\'Ihavefollowedthewholediscussionwithamazementanddisgust。Iamdisgustedwithyougentlemen,membersofmyclass。Youhavebehavedlikefoolishlittleschoolboys,whatwithintrudingethicsandthethunderofthecommonpoliticianintosuchadiscussion。Youhavebeenoutgeneralledandoutclassed。Youhavebeenverywordy,andallyouhavedoneisbuzz。Youhavebuzzedlikegnatsaboutabear。Gentlemen,therestandsthebear\'（hepointedatErnest）,\'andyourbuzzinghasonlytickledhisears。
\'Believeme,thesituationisserious。Thatbearreachedouthispawstonighttocrushus。HehassaidthereareamillionandahalfofrevolutionistsintheUnitedStates。Thatisafact。Hehassaidthatitistheirintentiontotakeawayfromusourgovernments,ourpalaces,andallourpurpledease。That,also,isafact。Achange,agreatchange,iscominginsociety;but,haply,itmaynotbethechangethebearanticipates。Thebearhassaidthathewillcrushus。Whatifwecrushthebear？\'
Thethroat—rumblearoseinthegreatroom,andmannoddedtomanwithindorsementandcertitude。Theirfacesweresethard。Theywerefighters,thatwascertain。
\'Butnotbybuzzingwillwecrushthebear,\'Mr。Wicksonwentoncoldlyanddispassionately。\'Wewillhuntthebear。Wewillnotreplytothebearinwords。Ourreplyshallbecouchedintermsoflead。Weareinpower。Nobodywilldenyit。Byvirtueofthatpowerweshallremaininpower。\'
HeturnedsuddenlyuponErnest。Themomentwasdramatic。