Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-07-11

allotted to others, dragged my
name In and asserted falsely that the
Democrats, after getting up athe Span,
ish war. turned their backs and ran
away" When I wanted to interrupt
him, he refused to yield; consequently
all could say then was to assert that
what he said was untrue and could say
even that only while the chairman was
trying to help Lands out by making az
much noise as possible BY pounding
bis desk with the gavel with oil bis
might. Therefore I had to bide my
time. Mr.. Lands made himself very
scarce foE q couple Of days, but at
things come to him who waits, On the
2eth he was in tho house. got fifteen
minutes by unanimous consent and
spoke as follows
Nh. Chairman. had no idea OF project
ING myself into this Philippine debate at
az lntil the very remarkable performance
q the gentleman from indiana [Mr. Lap
tent to leave this question in the hands OF
tho very ablo Democratic minority Of the
committee. Barring bis exordium about
g young soldier who died In his town and
MS eulogy on General Funston. / had
neard most Of the gentleman'a speech
twenty odd times before. It was an old
acquaintance. o familiar creature. and
summer. The rest Of you can enjoy that
great luxury by paying the price Of ad-
pnittance, Cor whatever the gentleman
from Indiana thinks about the blessings
of q tariff for revenue only he has no sort
OF DOUBT about the personal benefits of
occurring Tor revenue only. and It Is due
to tho truth of history to cay that the ap-
p!ause he receives from miecellaneous au-
oienoee over the country Is not half as
tumultuouR or unanimous as the applause
be received from thu Republican mem
bers OF this house.
Upon his eulogy ON General Funston /
aeare TO make two commenta; First, II
made him out-and / am not denying It;
do not profess to be q Judge Of heroes
then the next Republican presidential
ticket ought to be FREDDY and Teddy
instead Of Teddy and Freddy"
The second suggestion is that great
many people have been deviling their
heads to know why the president Of the
United States 80 unceremoniously ana
emphattcallY squelched General Funston
not Long ago. take 1t. after listening to
the eulogy OF the gentleman from Indi-
ana, that the reason Is that the presl-
dent Of the uaited States Is suffering
from tho green eyed monster OF Jealousy
ing to the gentleman from Indiana Hero
Funston stands brandishing the north
pole in one hand and the equator In the
other. while the president, as everybody
knows, has never invaded the arctic re-
gions. at least In military capacity.
! hope may make another suggestion
without giving otrense to anybody. and
that is that While the gentleman from
Indiana Is erecting monuments to Repub-
lican heroes in the city of Havana he
will not forget to build one to that emf
nent Republican financier. Mr.. Nicely, late
OF Indiana. Nor ought he to neglect TO
raise monument to Major Rathbone, tho
eminent flnancief and protege Of Marcus
A. Hanna.
The gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Lam
dts] said that s'when tho war came, with
Its responsibilities and problems and con-
sequences. we turned our backs and ran
away" and every Republican member
applauded that statement, and you would
have applauded II he had declared that
bot o Republican ought to be drawn and
quartered. With the gentleman shouting
that he would not yield, with the Repub-
Leans applauding to drown me out, with
tho chairman Of the committee hammer
ing his desk to the same end. answered
then that there was not q syllable Of
truth in that statement, and repeat 1t
now. and ! answered It then. although
the chairman said was out Of order, be-
cause
''Id right tho wrong where 1t is given
Though twere In the very court OF heav.
en-"
Tho statement that the Democrats turn
ed their backs and ran away Is a foul
and malicious slander. do not care who
1tters 1t. There We're as many Democrats
Fought IN the Spanish war as there were
Republicans: more, too. and they fought
as bravely and as we'll Admiral Dewey,
Winfield Scott Schley, 'tOld joe Wheeler
Richmond Pearson Hobson, all wrote
their names high ON the scroll Of fame, to
Jay nothing Of the obscurer Democratic
heroes In tho ranks by land and sea-
md he was North Carolina Democrat.
General Fitz-Hugh Lee rendered invalu-
lble services to the country, and he Is q
Virginia Democrat, worthy Of the love.
admiration and gratitude Of the whole
American people.
The Spanish war was On American way.
t was not o Democratic or Republican
var either There was no politics In Its
INCEPTION There was no politics during
Is progress. It was only at the close OF
he war when Republicans entered upon
n ignoble, unjust and unpatriotic at
empt to try to make politics out of 1t,
md. though Schley distinguished himself
battle and won famous victory, the
Republicans have tried to rob him OF his
glory by the meanest conspiracy In all the
aoary registers OF time. But the A1neri-
IAN people are Just and they have writ
en- Schleys name along with those Of
John Paul Jones. Horatio Nelson. David
'arragut. Admiral Perry. Admiral Dew
" and the other great sea kings. The
to, ,al %I,og,
way! The gentleman from Indiana does
iot deserve the poor credit OF the pater-
lity of that Infamous statement He stole
t bodily from the gentleman from Ohio
General Grosvenorl, who Is the father of
" political fables. 1t was not true when
he gentleman from Ohio said 1t. 1t Is
Iot true when the gentleman from indL-
ma reiterates 1t.
My Judgment Is and always has been
hat had either Mr.. Cleveland or Mr. Nc
linley granted belligerent rights to tina
'ubans at any time prior to 1893 the Gu
ans assisted by Americans fighting on
heir own hook. would have achieved their
wn independence. and we would never
ave had any war with Spain and would
Inc problem on our hands. But they did
ot DO It, am not criticising them for
+ It Is only just to suppose that they
cted honestly according to their lights.
t Is no discredit to them to say that.
Ike other folks. "their hindsight was bet
er than their foresight" When. how
yer, De LONE wrote his tdiotic and ma
cious letter about President Mckinley,
nd when the Maine was blown up. kill
lg six hundred and odd Of our sailors.
democrats and all other patriotic Ameri.
ans demanded war. The war came and
'as fought to successful conclusion,
democrats and Republicans alike bearing
themselves as heroes, whether as soldiers
p ae sailors. Since 1t closed the Repub-