The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-19
He SPOKE FOR HIMSELF
Mr.. Wheeler's Speech Of Last Week
Was Severely Criticised.
SEVERAL HAD NO SYMPATHY WITH IT
Mr.. surleson Made Speech on the
Subject of Trusts in Which He
Criticised the President.


Mr. Wheeler (Ky), In the house last Er,
day, when he bitterly assailed secretary
HAY and Lord pauncefote and crittrzcd
,ne otnclal preparations for the reception
OF Prince Henry, had sequel In the house
today during the debate on the Indian mn
preparation bill
Mr. Gillette (MassD in half hour's
speech declared that the intemperance OF
Mr.. Wheelers language carried it's own
condemnation Nevertheless he tGnIettel
grieyously deplorcd such an affront to a for.
cisn country. During the course Of the
speech two democrats Robnson of Indiaun
and Thayer of Massachusetts disclained
any sympathy with Mr.. Wheclers utter
aLces. Those disclaimers drew from MIR.
ialDert Is. CO, the statement that he de-
slred TO share in the responsibility OF the
speech every word of which he said he
Endorsed.
Mr; Wheeler himself subsequently replied
10 MT. Gillette, reaffirming what he said
hud declaring that he would stand BY his
words whether they were discreet or not
lie read number of letters and kilograms
ana one cablegram from London commend
ing his utterances. The incident was the
feature of the day.
Early in the session Mr. Hin Comm. ana
Mr.. Shafroth tColl. discussed the formers
Dill to redeem silver in gold. Mr.. Bulle-
son tIeNasJ, criticized the president tor
changing his position on trusts. other
speakers We're Reid GDcm. Arkl, Suthel-
land (Rep. Utah, Padgett (Dem. Tennl,
Pon tDem ). ca, and Robinson Wem.
The Indian bin itself was not touched
in the spcechmaking.
The house went into committee OF the
whole and took up consideration of the ll-
dian appropriation bill Ii was agreed
%
and tomorrow, after which the bill should
be open 10 amendment under the rive min
ute rule.
Mr. sherman IN ". who was in charge
Of the bill, announced that in view Of tine
TACT that many members in general debate
desired to speak on matters not gerhane 10
the bill he would reserve his opening ad-
dress.
Mr.. Burlesou Crexas then made speech
on the subject OF trusts. He spoke co. the
strenuous one who had succeeded to- the
presidency last fall and contracted ms
Minneapolis speech last summer with the
uteranceS In his message on the trust Qucs
ton. Before mis- accession TO the prcsl
dency he had spoken Of trust barons' and
'monopoists.' afterwards Ut captains Of
industry all Of which, he declared, iudi
Gated that the president was controlled by
the forces in the republican party which
had In the past protected trusts.
What Is the democratic governor Of
Montana doing to prevent the big railroad
merger in the Northwest?' asked Mi.
Tawney NInnD
''If he is not in line with the governor Of
your State. responded Mr.. Burleson, then
lie i not, re,orted Mr. Tawney. "and
he repudiates you"
Mr.. Hill Comm followed with an hours
yer dollars redeemable in gold HI said
that II the treasury refused IN exchange
gold for silver the people would lose con
tdcnce and disaster would follow when the
Mr. shafroth lColoJ answered Mr. Hill.
lie read from a speech of Mr.. Hill deliy-
cred in 1900 in which reference was made
to the endless chain by which green
backs could draw gold from the treasury,
and declared that. in the face of an ex-
position of the evils of the endless chain,
Mr.. Hills bill proposed to add to the
charge against the gold reserve $500 900. 600
Mr. Gillette rep Mass took occasion
to refer to the attack Of Mr.. Wheeler ky
a few days ago upon the administration for
its preparations in connection with the
forthcoming visit of Prince Henry and the
coronation OF King Edward. He criticized
Mr.. Wheeler for making the charge that
the secretary of state was "pitiaDle
dunky who should lie booted out of the
state department, for making fun of the
German nation and saying he did not care
for the good will Of the German people
The moro disglaceful such utterances were
the more notorety they achieved. Such re-
marks addressed to a foreign nation nat
there knew nothing of the man who gave
utterance 10 them. They only knew of his
official position as member of the house
Of representatives. On that account, he
said. the stigma of that genteman's speech
attached 70 all the members here. If every
one Of the gentleman's friends told him
what he thought of him, Mr.. Gillette said,
there perhaps would be strained friend
ships. At this point two democrats arose
and dlsclaiined sympathy with Mr.. Wheel
crs remarks.
Mr.. Robinson Dem. Ind. amid repuh-
lican applause declared that the democratic
party could not he held responsible for his
statements.
Il have made no such charge" observed
MIR. Gillette. but If any gentlemen on the
other side do not agree with Mr.. Wheeler
they should say So
feet with another statement that Mr.
Wheeler spoke for himself. II was unjust
and unfair he declared. tn charge the
democracy with being in sympathy with
mis- utterances.
"One after another" observed Mr.. Gil
lettc, vita an amused smile, while his col
leagues were couvulsed with laughter Then
Mr., Talhert IS. g. jumped up.
u want to say" he cried, that ! desire
to take my share of the responsibility for
that speech. lndorse every word he said
and am sorry he did not go further. !
think those who believe as he does should
say so and not be Internal towards about
Mr.. Gillette said that the good will of
States and that II was exceedingly unwtSe
TO ding taunts in the face of a great people.
Personally. he said, he was not in sympathy
with the worship OF royalty, There were
only two classes in this country who re-
garded birth. One was the aristocratic
class of the great cities and the other class
which refused TO recognize refinement, cul-
ture or education If II was talned with
color. But be had believed that the visit
of Prince Henry was a proper occasion for
suitable demonstration of good will.
Mr. Wheeler replied to Mr.. Gillette dis
claiming any idea that on last Friday be
had spoken for any one except himself,
though he believed that many people be-
lleved as he did He said he had innumera-
bic letters and kilograms from different
parts of the country containing unstinted
praise of his speech.
Adverting TO the statements made by MI.
Grosvenor and Mr.. Gillette last Friday
about the visit of the prince of Wales dur
Ing Buchanan's administration, Mr.. Wheel
er declared that those statements were alb
solutely incorrect He said President
Buchanan had received the prince as pri-
waite individual and had borne the expense
out of his own pocket; he had even paid
the cost of government revenue cutter
used on that occasion, He said that he
never had objected to receiving a distiu-
gulshed foreigner with proper considera-
ton. What he objected 60 was the spirit
OF truculency and sycephancy that hal char
aeterized this and the preceding admins
tration and especially In the conduct Of the
state department
Referring to the communications that he