New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-23

"MR. WIrLIAMs-If the Chair rules that
il Is. I will withdraw II. Let US have rui-
ing. .
"MR. REED-K that be parliamentary
then everything Is parliamentary.
"MR. HARDWICK-Mr. President, the SEN
ator from Mississippi did the Senator from
Georgia A.,
THE PRESIDING oFFICER-poes the
Senator from Mississippi yield to the sens-
tor from Georgia?
"MR. WILLTAMs-Not until the point OF
| order 10 disposed OF.
1.-THE PRESIDING OFFTCER-Ths Chair
will read Clause 2 Of Rule XIX:
"'2 No Senator in debate shall, directly OF
indirectly, by any form OF words impute 70
another Senator or to other senators any
conduct or motive unworthy or unbecoming
| a Senator
"The present occupant Of the Chair has no
discretion In passing upon tho propne'y Oh
the remarks Of the Senator from Mississippi
except as authorized by that rule, and no
docs not think that the language used Is
violation of the rule.
"MR. WILLIAMS have imputed no con-
| duct nor any motive to the Senator from
! Georgia.
THE PRESIDING oFFrCER-The Chair
therefore overrules the point Of order
"MR. HARDWICK-Mr. President
"THE PRESIDING OFFICER-Does the
Senator from Mississippi yield to the Sena-
tor from Georgian
"MR. Enthusiastically.
"MR HARDWICK-Let me suggest 70 the
Senator from Mississippi that, in view OF
| the personal relations between the senator
from Georgia and the Senator from Missis-
sippi. IL the Senator from Mississippi has
any sentiment Of that kind that he would
like to express to or about the Senator
! from Georgia the Senate floor 10 net the
I proper place for that expression.
| "MR. WILLIAMS-Is that ALI
| "MR, HARDwICK-That 10 all fer the
present
~MR. wILIIAMs-Mr. President, every
body who knows me knows that II the per-
sonal relations cut any figure at al 10 vouio
have made me hesitate in making my er-
preston as strong as I otherwise would have
made It. Now, I say putfed-up. self-actins'
because the Senator has acted the part here
Of a self-alleged martyr, the part OF man
who has been denied free speech. Nobody
has denied the Senstor free speech. Inc
fact that the Senator spoke was sufficient
TO prove that that was not true. The sena-
tor from Oregon did not deny him free
speech. He merely answered tooiish
speech. Free speech denied and foolish
speech answered are two different things.
| He answered II with a generosity and man
| illness and patriotism and an outspokenness
and generous impulsive warmth that made
every heart IN this chamber almost beat re-
sponsive TO what he said. | was never De-
fore so proud Of the fact that the Senator
scnd
State Of Mississippi.
~Then the Junior Senator from Georgia,
little bit later on, proceeds to call the Ut
terances o, the Senator from Minnesota MI
Nelson1, gray-haired old veteran, spread
eagle foolishness.' This epitome Of manhood
and valor from Georgia, TO whom was ne
using that language! man who bore
musket four years during the Civil war ana
never got higher than a corporal, and tha'
at the very close Of it.
"And what was this 'spread-eaSleism' 70
which he referred? Just q talk OF Amsri.
! canism, and II certain men do not regard
all talk Of patriotism as hypocrisy ana
spread -eagleism there was nothing spread.
eagle about it, Just talk about the duty OF
LOYALTY TO the American Republic ana the
summoning Of people TO loyalty to the Amer
| lean Republic, and the pau A"elt'o'i',..
those irresponsive to the summons why
God bless him, the fine old yikingl Mime
sofa has honored herself, Republican as he
is, every time she has sent him here he Is
a man, every inch Of him. he was when ne
was young and he is now when he Is old.
He has been Nestor in his wisdom and
an Achilles in his courage, and 1t renamed
for the junior Senator from Georgia 70
speak Of his 'spresd-eagle foolishness
spread-eagesm with musket on his shoul.
der for four years! That Is the sort OF
spread eagleism which we want now. he d'd
not 60 around and talk about the Constitu.
ton when there was no constitutional point
involved. He took his musket and fought
on the side that he thought was right and
which many Of US thought was wrong. So
much for that"