The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-02-14
SENSATIONAL DEBATE BETWEEN
MESSRS. SULLIVAN (MASS.)
AND HEARST (N. W.
LATTER FINALLY CALLED TO ORDER
ACCUSES HIS OPPONENT OF HAV.
ING BEEN INDICTED FOR
MANSLAUGHTER.

Washington, Feb. 14.-Immediately
after the house convened Mr.. Sullivan
(Dem., Mass), in pursuance Of notice
given by him last Friday, addressed
the house in reply to certain state
ments regarding himself alleged to
have been printed in the New York
American. Ordinarily, he said, public
men expect fair criticism of their offi-
cial acts, but where the proprietor of
paper is a member of congress he
owes a double duty to his colleagues
to be fair and impartial in his criti-
cisms of them. He read the article in
the New York American of Feb. 0 in
criticism of himself, which, he said,
had been called forth by an infrac-
tion of Mr.. Hearsts monarchial dig
nifty and thereby he had been con-
signed to the political assassination
OF Mr.. Hearst's paper.
The article in question, Mr.. Sullivan
said, touched his representative ca
pacity "and is a deliberate insult to
one member by another"
Mr.. Sullivan referred to Mr.. Hearst
as the unknown man or political
novice. whose only recommendation is
his inherited wealth."
Hot Shot for Mr.. Hearst.
The scheme of political assassina-
tion, he said, had been mapped out
evidently with the idea of destroying
the respectable elements of the Demo
cratic party. He commended Mr.. Will
to endorse the Hearst rate bill, also
"a refusal of that leader to stoop to
controversy with contemplate OPP
ponent." Continuing he said:
"The writer raises the query whether
my ignorance of pending measures
was due to congenital incapacity or
Indifference to the peoples rights.
Congenital incapacity is serious
charge, yet, obviously, one which a
person accused would not care to dis
cuss. If the charge is true he is not
guilty, but unfortunate, and it is sure
ly grievous misfortune not to be able
to appreciate the value of the legis-
lattye services of the gentleman from
New York. But congenital incapable
tty TO understand is term that covers
a wide range of mental and moral de-
ficiency. 1t covers the case of the
moral degenerate, the unclean, unpro
ductive, shiftless members of society:
and II includes the man who, totally
bereft OF the sense of propriety, raises
his profaning eyes toward the splendid
temple of the peoples highest gift
the presidency of the United States
blissfully unconscious of the woeful
contrast between the qualification
requisite for that high Office and his
own contemplate equipment"
Hearst Springs Sensation.
AS soon as Mr.. Sullivan concluded
Mr.. Hearst rose to reply. He denied
that he either inspired or suggested
the publication referred to. but said
he assumed all responsibility for it.
He declared that he had no desire
to criticise Mr.. Sullivan because IL he
had he would not have done it In so
pueriIe q manner He then sprung
sensation which threw the house In
an uproar. He charged that John A.
Sullivan was one of two brothers who
had kept saloon In Boston where
murder was committed and that the
two Sullivans were indicted for man
slaughter.
Il would like to ask the gentleman
krom Massachusetts," calmly incurred