The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-17
North Pole Man is Denounced as a
Fraud and Called seif-Ex-
asserated Fur
Trader.
MACON GROWS WARMER
Congressman Has Great Selection Of
Words When He Wishes to
Attack Those Whom He
Dlslikes.

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sentative Macon of Arkansas, speak
ing in general debate on the naval
appropriation bill in the house last
night, denounced Capt. Robt E.
Peary, claimant I north pole honors,
as faker and declared he Should
be driven from the naval service"
The bitter words used by Macon in
spired quick reply from Peary
friends. Representative Moore OF
Pennsylvania, after violently attempt |
ing to interrupt Mr.. Macon, finally got
the floor in his own right. He char
acterized Mr.. Macon's speech as un-
just, outrageous and offensive. He
said there always was some one to
be found to suspect every perform
ance by men of genius and courage.
He referred to Capt. Hobson's ex-
plot Of the Merrimac and to Dewey s
victory at Manila bay.
Heroes like these" said Mr.. 4
Moore, have not the time to stop and
deal with every dog that barks at
their heels"
Mr.. Macon, who evoked laughter in
the house several days ago by an
nouncing that, in using the language,
"willful and deliberate liar, dirty lit
tie pilferer of words and contempt
| ible little ass he had gone about as
! far as his Fellowship with the Meth
odist church permitted added some
new phrases to the history of debate
'fsin the house. s.
He declared that Pearyts whole
story was "a fake. pure and simple"
He said his contempt for ssfake
heroes was supreme, and he inti-
mated that he put the 'shero of San
Juan Hill'' in that class Mr.. Macon
denounced the Peary Arctic Club and
charged that it had maintained paid
| lobby in washington. He said FRESH
/ dent Taft's judgment in this matter
was not to be accepted, for he had
4 congratulated Cook as heartily as he
did Peary.
Paying his compliments to the edi-
tors of the New York Times and the
4 New York Post, Mr.. Macon character
lied them as "unblushing know-all
Jll-UltS, anu ISd-SsCu hOouSo
4 and putrid-tongued infnitesimals.'
i He referred 70 Peary as a fur
i trader, pictured him as "a self-exag-
gerated, self-opinionated, puffed-up
i near-hero,' and finally denounced him
as can unfaithful servant and an idle
1 loafer, who ought to be driven from
the service instead of being promot.
81 ed"
I Mr.. Macon said he had the utmost
contempt for human beings SO "weaz-
en-brained'' they were afraid t say
what they really thought about
Peary, because ey fear some un
blushing, knowall, tit-bit editor Of
yellow journalism, like the New York
Times or the New York Post, will cal
, them ignorant blathersllites.'
He continued: II pity a man who
is so ignorant as to be terror-stricker
all the time for fear he will be called
ignorant by some saphead, or so COW
ardly that he is afraid to think his
own thoughts for fear some graft-lov
ing editor will find out what he is
/
!. him therefor"
Mr.. Macon expressed the belief tha
Peary and Cook on one of the trip'
north, when they were companions
Y figured out that it would be easy fo
! a man to fake discovery of the pole
4 and he charged that they both start
r ed ont at the same time to make
4 the discovery. He declared that in
/ stead of being rewarded with pro
j motion to the rank of rear admiral
: as President Taft ard the committee
on naval affairs have recommended
: Pearys feat was at best worthy onl,
: medal like those awarded to Mara
, thon runners.
;. Mr.. Macon spoke for one hour AM
forty minutes. When Mr.. Moore ros
to reply, he said he desired to pu
t into the record few things in ar
g swer to "a most unjust and outrage
= Gus assault" Mr.. Moore said he ha
e great respect for newspapers and ed
l. tors. and he had noted with prid
that the press gallery had RENAME
empty throughout. the time the ger
tleman from Arkansas had the floor,
+ 81 am glad to know said Nj
r Moore, 'that no one in that CALLER
} was willing to sit there and listen t
i the diatribes Of the gentleman frol
Arkansas, offensive as they wer,