The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-07

ntor from Indiana nor any other senator
can Insult me and then require me 20 with
draw what have said in the performance
OF my duty before he wlthdraws his iu-
{ sulting words.
MIR. Beyeridge-Mr President / think II
the senator were nj sensltlvc OF the feel
ings or other men as delicate IN their sensi,
bilitics as himself and who are not here
20 speak FOR themselves as he Is sensitive
of his own feelings there wool have been
M occasion for any defense or Judge Pen.
field The senator Is entirely too sensitive.
The senator understands very well that no
insult of the senator Is Intended. lie
knows very well that the words ''unwar-
ranted attack" do not convey an Insult,
I ana IN the current of debate upon this
1 floor l do not suppose senator ever be-
/ fore, on occasions / know many times
stronger than that, ever so felt.
/ am surprised that the senator from
+ Texas, whom | respect highly. az he well
knows. should so c3nstrue fuch words. The
/ senator from Texas used extraordinary and
| even violent language with reference TO an
honorable mn who stands high in one VI
the departments OF the government. man
! not here 70 speak for himself a man whom
] have known for years, and respected and
loved lie said that thar man was either
| ~ negle cttul Of his duties. which is worse.
STICKS TOO "UNWARRANTED."
Language such as that. Mr.. President, is
very strong. and It requires a statement
that such charge as that Is nrwarranted.
When the senator thinks there is In those
words any insult to him or anything moro
than direct ard manly resentment Of the
attack made upon the solicitor OF the state
department. l think he will come to recog-
nizc, as senators will recognize, that the
seator is not insulted. out is simply too
sensitive.
Now Mr.. President, l say this was my
only interest in this matter So far as ]
personally was concerned / could not have
been true to my friendship for this man,
whom am sure the senator from Texas
does not we'll know or he would not have
used this language / could not have be II
true TO the state from which he and my
colleague and myself come If 1 hal not upon
Tie spot resented such language as that
rscd With reference to this most able and
honorable public official.
With reference to the rest OF the ques.
uon, my attention chained by tdis suspi
cion which the senator from Tex S threw
upon this man, followed 1t throughout his
discourse, because he occupied a great den
of time, and l found that 1T was SUSPECT L
with reference to the ambassador to Mexico
that 1t was suspicion with reference "a
the head Of the state department, and II
was sensltiveness.
This, is stated in no criticism of the sen
ator but in defense of the state depart
mcnt Itself, for ! charge that the senator
had no occasion at all TO bring this matter
before the senate. The senator frcm Kan
sas said that he had an opportunity to eN
anime all these papers. The senator from
Texas said aud reiterated that he went
there to get the papers and that messen
ger-think Of tia messenger was actually
sent for some Of them. Then the senator
appears not To have asked for any more
VIII ask the senator who should havt
, gene after the pnpersl The solicitor him
self or the secretary Of state? Was It moi
} proper that messenger should goi And II
only few Of the papers were brought wa.
, II not proper for the senator and would II
have been unusual for the senator to ash
for them all? We know that they woull
have been given to him because they were
, all given to the senator from Kansas tba
the senator from Kansas asked for.
, AS for the excuse of the senator from
> Texas that he would not have been nc
corded the same privileges that he woul(
political faith ms the senator from Kansas
| think he himself in a coooer moment vii
be willing to admit that that was mos
unwarrantcd charge. asked the senate
whether he requested that all the paper
might be brought at that time? The pa
pers were open Ia him; he had the oppor
tunity 10 examine them; but 1t appear
=, that because the solicitor. or the secretar,
Of state, or whoever 1t was, sent mes
senger for some Of them. the senator 10
mp ami said; II will bring this before
( place whore ! can bring, not Of grace bu
= of right. all the pap rs before me"
, Mr. President, II that procedure were fol
r lowed the time Of the senate would b
5 consumed from morning till night. from In
: first day of the session to the close, IN tn
n private grievances of senators who had ai
l. opportunity to do themselves what the,
Q asked the senate to do for them.
. Therefore Mr.. President. starting on
q with an interest in this cnse only hecausf
Q happened to hear man whom I nersou
q ally know, as I felt most unwarrantly nj
tucked. ] followed II through TO the con
clusion, and II appears that there woul
not be a sufficient reason for the adoption
/ OF the resolution.
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