Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-12

fess that II is with some hesitation
that proceed to reply to the most re-
markablc performance Of the gentle
man from Alabama tMr. Hefinl.
would much prefer To have him pre-
sent. rs did him the honor TO listen
TO his declaration on yesterday. l
will, however. endeavor not to trans
gress the rules Of the house In making
reply. 1t is In keeping with the gen.
tlcman's characteristics that he should
assail me and then Immediately leave
town. lApplause.l 1t is In keeping
with his characteristics that he should
make a speech assailing me, which he
keeps out OF the Record. 80 that can
not reply TO II because II IL not print
ed. BY reason OF his past record when
he has been compelled by this house to
correct statements which he has in
serted in the Record that were not
made ON the floor | have no means OF
knowing now what will be printed.
when he gets back, In what Is suppos-
ed to he his speech Of yesterday.
ON the eth OF April. from sense OF
duty which / could not resist, In the
MOST humble spirit | made II sugges-
ton as to the message Of the president
of the United States then before US.
Mr. HELM. Of Alabama, says, that II
has no spirit Of patriotism and indi-
Gates that II was such n speech as
would give comfort TO the kaiser. ]
wish TO say for his benefit that inside
Of three or four days the president OF
the United States again addressed this
congress and abandoned the doctrine
of the return Of Alsace-Lorraine, ana
did II splcndidly. and In his announce
ment Of the doctrine OF self-determi-
nation showed that he agrees with the
very proposition | made In this forum;
and | never was so happy In my lie
as when I sat in this chamber and
heard that great president deliver the
last pronouncement as to the terms OF
peace, In which he omitted demand
for the return OF Alsace-Lorraine and
stood strongly and solely upon the
ground OF the right OF self-determina-
ton, and announcement by the presi-
dent that struck the world as fair and
right. Even the German Minister
Hertling said that they could accept II
If they could get exactly the same
proposition from France.
And yet. yesterday, Mr.. Helm comes
before the house and-apparently for
getting the president has adopted that
thcory-seeks to make u personal as
sault on me for calling attention to
the righteousness OF the proposition.
Has he answered one single statement
| made In this speech? No. Does he
claim that ! have misquoted history
when the emperor declared war In
1870? No But he garbles 1t and
grabs from II and then refuses to print
his own speech. but distributes himself
far away on some patriotic duty. l
want TO say 10 you that when he as
saults the speech that l made and cir
culated he assaults the position taken
by the president OF the United States.
I say. God bless the president for TAX
ing the position that we do not want
to interfere or change the territory OF
governments of other countries, but
stands for freedom Of the seas and
the rights OF self-determination OF
small nations. [Applause.l
But he says my speech was not
patriotic. | call upon you gentlemen
10 bear witness, you heard me on that
day, of one word that was unpatr1otic.
Have l ever complained Of the Post
master General. or any member OF the
cabinet? Have not l defended your
secretary OF war when men or your
own party have assailed him?
Lei me read a few lines from the
speech this distinguished gentleman
from Alabama says was unpatriouc:
| see no profit in fault finding, except where
the immediate correction can be made Win
ou, interfering with Our preparation Tor TINS
war; and I regard II as unwise 10 discuss IN
marty caucauses anything that affects the sue.
cessful carrying on Of this war: nor do ]
intend. IL ! can master myself. TO indulge In
party claims or party criticism.
II there has been any Of that in this
chamber. ! have not been the guilty
man.
Again ] said:
pray God that during this war We may be
big enough to wipe out .his m'ao,s S.a,hIis.p fne
which separates an American republican
from an American Democrat.
That was the tone OF my whole
speech. | simply was pleading Tor
the president to consider the question
whether we should go on and obey
the demands OF France.
Let me quote another word. l said
We will not abandon for one moment the
league Of honor with which we. with our co,
workers. fght the Imperial Government OF
Germany.
Let him sometime show one word.
one act OF mine that has not been in
line Of patriotic defense. But he
mmps on me- Why does he not Jump
on some of my brethren on the Demo
cratic side who voted as ! did before
the war and who stand as ] do Tor
everything we have got In the policy
Of the war? (Applause.1
Cheap peanut politics. He assaults
me because / am a Republican and
he hopes to make In his district some
little cheap capital that he has been
able to assault me.
purpose now to answer him II l
have to get down onto his intellectual
level to do 1t. Laughter.l
said in that speech. For Gods
sake let us quit fighting each other
and fight the kaiser" Does that
sound unpatriotic? He complains that
printed my speech. Well, I had to.
people wanted to read IT. lLaughter.1
Some OF you cruel Democrats bought
them by the thousands to read. trust
by reason Of its patriotism. and pos
sibly some on account Of It's literary
merit. But he does not print his
speeches. he telegraphs them, writes
the headlines, and then they are sent
hack to him to pay the telegraph bill.
[LAughterl In order that you may
understand about II let me read an
editorial from the Age Herald. pub
lished in Alabama Some Of you gen