The Washington times., 1909-01-18
CONGRESS HALTS
WILLETT'S ATTACK
ON THE PRESIDENT
Fiery Arraignment of Chief
Executive by New Yorker
Is Interrupted.
ASSAULT TOO BITTER
FOR REPUBLICANS
Rakes Dictionary for Terms to Flay
RooseyeH-Vote Stands
78 to l26.

70 to l26.
In striking contrast TO its action
of last week, when it INDUCED in a
wholesale attack upon President
Roosevelt, the House today refused
to permit Representative William
Willett Of New York TO continue the
delivery of a speech in which he
made a vicious attack upon the
President.
From the moment he began his
speech, Mr. Willett INDUCED in per
sonalitieS which aroused the ire of
the Republican members. Mr.. Viii
lett not only held up to ridicule the
Presidents official acts but he treat
ed with seorn many phases of his
private life, referring sarcastically
even to his family life in the White
House.
Republicans Restless.
The Republican side or the House be-
came restless before Mr.. WnIett had
been speaking long, and mr.. 1fughes OF
West Virginia made a point Of order
that the speaker was not connning him
sci. 10 the bin under consideration.
'"The gentleman he said. IS reading
lot OF rot in which the House is not
interested. lie is vinifying the Presi-
dent Of the United States and I submit
that under the rules he is not permitted
TO do so"
Representative Butler OF Pennsyl-
- aas ss was 81 the cnair ruled thst
It was not necessary for the speaker
to couhne himself to remarks on the
pension appropriation bill then under
consideration and that, in his opinion,
Mr.. WiIlett was not out Of order.
Permitted to Continue.
Mr.. Willett was then permitted to
continue his speech. But in a few mo
ments Mr.. Hughes again made a point
Of order and insisted that Mr.. VViuett
was uttering language which was un-
parliamentary and which was strictly
prohibited by the rules Of the House.
Mr. Butler ruled that he would take
the point under consideration and that.
if he found that the language used by
Mr.. Willett was unparIiamentarv he
would order that it be stricken from the
record.
Second Interruption.
Again Mr.. Winett was given permls-
sion to resume his speech. but he had
continued but a few moments when he
charged that President Roosevelt with
persistent defamation" of Admiral
schley during the Spanish war.
At this point Representative Gard
ner Of Massachusetts, jumped to his
feet and made the point that the one
word defamation" was sufficient
ground for the chairman to rule that
Mr.. WiIett was out of order.
Mr. Wuett objected that his state.
ment was not only true, but that #
was a historical fact, that il vas Ad-
miral Schley who really fought and
won the battle Of Santiago Bay. Mr..
Butler then ruled that the sentence tn
which Mr.. Gardner took exception was
out of order.
Mr. Gardner then pressed his noirt
and insisted that Mr.. HVfllett bavfre,
been ruled out of order. could no Ionpar
retain possession Of the floor. and that
any other member of the House had a
right TO recognition.
After the vote had been announced
Mr.. WilIett picked Up his incompIete5
manuscript and LEFT the chamber. This
address, which he had given out. IS as
follows:
I'VE strengthened and keen-ar7Ir.ur.
Americans" said Willett in beginning
ARE q people patient 10 the point III
patience. negligent 10 the point Of pau-
sea, self-conhdent to the veg-v border
Of slavery and saved from pestreuce.
nausea, and slavery alike only bv
universal sense OF humor.
To such a people, II must be con-
fessed, q Chief Magistrate who has hir--
self no sense Of humOT, moyfuIr .,ya a
horse tedder over the bayfield, OF amer
lean aCllhluees SLlFrlnS up every dry
ing blade or once green grass r0 laf If
fan drier than before QuarreIing one
day with the practical politicians. then
with part-yOur- -ha.iT-iII-th middle re-
formers. then with the socialists, then
with great industrial corporations
wrestling iu agony OF spirit with Noah
Webster and our glorious Englfsh
tongue. taking a fall out u nature
takers; eEhor.ing our women to avoid
race suicide-cannot be an unmixed
nuisance.
"Plays the TyTant."
He plays the tyrant." to be sure.
but he is a tyrant who fears the carni-
val tickIsr He sees things that have
a bad smell, but the fresh breeze of.
Capitol HM does not let the odor lin
ger.
he tries cur patience, but he is al
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