The interior journal., 1914-03-17


mis-, to illustrate his utter disre-
gard of the truth, In his spectacular
efforts to attract attention TO himself.
and TO inspire, II possible, into the
minds of the unthinking, the idea Of
his indispensable services to the
cause OF the people and to the wei
fare OF the country.
On the 30th Of last April. evidently
for the purpose Of giving his diligent
and overworked press-agent some
thing to send out to the Kentucky
newspapers, and to inject some new
life into his senatorial candidacy,
shortly after his unhappy experiences,
in first dodging and then running afoul
OF the Webb bill, he made a dramatic
speech on the floor OF Congress, and
as usual, had so little regard for
the facts. that several Congresmen
called him down. Even the mild
hammered and able Democratic leader,
Mr.. Underwood, felt called upon TO
rcbusc him and 20 expose his mis-
statements. That gentleman said, In
speaking of Stanley:
II do not know where the gentleman
got his information, but 1t is abso-
lutely unwarranted by facts" (Cong.
Record. p. 69s).
On the same occasion another Con
gresham. Mr. Miller, said:
"Mr Chairman. the gentleman from
Kentucky MIR. Stanley, as he always
does, gave US an interesting word pic
ture, but. as usual, conspicuous as a
monumental example of inaccuracy of
statement. Mr.. Chairman. words idly
uttered, even upon the floor of this
House, may be taken outside with a
degree of seriousness by those who
are not acquainted with the habitual
methods of the speaker"
And further along Mr. Miller said
that Mr. Stanley had made state
ments that were absolutely untrue.
These opinions, which have quoted
from the record. give a good idea of
the bad reputation of Mr.. Stanley
among his colleagues in Congress for
veracity and reliability of statement.
No wonder that, with a reputation
like that In the lower House, he Is so
anxious to leave II, and now seeks
TO be transferred to the Senate, where
he Is not so well known. Probably he
thinks, too, that In the staid and dig
nified Senate, of proverbial courtesy,
he would be given more latitude in his
lurid and irresponsible speeches. and
not be called down every time he
made one OF his customary and
chronic deviations from the truth.
Again, last April, following his cele
brated flight from the Webb bill, he
| gave out Z sensational! interview
which was published with conspicuous
headlines on the front page of a Louis
Vile newspaper. wantonly attacking
| Hon Claude Thomas. of Paris, a State
| Senator. and criticising me because |
| had endorsed Senator Thomas for ap-
pointment under the Administration at
Washington That gentleman has been
| one OF the worthiest and truest of men
| In the service OF the State, and the at
tack upon him was miserable, unjust
and foolish But Senator Thomas re
piled to II in a fashion so crushing
and complete, that Mr.. Stanley could
never answer IL. He showed con
lclusively that Stanley had deliberately
misrepresented the facts.
| am unwilling to pursue the enum-
Grafton of many similar instances, AID
! should not refer to them at all, ex-
cept TO show what manner of man II
is that Is running out from Washing
ton every week and neglecting his
woFk there TO make these iaise ana
vicious charges against me. shaii
make II pam, petore get thru win
him, what Influences are Dack OF MN
ana inspiring MN TO such character
OF campaign.
lie mas charged that' durihs my
services as GoVernor, showed such
partiality to the railroads. ana par
tcularly TO the LOUISVILLE x NASHVILLE
Railroad Company, II employed me as
an attorney, at high salary, as re-
ward for those alleged services, after
II retired TO private lie anu 10 the
practice of law. He himself knows
that to be untrue. In all OF his long
and exhaustive search OF my record.
he found only three measures passed
almost unanimosuiy py the Geherai
Assembly whlle l was Governor upon
which 10 oase thls ABSURD charse' !
shal not undertake 10 discuss the IL
logical ana raise conclusions whieh ne
endeaNors TO uraw as 10 the results
ana purposes OF those laws NO intel-
ngent man, aiter examining them'
can agree win MN Al what ne says
ABOUT them.
isn't IL strange that no one, eitner
before or SINCE the passage Oh .hose