The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-27
TALKED POLITICS
IN LOWER HOUSE
BoUTELL AND WILLIAMS
CHEERED by THEIR RESPECTIVE
PARTIES FOR SPEECHES.

ROuten Replied 10 the Democratic
Leaders Recent speech ON the
"StnRd Pat" POIIcy-QuestiOned by
BOuten, Williams Said That the
Democrats Had ReIegnted silver
To the Renr-His Democratic Assoc
cintes Applnuded This.
Washington, Jan. 26.-Afr. Boutell
(Republican) of Illinois addressed the
House for nearly two hours to-day in
reply to statements made by Mr..
Williams of Mississippi, the minority
leader, in his stand pat speech of a
few days ago. Mr.. Williams, in turn,
replied to Mr. BoutelI
The House had under consideration
at the time the. urgent deficiency bill.
MI. Boutell received close attention of
both sides of the chamber, and when
he spoke of the passing of the last
trace of bitterness between the North
and South, he was loudly applauded
on both sides.
Answering the charge of the minori-
ty leader that the Republicans were idol
worshlppers, MIR. Boutell reviewed the
history of the Democratic party in the
two last campaigns, and in doing so
ne lkened the conspicuous figures of
that party to characters in Biblical
history.
You still have got William Jennings
Bryan to reckon WITH" he declared,
addressing himself to the minority side,
adding that he again would play the
part of Nebuchadnezzar or the part OF
Samson, and charged the Democrats ia
see that he did not pull down the pill
lars of their house, and again bring
them into the position of idolators.
Mr.. Boutell had prepared a volume
OF extracts from Southern newspapers
each of which spoke of the prosperity
enjoyed in it's respective communities
stress being laid on conditions in Mis-.
Sisslppl. While not claiming credit
for these conditions wholly for the
Dingley act, he said it was the most
beneficent law to all sections that had
ever been enacted.
Mr.. Boutell, in conclusion, said Mr.
Roosevelt would be nominated and
woulds receive the same large vote
that was given to Lincoln, Grant and
to Mckinley, and declared If it were
not for those whom he called geo.
| graphical Democrats" the vote would
| be the greatest since Monroe's time
Reference to Mr.. Roosevelt received
| applause on the Republican side.
WiIIiams>RepIy.
Mr.. Williams. the minority leader
replied to Mr.. Boutell. saying that h.
was glad there was not a line of Gus
along the Ohio TO protect one sid
against the other. He asked If
stronger word than "impetuous" ha,
not been used in referring to the Pres
ldent. Referring to Mr.. Boutell state
| ment that Roosevelt would be the Re
| publican nominee. Mr.. Williams said
You have gone so far you can't g
back, and you are going to stand pa
on him."
Replying to the charge that they ha
| worshipped the idol of opposition [
the holding of the Philippines, he sal
| Washington fought and soldiers starve
at Valley Forge because opposed to tn
principle involved in this charge. II
told the majority to stand pat on wha
he termed that "un-Amerlcan policy,
and again referred to 1t as "colonlalisn
recklessness, land-grabbing and greed,
and spoke of putting bullets in tn
| brown man."
THE distinguished accidental incum
bent of the house at the other end o
the avenue dared to call Thomas JEFF
ferson a coward" he said. rs the mai
a coward who in the eighteenth centu
ry dared to deny the divinity of Chris
and run for the presidency"
silver Gone TO the Rear.
In answer to a question by MI
| Boutell Mr.. Williams announced him
self mQet positively on the silve
| question.
Conditions are such that the silve
| question has been relegated to tn
rear" he declared, amid continues
| Democratic applause. Parties, he said
| did not create political issues, but con
! ditions. 1t was not left for any maj
to make the platform. Mr.. William
| explained that he was speaking sim
| ply as the representative of tn
Eighth Mississippi district, and 70
himself alone.
Giving a reason for the reiegatiol
of the silver question to the rear, MI
Williams called attention to the fac
that In 1898 the annual output of gol,
was $109, 100000 while now 1t was $40,
100000.
When Mr.. Boutell had concluded, Mr.
| Williams crossed over and shook hand
with him, Mr.. Boutell returning tn
compliment when Mr.. Williams ha'
! concluded.
A resolution, calling on the Post
| master General for Information rela
tive to the number of carriages main
tanned by the government for the Post
Office Department, was passed after
| spirited debate.
The House adjourned until to-mor
row.