The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-15

ne COilleS mere TO HdlCu ConSDlIdClSS "
ATTEMPT to force his wishes and his
sooner we are rid of him, the better
it will be.
The President Criticized.
"And, another thing, Mr.. Chairman,
l am only restrained from discussion
of what l regard as the most unfor
tunate incident by the ordinary ameni-
ties which should obtain between one
gentleman and another. / allude to the
fact of the opportunity seized by the
chief citizen of the republic to send
member of his family across the water
for the purpose of participating in the
coronation of a king. l shall not dis
cuss that because 1t of necessity in
wolves matters | do not care to go into
here. | Will in passing say that it is a
most unfortunate circumstance 1t is
unprecedented in our history, and to-
day is deeply lamented on the part of
every country-loving man in the re-
public. | am sorry that he did it, 1t is
establishing precedent that he ought
not to recognize. and it is but one more
link in the chain showing toward what
end we are drifting.
"a Little Dutchman."
"One other matter 1 wish to advert
to. In the next few days we are to
have a brother of a ruler come over
to this country and take charge of
little tug, vessel ship, or yacht what
ever you please to term it, built by
some people up in New York. We are
appropriating thousands of dollars,
and the Anglo-maniacs and the Eu-
ropean maniacs are falling over each
other to get to see a little Dutchman
come over and take charge of a little
snip. applause on the Democratic
side) What difference does it make
whether he is a Prince Henry or not q?
There are thousands of citizens of this
republic following the plow as noble
as honest, as intelligent as Prince
Henry or Prince anybody else. Cap
plause on the Democratic side) Why
do the people give heed to this foolish
and disgraceful f1unkeyism enacted by
the present administration? 1t is evil
dence of our good will they say. What
do we care about the good will of the
German people?. Let us treat them
politely as one honest man treats an
other; but why should we bow down
to these people any more than to any
other citizen?"
Lafayette's Visit Recalled.
Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio. "If the gen.
tleman had been living at the time La
Fayette came to this country, bearing
the commission of the King of France,
would he have overruled the action of
George Washington in sending a COM
mission to meet him and accompany
him over the country"
Mr.. Wheeler: mo; l. would have
been proud to join in the commission
to welcome the Marquis Lafayette. He
was great soldier, a great fighter, and
fought for the rights of the American
people. (Applause.) But this man rep
fesents that kingism of flunkeyism that
seeks to enslave the labor of every peo-
pie under the SUM-"
Mr.. Gillette, Massachusetts: Does
the gentleman criticise the Democratic
administration of Buchanan in receiv-
ing the Prince of Wales?"
Mr. Wheeler: "That is a very differ
ent thing daughter on the Republican
side. We received him not as we are
receiving this man, if I recollect right,
but he came as the official head of his
government"
Mr. Grosvenor: ION the contrary, he
came under another name, and the at
tendant that was with him came in
cognito, also, coming as a mere private
citizen, and was taken charge of by
the government during his entire stay
in the United States and dined at the
White House by a Democratic Presi-
dent at a time when Democracy meant
something"
Mr.. Wheeler: "If the gentleman is
correct, then l condemn in unmeas-
ured terms the attitude of that Demo-
cratic administration"
BouteII Defends Hay.
Amid much confusions and cries of
regular order, Mr.. Boutell, of Illinois,
4, H. nf
one of our great departments should
not go unanswered. No man in recent
years. he said, to the rattle of Repub-
lican applause, had reflected such
credit on our diplomatic affairs as the
present head of the State Department.
Mr.. Boutell took up the events of the
Chinese crises, with the Russian prop
osition, which, he said would have
dismembered the Empire, and it's re-
lection by the United States. He re-
ferred to the rejection of the German
proposition for the surrender of GER
tain of Chinese leaders. Mr.. Boutell
said that our course throughout that
crisis had won the commendation Of
the world.
There was a. sequel to Mr.. Wheeler's
speech later in the day when Mr. Gros-
venor secured the floor, and replied at
length to what the Kentuckian had
said. He denominated Mr.. Wheeler's
remarks about the Forthcoming visit
of Prince Henry as a bitter attack
upon the President of the United
States, the House and Senate, and, in
cidentally, upon those with whom the
Prince would come in contact"
just at the time when the American
people were to be put to the test as to
whether they were gentlemen, he said,
1t was must unfortunate that this pro-
test should come against the reception
of Prince Henry. The speech Of the
gentleman from Kentucky would be
exploited in Europe tomorrow on the
eve of the Princes departure as the
of the American people to
their guest.
Mr.. Wheeler interposed at this point
to say that he should gladly welcome
any gentleman from abroad, what he
TO was the official color to be
given to the visit.
Was Mc<inIey's Plan.
Mr. Grosvenor asserted that within
his personal knowledge he would say
that I'm sending a depudation to the
coronation OF King Edward. the pres
ent occupant of the White House had
simply carried out the plans
of the dead President who had
already selected the head of the com
Whatever criticism was
made on this score ought to fall upon
William Mckinley. not upon his sue
cessor. But he did not think any apol-
ogies were due.
Mr. Grosvenor said that while the
gentleman might be indifferent now
as TO the good Will Of the Germans,
Il would be differept late IN the fall
when persimmons were ripe" He did
not think Mr.. Wheeler would care 20
stand by his language then.