The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-14

in the Record; and / have heard the
abiest speakers deliver the most adj
mirabie addresses on the floor of this
House without influencing legislation in
the smallest particular. Applause /
do not know any way in which man
can be less effective for his constituents
and less useful to them than by emit
ting chewed wind on the floor of this
House [Laughter.l
A Sensitive Glass.
There is a certain class of gentlemen
who are peculiarly sensitive to news
paper criticism, anG have every reason
to be. l was criticised on the floor of
this House once before by a gentleman
from California, Mr.. johnson. That
gentleman had been attacked in my
Southern Pacific Railway He had gone
back TO his constituents for vindication,
and the district which had elected him
by 1000 Republican ma ty reputljated
The lirst time that district had gone
Democratic. and it has never gone
obviously In order to reject the gentle
man from California, Mr.. Johnson
Nj, Speaker, Mr.. Johnson was indicted
IN New York State for forgery and fed
TO the West, where he changed his
name, but not his character or his hah-
it's He was denounced not only by my
pa ger but by Il Republican paper, the
San Francisco Chronicle, for this in
dlctment for forgery, and for other
faults or crimes that he had committed
IL seemed to me just to the people of
scented. TO tell the truth about Mfr john
son. and | think the action of his CON
stituents showed approval OF the ac-
ton of my newspaper.
| Charge of MansIaughter.
1 had no desire. really, to criticise the
| gentleman from Massachusetts. and if
had 1 should certainly not have done
| it in SO puerile way When / was at
| Harvard College in 1885 a murder was
committed in q low saloon in Cam
bridge. a man partly iucapacitatei
| from drink bought In that saloon on
| Sunday morning. when the saloon was
| open against the law. was assaulted by
brutaliy Kicked to death. The name of
one of tEs owners of that saloon was
john a. aiIivan, and these two men
were arrested and indicted hy the grind
| jury for TnansfdughteE and tried and
convicted. [ would like TO ask the gem
tleman from Massachusetts EMr SuIli-
| vanl If he knows anything about that
make hostile criticism, L could not
| have referred to that crine2
Regrets Discussion.
| Mr. Speaker, I recognize the inner.
| ent justice of the remark that tie gen
tleman from Pennsylvania has made
| about the character of discussion that
| has been going on in this House and
greatly regret it. but I must define the
/ kind and character OF men who have
made theft attacks upon me and then
| reasons for it. / must state ther:. is
| a certain class of men who is peculiarly
| sensitive to criticism and particularly
! deserving of it, and I must say that it
| is the duty Of a newspaper wiIea such
men are in public life to refer TO tpeir
| past and their character for the pro-
| lection of the public
NJ Speaker. I really have nothing
| further to say except that I am proud
| TO have incurred the hostility OF that
class of individuals and [ shall make il
my duty and my pride to continue to
| incur the hostility of that class of In
| dividuais as long as / am in Journalism
| or in politics. GADplause.l