Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-02-21
Retracts Nothing.
Mr.. Wheeler continued:


Before the American people say un-
hesitatingly that I have not a word to
retract. ! sincerely believe we are drift
ing to a position hostile to republican
ism. I do not believe to occupy a great
position in the world 1t is necessary for
us to sacrifice our traditional principles.
am the son OF a foreigner and my love
of the republic was horn and bred in me.
] have been charged in the press with
being an ignorant agrieulturist.' I am
proud of being the son of farmer and
the son OF foreigner, but am ashamed
of the boot-licktng that ehaHacterizes the
official class in the republic to-day
! Mr.. Wheeler then began to read
some of the communications he had
received. In reply to question from
Mr.. Boreing (Rep., Ky.), he said that
few of them were from kentucky.
Have you anything there from Ed
ward Atkinson?" asked Mr.. Shattuc
(Rep., o..
''No, not yet" replied Mr.. Wheeler,
amid derisive jeers on the republican
side. "Oh! You may laugh" he add
ed, "but when those who laugh SO
derisively have been gathered to OBJ
livion the name of Edward Atkinson
will be remembered"
Anything from Aguinaldo2" asked
Mr.. Mercer (Neb.).
ITO one who would be guilty of the
discourtesy of that question" retort-
ed Mr.. Wheeler, 81 will say had
rather number Aguinaldo among my
friends than such as he"
Mr.. Wheeler said he had heard that
his speech of last Friday was to be
circulated as republican campaign
document. He declared that if the
republicans thought they could make
campaign capital out of it he would,
at his own expense, circulate it in
their districts, together with o copy
of the speech of Mr.. Grosvenor, and
would debate the question on the
hustings with any republican who de-
sired.
Meant No Disrespect,
In conclusion, he said that he had
meant no disrespect to Prince Henry
or the German people, and he did not
see how what he said could be tor
tured into such an Interpretation.
The incident closed with a few re-
marks from Mr.. Boreing (Ky.), who
disavowed on behalf of the people of
his state any sympathy with Mr..
Wheeler's position.
Other Topics,
Earlier in the session Mr., Hill
(Conn.) and Mr.. Shafroth (Col.) dis
cussed the formers bill to redeem
silver in gold. Mr.. Burleson (Tex.)
criticised the president for changing
his position on trusts. Other speakers
were Messrs. Reid (dem., Ark. J, suth-
erland (rep., Utah), Padgett (dem.,
Tenn.), Pou (dem., N. CO. and Robin.
son (dem., Ind.).
Washington, Feb. 19.-It was agreed
by the senate Tuesday that final
vote on the Philippine tariff bill and
the pending amendments should be
taken next Monday afternoon at four
o'clock. The only stipulation made
by the minority was that the last
days debate should be devoted to
speeches not exceeding IS minutes in
duration Senator Wellington (Md.)
spoke in opposition to the pending
bill and Senator Stewart (Nev.) in
support of the measure. Senator
Wellington's address covered the
Philippine question generally. He
set forth his well known views force
fully. He always had been repub-
1ican, he said, believer in the sys-
tenn of protection and supporter
OF gold standard of currency, but
he had come to the parting of the
ways with his party in 1898 when it
Developed "its irnnertalistiu tsnasu-