The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-13
ENTIRE COUNTRY
Nv GRIP OF COLD:
RECORDS BROKEN
"MURDER!" CRIES
HEARST IN HOUSE
Yellow Journalist Assails Fellow
Congressman When Called
to Account on Floor.

Washington, Feb. 13.-Immediately
after the house convened today Mr..
Sullivan Of Massachusetts made reply
| to statements regarding himself alleged
to have been printed in the New York
| American. Mr.. Sullivan's remarks
were the outcome Of last week s debate
on the railroad rate question, in the
course of which he inquired why w: II.
Hearst of New York was not present to
| explain his own bill.
Mr.. Sullivan said public men expect
| fair criticism Of their official acts, but
! where the proprietor of a paper is
meuIber' of congress he owes. double
duty to his colleagues to be fair and I'M
partial in his criticisms of them. He
Feb. 9 in criticism of himself, which,
| he said, had been called forth by, an
! infraction Of Mr.. Hearst g monarchical
dignity and thereby he had been con-
signed to the political ASSASSINATION by
Mr.. Hearst 8 paper.
The article in question, Mr.. Sullivan
said, touched his representative capa-
city "and is a deliberate insult to one
member by another
Whole House Wants to Hear.
He was interrupted by Mr.. Robinson
Of Indiana, who raised the point that
Mr. Sullivan was not in order. lmme..
diateyl there went up howl of NO! -
"no!'' "no!' The speaker ruled that
Mr.. Mr.. Sullivan was proceeding by
unanimous consent. Continuing, Mr..
Sullivan said:
The writer raises the query whether my
ignorance Of pending measures was due
| to congenital incapacity of Indifference
to the peoples rights. Congenital inca
pacity is a serious charge, yet obviously
one which a person accused would not
care to discuss. If the charge is true, he
is not guilty but unfortunate and it Is
surely grievous misfortune not to be able
to appreciate the value Of the legislative
services Of the gentleman from New
| York.
But congenital incapa bi1ity to under
stand is term that covers a wide range
Of mental and moral deficiency. It covers
the case Of the moraal degenerate, the
unclean, unproductive shiftless members
Of society and it includes the man who,
totally bereft Of the sense Of propriety,
raises his profaning eyes towards the
splendid temple Of he peoples highest
gift-the presidency of the United States
-blissfully unconscious of the WOful con-
I trast beE.ween the qualifications requisite
for that high office and his own contempt
ible moral equipment.
: Hearst an Unknown Man.
Mr.. Sullivan referred to Mr.. Hearst
as the unknown man or political
novice whose only recommendation is
his inherited wealth.
The scheme Of political assassina-
ton, he said, had been mapped out evil
IDENTIFY with the idea Of destroying the
respectable elements of the democratic
; party. He commended Mr.. Williams,
: the minority leader, for refusing to in
dorse the Hearst rate bill, also "a re-
fusal Of that leader to stoop to con-
troversy with a contemplate oppon-
ent.'
Reply by Hearst.
AS soon as Mr.. Sullivan concluded,
Mr.. Hearst rose in reply. He denied
that he either inspired or suggested
, the publication referred to, but said
he assumed all responsibility for it.
7 Replying to Mr.. Sullivan s criticism
that Mr.. Hearst had been guilty Of lack
: of action in the house, Mr.. Hearst said
S thought most effective to his constitu
| ents. He did not know any way by
f which a man could be less effective TO,
L his constituents ethan in emitting
: chewed wind on the floor of the house. }:
e Mr.. Hearst then began a review OF
the attack upon him by Representative
Grove johnson of California when he
was interrupted ny NIL. I dy uc VI 1NcH
York, who alleged the remarks were
t supplementary.
II ask for fair play,' demanded Mr.
: MI. PAYNE withdrew his point, ant
c Mr.. Hearsts proceeded. He declared
: that he had no desire to criticise MI
Y Sullivan, because if he had, he would
n not have done it in SO puerile manner
sprang Sensation.
!, He then sprung a sensation which
$ threw the house In an uproar III
= charge dthat John A. Sullivan was on
! of two brothers who had kept saloon
Q in Boston where murder was commit
e te dand that the two Sullivans were In
Il dicted for manslaughter.
81 would like to ask the, ge1ntlema1
e from Massachusetts, calmly Inquire
Mr.. Hearst, ''what he knows about tina
j. incident.'
:, Mr.. Sullivan arose and, facing Nj
J Hearst, said: 90 II the gentleman IS ask
ing a that Ia question Of me will be yer
The speaker ruled that Mr.. Hears
e was proceeding by unanimous consent
f and besides he was not sure that NJ
II Hearst was specifically referring to Nj
3 Sullivan, not being familiar with hi
E. given name.
Brought Murder Charge.
= "But, Mr.. Speaker said Mr.. But
w w Ter, che has inferentially charged tn
W gentleman with murder" Mr.. Butte
IL " was thoroly enraged and as he wake
y across the aisle exclaimed: "This
i, not fair to the country.''
= After the excitement had subsidized
u Mr.. Hearst said he recognized the jus
IL tice of the remarks of Mr.. Butler abou
< the turn Of affairs and that he greatl
, regretted it, but, he added, he was CON
= PEELED in defense Of himself, "to de
i fine the character of men who hav
O. made their attacks upon me.''
It was, he said, the duty Of a news
paper, when such men were in publ
, life, to refer to their past and thei
- character.
At this juncture Speaker Cannon
noting the effect on the house of MI
q Hearst s charge, interrupted and dc
is clared that can accusation of homi
" eide against member seems to fa]
g. within the parliamentary prohibition
r calculated to provoke disturbance an
N disorder and to bring the body itsel
% into contempt and criticism.
le The speaker s. admonition caused Nj
n Hearst to cut short his remarks wit
a statement that he was proud of tn
is hostility Of such as Mr.. Sullivan, an
lie that he would continue to incur tn
10 hostility of that class of individuals