Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-14
TWO CONGRESSMAN
IN WAR OF WORDS
Sullivan Attacks Hearst and lat
Ter Reta'iatcs With
Serious Charge.
New York Representative t,u*ls That
tns'ruaticr at Massachusetts Mar,
Who Criticized Formers Action in
Regard = the Freieh: Rate ell
Hcuse il urroa~
n:v Associated Press. J

5t t:N ASSncinind prcSS)
W.\Sl:IEGTO>> d. q E,b. l:.- No,
in recon, years haas iii" Hn,,., witness.
ctl SSn@ !! :! spectacle Is i, did today With
MI. Sullivan. ri MaSsacluS, nn;,
Wm. X II an, NJ New York a. tho
t.fntra li"'"'S ;,olh lnul-nd Il ,r,.
>nnaili"s 4 TIC graves, character an.
s.; s'iri'l The l,n,'Sr ~ 10 arouse
"a ~ certain nt"Eh,,s i l,rlin" 81
' he "rr,csfl indi.nn,inn
MIR. S,tliva, nrapcA uron NJ, ,l,a"y,
= ;iralr cf Instrumentation. vhiiA ,hc "a.
I.r ny lnplira,l,n charged Mi, sullivan
with com"!is.iry in i murder.
Hos:iIties Began early
lmme dlately after the House con
vencd today Mr.. Sullivan in pur-
suancc CT notice given BY him last
Friday. addressed the House in reply
to certain statements rc2arlin. him
sell alleged 10 have been printed in
the New York American Mr. Sulli-
vans remarks were tho outcome oi
last weeks debate on the railroad rate
question j. the course CT which he
irlnired CT Mr.. Lamar .tF,Iorida) wh.-
,A,.+.s,s ~ n. Hearst New York y was
~ presentto- explain. ifs..own biil.ssy-
Mir. Sullivan at the outset stated h..
had given his notice early in order
that Mr.. Hearst might he present TO-
DAY. he had interrupted Mr. Lamar.
he said because lie thought Mr.. Lamar
was criticizinG tCo harshly his Democ-
ratio colleagues for their failure 10 sun
roH the so-callcd Hearst Bill and he
Ieit that Mr.. Hearst himself might pro
ducc the desired effect.
Expect Fair Criticism.
Ordinarily. he said. public men OK
pecs fair criticism OF their official acts.
n'll where the proprietor OF q paper
IS a member OF congress he owes 4
double duty 10 bis colleagues 10 be fail
and Impartial in his criticisms Of thcr,
he read the article in the New Yo,.l,
Alnerlcan Of Feb. 9 in criticism Of
himself which he said mad been called
fGr'h by an iniraction OF Mr.. Hcars1's,
monarchical dignity ana thereby had
D"en consigned 10 HE political assa:s.
ha'loh CT M'. Hcarst's paper. The AZ
tcIe in question Mr. Sullivan said.
touched his representative capacity.
and is deliberate insult 10 one mem.
b"r BY another"
nc was interrupted by MIR Robinson
(lncD, who raised the point that Mr..
sullivan was not in order Immediate.
~ there went np howl Of moi
mo-" Mo-
The speaker ruled that MI Sull"an
vas proceeding by unanimous consent.
Continuing MIR. Sullivan said:
Structure Objected TO.
The writer raises the query whetl.
er my ignorance OF pending measures
was due 'o conGcnital incapacity or
lnilf1ercAcc 70 the peoples ri.hla
Con@eni,al ;ncap2city is serious
charge. yc' obviously one which
person accused would rGt care TO dis.
clss # the charge is ,r,.c no is not
gully, bnt anfortnnatc and il is s,,rr
~ a "rcvcus misfortune not 70 be
able to appreciate tho value Of ,hn
legislative services CT the gentleman,
from New York.
But conccnilal ncapac,y 10 undar.
stand is term tina, covers a wide.
range Of mental and moral deficiency
y covers the case Of tncs neral &c.
generate. unprodrciive. shiftlecs Nom
berS or society, and it includes Tho
man who totally hercf, at tho sense
CT propricty. raises his nrofaning eyes
toward the splendid temple OF the reo-
pes highest sift-ihc presidency a.
me United States DlisSfnllv uncnn.
Sclous OF the wocini contrast. between.
he qualifications requisite for that
hI@h Office and his own rOntemDt;nln
intellectual ana moral equipment
Mr.. Sullivan referred TO Mr. Hearst
rs the unkniwn man CT political ncy!cn
who's" only recommendation is his in
h"ritcd wealth. /"
Political Assassination.
INC scheme Of political assassina.