The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-02-04

expressed in the language of Senator Ford,
who said last evening to the United Press
reporter: I'VE have decided that hence on
we will hit straight out from the shoulder.
We will consider no compromise; show no
mercy; grant no quarter. We are in for the
fight, no matter what shape or form hostil-
tiles may assume. We want the order of
the day and we will have 1t or nothing"
The Democratic caucus occupied more
time than did that of their opponents. In
fact formally and informally, it ran well
into a half-dozen hours. George l.. Con-
verse and Follett were there to advise and
counsel just as Ex-Governor Noyes had per-
formed a similar service for the Republic
ans. The formal session was largely taken
up with a free-for-all debate, which evil
denced so unanimous IN opposition to any
thing approaching a compromise that it was
not considered worth while to clinch 1t with
a formal resolution.
An adjournment was then taken until ta-
day and In the formal. session which fal-
lowed the fact was developed that many
Senators favor one of two very clearly de-
fined lines of policy.
The first of these Is to quit the Senate
chamber Immediately upon the first obnoX-
ious ruling Of the chair, taking with them
the clerk, sergeant alarms and other Off
Gals and to resume session In a hall hired
for that purpose.
This would compel State Auditor Kiese-
wetter. in allowing claims, to recognize one
or the other of the Senate wings as the true
and only Senate. The wing denied funds,
which-tlie Auditor being q Democrat
would probably be the Republican wing.
would thus be forced by a writ of mandamus
to go to the Supreme Court for the judicial
decision on some of the rulings of Lieu
tenant Governor Kennedy, and the decision
would necessarily determine which of the
two is the trump Senate"
The other proposition is that Immediately
following the roll call this afternoon the
Senator Cable, providing for the appoint
ment of a committee to investigate the re-
lations between the presiding officer and the
Senate and for the appointment of a President
pro tenlpOre, pending a report from this
committee, be again introduced. The chair
would of course rule it out of order, but the
clerk, pursuing the previous tactics.
would call the roll and announce the twenty
to seventeen vote. Thereupon the Demo-
Gratis would move the election of one of their
number, probably Senator O'Neill, as Presi-
dent pre- tenn. and the ayes and nays would
be called in the same manner as before and
announce the result. A demand would then
be made for the surrender of the chair, fail.
ing In which an adjournment might be
taken as provided for in the first proposition.
1t is probable that one or other Of these
plans will be adopted at the caucus, but
whatever their fate, the simple fact that
they have been mooted and received consid-
cradle support indicates the strained condi-
ton of affairs. Local interest in the situa-
ton has largely increased and last night the
corridors of the Neil House were as ami
mated as though a holly contested State con-
ventiOn were on the slate for the morrow.
Letters and dispatches by the bushel, not
only from Ohio but from many other States,
are pouring In on Senators from both sides
of the Senate, commencing their relative
positions and %counselling them to stand by
their guns. 1t Is conceded by both Repub-
licans and Democrats that to-day will be a
critical one, and the temper on both sides
over Mondays proceedings Is SO bitter That
the exercise of considerable calmness and
moderation may be necessary to prevent a
climax which both sides Of the chamber
may regret when sober second thought sue
ceeds the existing feeling.
The rooms of the Jackson Club, Demo-
cratic, we're packed to suffocatiOn last even.
ing in response to a call for a special meet
ing to consider the Senate difficulty. By a
unanimous vote it was decided to convene a
mass indignation meeting of the citizens at
the City Hall tonight, and a committee was
dppOiiltcu w Icqucob 6A-OtndUOE Allcu 6s
Thurman to preside.
The majority of the Democratic members
are inclined to take the situation philo-
sophically, and, il need be, to repeat the
policy of Monday three times a week
throughout the session. But there are
others Of their colleagues who contend that
heroic measures are necessary, and this con-
tention seems to be conceded in by the rank
and file of the local Democracy and the
adherents of the party from other places
who are on the spot.
The Columbus Times (Democratic), which
has heretofore occupied a rather conserv-
alive ground, published yesterday a ring
ing editorial in which 1t declares that the
proceedings of Monday were characterized
by a grosser usurption of power than that of
Oliver Cromwell I'm the English Parliament,
without the justifying circumstances to
which Cromwell and his associates could
lay claim" and concludes as follows: "He
(the presiding oficer) does not deserve the
compliment of an impeachment. A ma
jority of the Senate can and should expel
him. Expel him, and set a sergeant-at-
arms at each door to keep him out"
1t goes without saying that such a decla-
ration as this from the local organ of the
party is credited with a certain degree of in
SEPARATION, and it would not be surprising if
the next meeting should witness a scene of
the character suggested.