Show INSULT TO PRINCE HENRY IS REVIVED r rS WASHINGTON S 'S INGTON Feb Feb 19 Mr r. r Gillett I Rep of MaRs Massachusetts chuse s took took occasion yesterday In the House to refer to the attack of Mr 1 Wheeler of ot Kentucky ky a af afeW f feW fW W days ago upon the Administration Admin for its preparations s in in i connection with the forthcoming visit of f-of o of P Prince Henr Henry and and and- Th T i coronation of ot King r He c r. r He Hel cr l Mr r. r Wheeler for ma Ae he charge that the Secretary of State was wa a pitiable flunkey and should b be beb b booted out of df f the St State te dep department t for or making fun of the German Germ na nation and nd saying he lie did ld not care care for the good will of the German people The Tile Themore more disgraceful such utterances were the more notoriety they a achieved he s said ld Such remarks addressed to a foreign country naturally made mad an Impression impression im Im- Im- Im abroad People there know w nothing of the man who gave utterance utterance utter utter- ance to them They only know of ot his official position as a member of the American House of Representatives On that a account count he said the stigma of ot the gentleman's speech attached to 11 of the members here If every everyone one of ot the gentleman's friends told him what he thought of him Mr Gillett said ald there perhaps would be some strained friendships Continuing Mr Gillett said the good goodwill goodwill goodwill will of every nat nation on was valuable to the United States and that it was exceedingly exceedingly exceedingly ex ex- ex- ex unwise to fling a taunt In the f face e of a great people Personally he said Raid he himself was not in s m v pathy w with th the i. i sympathy sym sym- n un worship i of I royalty Th ThA There n worship of royalty un i I Th ThA There ere were only two classes in this country who regarded birth One wa was wag th the aristocratic class of f the great cities clUes and the other the class which refused to recognize refinement culture or education education edu edu- cation caHon if it it was sainted fainted with color But he believed that the visit of Prince Henry was as a proper occasion for a suitable demonstration of good will Our relations with Germany recently had been almost strained and here was an opportunity to display our friendship Beside it would be churlish churlish churl churl- ish ith and Inhospitable not to welcome properly the representative of the German people Mr Wheeler replied to Mr 11 Gillett He disclaimed any idea that on last Friday he ho had spoken for anyone except except except ex ex- ex- ex himself though he believed that many people believed he did He said he had Innumerable letters and telegrams telegrams tele tele- grams from different parts of ot the country containing unstinted praise of his For himself he said he preferred to tell the truth no matter how unpalatable it might he be Adverting to the statements made by Mr Grosvenor and Mr Gillett last Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- day about the visit of the Prince of af Wales during Buchanan's administration tion lion Mr Wheeler declared that those statements were WE're absolutely Incorrect He lIe said President Buchanan had received received received re re- re- re the Prince as a private ual and had borne th the expense o out t his own pocket he had even paid the cost of a Government revenue cutter used on that occasion He said that he hen n never ver had objected to receiving a a. distinguished dis dis- dis sned f With proper con con- What What h he objected to was as I the spirit of tru and Sycophancy sycophancy syco Syco- pliancy t that t h had had d characterized this this this' and the preceding administration es especially especially es- es In the conduct of the State department Referring to the communications ns that h he had received he said that tenths nine of them were were- from northern northern north north- em ern States and a great majority from Republicans Before the American P people ople he declared I r say t that I r have not a word to re retract retract retract re- re tract I sincerely believe that we e are drifting t to a position hostile to I do not believe that to occupy oc- oc cupy a great position In the world it itIs itis itis is necessary for us s to sacrifice our traditional traditional traditional tra tra- principles I am the son of ot ofa ofa ota a foreigner and my love of the republic republic lic lie was born and bred In me I 1 have been charged in th the press with having been an Ignorant agriculturalist I Ilm am proud of being the son of a farmer and the son of a foreigner hut but I am ashamed of the licking boot-licking that characterizes characterizes characterizes char char- the official class in the republic tic lie today Mr Wheeler began to read some of ot the communications he had received In reply to a question by Mr Boreing Rep Ky he said that a a few of them were from Kentucky He first read a telegram from Rochester N N. Y signed A long Life Republican then a cablegram from London also signed A long Life Republican A long Life Republican the same out Mr Grosvenor This remark convulsed the Republican side of the House Have you anything there from Edward Edward Ed Ed- ward Atkinson asked Mr 11 Shattuc Rep 0 O. 0 No not yet replied Mr 1 Wheeler amid derisive Jeers on the Republican side Oh you may laugh he added but when those who laugh so derisively h have ve been gathered to o oblivion the name of Edward Atkinson will be re re- re- re Anything from Aguinaldo asked Mr Mercer of ot Nebraska To one who would be guilty of the discourtesy of th that t question retorted Mr Wheeler I 1 wilt will say I had rath rather r number Aguinaldo among my friends than such as he In conclusion he said that he had meant no disrespect to Prince Henry or to the German people people peo peo- pIe and he did not see how what he said could b be tortured Into such an interpretation The Incident closed with a few remarks remarks remarks re re- re- re marks from Mr Boreing of ot Kentucky who disavowed on behalf of the people of his State any sympathy with Mr 11 Wheelers Wheeler's position The Senate amendments to the census census census cen cen- sus bill were disagreed to and the bill bin was sent to conference At the House adjourned f |