The Washington herald., 1910-02-26

you near-insurgents. the humanity Of
murderous Macbeth.
LET these Ohio friends OF mine and my
friends on this honor roll get up In this
House and point out one single measure
that the Speaker had ever advocated that
they did not advocate. Let them mention
one single policy that the Speaker ever
pursued in which they have not sustained
him. Let them name one measure mat
the Speaker has ever opposed that they
I'D not oppose. These near-insurgents
can play Victor Murdoch and Norris and
Cooper back yonder behind the curtains
in their home districts, but they cannot
play the part before us who know their
records. They can put on the Murdoch
wig and the Norris mustache and the
paint and powder. But they cannot strut
the stage before US to save their lives.
We know their records and we know
they are acting.
80, Uncle Joe has got TO so, has he?
You men who have been elevated by
him are pressing that sad prospect to
his lips. / don't know how the Speaker
feels about #. but these words Of the
poet come 10 my mind:
'TAe wretch whom gratitude once falls
to bind to truth. 10 honor. 10 virtue let
him lay no claim. but stand confessed be-
fore the world, the brute disguised in
man
Now Turn Backs on Him.
Il can understand how an ordinary Re-
publican can go end leave Uncle Joe
under stress Of circumstances for the
good OF the G. o. p. but these gentlemen
whom he has taken out OF the ordinary
and lifted into chsirmanships OF commit
tees-how these men can turn their backs
on him / cannot understand. ! have for
gotten which one Of Millions works his
is in, but Will bet that the Speaker can
tell me:
"svinish gluttony ne'er looks to heaven,
Amidst his Gorgeous feast,
But with beso,ted base ingTztit1de,
Grams and Grams and then turns and blaSphemes
his feeder.
After feeding az the hands OF the
Speakers generosity. they turn on him in
this way. and I have no doubt that he
repeats these words"
Mr.. Kitchin said the near-insurgertss
had blood in their eyes until they went
into caucus. and that then they stretched
out their hands and demanded 10 be tied
good and tight. so that they could go
back 10 their constituents and say. 7
had to stand by the caucus" He scoru-
fully referred to the fact that mo Repub-
lican has had the nerve or the gratitude
to say one defending word for the
Speaker-except the Speaker himself"
Speaker Cannon occupied a seat on the
floor during Mr.. Kitehin's spee,h and
grinned most OF the time. At it's conclu-
sion, ne left the chamber wearing a smile
that wouldn't come of. The regular Re
publicans seemed tlckled. too. The DEM
.ocrats enjoyed the affair. The only mem
bers who seemed gloomy after everything
was over were the so-called near-insur-
gents.
Definition of Tariff Law.
Republicans are never dangerous to
Democrats except at elections, and never
harmful to the people except when they
are in public Office" said Mr. Kitchin in
opening his speech, which was 20 have
been entirely in reply to recent speeches
Of Representative Boutell. OF Illinois.
and Representative Gardner. of Massa-
chusetts.
Il was surprised" said Mr.. Kitchin.
ito hear constant references in those
speeches TO this tariff act as the Payne
law. 1 think It Is rather rough on the
gentleman from New York. Mr.. Payne.
to attempt to shoulder of on him ali re-
sponsibility for that piece OF iniquity"
1.-The gentleman from New York would
be very glad to shoulder all the respon-
sibiIity for that law" interrupted Repre-
sentative Payne.
Then he is willing 10 take more of q
load than any man have ever known. -
retorted Mr.. Kitchin.
Continuing. the Member from North
Carolina said that the tariff act was
known to the people Of the country as
the Aldrich-Payne law. And II is well
named said Mr.. Kitchin. ut is the
An-rich-Paln law 1t has conferred bless
ings on the all-rich. and nothing but pain
on the common people of the country"