Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-19
HAD NEARLY FINISHED HIS REMARKS
corares.na an Applied to Chief Txeests
tive Many Picturesque and uneons'
p,Imentary Terms-Repeatsd Pre-
tests from Republican Members ~.
suit in Compelling New Yorker TO-
Take His Seat.
NV Associated PressJ.


tional and tltter attack on Prest-
dent Roosevelt was mace In tn0&
House q Representatives to-day hy
Mr.. Willet, Democrat. of New YORK.
which were delivered under the III
tcnse OF general debate on the pen
sion Appropriation bill. wre cut snOtsz
by n vote OF the house that 1t woul9
hear nc more Of them. So vehemene8
was the dcnunciation Of the chief ext
scutive that It seemed as IL the NeW
York member raked the dictionary
for words which would properly exc
press his feelings.
The President was characterfxcq
as "gargoyle. tyrant. pigmy. de-
scendant OF Dutch trades people. h4G
tender. fountain CT billinSsgate ~
mammoth POPULARITY imitation OF -
king and bogus hero"
As It was MI. Willet had compaeteo
the reading Of about three-fourths 81
his speech when after repeated ~
peais to the chair BY numerous
publicans that had called him
order he vas compelled to take III
seat. II was on motion by Ae
Gambler. Of Mississippi. that the Ne
York member be allowed to procee s.
"in order" that the house voted ha
off the floor. 7S to 1875.
WiiIett Says He was MuZzteo.
Mr.. Willett freely remarked on TIL
floor that the action Of the body "pne
an end 10 free speech"
After the Juror which the Specs
created had subsidized q number e.
members spoke on various subjecte
Mr.. Smith OF Missouri pleaded for
pensions for certain militiamen
Missouri: Mr.. Langley Of Kentueky
did likewise for some Of his conoflfs
uents: Mr.. Norris of Nebraska Aess3
tackled the house rules: Mr.. sLArnap
aga of Porto Rico presented af9u
ments to show that Porto Rico hnA
not progressed politically and Me3sr1
Goulden Ct New York, Bowers Of Mie-
sissippi and Ke!fer OF Ohio, discusse9
the merits Of the pension bill.
In the course Of hts remarks Me-
Wfllett said in part:
After declaring that in the face *
all sorts Of conditions Amertc4015
were possessed OF a universal Sene4S
of humor Mr.. Willett aid that elE
such q people 1T must be confeseo4<
Chief Magistrate who has himoo5
no sense CT humor. moving like ~
horse-tejder over the bayfield, 81
American activities: stirring up eveSy
drying i'sde Of once green grass, ~
le- il fall dryer than before: QuarfetI
ing one day with the practical polikl
clans. then with the part-your-hair -
the middle reformers. then With IT,
socialists. then with the great inGlS
trial corporations: wrestling In agUe
Of spirit with Noah Webster and c.
glorious English tongue; taking ~
out Of natIrefakers: cxhortin9 60
women 10 avoid race suicide. caAieea
be an unmixed nuisance.
lie plays tyraut. TO be sure, ~.
he is a tryant who fears the carntv0k
ticker. He sees things that have =;
had smell. brit the fresh breeze -
Capitol Hill doesn't let the odor No.
ger -
He tries out patience. bu! he u -;
ways good-to laugh ct. Thank heaB<i
| en- for the things that make % 1auo1<7
Withou: them We might easily -
come raw, unsamed Anglo SaeouD)
IT. King much Of Magma Charta. 6e9s1
lowing about an effcte BiI Of Kiehtl
or even ready 10 fight for freedoms q
Thought freedom OF speech aud free
dom Of IN" press. as did our uncivSpp-
ed sncr stors at lexington and BuaEr.
er Hill"
Mr. WIIlstt gave q brief biogrsOayf
%: Mr.. RooseveI,'s life. beginning w1l45
his experience as a cowboy down -.
inc prcssn, time. and accused bin. -
bis carly manhood. Of having hsd -
VosteroHs notions. Of having "ksjeeG
Secretary Lcus. OF being - vsutw
,Innc in Cuba. o: having won the NJ
York govcrnnrshir by . moro nelDe'
when the false halo Of Sar Juan H.
WIS above his head: tho beneficiary g
ASSASSINATION and last and crowul19
niece Of luck the nominee for prool,
dent when al the aggressive -
mon's " the opposition wanted 70 -,
their own candidate de&Astc1. -.
Mammoth Jocularity has soe 49,
with every sppcarsscc: the 0sfUuv19
(Coatinucd on Third p19olv ~