The Irish standard., 1904-05-14
Democratic Leader in Brilliant Soeech
Points Out an Issue Which
Attracts Attention.
The Republican Party Called "The Historic
Child' of the Doctrine of America
for Americans.

Representative DalZell's recent ex-
coriation of Bourke Cochran contained
one utterancc that is likely to cause
l)alZells party great deal of embar-
rassmcnt. Dalzcll took up part of Il
sentence spoken by Mr.. Cochran sew
erll months previously and quoted the
following words:
1--WE have reached the point where
America is regarded as an international
hoodlum."
Mr. Dalzell was moved to pass this
amazing structure upon Cockran's
words:
'That is a sentence" he said, chat
is interesting to you gentlemen upon
the other side Of the house-Americans
as we all areas much as it is of in
terest to me. If there be any hoodlums
among us they are not the product of
American soil, American institutions or
an American civilization. applause on
the Republican sidc.) They are to be
found among those adventures who,
having left their country for their
country's good, find in the field of
American politics prolific source of
notoriety and pelf; men who, without
conscience and without conviction, find
an opportunity, now with one party
and now with another, to secure a mar
ket for their peculiar wares, among
which is not responsibility" cloud
and long-continucd cheering and ap-
plause on the Republican side.)
Mr.. Dalzell in thus quoting Mr.. Cock
ran, employing the license Of a special
pleadcr. neglected to repeat what Mr..
Cochran had said preceding the sen
tence quoted, as well us much that fol-
lowed it, which would have made it's
meaning clear and softened it's seem.
ing brutality. Mr.. Cochran himself ex-
planned what he had said in replying
to Dalzell.
1t remained for John Sharp Williams,
the Democratic leader, in brilliant,
forceful and incisive review Of Dal-
zclrs language and its meaning, to
create political issue which is GER
tain to attract wide attention during
the coming campaign. Here is that
portion of Mr.. Williams speech bear
ing upon Dalzells thoughtlcss and
sweeping condemnation Of fOreign-born
American citizens. 1t does credit to
Mr.. Williams as a man and q states
man, and, moreover, it will stand from
literary point Of view as one of the
finest contributions that has been made
to the pages Of the Congressional Rec
ord in generation. Here is the speech
as taken from the Record:
ut is perhaps good thing, ut any
rate certain thing, that God has made
certain unalterable rules that neither
oratory nor debate can change. The gen.
tleman from Maine said in the course
Of his remarks, quoting from William
Shakespeare, that changes come over
the spirit Of our dreams.' I concede
there are limitations within which
changes can come over the spirit of
our dreams. For each individual man
who has hercdity behind him and en-
vironment around him the limitations
are exceedingly great, and for each
party in any country, if it has a his
tory behind it, it's limitations are cx-
cecdingly great. There is one principle
running through the woof Of time that
has been expressed in a plain way
that the leopard cannot change it's
spots
'"The party, Mr.. Speaker, that is
founded upon the idea that men, be-
cause they happen to live in different
climates and different countries, are
necessarily in an inimical attitude to-
ward one another and must not engage
in amicable trade relations with each
other except when it is absolutely
necessary; that party, under whatever
name it has been known in this coun-
try, whether as fedcralists, when try
ing to pass the alien and sedition laws,
or as know-nothings, when saying NO
Irish need apply cannot have change
come over the spirit of it's dreams ex-
cept the change be subject to the in