The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-26

paced restiessly up and down tho rear ;n n,sie @ 2, tns SasMber, pointing: perspizr newa should an opportunity appear. Then De Armond arose. He asked per- mission of tha Speaker to address the House. asked it in deep. solemn voics that rolled around the gflded galleriss and called down every glance upon 6iln. am prompted now to ask sa littls' prompted by the appearance Of c neW friend of the Constitution" Here m voice carried the sextrsmest degree -of unheralded appearance-a remarkable sp- pearance. refer, of course, to. the ap- pearance in this sarb and guise of the dlstinguished gentleman fr1m IlnnDis. Cannon paused In his walk and sniIsd.
 People In the galleries smiled. Con-
 srsssner on both sides. of the aisle Il This anDearance is an event of some importance. There had not been any suspicion abroad in he land. and cer- tainly none in the House, that the gen. tleman was going to declare any remark able friendship for the Constitution. for UP to this date. as far as we have been able to observe, he has not evfuced any"
 Pitched on this plane. the remarks of the Missourian grew more and mora in- teresting to the listeners. They hung far oyer the gallery railing and those on the floor of the House leaned forward lest they lose some of the words.'
 Cannon tossed his head defiantly. He I was nit but not nurt..
 l De Armond made no gestures. He stood like statue of stone. except for | the movement of his lips. One hand Il rested in the bosom of his coat. In the voice rose M % louder @ anS louder as 1 h. pro. @ ceeded to ridicule the attitude of the Republicans towards the Fllipfnos. He scored them for forcing those people point of the bayonet.' . He dashed them heavily for stultifying ourselves at homo and abroad" He buried Cannon espc- cialiy beneath great load of sarcasm. none of which proved more entertain- ing to the galleries than this bit: The gentleman from Illinois is further for a commissfon to S go abroad % to tc the the coronation of the King of England. H0 tells us how he adores the Anglo-Saxon ,anguage; how sweet to his senses and Saxon words. How he loves those wordsi | He tells us how England Is the mother country and hoy uhs its civiizatiGn Is the which England is furnishing to the world. in example. today? What is tt7 Upon the fields of South Africa behold istence in the history of the world. strug- giing and dying, man after man, and not only men, but women and children, of country, in the defense of liberty, in the defense of a republic--against what7 Against that civilization that is striv- | ing force. by all the arms and agencies l that mighty nation can bring against a weak nation, by all the force that ag-
 gressive wrong can hurl upon defense
 less right. not only to crush out the
 life of the South African Republic. but
 to destroy utterly. root and branch, ev-
 erything. great or small. old or young,
 armed or Inarmed, that breathes in
 that South African country the breath of
 freedom. that scorns tyranny. that loves
 liberty and home well enough to fight | and die for themh This is the clviiiza-
 ton which he says is part and parcel of
 ours-the same kind as ours?'
 It was this kfpd of oratory. ,eioauence | and sarcasm that General Grosvenor
 dared a moment later, dared 1t only to
 meet defeat through 1t.
 | De Armond went into the question of
 the treaty by which we acquired the
 What spirit of grasping. what genius
 of greed, what perverted sentiment
 prompted us in setting aside the Con-
 stitution and forgetting all our pastf
 What Blindness permitted us to enter this treaty by which we acquired those l islands from vandHished foe lying pros
 trate at our feet. beaten here and beaten everywhere. not having anything in the | islands and nothing of title to them ex- l cept what had been obtained and toat by three hundred years of crimer
 Then up rose Grosvenor. the "lion of debate" the champion of fact. the apos- tie of cratory. He wore smile on his face. as if he felt it an extreme pleasnnre pn..
  steel as De Armond wielded.
 Would 1t not be well in asking the necessity for that treaty" he began: sn;. his us bis ability to srnite his opponent: For l tEat gentleman to include one William Jennings Bryan. and ask why he pro l cured by his own exertions the ratihca-
 Then he sat down. amid the applause l of his fellow Republicans, showered up- on him for the thrust at the Democratic | side. .i,.>
 But De Armond said in reply:
 Of course am not authorized to ar- | sUer for William Jennings Bryan; nor am I nearly as able. if authorized, as 4 1 certain otEer gentleman was to speak | for MT. Bryan's successful competitor in the Presidential race l have no au- ly kindly and confidentially. in this aii- | gust presence. that am net authorized even as was the gentlemsn whc assumed | to sneak for the Presidential competitor of William Jennings Bryan. have no more authority to speak for him than have for Mir. Brvan.
 | showed it as the Missourian referred to him as the political photograph of the l late President. He staggered to his rect and raised a trembling hand towards the side at DeArmond's' parry he began:
 twill the gentleman allow me state
 SCertainly. This Is interesting" re- l sponded De Armond. 4. y | 'SThe gentleman from Missouri knowss as every other honest man knows" Gros-r | venor went on, still speaking in a loud tone. "that I never in my life, here or | anywhere else. In public or in private. | assumed to speak for the successful | competitor of William Jennings Bryan"
 He realized that now he was on the de- fensive, At the words "successful com | petitor of William Jennings Bryan, the old warriors voice began to quaver: Ills | form shook with emotion. Both his hands came up as if to ward of a blow as he | 6njshed his statement. His last words 1 hefoTe( he resumed his seat were mingled | with almost a sob and thev were scarce | Iv heard ten feet from him. sE | ""This has been stated here over and l over again. and 1t has not escaped the l knowledge of the gentleman from Mis-
 Though every person in the gallery l reaIized the predicament iQto which GroS- | venor had drawn himself and many l thought De Armond should let his van- | o11ished foe arise. that keen lighter gave | no quarter. Strengthening up to his rull | height he threw a note of triumph into l his voice as he shouted: !
 | T would not by even an inadvertance do the gentleman from Ohio any narm. l and of course would not magnify his l office against his protest.
 l This shaft went straight home to Gros- l venor's heart. He wfnced in hls seat and a moment later left the chamber. l conauered in debate for the nrst time l in wears. . DetArmond resumed his'Speeeh after the cheers of his feIIow Democrats had died away, way anlt Saul.