The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-19
SEQUEL TO WHEELER
Wrath OF REPUBLICANS VISITED
UPON HIM.
TWO DEMOCRATS DENY HIM.
SAYS HE MEANT NO DISRESPECT
TO PRINCE HENRY.


Indian Appropriation Bill Went
Innoticed-The Effect Which Mr..
MheeIer's Utterances May Have
abroad DNeIt UpOn-The kentuck-
ian stood by His RemarlSs-Has
Ueceived Many Letters and Tele-
grams of Approval.
Washington, Feb. 1S.-The speech of
Mr.. Wheeler of Kentucky, in the House
bst Friday. when he bitterly assailed
secretary Hay and Lord Pauncefote
and criticised the official preparations
,or the reception of Prince Henry, had
sequel in the House to-day during
tbe debate upon the Indian appropria-
Hon bill Mr. Gillett of Massachusetts,
brought the subject forward in a speech
rf half an hour. He declared that the
jntemperance of Mr.. Wheeler's Ian
Yuage carried it's own condemnation.
During the course of his speech two
Democrats-Messrs. Robinson of Indi-
8 ana and Thayer of Massachusetts-dis-
4 claimed any sympathy with Mr..
Mheeler's utterances. Mr.. Wheeler
81 himself subsequently replied to Mr.
a Gilet, reanrming what he had said,
81 and declaring that he would stand by
"a his words whether they We're discreet
or not. The incident was the feature
OF the day.
Earlier in the session Mr.. Hill of Con-
hecticut and Mr.. Shafroth of Colorado
discussed the formers bill to redeem
IA
Texas criticised the President for
changing his position on trusts. The
pther speakers were Messrs. Reid, Dem
Il oorst, Of Arkansas Sutherland, Re-
publican, of Utah; Padgett Democrat
o tennessee; Pou, Democrat of North
Carolina; and Robinson, Democrat, of
Indiana.
The Indian bill itself was not
touched
GiIIett's Reply to Wheeler.
Mr. Gillet criticised Mr.. Wheeler for
4 making the charge that the Secretary
of State was a 'pitiable fiunkey, who
should be booted out of the State De-
partment;" for making fun of the Ger
man nation and saying he did not care
for the good will of the German people.
The more disgraceful such utterances
4 Mr. Gilet said, and acknowledgements an
impression abroad. People knew noth-
ing of the man who gave utterance to
them. They only knew of his official
position as member of the american
House of Representatives. On that ac-
count he said, the stigma of the gen
tleman's speech attached to all of the
members here. At this point two DEM
Ocrats arose and disclaimed sympathy
with Mr. Wheeler's remarks.
Mr. Robinson, Democrat, of Indiana,
amid Republican applause, declared
that the Democratic party should not
be held responsible for his statements.
Il have made no such charge" OBJ
served Mr.. Gillet, but if gentlemen on
the other side do not agree with Mr..
Wheeler they should say so"
This brought Mr.. Thayer of Massa-
chusetts to his feet with a statement
that Mr.. Wheeler spoke only for him
self 1t was unjust and unfair, he said
Il 10 charge the Democracy with being in
sympathy with his utterances.
TaIbert Takes His share.
"One after another" observed Mr.
~ Gllet with an amused smile, while his
colleagues We're conVulsed with laugh
ter Then Mr.. Talbert. Democrat of
South Carolina, arose.
Il want to say" he said, that l de-
sire to take my share of the Tesoon-
s0lity for that speech. 1 i~}orse
every word he said, and am s,slr' he
ad not go farther. / thiryc thas" Hno
believe as he does shou ia say so and
not be Internal towards about it"
Continuing, Mr.. Gillet said the good
VIII of every nation was valuable to
lne United States, and that ii was eX-
esedlnely unwise to fling a taunt in
lhe face of a great people. Person
any he said, he himself was not in
%Empathy with the worship of royalty.
Ihefe We're, he said, only two classes
~ lhs country who regarded birth.
one was the aristocratic class of the
Eteat cities, and the other the class
Nmoh refused to recognize refinement,
.s'uiuaure or education if it was tainted
"'0A color. But he had believed that
.ne occasion of the visit of Prince Hen
- was proper time for a suitable
Snvtnohstration OF good will. Our re-
"pohs with Germany recently had
@ oeeu almost strained and here was an
TppoItunity to display our friendship
BESIDE it would be churlsh and in
riosplable not TO welcome properly the
r,.Y1.,efehtative of the German people.
a' ms time also he believed that
r,o' proper to send embassies to
@nsIand and Spain to attend the cor
ra''onS although he was not in full
n T"h T"hpaIthy. generally speaking, with
~ch displays.
& wheeler Makes Reply.
]" Wheeler replied 10 Mr.. Gnlet.
al, stained any idea that on Fri
csrt ne mad spoken for anyone ex-
M W, himself, but nevertheless he said
Al nv b''lFed that many people believed
a,bl, ll' he said he had had innum-
ierer, NlleFs and telegrams fom dh-
ub.t', ptrN or the country containing
praise OF his speech.
'r,tt nimself he preferred 20 tell the
m.v-, ~ matter how unpalatable II
le'iet D'' lie said he never had OBJ
sg,.. 20 receiving a distinguished for
AZ, "'ih proper consideration.
ui.al - was the spirit OF
bsr,.' ana sycOS. Sncy that had
4r..,, fl1ed this ana the preceding
a., ton, especially IN the con-
irs. 'h- state Department. Re.
ihe communications he had
a.. h' said that nine-tenths of
81 ~ from Northern states and "A
IN. "tj'fliy or them from Repub-
9rs the American peopie" be
unheslfatlnRiy thar Z have
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