Arizona republican., 1905-02-14

party He commended Mr.. Williams.
the minority leader, for refusing to
! endorse the Hearst rate bill, and also
the refusal of that leader to stoop to
controversy with a contemplate op-
ponent.
81 know" said Mr. Sullivan: in con
clusion. that prudential reasons warn
against a controversy with a newspa-
per of this character. These reasons
present the danger of exposure to a
new form of yellow peril as disastrous
/ to the reputation as the other form
is alleged to be to Christian civiliZa-
ton. But while / remain q member of
this house / will reply to unjust at
tacks in the newspapers of the gentle
man from New York By sending To
the clerks desk to be read with the ar
ticle complained Of an estimate of the
character of my traducer which was
given on the floor OF this house by a
member from California in 1881, as the
judgment of those with whom the gem
tleman from New York then lived who
for that reason knew him best. If by
my remarks 1 have checked tue scheme
of political assassination which mas
been marked out by this Nero of mo-
dern politics, or have even called public
attention TO its evil purpose. 1 believe
have performed a service to the house
and to the country, by insisting that
members shall duly respect each other,
at least outwardly and to the coun-
try by exposing the malice that inspires
those newspaper articles which operate
20 create in the minds of the people
false impressions of their public ser
wants"
As soon as Mr.. Sullivan concluded,
S.,T
that he had either inspired or suggest
ed the publication referred to but said
he assumed all the responsibility for it.
Replying to Mr.. Sullivan's criticism
that Mr.. Hearst . had been guilty of
lack of action in the house, Mr.. Hearst
said he was proceeding; in the way he
thought the most effective TO his con-
stituents. He did not know any way
by which a man could be less effective
for his constituents than in emitting
chewed wind on the floor of the house"
Mr.. Hearst then began a review of
the attack upon him by Represen ntative
Grove johnson of California, when he
was interrupted by Mr.. Payne of New
York who alleged that the remarks
were unparliamentary.
Il ask for fair play" demanded Mr.
Griggs OF Georgia
Mr.. Payne withdrew his point. and
Mr. Hearst proceeded. He declared that
he had no desire to criticize Mr.. Sui
livan, because if he had he would not
have done it in so puerile u manner.
He then sprang a sensation which
threw the house in an uproar. He
charged that John a. Sullivan was one
of the two Sullivans who had kept a
saloon in Boston where a murder was
committed and that the two Sullivans
were indicted for manslaughter.
Il would like to ask the gentleman
from Massachusetts" calmly inquired
Mr.. Hearst. what he knows about the
incident.
Mr.. Sullivan arose and facing Mr..
Hearst. said: "If the gentlman is
asking that question of me. I will be
very glad to answer it,
Mr.. Hearst ignored the remark. how
ever.
This is not a wash shop" shouted
Mr. Butler of Pennsylvania, who ap-
pealed to the speaker to know If there
was any power to prevent the con- /
tinuance of the discussion.
The speaker ruled that Mr.. Hearst |
was proceeding by unanimous consent
and besides he was not sure that Mr..
Hearst was specifically referring to Mr.. |
Sullivan, not being familiar with his
given name
But, Mr.. Speaker" said Mr.. Butler, |
che has inferentially charged the gen.
tleman with murder" Mr.. Butler was
thoroughly enraged and as he walked
across. the aisle he exclaimed: This /
is not fair to the country"
After the excitement had subsided, |
Mr.. Hearst resuming said he recog- |
nized the justice of the remarks of Mr.. |
Butler about the turn of affairs, and /
that he greatly regretted it, but he !
added that he was compelled in de- /
fense of himself, ito define the char |
acter of the men who have made their |
attacks upon me-" 1t was, he said, the |
duty of a newspaper, when such men |
were in public life, to refer to their |
past and their characters.
At this jumcture, Speaker Cannon /
noting the effect on the house, of Mr.. |
Hearsts charge, interrupted and de-
clared that "an accusation of homicide /
against a member seems to fall within |
parliamentary prohibition, calculated to
provoke disturbance and disorder and
to bring the body itself into contempt |
and criticism
The speakers admonitiOn caused Hr
Hearst to cut short his remarks with
the statement that he was proud of |
the hostility of such as Mr.. Sullivan |
and that he would continue "to incur
the hostility of that class of individ-
uals." as long as he was in journalism
or in congress.