The Washington herald., 1906-11-03
URGES DEFEAT OF TALBOT
Secretary BOnararte in Caustic
Speech Attacks Congressman.
Asks Voters to Repudiate Candidate
Who Made Promise Regarding
Illegal Use Of Money.

Westminster. Nd. Nov 2-Secretary Of
the Navy Bonaparte. in a speech here
to-nigat urged the defeat OF Congress
man. J. Fred c. Talbot who was ore
of the leading lieutenants Of the late
Senator German. In referring TO Tai
bott, the Secretary said:
IF he promised not 10 spend money
tor Illegal purposes. I should have en-
tire confidence in his not dong so. pro-
/ vided he had no money 70 spend. or
( thought he did not need to spend il.
u urge you, whatever your politics, 20
show enough public spirit and patriotism,
enough regard for your own reputation
and your states credit, 10 place IN the
chair he has held 50 long and used as
he has used il, a good citizen. an honor
able gentleman. and an honest man.
Continuing. Mr.. Bonaparte said.
Il feel that | should make an apology
for presuming 10 address you CT even 10
continue IN business as a mortal I see
that the Hon. William r. Hearst, Demo
cratic candidate for governor OF New
/ York, has described me as a 'snob,' and
| cab horse. l have some idea Of what
'snob' is. and / recognize Mr. Hearst's
authority as an expert On the question.
but / must own that when l am called
cab horse, this leaves me Ia somewhat
the same dilemma as Mrs. Pardngton's
when she was called a parallelogram. ]
know II is terrible insult but | d5h't
know why; q cab horse seems 20 my
/ ignorance and simplicity. On the whole,
decidedly useful member of society
But We must come nearer home. Mr
Roger ". Gull saws / an in q state CT
Intellectual and moral decay. by reason,
in substance, OF the bad company / have
kept since I entered President Kooseveits S
Cabinet: Senator Whyte recognizes the
same signs OF premature seaility in my
behavior and language, but be is more
charitable as 70 tie cause, aid credits the
disaster to chronic Indigestion, due TO
ead g canned coTned-beef nash.
Gov. WardeId Is grisved, indeed
shocked. % ind I am a partisan. and
proceeds 20 give a beautiful ulustra ton
OF strict noupartisanslip, as displayed by
nigh executive Officer IN his own speech.
Finally. Attorney General Bryan tells
Us that / am not 10 be taken seriously.
for while ike Artemus Wards kanga-
roo, ! am an amooSiu little cuss, he
| tnds me 10 his regret nearly always
wrong. Mr. Bryan. himself. is Of course.
nearly or quite always right: but II IS
just as well 10 mention this fact. for
otherwise everybody mightnt know H.
Now. my fclloW-CitZcns. ] have told
you the terrible ce7sure passed on me
by all these great prophets and apostles
vi hout the State and within: I mus
mae the further confession that they
leave me wholly inpenitent; only NY de-
plorable condition Of mind. perceived and
depicted by Messrs, Whyte ard CuU no
doubt prevents my seeing that I have
done anything wrong. but. as a matter
OF fact. such IS my state Of blindness.
J told my hearers az the Lyric that.
while ] had a sincere and profound re-
Ssrd for many individual Democrats
and had IN Democrats resolute. zo7lous.
and faithful comrades IN what have
tired 70 co 20 remedy abuses and scan
dals in government. whether their party
or mine Were responsible Tor these abuses
or sc7ndaLs. 1 never found any reason
20 think well Of Democratic professional
politicians in Maryland or Cf the very
divergent and inconsistent policies sue
eessively advocated by the Democratic
party In national affairs I said this
then and / say IT now. and II my saying
Il has made some people angry. this IS
simply because what I said was and e
true, and they know t. b."