New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-20

not thoroughly loyal at the outbreak oi 'n0
war.
srNArOR BEOwNS BOURBONlSM.
WV cnyvrRr-wIY HE VIOLATED
'"' ,,ncvs .ND DECIDED NOT TO BE AN IN
r,,rxnvxr-IooKiNG FOR HIGH HoNokS'
fRy TELEGRAPH TO THE TkiDoNEi ,
w.suryaros. April 19.-It has been generai'F 10
n.rkad in Washington that from tbeNerS oos'""'"s
~ the present struggle in the Senate Mt. p'o"" '
Mr. Hill. of Georgia have taken the i'au Vi "o""''
ou the Democratic side and have dispiay'u "'"'t
,eal Perhaps Senator Browns course has atlrac"u
more attention than it would have done IL IL a"u
,", ,sen for certain rumors, which prevailed last
x;pter that he would take an independent POSITION
;r the Senate at this scssicn. The time appears to
49, .-r;v,d when the circumstances and assurances
mon which those rumors were based viii be read
9TH some interest Mr. Brown was elected to
.ha Senate last winter. He was opp"sed
nv the Bonrbon Democrats whose candidate was
C.neral Lawton, of Savannah. Governor hr"wh
tbonoht il would be necessary i'll order to assure hs
.lcton ~ secure the votes Of Republican mcu;b'rs
~ tb, legislature Accordingly II Us SAIL ne in''"e
many professions of friendship for Republicans ana
took mains to assure them that If elected II" womb
y.ke an independent position. and faithfully repre-
..pt their interests Ii is asserted by Georgia he-
,nb,cans of character and vrracity that Governor
Rrown last summer hird Que or more kopnbicah
,a,uts who believed in his professions to WISH re-
rpbcan districts and secure the nomination L" tue
Iao;slature of men hO could he depended upon I"
vote for him; and it is further asserted that Mr'
T,rowu furnished whatever money was nc'de" U"
.o,omnlish this purpose. At all events. when the
election was held Senator Brown received the Vo'e
of every Republican in the Legislature
L., do, ,yl pIpcflnn
xa. held Mr.. Brown addressed public meeting at
which the members of the Legislature were present.
Republicans who heard that speech declare that Mr.
Rrown said that he should pursue an independent
course in the Senate and should not participate III
tba nroccedipgs of the DcmWratic caucus. They
further declare that this pledge was omitted from
the report of the speech published in the II VS.
napers ON the following day. After his election
Senator Brown returned to Washington. still full OF
professions of ofhsndepcndency and his thc
interests of all parties in Georgia Toa Republican,
who rongratul hin soon after ms return, he S
in effect that his election had sounded the death
knel of BourbOnsm in Georgia. aud that the bour-
hon Democrats had fired their last shot IN Their
effort to defeat him. So late as last February
Demncrat went To a Republican Senator and SAID
that il the Republicans would nominate "A certain
man for Sergeant at Arms three Democrats would
vote for him. After being pressed To tell VINO the
Democrats were he named Senators joseph r..
Brown and Benjamin Ii. Hill, but declined t. give
the name of the other. "
About the end of February or beginning of March
last Senator Brown visije- Georgia. II Is rcporcd
that when the Senator returned a Georgia Rcpnl'-
can who had been one oi the agents 10 secure ms
election and who expected to receive his vote i"I
Sergeant at Arms other Srnatc ONCE, went
10 him to talk the matter over. IL IL understood
that Senator Brown replied in substance that he
hal changed his mind that he had found the Srnii-
ment IN Georgia strong in favor of tn" Democrat
that he could not afford 10 oppose II and would DE
compelled 10 east in his lot with the Democratic or
eanization of the Seuate; that the reti cement from
the Senate of Senators Mcdonald and Thurman
gave him an opportunity To brconc the leader OF
the Democratic PARTY in that body. and that If he
should succeed in this ambition he might aspire to
. still higher honDrs in 1891.
I'm all its main features this description Of Senator
Browns assurances 10 Republicans, and of hls cx-
planation of the reasons which induced him tO
change his corirs., suddenly Is related by reputa-
bic persons and is quite generally believed by Re-
publican Senators 10 whorn il has been coinmiinl-
eated. IL affords "A fair explanation of senator
Browns public acts during the last six months, aud
especialy during the last slx weeks. Senator Brown
certainly appears to be fully convinced that IT " II
nav him setter 70 act with the BOnrbOns than II
would TO act against them. OF course that part of
the story which relates TO the understanding that
Senator Will would vote for a Republican candidate
for Sergcant-at-ATms will not surprise anybody.