Speech #630016181

I live in Connecticut. but not in the valley. aind I think lie meant myself. and. if he did mean me. I know that he will not rise in his seat and state that. when I did criticize the Member of Congress from Connecticut I did not state the truth. I did state that the Member of Congress did vote to admit 150.000.000 cigars from the Philippine Islands free. and my reason for making that statemeut was this: He had been a high priest of protection. and he had declared under no circumstances would he bring about such a condition is to have American labor come in competition with the coolies and rice eaters of Asia. That was what I had claimed. and I offered to withdraw from the campaign. from the canlvass. to retire as a candidate if a single word stated was untrue. Until the present time that has not been questioned.