The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-12

! it to every Republican newspaper in the
! United States. | thought first of having
Mr.. Perry 5. Heath arrested. He did not
come to New York during the campaign.
If he had come to New York during the
campaign | would have had him arrest ed.
Not only would / have had him arrested,
but he would have heard from me. |
would have taught him that l cannot lie
attacked unjustly without hitting back. /
| never attack anyone. but if anyone at
tacks me | fight back. ! am responsible
for what / say here and outside. | say to
any Republican of that committee. I care
not who he is. l do not care whether il
is the gentleman from Washington who
| had the impudence to send ME an imper-
tinent telegram during the campaign or
I the gentleman from Maine. who IN lis
speech made a personal attack upon me IN
regard to this fund, or the gentleman from
! Pennsylvania. VINO makes a loud noise but
never says very much.
Now. during the campaign. Mr.. Chair
man. while this fight was going on be-
| tween Perry s. Heath ard myself. and you
all know that Perry S. Heath is the fac
| totum of Mark Hanna. and you all know
| there have been a great many peculiar
stories about him. you all know he is the
| secretary today, and during the last
campaign of the Republican National
Committee. / received this letter. and
will ask the Clerk to read it. written by
| a Republican tome. If you want to throw
mud. | will throw a little myself.
The Clerk read the letter as follows.
Hon William sulzer.
! Dear sir: Pardon me, stranger, # make
/ few suggestions and give YOU pointer that
! viii stat one Perry 8 Heath where IT viii hurt,
1 ii you will heed it, Nou will remember tFst
when the news OF c. +. ". Neely's eulhezzlcment
| first came out. that Heath promptly canc ont
! in an interview and denied having Iuytiing 70
| do with securing Neely's appointment, and said
! that Nicely the Presidents own selection, and
/ that he-=fieath-had nothing to do with it, and
! did not recommend Neely at all. We'll E-istnw's
| report shows that Nicely arpoiited Oh iiedth's
I own personal recommendation. and contains
lleath's letter. in which he said that Nicely wa
| man that Rathbone could and wuald warm
up to-
Ask Heath why his New York bank went Neeiy's
bond! Asa Heath TO publish those letters Nicely
wrote aim (accoriing TO Bristow's rcporO while
Neey was acting as a postofice cmploye in cuba.
and the answers to which letters disappeared
from Cuba with Neelv? Asi Heath why he did
! recommend man Ncelv as \ it person to
handle millions Of money. who had defrauded a
| widowed mother and his sister out of $1,000
| farm and who with the proceeds founded the
is1th pape, oThou Soio,;p, ny tse pros .i
dent?
| Ask him II the farm fraud was not matter
OF record in the court OF Delaware County. and
if it was not Published in the Muneie papers.
when Neely mother ana brotherS and siSters e
Tueu 'ei Si, @ -; Tho zen ssr, rl ,I. % he home
''ths ..News?'' ssk him il he didn't know tfst
Neelv had gone to Kansas CITY and there de
fraudcd huadreds Of farmers out OF OF their pro-
duee by starting alleged commission house
and after he had sold the stuff decamped with
NE , pfofels 5 ASK MN II nf G,a moi iJ hiI" ,rt
sce,.c .9. With S, Rr,,, Al I'm, % he
didn't nrsyen, fIe ,rhoIssIie sfc,Iines in Cubs.
ii ne cared to protect the peoples money! ASK
him why such loose methods we're permitted in
Snhaf Ask him why he tried to blscken Nc
Nll'ie9 tet"fu ny I$s!.s tne "a
-, ,,o,' n, ~ +, ,Fet fr,nrbfsa sor ihe
! North American Investment Company Tor Cuba.
iu WY iI eoipany tases ar In ,iiioea
order. with the United states money deposited
with his company! Ask him why millions Of
bis No YnT heIg 'iss ss b, s anS Croncr m
ct al are not Republicans for revenue only2 Ask
him why he ard Cromcr opposed the law requir-
ing ootpora'i9iS 20 pay employs WeeAiy. . ASH
m M"s ~ go Is no, s,5n , df,l nov Nv
seven vear,. II Won viii ak ,hcse nuestions
here in your speech you will do the Democrats
good REPUBLICAN.
/ Mr. suIzer said he wo,,Id assume respon-
/ sib;Iitv for tho st,ts,nants contained In th.,
! letter
/ Vben tb, rasdipg v.,s concluded Nh.
S,,izer asked of Mr. IIitt .swbo fs The
/ American Copsul at Preioria today
Nr Uitt-Tba register Of the depar.
mer+ shows The name 10 bf. AdeIbert G
4 Tay
| Nr c,Izer- Adarbart uav I this the
| son of our rresent Secretary nf State9
| Mr. mt III ie
Mr. suIzar--Ur Chairman 7 do mt want
/ IN mako any ipvidinrs rsy,arl,s REGARDING
| the secretary Of state aIthough If is
v-.I1 l,,c,-, +l,,t fhc secratarv of S.ata ie
,nnr, of ,u Fnofiebr,an tbar no Is an
/ Ar,ericer, II has been tho n5Iicv of thie
/ r,o,-.rn,,,frt froT, re ircention tbat tbcre
! eho,,ld he ro ranoiisu
Nj Sulzer moved to strike out the item
OF salary Tor the American Consul for
| Pretoria He said that kdelbert 6 Hay
! ,h,,,t, I,o,, -, t5,,,,er5 ,o, hi s,tarr
|
! MT iltl Stdteu lnat MI nay hdu us
/ chalSed tue outles OF MS position WIN IN
/ tetiiSehce ana hdeilty' ana 10 lhe satlS-
! tactlon oi ms own Government ana that
| Of the contendlnS Governments IN that
! country.
| The motion 10 strike out the item re-
! ceiyed only Mr.. Suffers vote.
Mr.. Knox moved that when the COM
mittee rise the Chairman be instructed
| to report to the House the fact of the
presentation of the anonymous letter by
| Mr.. Sulzer. with the statement hat it was
rights and privileges of the House.
| on the subject. MIR. knoXs motion was