The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-29
TEE FAILURE or rae HOUSE.

tits reported that Qacen Elizabeth once
asked the Speaker Of the House OF Com
mons, Nov, sir, what hath passed y inc
body over which you presideF Ahu ne an
swered Loyalty and truihiully, IF 4 please
vour Majesty, sercn toecks." A similar ques'
ton put to Speaker Carlisle concerning me
present House Of Representatives woul1
have 10 be answered in like manner. In all
our history there has never been another
such an example Of time irittered away 70
no useful or practical purpose-N. Lou's
Globe Democrat.
The above extract should be headed
''The Failure of the Senate" and the
name Of Sherman substituted for that
OF Carlisle. 1t is known to the coun-
try that the Republican Senate OBJ
structed the business Of Congress for
three months by forcing an issue with
the President for party purposes. d.
@. Bradley Of South Carolina, appoint
ed Collector OF Internal Revenue, was
on Thursday last confirmed by the
Senate with vote OF p TO 16, not
withstanding Edmunds led the oppo-
sition to the confirmation. Hecharged
that Bradley had been an active sym
pathizer with the moonshiners in the
mountains, but majority OF the Sem
ators would not believe him. Senator
Allison, one OF the most pronounced
Republicans in the Senate, scored a
good point against Major Bradley's
opponents when he showed that, even
il Bradley had been in sympathy with
moonshiners, the statistics showed
that he had collected more revenue
for the Government since he had
been in office than his prede-
cessor had in an equal length
Of time. A disguised Republican said
that Just such work as this would be
done as long as the Senate con.
tinues TO hold secret sessions. II all
the work in secret session were Of this
character, however, il would be good
thing for the Senate to hold all Its ses-
Bions in secret. The vote by which
Bradley was confirmed shows that he
received the support Of large number
OF Republican Senators, and as Brad
ley's appointment YVES the one most
obnoxious to the Republicans II may
be assumed that they will confirm all
the Presidential nominations, thus
proclaiming to the country that the
whole winters debate, forced by the
Republican Senate, was useless waste
Of time. The Republicans sustained
Edmunds In the issue he made with
the President But II seems they do
not intend 10 practice what was threat
ened during the long discussion. The
Republican Senate obstructed public
business for three months debating a
question which meant nothing and
which has been abandoned by the
confirmation OF Bradley, the most OBJ
noxious Of the Presidents appoint-
ments. The Republicans know what
they knew last winter, that II the
Senate rejects the Presidents nomina-
lions he would have reappointed them
all, and would have kept them in
office. II seems there are enough
practical men in the Senate to recog-
nize this, and they vote for confrma-
ton, Notwithstanding they voted to
sustain the Edmunds theory. The
whole discussion on the issue made
with the President was, therefore, q
waste Of time, and had no higher
purpose than to prolong the OF
fetal terms Of Republican Office
holders. While the Republican Sen
ate spent the winter in q useless
discussion, the Democratic House o
Representatives has made but LITTLE
progress in the reforms promised thu
people. But President Cleveland hal
been true to his pledges. He is con
demned for doing precisely what HI
promised to do when he was oandi
date. On the stamp, and in the pres
he was proclaimed as civil servic
reformsr, and his party promised tina
II he were elected the country woul
have President who would hav
the courage and iTmness TO do whG
he had pledged himself TO do. II
was elected, and when inaugurate
undertook to carry out his pledge
And now many Of his party friend
who secured seats in Congress b
reading and indorsing Cleveland
promises TO the people ara a
sailing him because he will N
do the very thing he promised not
do. In the name Of the SoutheI
Democracy the APPEAL tells Presidei
Cleveland to stand firm. The Peep
the honest masses-do not symp
thize With the discomfort amor
those disgruntlsd Democrats wi
want office for themselves and friend
The great mass OF Democrats WI
do not want office and care nothiI
for party only 80 far as 1t promot
good government are satisfied wi
Cevelaud's administration. They l
gard him as man OF singular puri
Of purpose, rare political virtues al
as exhibiting fidelity to his pledg
which is sublime. He his a man
convictions, battles for what he |
lleves to be right, and he has I
been recTeaHt to to his party, unl'
it be party treache y to remain true
party pledge.