Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-22

mean to state that partisan, dyed-in-
the wool, notorious Democrats were
not appointed explosives inspectors
in all of the forty eight states?"
81 don't know. I hope the SEN
ator is mistaken" Senator Stone re-
torted and proceeded with his ad-
dress.
Penrose Defends Public Speech
When Senator Stone declared Colo
mel Roosevelt could say things which
less important persons might say
only by subjecting themselves to ar
rest, Senator Penrose interrupted
him with words tumbling out, de-
manding:
Does the senator advance the
extraordinary doctrine that every
citizen hasn't the right to say what
he thinks of Mr.. Wilson without GO
ing to Jail? Does he say that citi-
zens haven't the right to say that
Mr.. Wilson surrounds himself with
persons so incompetent that the war
program has been seriously delayed
or that he hides himself away mac
cessibly?"
"I did not say that; will explain, d"
Senator Stone replied calmly.
THE senator ought to explain"
Senator Penrose retorted., TITS
a remarkable doctrine to say that
anybody cannot criticise Mr.. Wilson
without going to jail"
During his denunciation of Colonel
Roosevelt, Senator Stones Vehe-
mence mounted and he strode into
the center aisle shouting his words
with clenched fist upraised.
After the arrest of a Mr.. Shanks
at St Louis for criticising the Presi-
dent was cited, Senator Penrose
again interrupted:
Did municipal police or federal
agents of the Department of Justice
arrest him?"
Senator stone replied that 1t ap-
peared unimportant, but he would
advise the Senate.
Refers to "High- Handed Methods"
1T is important" persisted Sem
ator Penrose. "I presume he was ar
rested by agents appointed by the
President. 1t was unjustifiable and
an outrage-an impressive illustra-
ton of the high-handed methods of
the administration"
Saying he would like to help SEN
ator Stone "elucidate his argument"
Senator Penrose declared. Private
Ernest L. Snyder, at Camp Taylor.
near Louisville, Ky, had been SEN
fenced to ten years at hard labor and
dishonorably discharged for "villi-
flying the President and objecting
to the draft law. Nothing has oc-
Cured in Russia |of a greater out
rage"
as the Senator going to present
any proof that Colonel Roosevelt is
Republican," asked Senator
Borah.
HE certainly is," rejoined Senator
Stone. "He works with you. 1
don't know if he works with the
Idaho Senator. He used to but I
think he is with the Pennsylvania
Senator now"
''If it isn't treason. might say"
ventured Senator Penrose, that Mr..
Wilson in his first election was un-
der much obligation to Mr.. Roose-
velt."
When Senator Stone concluded
after speaking an hour and three.
quarters, Senator Lodge made re.
ply for the Republicans. and begar
| by saying that the Missouri Sena.
tors speech itself was a most strik
ing injection Of partisanship into tn,
war.
Senator Lodges Speech
Senator Lodges speech in full
follows:
''Mr. President-Nothing durin,
thiswar has been so profoundly graf
flying to me as the fact that sine,
last April there have been no politi
cal lines drawn in the Congress o
the United States. There have beel
until to-day no political speeche
which have heard: there has beel
no political motive; both branche
have labored both with the common
desire to prosecute the war to tn
quickest possible conclusion.
To-day the Senator from Mis-
souri,. greatly to my regret, has mad
a distinctly political speech. I d
not propose to initiate his exampI
by assailing Senators or Representa-
tives of an opposite political falt
from mine, but I must say a fey