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10 slaote his party; under the fifth RIB
IN his III advised effort to help it out
Of a hole, he was hoist on his own Pc
tard When q Democratic speaker
calls Democratic house to order at
high noon on the first Monday in De
cmber. 1903, Mr.. Littlefeld will have
q right to say, II contributed largely to
the Democratic majority IN this house,
but I did 1t unbeknownst to myself
/ am fully aware that tho above do
scrtbcd performance Of Mr. Lstlefleld
will appear incredible In man Of his
prominence, but tho greater bis promi-
hence the more 9mazing IA # that he
would commit fhux pas 50 damaging
to bis party. Most assuredly when he
opened his capaclous mouth On that
occasion be put his foot In u. On Juno
II the Washington Times 1ndapend-
enp said;
Mr.. LittIeaead was Interrupted with .
number Of questions, and in taking up
Mr.. Clark'a reference to 6chieY and other
Democrats In the army and navy he
made the statement that schley made a
"
Thia was blunder which brought forth
cries Of derision and Kisses from the
Democratic side q tho chamber and Of
forded Mr.. De Armond. who followed. on
opportunity to call Mr.. Littlefeld severely
to account for hia attack upon schley.
On June IS the Washington Post Gin
DEPENDENT said:
We fall to see bow Mr., LAttlefteld e1-
poets to odd materially to the Republican
vote ip the doubtful congressional dis
tricta BY lneinuatipg that Winfield Scott
Schley y Q coward
Now, be It remembered that those
papers are independent, but they are
here on tho ground Of the seat Of gov
ernment and printed th9 above para
graphs out Of Difference to public opin-
ION, which Is overwhelmingly In favor
Of echleS.
Now, be- It remembered that this per
Torrance grew out Of the false charge
that Democrats abuse the army. As
matter Of fact they have done nothing
Of tho sort Not scintilla Of evidence
can be produced to prove TINT they
have abused the army, Certain Dem
ocrats and such Republicans as Sen
ator Hoar OF Massac husetts have crih-
qised certain soldiers for certain things
done In violation Of lay and morals.
That's al. But to cay that therefore
and thereby they have abused the
army is mnnstro,is lie. and the men
who assert that they have abused the
army know they are lying. Only such
soldiers az have done forbidden things
have been criticised by any Democrat
Of any standing, but here comes Mr..
1Attlebeld, leader OF his party. and
virtually charges with oowardioa one
OF the bravest Americans that ever
trod quarter deck or stood on
bridge an American who filed the
world with his ecclaim and then with
modesty equal to his courage gener-
ously said "Ther9s glory enough for
alp
No Republican repealed LittleHeld's
baseless charge against schley, but
Democrat did, and he did it Immediate
" and most effectually. That Demo
GRAFT was that great Missonrian. Judge
David A De Almond. who possesses
the most oaustic tongue in the house
and who Is not afraid. He denounced
Mr.. Littlefelds assault upon Schley as
q SANDER and with his wonted irony
said surely Littlefield spoke unadvised-
~. but as the latter did not recant or
modify bis statement It must be con-
cluded that his assault upon Schley
was premeditated and that to assaA
Schley Ia part Of the Republican pro
gramme. VIII 1t wtps Not so long as
the American people love their country
and admire her defenders.
A Two Billion Dollar Congress.
When the Eifty-arst congress-, with
wicked and Wanton waste, appropriate
ed q billion dollars end was dubbed
4the Billion dollaE congress- Speaker
Thomas 3. Reed answered bS pro
pounding hts famous inquiry. well,
isn't this billion dollar country3s If
that brilliant man Ia paying any atten-
ton to the doipgs Of congress. he must
pinch himself to see IL he "a awake. for
this congress the Fifty-seventh-dur
ing Its first session has really appro-
priated over billion. though 1t may
not SO appear 70 casual observer. II
It goes on at this rate during its sec
ond session. Il will have appropriated
more than two billions
! guess the Republican leaders will
try to find justification In Lord Gives
famous epigram. When accused Of
plundering the East Indian princes of
an immense fortune, In burst Of In
dignation be exclaimed, "By God. when
! think OF my opportunity, stand
aghast at my own moderationv
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