The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-06

They do their work well enough to JUS
tify more pay Give il to them and let them
work a little longer if that be possible"
KITTINGER REUSED TO ANGER
To the ears of the senator from Madison
came a whisper from a nearby desk that
the Governor was against the bill in its
present form. 1t reused him to instant
wrath and he took the floor with his face
red with anger. The storm which had been
rumblng broke forth terrifcally.
Waving his long arms and shaking his
fist alternately. Senator Kittinger tramped
around his desk. hurting his fiery thoughts
at the heads of friends and foes. He be-
gan with
There is nothing more sickenng to me
than this streak of economy that hypo-
critically injects itself into the discussion
of this body. / am sick and tired of the
arguments made by certain senator's as to
why this bill should be supported and that
one opposed. There are lot of senator's
that come i'm here and ask us to do some
thing because the Governor wants it; the
Governor is in favor OF it, That bosh
turns my stomach. L am so weary of being
told that the Governor thinks We should do
this, and that he believes We should not
do that.
Here comes the senator from Marshall
with objections 10 the bill. l want to say
right here that there is not a member of
the body who stands more in favor of
creating almost any old sort of a board
than the senator from Marshall or of vot-
ing for any old sort of a bill; and yet Mr..
Parks comes in here with his whiskers
flowing to the ground and dares to tell
me that the Governor does not want this
bill passed.
Us that not enough to make a mans
stomach turn over? do not know whether
the gentleman from Marshall is religious
enough to invoke divine assistance, but
if he is L believe that when he goes down
on his knees tonight in his closet he ought
TO ask God to forgive him for such Internal
hypocrisy.
81 ask your vote for the bill; but, no mat
ter whether you vote for or against it, i
shall not come around here groveling and
whining with the cheap bosh flowing from
the end of my tongue that the Governor
wants this or that"
A STARTLING CLIMAX.
Senator kittinger. carried away by his
anger, looked as il he might drop in an
apoplectic fit He wound up his dynamic
speech with the following: mo man worthy
the name of senator ought to come in here
| as the mouthpiece of the Governor to tell
| us what the Governor wants. No man
| ought to be so mean little as to come in
| here to try to influence US one way or an
other by limiting that such course would
| be very acceptable to the Governor. i do
not care what the Governor wants. I am a
| senator from Madison county and the Gov
ernor is not my guardian"
Lieutenant Governor Gilbert. always
quick to make the best of an unpleasant
| situation, tried to relieve the tension a bit
/ by saving: 'Of course, the Senate under
| stands that the remarks made by the gen.
| tlenan from Madison were altogether face
| tious, along the line of his customary wit
and humor."
From the Democratic side of the house
/ came laughter, while the Republicans made
no demonstration of any kind. Senator Kit
fingers fiery speech had provoked a great
4 deal of fun during its delivery, but there
| was no doubt when he finished that he was
| very much in earnest
/ Senator John w. Parks rose to a point OF
| personal privilege ''The senator cannot
| assert truthfully." he declared, that
| ever came into this chamber witt the state
| ment that the Governor wanted any sena-
| tor TO do one thing or another"
| II can prove that the senator has" inter
| jected Mr.. Kittinger.
"The senator can furnish no such proof
| replied Mr.. Parks.
| The You cans and ''you can'ts'' ended
| at that point, both senator's refrainine
| from any further display of temper.
! Had the chair not understood that the
| remarks OF the senator from Madison were
entirely facetious." said President Gilbert
1.-The chair would have interrupted the sen
ator and would have called him TO order