The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-06-28
WEAPONS OF EFFkONTERY.

OF the republican party these days,
and when these thorns, such men as
PiDgree, Pettigrew, Teller and other
noble statesmen are doing valiant
battle to hold the country to it's old
time principles of simplicity and
equal opportunity for every man, and
to stem the tide of plutocracy and
the supremacy of wealth, when they
drag forth the corruption OF the
dominant party and expose its vile
ness to view, the repub ican press
responds with the weapons of effront-
cry When no defense is left, the
republican press simply sneers and
charges such men as Pingree, Pet
tigrew and others with being mere
'Iunatics;" at other times they are
''traitors" or any other opprobrious
epithet which can be utilized to cast
aside the exposures without explana-
ton. AS specimen of the causes
why the administration papers find
so many lunatics among heretofore
celebrated statesmen, we give this
extract from the press report of
senate proceedings on June s.
When the antitrust bill was laid be-
fore the Senate Mr. Pettigrew moved to-
proceed with Its consideration.
Mr.. Gallinger On. H } moved to refer
the matter to the committee on Judiciary.
In the course OF a speech on the SUBJ
ject Mr.. Bacon (Ga.) said he was pro-
foundly surprised at the statement made
few days ago by Mr.. Pettigrew that the
Cramps, the shpbuilders OF PHILADELPHIA,
had contributed $400 000to the republican
national Campaign fund OF 1892. with the
promise that they would be recouped by
contracts for the building of warships
had not been denied. He regarded it as
most remarkable statement and direct
ed attention to the fact that Mr.. Hanna
and Mr.. Carter, intimately connected
with that campaign were in the chamber
and heard the statement.
HANNA WARNS UP
Instantly Mr.. Hanna was on his feet
III . he said sharply, II should under
take to reply to all such statements made
on this floor, would occupy more of the
time Of the senate than even the senator
from Georgia does. | heard the state
ment and considered it unworthy of
notice and declined to dignity it by
denial. | had nothing to do with the
campaign of 1892, but have heard this
story, and say most emphatically and
decidedly that | believe it IS not true.
So far as such illusions are made to the
campaign of 1896 desire to say that no
promises were made no considerations
were offered to any person or any cor
poration for contributions made"
CARTER BRANDS IT LIE.
Mr.. Carter, who was the chairman of
republican national campaign committee
in 1892, said the statement OF Senator
Bacon lis the first intimation l have
had that such charge was made BY any
person. This is the first time / ever
heard the statement made. / say now,
and there are senators on the floor who
will bear me out, that any such charge
that contributions were received to be re-
imbursed through the medium of govern
ment contracts or that any promises were
made to corporations or to individuals, is |
absolutely false and can be branded pro-
perry only as lie. Money was received
by the committee, but only through |
voluntary contributions. In that cam
paign the party was defeated and the |
country paid the penalty of that defeat. :"
PETTIGREw CITES AUTHORITY.
Mr.. Pettigrew insisted on replying.
Said he: | made the statement that a |
OF S400 600 had been made
by Mr.. Cramp to the republican nation
al committee in 1892 and that he was to
be relm bursed for it with contracts for
additional warships. NY authority for
the statement is Mr.. Cramp himself"
declared Mr. Pettigrew deliberately. This
created sensation in the chamber.
HE told me. not in confidence as | |
believe. on an ocean liner coming across
the Atlantic. He did not know where
the money had gone and had employed
detectives to find out. He intimated
thai it had not been used for campaign
purposes.
QUOTES CARTER.
Moreover. continued Mr.. Pettiprew
his words almost Kissing through the
chamber, ~ have said the same things
to the senator who was chairman of the
republican national campaign committee
Of that year and he waved it off smiling
ly with the statement; We'll, we did hit
the old man pretty hard"
ADvERTs TO HANNA
Adverting to Mr.. Hanna, Mr. Petit
grew brought up the charges OF bribery
which had been made against the Ohio
senator at the time of his election to the
senate, reading voluminously from the
report of the minority of the com mittee
On privileges and elections, including
newspaper stories, in the accounts of al
legged telephone conversations between
Mr.. Hanna's friends and other persons.
These statements Mr.. Pettigrew thought
could not be swept aside lightly by Mr
Hanna.
Then rose the Hon. Mark Han
ma, the Ohio plutocrat who bought
MS way into the senate, and denounc-
I'd Pettigrew as q traitor to his party
md his country, and the echo rolls
IN through the subsidized press.
Whether he is q traitor for referring
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