to the contractors in
excess Of what they are rightfully en-
titled to.
Il did not care to get into this contro-
versy, but there is more of it. l am not
at all afraid of Senators staying here and
discussing it just as long as they want to
discuss it. There are many more things
that can be said and told in regard to
these transactions. but do not care furth-
er to take the time of the Senate
Mr.. Eannn's Defence.
Mr.. Hanna-Mr. President. feel like Of
tering an apology to the Senate for pu:sI-
ing this subject any farther. The fact that
the Senator from South Dakota mir. Fetti-
yrewl had the document upon his desk and
the readiness with which he seemsd to BE-
prepared to take up these questions seriat-
i'm, show that it is all prearranged plan.
that it is all a part of the tactics of the |
gentleman. So his statement that he has |
been forced into this discussion by any re-
marks of mine goes for nothing.
1 wish to say only a few words with ref |
erence to the personlity Of this matter. |
Of course, 1t Is well known to the country |
that there was a pretty lively scrap in |
and 1t is also known, because it |
was given the widest publicity. that it was |
| conspiracy on the part of the Democratic !
party and few traitors in the Repatlican |
party, of the same nature and kini as the |
gentleman from South Dakota, who is de- |
.ermined, If possible, to prevent Ohio from |
having another Senator in the United |
States Senate.
This is the first time I have heard that |
report, and l was interested very much in |
he cunning devices that were concocted, |
IS believe, out of whole cloth The first |
had that anything of this kind |
was going on came to me in a publication |
n a Democratic evening paper in Column
BUS on the evening of the day when this |
so reported. was said to have
aiken place. l Immediately sent for a re-
porter of the Associated Press OF this coan-
ry and dictated a few lines to the public,
ienyirg In toto the truth Of any statement |
made that had any connection with it or
knew anything about 1t. That was my
,ase. and there it has rested from that day
% this.
AS far as the instigators OF this con-
;piracy are concerned. | have never seen
,r heard Of them from that day to this. |
md as to the perpetrators Of the deed, 1t |
vas the Democratic party in the State OF
ohio through its agents In the State Sem
tie at Columbus and its allies and traitors. |
prominent among whom was this man
Burke. from my native city, who. upon
very stump in that campaign. pledged !
himself that II elected to the State Sem
tie it would be his first privilege and duty
o vote for me for the United States Sen-
tie. He got to the Senate through those
promises. -