The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-25

O,,Id DayI, Explains His sItnatiOn-The
Organization Fight

Organization Fight
WARRINGTON, March 94,-ln the Senate
N. D4ylscl.led mp the resolution for the
Ir,iOn oI officers Of the Senate.
Ns Davis, Of Illinois, said' On a recent
r..,ion | stated the reasonB that deter
mined my vote on The organization OF the
,,pate, not expecting to satisfy poll
,tllas accustomed to partv:diSCipllne and
os,bls to appreciate free thought and In.
DEPENDENT action. Fair criticism is al.
,,ys entitled to respect; and the public
NAN who shrinks from II, even when
binll, does not deserve folbaaranCe. An
rlsnpt has been madeto have 1t appear
An the legislature which elected me to
No Senate contained a Republican major.
N, and that the State OF Illinois, on the
popular vote, was also largely Republican.
Both these assumptions are uniounded.
The legislature at that time stood as fol.
loNG Republicans, Senate, 81; House,
y. Democrats, Senate, "a; House, or In.
dependents, Senate, 3; House, .. 1t is
haS seen that the Republicans and the
Democrats we're almost equally divided,
and that Glsw independents turned the
EGe. For President, Hayes received
giOg3!, TiIden 96SUOl and Cooper H..
!S3 votes. Hayes clear majority was
g,S9s in the poll Of over half q million
votes. These figures prove how closely
btlAnCedth tho two parties were in '7O and
Il. More than ninety per cent Of the
Wtel voluntarily cast for me as s nator
were rom Democrats without pledges,
conditions or correspondence Of any kind
whatever. They knew my political ante.
telsnIS, and they also knew that neither
IhO honor, which was fully conferred
Upon me, nor any other dis.
GuCiOn that could be offered,
Iouli alter any conviction l had
hfRed OF defect mo from the course Of
4y as @itAppeared TO my best judgment.
Having accepted this generous trust under
Aese circumstances, good faith required
ne to sustain the organization OF the Sen.
Ee@ 1t had existed. In the last Congress
70 principle was involved, but merely the
anlfOl Ol the committees and the offices.
lhSve voted steadily against change, and
lihall continue 1t that way till the end Is
hAched, being answetabe only 10 my
eoneClenCB aud to my constituents for this
Itt. What my friend, the distinguished
tsnator rom New York, properly calls q
constitutional majority was disclosed when
!ae Vice President, not a member Of this
oody, gave the casting vote for the CON.
liIItees. However tleeting or fractional
mat majority may be We are commanded
70 lCreptit, and obey 1t. Tho mSiOrity that
s,o'e the committees are fairly entitled 10
choose the officers Of the Senate; one nat.
uh.ly gOes with the other, in order 10
perfect the organization. This conclusion
WI neither be delayed nor ObstruCted by
any vote oI mine, aud itCannotbe reached
100 soon Iot the public interest. | do not
Ritet at all that the new administration.
Hhicl has TO confront the country viIh
10 policy, should have control Of bolh
branches oil COrg'ess; the responsibility
lot the measures to be proposed eau moi
Be avoided. With the power to initiate Al
Ille legislation, the msi1rity Is not jSfp,
enough to indulge in rash experiments
ind Tho minority 10 sufficiently strong l.
taeCk any tendency 10 excess. Between
iat'e two elements tho great voice 6l
Independent opinion can always be heard
tlIh elect, and theCountry has every proS.
ny OI peace and prosperity.
M Dawes having refused 10 lst his
i''oulion 10 over for the present, tbonVb
,luested to do so BY Mr.. Pendleton. ihe
NmoCfSls proceeded to offer dilStoty mo.
.on'' ana C'Il the yeas and nays thereon.
IoN and then taking occasion to tVit the
fgPnbIlCahs upon taking into Inc natlv
"v Democratic Confederate Bripajief.
~, al' Hsrlahd opposed the present cleo
ssa, .aul olllCefa on the ground that Il wouid
benlS S' ~ '"e P'eeent lhCum'
,,s Ny Cameron, Of Pennsylvania, assertsd
s is, 4, ,,G,i,eiullnRiion Of the Republican pide
NHt The question out, ''Ne
,hsi at, Brown accepted The jssna and s,s,sd
SN,il V iIl"NfsnIlon N.n Of The Democracy to eli here
ensnSe Ol tIIlcep, 'OH'en' 10 u
y. VT MO- tS'oVn ,aid the tpceut sctior NJ ,hs
viiSiDS' 'iI S,d dplstIy ,s and the Senator from
,e'cSoI o,S !. uM shown tho period had been
CoSIJ,N.hlsin CI.su Nhsnne more would he said aboni
bTv,S,e bean ,...I b,lgsdlers. That period hnd
0I% 0H1" h.shs reached that Eas spoken Of by vs,v @
sball GvsI, when Il said, 1.-THE wolf Ala
shall iiS MAJ, Jo.' Sl'n thelamb, and the leopard
and iSo IN "vEn own With the kid, and The calf
gStbe, NV ~ isOu5g lion, and the failing 10,
That ps,ioJ "s Li l.'ilC child shall lead them, !,
lion II S,,oa Snb, taG been tSsched when tbf
iimb ii Hv", ~. y PP.ylng tepublicanipm and ihS
ton had I,G;UI1slme9t ~ and partial repudla
f4q %een wen pastures OF inxuilant fich
INls vsne.Si me Eiond not say little cbijd, NJ NJ ,
nlla6I Ty,Si TnStI snonld leSd them, but that |
lSsm ' XiIpnledera'o General SboSId LA ls.t
S,5 S', LAnghterl lie boped % Jbs IA; "a,
been h,;I,SsIn I Snen tue bloody chasm hSI
,6IH. oi SyG, .SiS, and when that old blood,
Vould ba 'I,gn tnSi 30 much had been bsSfd
ScDsu Su u Ue folded up and buSisd bsVoS, VS,U
NJ, H0ar enid Ln
u n,enJ.g5 n gS senatot from Georgia. tbS
Reiiom ioueu ea.. 70 70 occupy the time Of ihS Ser
n,y.oii,s0 @ now y to the let Of S December lS ri \
ht eOpNiin,,u,SS ,S !! oppression Of the will Z
"''"'aaoO1l majority Of THE body /