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...Hearst-Mexican scandal seemed almost forgotten, until Senator Robinson of Arkansas, Democratic leader in the Senate, interposed. Senator Robinson, as a member of the committee that investigated the Hearst-Mexican documents, reminded the Senate that Senator Heflin had been fully exonerated. Senator Robinson also said: "... I think it unworthy of the Senator from Alabama to declare that the fact, if it be a fact,* that Mrs. Hearst is a Catholic, is in any way responsible for the publication of these documents...
...Heflin: "Mr. President, will the gentleman yield right there? ... So far as I am concerned, I am going to object to the Senator from Arkansas remaining on that committee any longer. He feels called on to try to answer my speech today. ... I do not think he is fair to me and as a Representative of the Democratic Party I repudiate his speech...
Democratic-leader Robinson took this insubordination calmly. Other members of the Hearst-investigating committee got up to confirm his opinion of the alleged Roman Catholic "conspiracy." But Senator Heflin continued insubordinate. This time the fight waxed...
...Heflin: ". . . The Senator from Arkansas cannot remain leader of the Democrats and fight the Roman Catholics' battle? every time the issue is raised in this body without some expression from a constitutional Democrat...
...Heflin: "Well, you have my consent to do that...