The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-21
Mr.. Fish JUMPS ON FGSSETT
Ann TAkES 4 SHOT ar REN.
NET .tND DTTIGHT.
ne Reminds Faasett That Iie - the
Dnl, ReDublicaR Candidate Tor Gov
eFROT Who IlHs neeR defeated IN ~
Years Parting shot AZ Incle Zee.

! eFUoT Who Ilas neeR Drfeated IN n
/ Years Parting shSt AZ Incle ice
! WASHINGTON. May 20. Reprssentativ,
Hamilton Fish Oi New York. who il some
thing ~ an insurgent. jumped on sOms
Aof bis colleagues In the New York dele
CATION to-day IN a speech made unde'
the general debate privilege in connec
ton with the sunday civil appropriation
/ bil
/ Representative J Sloat Fatsett was the
particular obje,'t % Mr Fish = sUhcituds
The gentleman from the Thirty third
district MIR FA--ettI glories in the fact
Of his blind adu'aiion Of tho Speaker
and Of the rules NJ this House a. they
existed prior e. March No. said Mr. Fish
and anathematiSeS the So-Called insuT
gents. and We, with bat little consistency.
In conjunction with the eminent whip Of
the HOUSE Mr. Dwight he sought "a
bring about In March the election a.
President pro TEN. oG the Nsw York
State Senate Of a gentleman who only
two months before had refused 10 support
the caucus nominee oi the Republican
State senators IL thsrs not a broad
enough field Tor the politiCa. activities
of these gentlemen m their home neigh
boFhood IN view % the fact that within
two or three months even tho State
senator from the district % uns ~ these
gentlemen and the State senator from a
county represented by the other gentle
man have. TO- the sake Of the good name
~ our state. been compelled tO resign?
My colleague from the Thirty-thir,i
district owns and below. edits news
paper which, while perhaps limited IN
circulation. i not limited IN !ulsome
praise u it, owner Its columns bubble
over with his great deeds
Mr. Fish then quoted from Mr. Fassett's
paper. the Elmira Airsriissr. the report
Of a speech made in the House by Rep
reseniaiive Malby Of New York calling
attention 10 the fact that when Mr.. Fish
vas Speaker u the New York Assembly
he created a Committee on Rules and
made himself the chairman This illus
trates save the article. the sweet sim
pliciiy or hypocrisy Of the Hou q. hamil-
ton Fish
Apparently 10 vas this art Gle that had
rolled Mr.. Fish INTO making a speech He
remarked that -the article in question
shows only the Grass ignorance Of the
owner or editor % the paper. one or both
Mr. Mslby. Mr. Fish added. had aimee
acknoW lodged that ne vas mistaken,
hut he did not EXPECT any specific ack.
nov letgment from Mr. FaSsett
IL il a matter u Indifference 70 me,
ne said, what he may tank The only
time the people q the four courtie- com
posing my district had u expressing
their views OF him Vas When in 1891 he
ran for Governor and was defeated Nv
600 majority by his Democratic OPP
punent He - the single and significant
instance " the only Republican candi-
date for Governor ~ our State who IN
twenty years has been defeated. Ne
does not always correctly rehect public
sentiment For a long time he vigorously
opposed Gov Hughes in his Efforts 10
secure legislation "a stop betting on the
racr'rarks lie urged his State senator
IN oppose a. and Il vas only az the end
Of that memorable struggle that he sent
tho famous John AMI 7 Telegram. which
apparently was found o. he capable ~
two INTERPRETATIONS
Mr. Fish then took a shot az Repreaen.
tative Benns' n New York. remArking
that the spoech delivered by Bennett lasi
tuesday was the first time he has come
ont IN the open ~ the champion o. Cannon
Ism
MY colleague. said Mr.. Fish. in his
newborn real dTags In the name II Theo-
dOre Roosevelt with intent TO lead people
To believe that he stands for Cannonism.
On tho contrary. Theodore Roosevelt
resented The manner m which he was
treated by the Speaker and by The House
organization IN the latter part 81 his
a administration
Uncle Joe Cannon didn't escape the
club Referring 20 Mr. lannon's speech
m New York the other night. Mr.. Fish
said
-ENuherance " thought and intsmper-
Ance ~ speech ore often concotn ants
II hanquets The day u was feared tho
comet might strike the earth was no at
CeptiOn 90 this rule An assertion that
there - not a Republican majority IN this
House for all measures that are for the
good 81 the country and u the party h
a wilfIl misatateneut ~ facts The spirit
~ deep thinking and independent voting
h rife. The recent special elect ions IN
Massachusetts and New York attest a.
This is nu time To- drive men out 81 the
parry