The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-23

for military post ct Manila. which
the Democrats have been using as a
text Tor speeches in opposition to the
Philippine policy Of the administration
for the last three days, was reached
Sir. Cannon in charge Of the biz, con-
1essed that the appropriation was sub
Ject to a point Of order and it went out
In lieu thereof he offered an amend
ment TO appropriate the same sum for
shelter and protection Of the officers
and enlisted men Of the army on duty
in the Philippines. This the chair held
10 be in order, and it at once became
the subject Of q very spirited debate in
which Mr. Richardson, the minority
leader; Mr.. Williams OF Mississippi,
and Mr.. Diamond of Missouri, were
pitted against the chairman Of the
appropriation committee
Partisan applause rang out on each
side to cheer the respective champions,
and there seemed TO be a solid line
on each side Of the political aisle.
Cummings Becomes Dramatic.
When the vote came TO be taken Mr..
7 Cummings, a New York Democrat,
voted with the Republicans, turning
angrily on his political brethren as he
/ did so, and with ciinched fist in their
/ faces, crying out that he hoped ne
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/ to vote to protect an American sol
/ der. The vote on the adoption Of the
/ amendment stood 127 to 100.
| Referring 10 the speeches Of Az
! Diamond and others Mr.. Watson said.
| We have heard these speeches before.
/ When William Mckinley. the gentIest
memory Of our day, was president,
/ these same eDithets were used. You
remember how they hurled their mall
| edictions at his head: how the dOIefuI
/ prophet from Missouri ar D'ArmOnd)
| prOphesied Unutterable woe unless all
! these things should happen that he
/ wanted to happen.
why, the stately and rnournful
stanzas Of Isaiah, the deep and mel
ancbOly reflections Of jeremiah. the
sharp and explanatory ulaledictions Of
Malachi are but as the murmurOus.
breath compared with the w0e-laden
and sOrrOW-burdened prOphesies Of the
gentleman from Missouri Behold, they
did not come 10 pass. Those clean
I hands of the great statesman now gone
were charged as being dripping with
the warm, fresh blood OF his fellow
men.
Marrow Chasm Of Eternity"
THAT heart Nnich we now knoWe 10
have been pure Wds- charged with be-
ing d Testing place for tyranny and
hate. That breast which we now know
in its aims embraced humanity and
humanity's cause. was charged with
being a spawning plaza Tor oppression's
breed,
They did not hesitate TO say that
that fertile brain which thr0bbed with
love for all mankind was full OF
schemes for land TObbing. for lust OF
empire, for greed Of Safn- We know
that all these arrows were hurled at
his head. These arrows were broken
at his feet and left his name unfair
nished- The powder was al burned
and found no flaw IN his armOr, no
stain upon his shield
And nov, that the narrow chasm
| which separates Us from eternity IS
bridged and his soul has fitted through
its dark and sOmbre shadows. and VIII
liam Mckinley stands immortal, &c does
seem remarka be 10 me that our Dem
Ocratic friends should loose the tongue
of vituperadOn. Of SANDER of asper-
sion, of viIlihca ZION, In speaking Of the
Republican party and OF the boys
fighting over youder in tins Philippines
under the shadow OF the American
flag"