The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-02-26

Representative Claude Kitchin. OF North
Carolina. took occasion yesterday after
noon in the House to pay his warmest
respects TO Speaker Cannon's political
enenies-the near-insurgents-in a speech
filled with invective. satire. and humor.
The spectacle of minority member de-
Tending, exousing, and explaining the acts
of the man he called "The Gar" whom
he said he had seen again and again
exercise greater power than the President
of the United States. held the House. as
well as the galleries, breathless at mo-
ments, and ne was voluntarily given the
time of Republicans and Democrats alike
IN which TO continue his arraignment OF
the near-insurgenss, whom he said the
Speaker had lifted out of the ordinary
into chalrmanshlps of committees, and
who now turn their backs on him in in
gratitude.
Lowest Tones Heard.
Paying such close and silent attention
TO Mr. Kitchin that at times his lowest
tones coulI be heard even in the gal
leries. it seemed as IL those members
of the House to whom he alluded had
all they could do TO keep their tempers.
1t was a Claude Kitchin field day, one
of those occasions when the member from
is fsva. IN Ia
one Of the very best debaters in The
lower branch of Congress, let's himself
out and takes his colleagues into his con-
hdence. Mr. Kitchin began on the tan1
and the cost Of food, but it was when ht
began to speak OF the near-insurgenSs
that he took the House by storm.
"Brutus. when he assassipated Caesar,
Mr. Kitchen said, promised the Roman
people better man than Caesar. These
former friends Of the Speaker. IN tbs
assassination of that gentleman, do no
make 2 promise Of anything but sorn'
one weaker than the Speaker I have
some pride in the intellectually of thi
body and in the courage OF II. and IL thi
House must have a Republican a
Speaker. then l, as a member and [
Democrat, prefer to see Mr.. Cannon il
the chair I myself had rather see
giant there than a weakling. woul,
rather see lion there than a fox"
Near-Insurgents COwardS.
Mr.. Kitchin characterized the near-in
surgents as towards, in a very apparen
effort 10 get some Of them to rise TO tn
bait and attempt an explanation ther
and then. He was particularly rough o.
Taylor. Cole, and other members froI
Ohio. But all of them managed to kee
their temper very well. until Representa-
tive Foster, of Vermont, with his fac
red and his hands trembling, jumped [
his feet at the conclusion OF Mr.. Kitchin'
speech and attempted response. Nj
Foster did not have the sympathy Q
either the regular Republicans. the rea
insurgents, or the Democrats, as was az
parent from the rather jeering remark
that greeted his entry into the ring. Bu
he would have been all right If he ha
net committed himself TO the statemeu
that the Republicans Of New Englan
were against Mr.. Cannon.
Representative Rainey. Of Illinois, ar
swered Mr.. Foster with suave quer
as to what points OF difference existe
between Mr.. Cannon and the Republican
Of New England. While the Vernon
member was spluttering in an effort {
frame suitable reply. Mr., Rainey gent
suggested that he file "a bill Of PAL
ticulars" Then the chairmans fgmme
fell, with the simultaneous suggestio
that 'the gentlemans time has expired.
Foster Sits silent.
Mr.. Foster sank into his seat with graf
itude written all over his countenanc,
But Mr.. Rainey did not abandon III
chase He suggested that the House grar
unanimous consent to Mr.. Foster to III
his explanation. When the chairman {
the Committee OF the Whole mentione
that this was Ouk Of order, Mr.. Raine
turned to Representative Weeks, of MAJ
sachusetts, In control OF the time on Ii
Republican side, and asked him 70 civ
Mr. Foster five minutes in which to repl,
Mr.. Weeks looked at Mr.. Fosters unr,
sponsive back (tkey both come from Ne
England, but Weeks is regular OF resI
lars and Foster a near-insurgent). griI
ned, and suggested he would give time
Mr.. Foster would ask for 1t. But M
Foster didn't. He Just sat in his seat an
tried to look pleasant and uneoneerne
so Mr. Rainey sat down, the Hou:
chuckled. and the incident was closed.
But Mr. Foster was only one OF mar
near-insurgents mentioned by NJ
Kitchin. He suggested that there we
also on this honor roll" as he ironicaI
put it. the names OF Representative
Townsend, Ames, Barclay, Barnard, Be
net. Cassidy, Cox. Cole. Crumpacker, D
wilson, Diekema. Hanna, Henry. GiIett
Hubbard. johnson, of Ohio: Lafea
Loud. McKinlay. Mclaughlin. Moo
Moore. Nye. Prince. and Scott
Humanity OF Macbeth.
Those I have mentioned" said NJ
Kitchin. ought to go ahead Ike men al
bold assassinators. and take the .Speal
er's head Off at once It Is absolute
cruel TO let him have this long, har
tortured. lingering death. Why, even Il
cruel Macbeth. in pondering the murd
OF Duncan. said. IF 'twere done when I
done, then 'twere well 'twere dol
quickly I commend to you conspirator
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