The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-13

not have a JOB I do not have any
JOB here on tie foor % this House or
a. home with these interests I an a
free. untraumelsd representative OF
The people. and. therefore. vote
Mr.. Weir. after quoting the above
highly Illuminating remarks Of the
gentleman from Webster" proceeded
under a question Of privilege. 70 use
a corporation Delaying pin on Mr. Tai
bot. dwelling with particular emphs-
sis on the fact that the Webster
county statesman bad no right 70
"impugn the motives" OF those who
voted AZ the dictates OF the corporate
Interests Mr. Weir resented this
and was real mad with Mr.. Talbot.
80 be was. There. nov, Tho subse-
quent proceedings must have i'm
pressed SIR. Weir with that confusion
that Is likely to follow waking up the
wrong man. The Journal OF the
House tells very wildly what oe.
CURED
Mr Talbot tof webster Mr.
Speaker and gentlemen OF this House.
In answer 10 the remarks OF the gen
leman from Randolph county. I think
he Is one Of the minority members
who has the right. least Of all. 10 com
plain Al the time J made those re-
marks he had not voted. therefore I
did not know how he was going 10 vote
and did not refer 10 him In the least
u think Il Is a well-established pTin-
.clple OF law that when you start out
TO crtticise a deed or speech that YOU
Il. a.
construe II as a whole. ! said that I
was representing the people OF my
county. and that the people OF my
county had unanimously adopted q
resolution tnstructinC its delegate 20
vote for this production tax I might
say. tTuthfully. and will say. that the
Republican party OF that county
pledged its candidate to cast the same
vote My remarks had reference TO
the people who instructed me upnn
this question at home. and the gentle
man from Randolph county had the
reasons OF Mr.. Atkins, OF Marion coun-
", Tor his vote. and he had mine. he
did not give any. therefore he must
have accepted Mr.. Atkins remarks or
mine as one OF the things that guided
him In his vote. and I never under
stood II was a reflection upon a man
ed him 10 give a vote.
Mr.. Weir: / submit, Mr.. Speaker.
mat the gentleman from Randolph is
out or order because he Is still reit-
Grating what he said this morning.
The Speaker: The gentleman from
Randolph, did you say?
Mr.. Weir. From Webster. I mean
Mr.. Talbot (continuing): 7 am try
ing 10 explain that ] am not impugn-
Ing the motive OF anybody. We are
am 20 accept the explanations OF men,
bers on the floor, and do accept them,
IN that way. My people instructed me
10 vote as | did. | accepted Mr.. Atkins
explanation on the floor OF the House
as being the reasons for voting as he
did accepted them as true. and I
have a right 10 comment on the state
ments OF members on this floor. espe-
cially when they agree with me. II
any gentleman desires 10 withdraw hts
remarks, ! will withdraw mine and
say ] was misled, but when I spoke on
the occasion referred TO the free and
untrampled Democracy OF my State.
had reference 10 the people who
elected me here. and that remark did
not refer TO the minority members
who voted against this bill. / have
often heard II said. though. that the
dog that gets hit always howls.'"
The decision on points is, there
fore. awarded TO Mr. Talbot. the
gentleman from Webster county"