The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-20
SHERMAN GETSA TARTAR
MR.. BUTLER TURNS AN ORATOR
ICAL BLIZZARD LOOSE.

THE Ohio Senator's Gain From the
Great Fraud of 1876 Thrown Up in
His Face The South Defended
Against the SANDERS Against Her
Fair Name in Political Matters.
WASHINGTON, April l9.-The Senate to-
dsv resumed consideration of the bill for
tbe admission of the State of South
Dakota. Mr. Plumb opened the debate in
favor of the bill. He contrasted the small
votes in the Southern States with the vote
Of Dakota, and said that very few of them
had cast as many votes at any
election within the last five years as the
Territory of Dakota had cast in
1856. He contrasted tables of taxation in
the State of Alabama to show that the as
sessed value of guns. pistols and dirks was
four times greater than that of farming
tools and agricultural implements. And
vet. he said, the Senator from Missouri did
not object to the representation of Alabama
in the Senate or the House of Representa-
tives, but was willing to meet them on the
plane of equality.
A POLITICAL QUESTION.
Mr.. Allison said he agreed with the SEN
ator from Missouri (Mr. Vest that the
question was political one. 1t was po-
litical and party question. The attitude of
the Democratic party in both houses on
this subject was an attitude of non-action.
Its policy had been clearly shown in Mr..
Springer's letter, read at the Aberdeen con-
vention. He believed South Dakota should
now be admitted as State, and that North
Dakota should also be now admitted, and
he should be glad to vote at this session for
the admission of North Dakota
Mr. Vest asked him il he would vote now
for bill admitting to statehood the whole
Territory He (Mr. Vest would.
Mr.. Allison replied by asking Messrs.
Vest and Butler if the Democratic party,
as a political organization, would vote to-
day for the admission of the State of Da-
kota as a whole.
Mr.. Vests response was that, as a matter
of course, neither he nor Mr.. Butler could
speak for the Democratic party, but he
would say that with his Democratic col
leagues he was not one of them who would
not vote for the admission of the State of
Dakota as q whole at any time.
POLITICAL LEGERDEMAIN.
Mr.. Allison suggested that political par
ties were to be judged by their general ac-
tion not by individual statements, and the
action of the Democratic party as repre-
sented o the Senate Committee ON Terrific
ries, as well as the action of the House Com
mittee. showed it's policy'on this subject.
The former had proposed a substitute in the
way of an enabling act, and the latter had
4 reported an omnibus bill This, in his judg-
\ ment, was political legerdemain. The
4 idea was to tamper with the question
4 till the Presidential election of 1883 shall
\ have passed, and if the political exigencies
Of the future required it the Democratic
party would continue to play the same
4 game. Mr.. Allison said he would not have
4 joined in the discussion at all were it not
4 that he desired to represent the Importance
Of admitting South Dakota as State, and
North Dakota as well; and he would join
Il bands with the Senators fer the admission
OF Montana. The question was one of the
most important that could come up for con-
sl0eratiOn, because 1t related to the ex-
cusion of 100000 to 100000 people from
PARTICIPATION in the affairs of the republic.
That was an unjust exclusion and should
not be tolerated moment longer than was
absolutely necessary.
MR.. BUTLERS NEAT TURN.
Mr. Butler congratulated the Senate that
the discussion had got back to the real issue
and he thanked the Senator from Iowa
lMr. Alllson) for having discussed the ques-
ton from the standpoint of a patriot and
statesman. He declared that the Demo-
cratic fenators were prepared now, and
would be prepared in the future, to admit
DakOIa INTO the Union as State
Mr.. Plumb asked whether ne would also
be willing to incorporate in the act of ad-
mission the same condition as in the State
OF Texas, authorizing new States to be
formed Of Dakota from time to time.
MI Butler-Pertectly, sir, perfectly; and
have said, over and over again, that the
best solution Of the question was to admit
the Territory Of Dakota as a whole and
leave the people free (after it had become a
state to determine the question of geo
graphical area
Mr.. Plumb-Are you willing to admit
DAKOTA without an enabling act9
Mr.. Butler-No, sir
MI. PIumb-That is, that you will vote
70 admit Dakota at some future time
Mr. Butler-Admit as fast as can be done
according to the prescribed constitutional
forms.
WHY HE OPPOSED 1T.
MIR. Butler went on to say that he op-
posed the so-called South Dakota movement
because, IN his judgment it was a political
slcK TO got supremacy in the Senate Re
lerrlng to Mr. Spooner's quot tion the other
aay from speech by President Lincoln,
Hlat no party could fool all the people all
we ume, he said that, in this instance, the
nepuolcan party could not fool the young
tst pageon the floor The thing was so
GanSparent, fiimsy, fragrant in its preten-
Ei' 11dU even a Dllnd man could see 1t.
tor himself he never would consent
~ any party getting by snap judg-
hlenU hU an unfair advantage in a
Uouy where that party's supremacy
Was rapidly waning. He referred to the
SSndIgea and aspersions made by certain
senators against the Southern States as "a
ueSceilt into the very quagmire and slime
y. Uo"nship politics and ward-meeting con-
uoverSles." If this (he said) we're the oc-
vaSloh TO go into ancient history he could
Ie-erect IN those Southern States shameful
baIouIeS on the government that had once
len len set up there, bebauching the
,Lsu places of State, diffusing into
oo cne very atmosphere the stencil of
IoI oIITuptlon, and those governments
toul ,iaI Deen set up and sustained by the Sena-
o',, oUlS es' VINO were now denouncing the South
S.. o,n states. II he could re-erect those dis
S,ac5iul Republican governments in the
oou,u ~ u, ana could ask the country to "Look
o1 oS uuS uuS picture and then on that instead
vi VI seeing all the evils and damnable horesies
Spoheh OF by the Senators, they would see
eace ana quiet and progress and devotion
tbo N institutional on government and union of
COULD BE HELD UP TO sCoRN.
SIR A ne We're TO proceed to show this the
v,iit,s 1lay 'rs who had spoken against the South
;rtuunlul DE utterly scorned and driven out by
haa5l lgent people, and would hang their