The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1881-03-26
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WASHINGTON LETTER.
IRON our regular Corresror,icnt.l

ASHANOIoS, NANrCH Is, 1901.
Yesterday was signulized in the Senate
hya discussion which for dramatic excite
i'sent, has not been equa!td since the war.
The occasion was the casting hv Senator
Mahone, OF Virginia, OF his first vote in the
| Senate, and that, too, witt, the Republicans.
This action on the part Of a man whom
! the Democrats claim Il. one Of them pr.n,s-
cd an amount Of excitement on the Demo-
cratic side ot the chamber seldom seen, and
Senator }iill, Of Georgia, acting as spokss.
mum for his fellows, proceeded to arraisn
the Virginia Senator for what was ece,ned
his treaci,sry, with all the fury proper for
the occasion. He charges, Senator Aiahonc
| that if he voted with ~. Republicans he
would violate The trust That was rclnsed in
him by his Democrats OF the State OF Vir.
ginia, by whose suffrage, i've was permitted
tooccupy seat in the Senate. ana that he
fest the honor of Virgin. and her repre-
scntation in too much d,r..,er, not to give
warning of the danger. At the conclusion
Of the speech Senator M.'none took Il posi-
| tim III the open space, il, rc,: nt the Vice
President, chair, and IL !. manner intense.
~ dramatic proceeded to defend himself.
Its gestures were rapid and effective.
There was nothing a',jrct o, servile in his
speech. 1t was bold, defiant, and even
menacing. lie sud that he came to the
Senate As free man ard that it would b..
his humble effort to bring peace to this
whole country: that he WAS not partisan
not representative of that Democracy
which had done SO nuc! to injure his sec.
ton of the country. lie said he intended
to il the custodian Of his own Democracy,
and dis! not intend to hc run by Il De,n.,-
cratic caucus: he intended to protect his
own rights, and to defend those Of the pco.
pie whom he represented.
The Senator'S speech was we'll received
by the Republicans with whom il is now
certain he will vote in the reorganization
OF the Scnate) and thry confidently predict
that he will b. one OF the foremost tleDatcrs
on the floor Of the Senate. Senator lloar
! -
the Democrats OF the South, said:
There are Democrats in the South who
do not mean to live any longer in the
grave yards, and among the to,nbs, w,ost.
face is toward the morning, and on whose
brow the rising sunlight Of the future gen.
eratiors of this country is already begin.
ming tn be visible. OF such Democrats
the Avant Courier has already reached the
Senate Chamber after long waiting and
ycarning. The Republicans Of the North
desire to stretch forth friendly hand,
That desire is inspired by no miserable am.
btion Tor Office or for political victory, but
b, spirit OF patriotism which loves the
South fully rs much as it loves the North.
1t is in the spirit Of a United, not OF divi.
eied country; it is in the spirit OF the future,
and not Of the past, it is in tire spirit Of
union and not OF scctionalis,n, that we are
holding out our hand to those brave and
noble Democrats OF Virginia whose repre-.
sentative took his seat to-day on this floor.
The Democrats have about given up the
idea Of organizing the Senate, and i, may
be safely predicted that the Republicans
will organize without much opposition.
Thc crowd of Glicc seekers is rapidly
thinning out, and consequently the daily
lives of the high officials are much more
erdarabe Secretary Blaine looks as
though he had passed Through a hard cam
i.aiyn. President Garfield, and the other
members OF the Cahinc: ar: in different
stages Of demonstration.
merrill.