St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-23
Mr. Morrison Tmbued With the Idea That
He Gould Pill Them With Grace
and Dignity.
Cleveland Said Never to Have Invited Re
publican Senators to Consult Him
on Appointments.
t,omptrolIer Durham Disallows Cole
mans Bill for 81 500 for Labo-
ratory Purposes.
congressman Remain in washington
to Hear From Speaker Carlisle
on the Committees.
He wouId Lead the Democrats.

Special to the Globe
WASHINGTON. Dec. 22.-Mr. Morrison's s
victory in the house has brought him to the
front as the leader of the Democratic side.
Mr. Morrison has large following IN the
house. more on account of his revenue re-
form views than his personal popularity
He is singularly lacking in certain qualities
necessary to successful leadership upon the
floor. A man to lead majority in the
house effectively should be good speaker.
He should have the faculty OF expressing
himself readily and easily upon his feet, SO
as to meet the objections OF active leaders
of the minority as they are raised. MI
Morrison compoSes very well and writes
out good speech in the privacy OF his
room. Rut he has weak voice and is ab-
solutely without any delivery. Whenever
he makes a speech in the house it Is invari-
ably from manuscript, and even with that
aid his voice is so feeble that he cannot be
seard by more than small percentage OF
The house. He has no skill as a debater.
He is very tenacious in his likes and dis
likes and will fight to the end for his friends
At the same time he is equally unforgiying
to his enemies. He is too fond OF personal
retaliation to make great success as a
legislative leader, if he had all the charms
and graces of the most Skilltul orator. L
once heard distinguished public man say
that he thought the greatest mistake any
political leader could make was to cherish
vindictiye feelings and to seek to crafty
PERSONAL REVENGE.
'Life is too short, said he. Flight and
take your blows fairly when the battle is
on. and then, when the contest is over,
turn YOUR face towards new things" Mr..
Morrison has to pass tariff bill this winter
if he wishes to accomplish the object OF his
followers. The president has recommended
tariff reform. Yet before trying to carry
out the objects of the administration and its
followers. Mr. Morrison has stopped on his
way in the eXuberance of his power as the
revenue reform leader to break down MIR.
Randall This, too, when Mr.. Randall mad
begun TO recognize the necessity OF tariff re-
form. Instead of forgetting past acrimonieS
and going to Mr.. Randall, Mr.. Morrison has
started out on his campaign alone. Those
who are friendly to both Mr.. Randall and
Mr.. Morrison believe it would have been
better policy if Mr.. Morrison had said to
Mr.. Randall: ''Let us forget our past differ
ences. You go ahead and continue your
work as all economist and l will help you,
and YOU i'll turn must help me upon meas
ure of tariff reform" By following this
course a compromise tariff measure GER
tainly would have passed the house without
any factiOnal fight among the Democrats.
MI Morrison may be able to pass his own
measures. but in order to do it he will have
to have the help Of Republican votes.