Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-02-19
IN CONGRESS-.
hon. A o. Stanley Makes a Tell
ing Speech in Favor of the
Extradition Amendment.


Below we give the speech of our
Congressman A. o. Stanley made in
congress a few days ago in favor OF
the amendment to the laws upon
our Extraction, offered by Hon.
Ollie James
Don't fail to read the speech
which follows:
Mr. Stanley .-Mr Chairman,
was not surprised at the speech
made a few minutes ago by the
gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Crum-
packer ! was amazed at the ut
terance Of my genial friend the
other Representative from Indiana
{Mr. Hemeuway)
To belittle, to traduce, to hold up
ID feeble way to contumely and con-
tempt d great part of this Uuion,
for the simple reason that it hap.
pens to fall within a political dl-
vision not his own and within the
horoscope of his long cherished
and long-nourlshed hate, is enough
for the gentleman from Indiana,
without regard TO the merits of
the case. The gentleman does
aftec his kind. There is not a
crimson Magdalen in all this world
who does believe there is virtue in
her sister. There is not an un.
punished thief who fiuds honesty 10
mankind, and there is not a blind
partisan hater by profession and
by political faith who finds virtue
IN those who oppose him
Partisan measures. partisan
strife, partisan denuuciatlon are
part and parcel of his political cap
ital and his political life. | was
amazed, however, to hear the gen
tleman from Indiana (Mr. Hemen-
way) assaIl as be has done, my ma
tive State. We are told, Mr.. Chair
man, that We should keep cool that
we should be serene, that we should
express 40 feeling of resentment,
no feeling of pain when the might
lest man in all our Commonwealth
falls at the hand Of a secret assas-
sin in the discharge OF his duty, l
thank God that neither a Democrat
nor Republican until the day Of
GSebel's assassination ever knew
what it was to keep cool, to be Sc
rene, to be untrouhled in such a
tragic hour
What would that heartbroken
crowd at Buffalo have thought if
some one Of the learned gentlemen
on the other side had wrapped his
mantle about him turned away
from the bleeding victim Of Czolgosz
and had said that this lorsooth
was a political crime; do not get ex
cited. What would you have
thought when Lincoln fell here in
this capital, when all the land was
anger and amazement, if some new
disciple Of this philosophy, that
there Is such a thing as a political
crime, that murder has political
home and assassination political
refuge; what would you have
thought if he had said that
this man who slew the lamented
Lincoln was his political foe and
this was political crime?
deny that there is such a thing
as political ASA ssination. | deny
that there is such thing as poiiti
cal murder so far as my party is
concerned. deny that outside o.
the political confines OF the State Of
Indiana there is today many couh;
try, free or ensfayed, under a presI
dency or under despot, single
spot on earth where an aasassin
can find refuge because of the com
plexion, the political faith, OF his
hapless victim.
Mr., Hepburn.-Will the gentle
man permit me to ask him a ques.
tion?
Mr. Stanley Why, certainly.
Mr.. Heburn ~ Did not this man