The Coconino sun., 1918-10-25
SOME MORE THEN AND NOW.

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 The following from the Congress- of the Leader editor back in 1898 dur ing McKinley's term. Here James E. Watson, Congressman from Indiana, shows up Senator J. Ham. Lewis, democrat, as follows:
 'The then Representative (J. Ham, ilton Lewis) was speaking on the pas sage of the bill to provide bond is sue to obtain funds to carry on war, a declaration of which had already been made, to arm the soldiers, to equip the troops, and to furnish rev. enue for all other purposes; to put the means in the hands of the President successfully to wage the pending con flict, and yet, my friend voted mo-; and in his fine language castigated and chastised the members of his par ty who saw fit to differ with him. Let me proceed: Quotes Senator Lewis).
 "For myself, 1 have tired of
 this constant, prating cry of pa-
 triotlsm, which is ever invoked
 on the floor of this House every
 time there is an attempt to com
 init a constitutional wrong.
 "A constitutional wrong to borrow money to equip the soldiers! What else? Quotes Senator Lewis).
 When the Nation is languish-
 ing, when there are these tremen-
 dous burdens to be borne, can we
 meet these new demands? It is
 well worthy of consideration. Is
 it not time for us, under these
 conditions, to pause and reflect
 where the money is to- come
 from to meet them?
 Think of that! Six hundred mil lions of dollars!
 "Why, only last week we sat in this Chamber, and, as Senators, unani- mously voted appropriations aggre- gating fourteen billions in two hours "MR. LEWIS: Mir. President, let me say, if 1 may be pardoned, that $600, 100000 seemed very excessive under the policies of Republican ad- ministration; but under the prosperity and the great advances made under a Democratic administration since then, the latter great sum was small by \l4duknleT.l
 "MR. WATSON: I wonder if the Senator refers to 1914? However, let me climax my reference to this re- markable utterance by this patriotic outburst. Quotes Lewis.)
 When has it come to be a fa-
 miliar truth that in order to be
 Democrat man must either
 rise above or sink beneath his
 party?
 'I say that with the true Demo-
 crat there can be no such cry as
 My country before my party
 With him the cry must be, My
 country and my party for with
 out my party, would not have
 had my country.
 What glorious patriotism! (Laugh- ter). Is that the position of the Dem- ocrats of this body at this, time?
 "Then the present Senator c Ham, ilton Lewis) from Illinois was imme- diately followed by MT. Clark, the present Speaker of the House of Rep resentatives. Mir. Clark said:
 "If it were not for my personal affection for the gentleman from New York
 "That is, Amos J. Cummings (Democrat)
 q would inaugurate a move
 ment among the Democrats in in
 this and the other end of the Cap
 itol to read out of the Democrat
 ic party by name every man on
 this floor who voted for the bond
 bill the other day.
 "Mr. President, I did not bring this up to provoke political discussion; but when my friend (J. Hamilton Lewis) says that whenever the President calls we must heed his voice or else subject ourselves to the cry of treas on, I commend him to a considera- tion of his own record"