The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-18
CUSHMAN SLASHES
Washington State Congressman's
Speech Was Sensational.
INSURGENCY IN TRUMPET TONES
High Projections Hide Is Deity
Peeled Of and Nailed to
the Fence. .M
Washington, April 1S.-In his speech on
che Cuban bill yesterday Representative

Washington, April 1SIn his speech on
che Cuban bill yesterday Representative
Cushman trep., Wash.) said:>
1t is with unspeakabe humiliation that
stand up in my place here and say that am
q member of this body, and am entirely un-
able to bring UP for consideration for final
determination on this floor, any measure, I'M
less | can first make terms with the speaker.
If anyone wants TO deny that, | am in per-
sonal position and in a peculiarly happy
frame of mind right now 10 give little
valuable testimony on that poirt-who is tic
speaker of this house? Is he mortal like the
gest of us? Who is the speaker of this house
that sets up his immaculate Judgment to
judge on every bill that Is introduced? When
member introduces a public bill III this
house what happens? 1t is referred to a great
committee of this house. They pass their
Judgment it, recommend it for passage,
and then il goes on the calendar. Calendar!
That is misnomer. 1t ought to be calico
cemetery. For therein lie the whitening
bones of legislative measures l will tell
sou what is done. 1t is either consented
that the bill may die on the calendar or goes
to the speakers room.
Mr.. Chairman, let man charge me now
with trying to tear down the republican party.
| am not trying to tear down the republican
party, but | confess that | sometimes feel
that [ would like to put my hand upon the
throat of one or two men who conceive that
they are the republican party. l am be-
lever in the republican party The true
friend of his party is the man who does not
sit idly by and watch mis- party drift into
disrepute and toward destruction, but the
man who rises up and calls attention to the
evils that exist. Nero sat on the hilltops and
6ddled while the eternal city rose in smoke
end sank in ashes and we are sitting mere
idly and unconcerncd while the great power
of this ancient house is being evaded, belit-
tied, debauched and destroyed.
Mr. Cushman then turned his attention
to the pending measure and its sponsors
He said:
| appeal from the reciprocity Of John Dal~
,zeu to the reciprocity of Benjamin Harrison.
II appeal from the reciprocity of Congressman
lGrosvenor to the reciprocity of William Nc
iKinlcy. | appeal from the reciprocity OF Sc
reno e. Payne to the reciprocity of James G.
blaine. have been interested as wei! as
Entertained, by some peculiar statements that
have been made on this floor in support of
this measure.
The gentleman from New York (Mr Payne)
ion this side of the chamber proclaimed that
this measure was the height of republican
protection and then, within an hour before
the sand in the glass had run once, Mr.. Nc
lCleIau arose on the other side and announced
THAT he was going 10 vote for it because it
Twas a breach in the wall of protection and
"a step toward free trade. And these two
speeches printed in parallel columns OF
1.-THE same issue of the Congressional Record
There Is a picture. The gentleman from
New York (Mr Payne), with one foot planted
on the wall Of protection, with the other set
firmly on the ramparts of free trade, with the
American Sugar Refining company in his
arms and the platform Of the republican
party in his hip pocket There is tableau
that, with the aid of slow curtain and a
roj fro MI hrip m na
LOT an Egyptian mummy.
1t was of less consequence what Mr..
Cushman said, than were the cheers which
came from both sides f4the house. He
made thefone speech of the session which
commanded the uproarious applause OF
the members. He, forced the republicans
to cheer at attacks on Grosvenor, on
Payne, on Dalzell and on the speaker. 1t
made these leaders feel that the conces-
sions which have been made to the in
surgents in the way of privileges were not
sufficient and that they would have to go
even further to hold sufficient support to
retain their control of the house.