The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-15
- And Prince Henry n 'LIttIe Dutch
man." No Better Than American
Plowmen, the Kentuckian Said.
REPUBLICANS ALL AROUSED
VIGOROUS REPLIES WE'RE MADE To
THE UNTIMELY PHILIPPIC.
Mr. BOuteH and General GrOsvenor
Caustic i'm ArraiGning the Goe-
beIite for His Utterances.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The monotony
of private pension day of the House was
enlivened to-day by a sensational speech
from Mr. Wheeler. Of Kentucky, in de-
nunciation of what he denominated
''1unkeyism" to foreign countries. He took
the recent statements emanating from con-
tinentaI cabinets regarding the attitude Of
Great Britain during the Spanish war d
text for wholesale attack or the trend
of our recent diplomacy. He severely
scored Secretary Hay, and declared that If
Lord Pauncefote had sought as was al
legged, TO circumvent us during the war
OF i29S the sooner he was shipped across
the seas the better He also criticised the
President for his reported intention TO send
his daughter to the coronation of King Ed
ward. and protested against the official re-
ception of Prince Henry His speech
aroused the House to a high pitch of ex-
element ard elected from Mr.. BOuteIl. OF
Illinois. spirited defense Of Secretary
Hay. whom he eulogized in high terms.
Several other members on the Republican
side took a hand. and later in the afternoon
Mr.. Grosvenor took Pr. Wheeler TO task
for his ''inopportune protest" and re-
hearscd the history the visit of the
Ol W dltS u lulS NOuhtly III 1oVV dltd
his reception by President Buchanan. Dur
ing the day 125 private pension bills were
passed In thirty-seven minutes.
When the House met Mr.. Payne, the floor
leader of the majority. gave notice that on
Noncay he would call up the bill for the
repeal of the war revenue taxes. This be-
ing pension day. the House then went into
committee OF the whole and took up con-
sideration OF private pension bills on the
calendar.
WHEELER'S SPEECH.
1t was during consideration of one of
the private pension bills that Mr.. Wheel
er delivered his sensational speech in de-
nunciatiOn Of Great Britain, based on
the recent revelations regarding that gov
ernment's attitude toward the United
States during the Spanish war. MIR. Chair
man." said he Il have read with lively
interest the recent exposure and criti-
eism in the press of the attitude of Great
Britain and the other European powers
toward the Republic during the war of
1885. Divisions of public sentiment among
the people of the United States are to be
desired. But until the Inauguration of the
President in 1897 there never any di-
vision OF sentiment upon one great ques-
tion. and that was the splendid isolation
of the Republic and its fixed determina
liances with foreign powers Then the
belief and fixed judgment Of well nigh
every patriotic citizen was overturned and
for the first time we witnessed President
Of the United States. aided and egged on
by pitiable fiunkey in the State De
partment, stretching his arms across the
water to embrace the historic enemies of
the American people From that good hour
until now We have made ourselves a laugh
ing stock at every court in Europe be-
cause of our fiunkeyism. truculency
and the disgraceful sycophancy OF the rep
resentatives of the Republic at the feet
OF Great Britain; and now. when il serves
the purpose of some other great nation
the pitable spectacle is presented that
we have been hugging TO our bosom dur
systematically and persistenty attempted
TO destroy the Liberties of the American
people since the battle of Yorktown.
present administration Is afraid. even i'm
the face OF It's great majority. TO ask
some shoulder-strapped gold-laced funk
ey to cross the water and bow the knee
and kiss the hand Of some English king
that while this very pitiable spectacle is
being presented TO us. Ii Is being heralded
broadcast that I'm 1898. when we were seek
ing TO strike the shackles OF serdom from
OF the heels OF Cuba, that nation was then
secretly In our own capital attempting to
form a coalition OF the great powers OF
the world TO prevent that interpOsition
And IL has not caused ripple i'm diplo-
matte circles
CALLS ROOSEVELT QUIXOTIC.
"1t has been the boast Of America, diplo-
macy TO the contrary Notwithstanding that
when our State Department said No we
meant no. and when we said Yes we
meant yes II remained for the present
and just closed Republican administration
TO inaugurate a system of European diplo-
macy with a kid-glOved. velvet-tongued
gentleman who had to travel out OF his
way 10 find a response TO plain categorical
question. We are destroying the integrity
ard the pride and Intelligence and the hon
esty of that great department of the gov
ernment. / have a respect for the pres
ent occupant OF the White House / frankly
avow: / think he IL too honest TO be paIat-
able 70 the average Republican partisan.
A little QuXOtic. II is true. hasty tempered
full-blcoded and not exactly desirable to
many OF our citizens and / indulge the
hope that that lingering element OF Amer
fcanism VIII induce him at the first oppor-
tunity 20 boot out that man i'm the State
Department who. in my Judgment has
brought rs to this humlllating condition
England friend OF the United States =?
on. would 10 God she were. but what
q spectacle have We presented in order to
ship OF Great Britain and have become a
world power Never before IN the history
of the Republic has there been a strug-
gle for freedom the part OF any peo-
ple that representatives in this chamber
did not hasten 10 declare that we regarded
with solicftude the endeaVOrs and efforts of
q people TO obtain their own liberty For
more than four years have witnessed
Great Britain maintaining military stations
r inside the borders OF the Republic We
have seen her agents going up and down
this country enlisting men and buying ma
teTta.s OF war. And / believe / will not
travel outside the record when | assert
that any member upon this floor who has
served her as much four years has re-
ceived letters from his constituents pro-
testing against the enforced enlistment Of
American boys by the English government
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