The Washington times., 1902-02-21

Mr. POu's remarkable Speech.
In an extempore speech of less than
thirty minutes duration, Representative
Edward W. Pou of the Fourth Congress
sional district of North Carolina, has
done what no other member of the House
has accomplished this session. He has
broken the ice and started boldly forth
as one of the strongest debaters on the
Democratic side. 1t was during the de-
bate on the Indian appropriation bill late
Tuesday afternoon when the new member
from the Tar Heel State was recog-
niZed by the Chair. His remarks were
not confined to the bill under discussion,
but he devoted himself to the Republican
party and its platform. He had not
spoken five minutes when he had the at
tention of every member on the floor.
And as he warmed up to his subject he
grew eloquent. AS he scored the ma
jority for its refusal TO allow discussion on
important measures while giving ample
time for the debate of unimportant meas
ures he was applauied to the echo by the
Democrats. He charged that under the
existing tariff farm implements, grain
drills, harrOws. and things of the kind
were sold cheaper to the people. of South
America than to the people of the
United States. The trusts" said Mr..
Pou, ''are treating us worse than they
treat foreigners" His arraignment of
the Republican party was announced by
all who heard 1t as the severest that has
been delivered in the House this session.
1t is so pungent that it will be distributed
by the Democratic campaign committee.
Mr. Pou has every confidence that the
In I'll no n
ing peroration of his speech will show:
II NAV be Of interest to you Republicans TO
know that in the year 1904 You will be confronted
bv IA united Democratic party. and nobody knows
better than you what that means Applause on
the Democratic side. Hoist your banner. Ii the
truth shall be written upon it, your motto should
he this: Slavery death to the Filipino5; pro
lection for the trusts at home" Upon ours shall
be: Freedom for the Filipinos equal and exact
Justice to all men; equal opportunity TO every
citizen. State, and section; and upon this issue,
MIR Chairman. with confidence we shall appeal
to the sense of right OF the American people.
Loud applause on the Democratic side.1
Representative Richardson of Tennes-
see, the Democratic House leader de-
clared the speech to be one of the best
delivered in the House this session.
Senator's and Their Hair.
The men of the Senate. from whose
heads much hair has departed are Bacon,
Cockren, Cullom, Depew, Dubois, Fair
banks, Foraker, Gallinger, McEnery,
Mitchell Willard, Money, Mcmillan, Pat
terson. Platt of Connecticut, Rawlins,
Stewart, and Teller. The order here given
is not in any sense based in the ratio of
hair to absence of hair, but is an al
phabetical arrangement simply.
The most luxuriant hair in the upper
house adorns the head of Mr.. Clark of
Montana, Mr. Spooner, Mr.. Mason, and Mr..
Tillman. The list of people with much
hair is far shorter than that of Senators
bereft of some portion Of their natural
head covering. If a division OF all the
available capillary attractions of the Sem
ate could be made among the eighty eight
members of the body, the average would
be meagre.
MIR. Gallinger has little or nothing to