The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-01-25
He HOLDS THEM Up TO SHAME.
Sib,ey, Recanter, and Gage Ally OF
Wall Street, Taken to Task by Champ
Clark

Clark.
Washington. Jan. 17.-Representa
tive Champ Clark OF Missouri to-da.
publicly excoriated two public mep @
prominence-one Joe Sibloy of Penn
sylvania. formerly the leading sllve
advocate ofathe east. and the othe
Lyman J. .,Gage. secretary OF th
treasury. Mr. Sibley took occasion
10 defend and applaud the course o
Secretary Gage in regard 10 the City
National Bank Of New York and tc
announce bs3cticallv his detection
from the democratic party.
Nr. Sulzer of New York took adj
vantage Of The first opportunity to
call attention 10 the resolution IL
introduced few days ago for the i'll
yestigation of the charges against
Secretary Gage IN connection with
the deposit 81 government funds in
national banks. The committee to
which it had been referred had not
acted. II understand" said Mr.
SuIzer. that the boss of the republi-
can party says these charges are all
rot. and that the president does not
want them investigated. and that
nothing more II to be done with these
grave charges.
eff that was SO. he continued,
the minority was entitled to know it.
There was "A remedy, he declared, and
that remedy would he applied. The
secretary of the treasury was charged
by reputable newspapers and reputa-
BILE men with "a distinct violation OF
the law, He proceeded TO discuss the
sale OF the New York custom house
''to the Standard Oil trust"
Mr.. Sulzer, continuing, quoted the
words of President Mckinley, while a
member OF congress, in criticism OF
the course of Secretary Fairchild in
keeping government funds in national
banks.
Mr. Sulzer concluded with the state
ment that Secretary Gage had made
the humilating confession that he is
and was the mere agent of the Stand
ard Oil trust.
He was followed by Mr.. Sibley
(dem.) of Pennsylvania, who said
that while he had supported Mr.
Sulzer for the leadership OF the house
and the second place on the demo
cratic ticket, he could not agree with
him in his attack upon Secretary
Gage
Mr. Sibley said he had been request
ed to introduce a resolution of inves-
tigation He had replied that i'll the
hour OF peril the secretary OF the
treasury had acted with promptness
and prudence and that in his opinion
congress would at all times uphold
public officer striving to uphold the
honor and credit OF the business in
terests p the country, Mr., Sibley
said he had read the answer OF Secre-
tary Gage to the house resolution
and he considered it q full, free and
frank statement, which completely
justified each and every transaction.
A confiagration had started iii New
York, he said, and it required cour-
age and will to stop the ps'ii1 before
it had extended itself, II had rather
see the country prosper than to see
my party succeed" He expressed
regret that the democratic party
should thrive upon depression and
again praised the secretary OF the
treasury for coming to the rescue of
the business in behalf of the country.
He rejoiced in his action.
CLARK REPLIES TO sIBLEY.
Representative Clark here replied
to Mr.. Sibley, and in paying his re-
spects to the member from Pennsyl-
vania, Mr. Clark said:
Il remember a great day in this
house when my friend from Pennsyl-
vania did not have to go to the other
side of the great aisle for his APP
plause. In the fifty-third congress
my friend occupied position OF eN-
ceeding glory. He was more exploit
ed by democratic papers than any
other member OF that body.
Il think nothing more splendid
was ever uttered in this house than
the first speech he delivered, in which
he stated that he had been ostracised
by the plutoerats of the east in his
social relations. and cut in his bust