The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-11


and the secretary of war were based.
He read some extracts from this al
legged suppressed opinion which had been
printed in New York newspaper. The
reading was frequently punctuated with
applause. why" Mr.. Richardson ask
ed, had the president, the secretary of
war and the Republican party changed
front upon this whole question?' For
reply he read the statement of Prof.
Schurman, of the Philippine commission,
that the trusts had gone down to
Washington and had grasped the Re-
publican party by the throat"
He also recalled the statement printed
a short time ago in a local newspaper
that a Republican member of the house
had said that in return for the passage
of the bill, a large contribution was to
be made to the Republican campaign
fund. Mr.. Richardson created some
thing Of a sensation by giving the name
of the newspaper man who had written
the interview saying he was a reputa-
BILE correspondent W6rthy of credence.
Mr.. De Almond said that the rule was
evidence that those who had decided to
impress intellect, cham the viii and
stifie the conscience, realized that they
must do their work quickly. He COM
mended those who had the manhood to
stand out for the right and warned the
majority that the Republicans would
have the country to reckon with.
Mr.. Babcock (Wis,), chairman of the
Republican congressional campaign
committee, to whom Mr.. DalZell yielded
a minute and a half, Indignantly resent
ed the charge OF Mr.. Richardson that
the Republican campaign committee
had received a money consideration for
the Porto Rico tariff bill. AS a member
of that committee he desired to de-
nounce it as absolutely without founda-
ton and he challenged any one to name
the Repu ublican who was responsible for
such a charge.
PIERCE JUMPS UP.
Jumping to his feet, Mr.. Pierce (renn-)
tried to interrupt Mr.. Babcock, but the
latter waved him aside.
He withdrawS his challenge shout
ed voice on the Democratic side, amid
a howell of derision.
Mr.. Babcock paid no attention to it.
The shoe was on the other foot he con-
tinued. The tobacco trust and the sugar
trust he said had started the free trade
agitation. This statement produced
more derisive cries from the opposition,
which, however, were drowned in Re
publican cheers.
Mr.. Grosvenor (Ohio) followed with a
speech that kept his side in almost con-
tinuous applause. It was a glorious
thing he said to witness the anxiety of
the Democratic party and the mug
wump press, lest the Republican party
should destroy itself. He had witnessed
it before, but he had never seen it so
jealous as now to avert from the patty
the odium and curse of an outraged
public sentiment. Republican cheers).
He referred sarcastically to an editorial
this morning, in lone of these ndepen-
dent papers which would probably sup
port Bryan" appealing to the Republi-
cans for Gods sake not to do themselves
injury. 1t gave the brand of hypocrisy
to the whole outfit, he said
Mr.. Grosvenor said he honored the
| Democratic party for making opposition
to this bill, the test of Democracy and
| those Democrats who had previously
voted for the taTiffzsiH who now placed
allegiance to party above consistency.
GROSVENOR CRIES LIAR"
| Allegiance to this bin was now he
| said the shibboleth Of Republicanism.
! He hurled back in Mr.. Richardson s
4 teeth the charge of bribery. Did the
think he could be a hypocrite every
where? He himself did not believe it.
| If he believed any Republican had made
/ such a statement why had he not in
vestigated it? I'VE do not believe it, -
cried Mr.. Grosvenor. I'VE know it is
| a lie. Republican applause).
Il do not say no man made the state
men. But if he did he is a liar Dem-
! ocratic jeers). Let the gentleman from
| Tennessee bring in a resolution and il
| will be adopted in Is minutes"
''I did not make the statement my
self" interrupted Mr.. Richardson.
"Oh, no." retorted Mr. Grosvenor
'That is like the shining slippery char
acter of the gentleman" (Republicar
applause.
At this iuncture Mr.. Grosvenor's time
debate on the rule Reverting to Mr.
Richardson's characterization of the
rule as an outrage" he recalled the
rule brought in when the Democrat:
cOncurred in the senate amendments tt
the Wilson tariff bill, evoking frequent
applause during the recital. ''Scribes
Pharises and hypocrites!" he denomina'
ted the Democrats for pratine of tht
| change of base made by the Republi
cans. When the Porto Rico tariff bill
was originally presented. he said, it hat
been advocated and opposed with tn
time honored traditions of the respec
tive parties The Democrats had fOun(
their law in the Dred Scott decision
their politics in the philosophy of Johl
G. Calhoun. The Republicans had foun'
their law in the speeches of DAME
Webster, their politics in the platform
upon which Abraham Lincoln had beer
: elected.
ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY.
The majority upon whose shoulder
the responsibility rested he said wer
ready to assume it and he predicted, il
conclusion, that the day was not ia
distant when the masses of the peopl
of the country would recognize thei
: course as wise and beneficent for tn
: people of Porto Rico.
Mr.. Richardson was on his feet as Nj
D Dalzen closed with a motion to recon
r NIT the rule with instructions to repoT
a new rule and a substitute bill pro
5 viding:
: ''First-For free trade between tn
D United States and Porto Rico.
! ''Second-A civil government for tn
= territory of Porto Rico. Republican i
4 FORM
E The speaker ruled that as the pre-
/ vious question had been ordered on til
n rule Mr.. Richardson's motion was nc
= in order.
''yote! Voter came from man
quarters and the speaker beat a Hvel
tattoo to secure order while the vot
a was taken
= The viva voce was indecisive and I
+ save time yea and nay vote was ts
n ken on the adoption of the rule.
The vote was followed with intens
: interest. The whips Long and U1
. derwood, hovered about the desk. SCI
4 that every possible vote was records
- - RULE IS ADOPTED.
. . The announcement of the adoption
the rule, ayes 1853; noes 142-present an
= not voting, IL. was greeted with salvt
: of applause on the Republican side. tt
> large majority was general surprfs
> 1t was regarded as a test vote. Tt W.