The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-25

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sumption Of the debate on the Philip
pine civil government bill. Bills were
passed to establish a SUPPORT of entry
at Naco, Ariz
Mr.. Ball of Texas, the first speaker
on the Philippine civil government bill,
today made a general onslaught on the
Republican policy. Taking PecksniG
as his text. he charged the president
and administration with hypocrisy The
president should dissolve 1.-THE firm of
Havemeyer, Root, Wood Thurber &
Co. and strike a blow at the sugar
trust bill. he said. The bin would pass
the senate by the aid Of solid Demo-
cratic vote in twenty-four hours. The
responsibility for the failure to do our
duty by Cuba, he insisted, rested on
the president.
Turning 10 the question of trusts, he
also charged the administration with
hypocrisy on that subject.
Has the gentleman read Mr.. Bryans
comment upon the Democratic har-
mony dinner in New York;" asked Mr.
Olmstead of Pennsylvania.
81 decline to answer such an imper-
tinent question" replied Mr.. Ball, amid
Republican laughter.
What is your remedy for trUsts2'
asked MI. LlLLIeuelQ OF Maine.
ITO place all trust-made products on
the free list" responded Mr.. Ball. Ito
deny trusts the power of interstate
transportation and the use Of the mails,
and to inaugurate an administration
which Will resort to penal statutes and
not injunctions in the prosecution Of
trusts"
IN charging the Democrats with as
sailing the army in the Philippines. Mr..
Bail charged that the Republicans were
hypocritical.
Like hyenas." said he, "you go down
into the grave to SANDER the armies Of
the south and Of the north TO try 60
make the Americans believe the sol
diers of both armies were guilty of the
sort Of atrocities that occurred in the
Philippines. 1 denOunce your state
ments as calumnies and ISLANDERS on
both armies"
Soldiers Dying Statement.
MIR. Lands. who followed Mr.. Ball
made an earnest speech in support OF
the policy Of retaining the Philippine
islands. He drew a touching picture
Of the deathbed scene Of a soldier who
died in his home town last October. and
who said to Mr.. Lands before he died.
we soldiers who served in the Philip
pines do not want to have il said iu
the years to come we followed a re-
treating flag"
In that utteranCe. Mr.. Lands said,
was the true philosophy Of the situa
ton.
And, he added, amid Republican
applause, 1t will not be said i'm the
years to come that our brave boys fol-
lowed a retreating flag
The Democrats urged on the war with
Spain and they helped to ratify the
treaty which gave the Philippines TO
the United States, said he.
Mr.. Lands engaged in sharp pas
sage with Mr.. Clark Of Missouri. He
described Mr.. Clark, after war was de-
clared, as charging up and down the
aisle Boosting that the Democrats had
taken the Republican party by the
scruff of the neck and dragged it into
war.
This drew from Mr.. Clark a chaI-
lenge to Mr.. Lands to place i'm his
speech the name Of the eighty-fve Re
publicans whom he described as the
''kickers," and who, he said, went to
President Mckinley and threatened to
vote with the Democrats to recognize
the independence Of Cuba. unless he
sent the right kind of message to con-
gress.
THAT is fiction" cried Mr.. Lands,
while Mr.. Cooper of Wisconsin. who
said he was a member of the commit
tee that waited upon President McKin-
ley, denied that any such conversation
ever occurred. On the contrary, he
said, the committee told the president
that they were willing 10 abide by the
decision OF the administration.
Clark and Lands Mix.
Mr.. Lands thereupon repeated his
statement that Mr. Clark had boosted
I that the Democrats had dragged the
Republicans into the war,
That's what we did, =" shouted Mr..
/ Clark.
And then, when the war came with
/ its problems, consequences and respon-
siDilities," flashed back Mr.. Lands.
you turned your backs and ran away
a tremendous burst Of applause
/ greeted this reply. For fully a minute
( it continued. until checked by the pre-
/ siding officer.
There is not a word Of truth i'm
/ that statement" retorted Mr.. Clark.
/ when the applause died away. And
/ that is not ALL returned Mr.. Lands.
] They not only turned their backs and
ran away, but they are running yet"
/ (Renewed Republican applause)
! That statement is not true, either"
/ cried Mr.. Clark.
| When Mr.. Lands referred 10 Mr..
{ Clark's former criticisms Of Grover
I Cleveland. the Missouri member cor
! rected him. and declared "the second
/ election Of Grover Cleveland was the
/ greatest calamity that has befallen the
/ human race since the fan Of Adam"
Didn't you vote for him?" queried
/ Mr.. Lands
/ Yes" responded Mr.. Clark. amid
great laughter, and that is one thing
/ expect 10 pray Almighty God to give
absOlution for on the day Of Judgment
Mr.. Lands gave a description of the
( Missouri delegation and Mr.. Clark
singing;
/ Grover, Grover, four more years OF
Grover,
And then wen be in clover"
/ Democrats After New Leader.
/ Recent events had shown, he said.
/ that the Democratic managers We're
! looking for d new leader Who was it
/ to be? The peerless leader apparently
was about to move from a $1,000 to a
/ $4,000 house, and retire from public
/ life
1T looks very much asserted Mr..
/ Lands, as though Grover Cleveland
WAS TO be the man. and if he is the gen
| tleman from Missouri again VIII be
( heard i'm the chorus Grover. Grover,
/ four years more of Grover
/ Mr. Lands paid a glowing tribute to
/ the bravery and heroism Of Genera