The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-10-03
Thurman and Morton.
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SIDNEY Oiiln, Oelh. 20. 1919.
Hon. Allen G.. Thurman addressed a
meeting Of Democrats at thi, point this
afternoon. He said:
shall beg your indulgence for brief
space 10 notice controversy That has
been going on for some time between
senator Morton. Of Indiana, aud myself.
in reference 10 his course on the increase
of the salaries of Senators and Members
of Congress How this controversy
arose il j. not material 10 consider.
Suffice ii to say that senator Morton
upcued the Republican campaign this
year ia a speech al Athens. in which he
claimcd that the salary increase was not
party question. and seemed disposed
10 wash his hands of responsibility for
il. Ina nay speech NJ Wnverly, on the 2l
of this month. | took occasion 20 say
that lhr effect Of the course pursued by
~eniior Morton upon the salary till WAS
10 increase tie pay of Congressman.
cille'' attention TO the fact that he had vot
ed against "a motion made by senator Ed
iaund>. nf Vermont. 20 strike out all the
salary amendments except what related
- The salary OF the President; aud |
said that, in nay judgment. that was "A
test vote. on the ,ltIi of this month, at
Dayton. senator Morton replied 10 my
Wavcilv speech. aud coupIaincd that
lmd done him injustice; th,i | had not
stated the fact Tint, alter voiin. against
Edmunds' motion ahO"- referred TO. he
had h mseii moved - strike Out lrunI
the hill all thar related % Cougrc, -innal
pay; and he went Oh 20 LAY that he
withdrew that muiipu AZ tho instance ol
- number of senators. aud that his mem
ory wa, distinct. That was one OF those
who made the request On tie 10th OF
this month | spoke az Batavia, aud re-
piled to what Morton had said at DAYTON
ON this subject. and deuicd, as nov
deny, ilI, ever rrqpcsi"l him g. with
draw his motion. o. spoke one wur,' "a
him OH tie subject .. IT, ln that si'r .t
n, Batavia, ! gave clear history q ~,
salary incrca>e. including the .,r,'
made by Morton upon his motion. ..
showed that his spcecl,. instead 90 gisia-
strength 70 his motion. was calculate,
tn defeat Il. then ,Hii that the onl,
reasons that he gave IN support OF hi.
motion. were. in elect. that the ~ Npo>et
salary OF $500 WAS not enough, anc
that he preferred o leave the question {,
some future session of Congress - and
proved this assertion by his speech. an,
also by colloquy between him an,
senator Carpenter referring To th'
Congressional Globe, page 20l7 whtr'
the speech and colloquy are found. u
card OF Senator Morton. which ap
pcarcd IN the Cincinnati Gazette an,
Commercial of Tuesday last. he charge
me with garbling and muilation. be
cause did not give dialogue betweei
him and Senator Hill and saws: "Sena
tor Thurman in his quotations stoppc
short aud cut out the passage that woul
have utterly con,radicted the impressio
he was seeking to make. A worse cas-
garbling and mutiation could not b
found"
Now, my friends, in order that yo
may see whether there was any sue
garbling or mutilation, aud whether III
dialogue between Morton aud Iii
would have contradicted the imprcssio
created by Mortou's speech, | give yo
the whole dialogue:
Mr.. Hill Allow me to make n su.
2csiion TO the Senator from Indiana
and that is, that ,he move To strike o,
the amount named in the House amen,
ment aud insert M amount that he thinl
would be respectable say seven thou
and five hundred, or something like tha
Mr.. Morton Il do not wish to yo
upon the salaries OF members of Co
gress at thisse .sion ~ all. do not mi,
itisa good time to consider the qncstio
Mr.. Logan Then do not lc,
consider any Of them.
"Mr. Morton oh. yes hope ,
shall increase the salary of The PresiJ.