The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-02-13
BRYAN THE SUBJECT
REPUBLICANS ENJOY DEBATE
Applaud Sarcastic Remarks of Mr..
Leake, Who Replies Briefly to the
Speech of His Colleague in Praise
of the Nebraskan.

Washington, Feb. 13-The Indian
appropriation bill, after days of con-
sideration on the floor, was passed by
the house of representatives prac-
tically in the form recommended by
the committee. The bill carries a to-
tai appropriation of approximately
$S,000,O00.
For the second time this week poll
ties cropped out during the discussion
of the measure Mr. Hamill of New
Jersey got the floor for five minutes
presumably to talk on the bill
my colleague, Mr.. Leake, last Mon
day made some remarks derogatory of
the conduct of William Jennings Bry-
an" he said, and before he could con-
tinue Mr.. Sherman IN. " rose and
said, amid general laughter: Il must
make the point of order that this Sec
tion of the bill does not appropriate
for William Jennings Bryan" There
were demands that Mr.. Hamill be al
lowed to proceed. On condition that
Mr.. Leake should be permitted five
minutes to reply the permission was
accorded.
Resuming his remarks Mr. Hamill
declared that the sentiments as ex.
pressed by Mr.. Leake ARE not the
sentiments 1 entertain or the senti.
ments that prevail in Hudson county,
which We both represent; which pre-.
VAIL for that matter, throughout the
state of New Jersey"
Mr.. Bryan, he said, had been criti.
cised because of his knowledge of the
decalogue. In his opinion 1t was
amazing that Mr.. Bryan should be
openly opposed on the floor of the
house because he showed an acquaint
ance with the ten commandments. 1t
was refreshing, he said, to find man
who not only boasted and possessed
All acquaintance with the ten com
mandments, but who throughout the
entire course of his public career has
consistently put the precepts of the
commandments into practice"
Shouts of Democratic approval
greeted Mr. Hamilrs announcement
that while he agreed with the state
ment that Mr.. Bryan's knowledge ol
the commandments would fit him to
occupy pulpit with pre-eminence 81
can also assure the house, rejecting
at the same time their own convic
tion, that that same acquaintance will
enable him to occupy with eclat the
post of president of the United
States" The principles Mr.. Bryan
espoused. he said, were so undeniably
sound that his victorious opponents
have appropriated many of them and
made them the popular features OF
their policies"
leake Replies to Colleague.
All eyes then turned toward Mr.
Leake, who, amid Republican ap
plause, said that he had been misun
derstood and that the Congressional
Record would bear him out that ht
had cast NO aspersions on "the peer
less one" His tone in referring tC
Mr.. Bryan was SO sarcastic that he
was again applauded by the Repub
licans. Mr.. Leake said it was his hon
est opinion that. his views reflected
the sentiment of his district, his state
and the country. There were, ht
said, certain principles of the Demo
cratic party which had been departed
from since 1896" and that in this yeal
when we see an opportunity of victory
we are still trusting our fortunes tt
the distinguished gentleman from Ne
braska"
Mr.. Laake spoke Of the doctrine q