Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-03-02
WASHINGTON.

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Senator Hoar, which the Republi-
cans have determined in caucus to
4 pass, told the Republicans some
truths which they will do well to
heed. He reminded them that State
rights, which they want to violate,
had elected Benjamin Harrison
President and recalled the Republi-
can party to power, while majority
of94,6Ol voters had cast their suf-
frages in favor of Grover Cleveland.
The Republican party owed a debt
to State rights for its incoming PreSi-
dent, and the country owed n debt
to State rights for the domestic
tranquility which hailed his coming.
The Virginia Senator then alluded
to the charges of bribery in New
York during the recent election to
the purchase of voters in Indiana in
"blocks of FIVE" and to the colonial
ton of aliens in West Va, as well as
to the counter-charges made by the
Republicans. He asked what a pam
demonium, what a terrible suspense,
what paralysis Of business would
have follGwedhad not State rights
exercised their conservative and
healing sway. Gen. Harrison's title
of President, which had been sealed
and given to him, was not given to
him by nation, or by majority of
its people, but by sovereign States,
which had commissioned him as
their Chief Magistrate. State rights
held the ladder for Benjamin Harri-
son to ascend the Presidential chair,
had given the Senators their pre-
negatives, and had lifted the Repub-
lican party out of the Slou gh of Des-
pond and brought it within sight of
the goal of its desires.
The Senator referred to the old
axiom about praising the bridge that
carried one safely across the stream.
And now that the States rights bridge
had carried the Republican party
safely over the turbulent stream of
conflict, it was meet that party con-
fes that after all it was a pretty good
bridge. A Republican would be an
migrate who would turn back and
destroy what had done him and his
party so much good. 1t would bein-
deed astounding if New England
Senators should unite to break it
down.
In conclusion Mr.. Daniels said: II
was amazed when read Mr.. Hoar'S
resolution gravely requiring the
Senate to enter into an inquiry of the
election of members of the House of
Representatives. If anything more
un-American or more in conflict with
the spirit of the American constitu.
ton could have been suggested, l am
at loss to conjecture what that thing
is"
Senator Blackburn, or Joe Black :
burn, as his friends here call him,
has given Billy Chandler scare from
which he may not recover for quite a
while, and but for the interference Of
Senator Faulkner he might have got
ten severe thrashing. The trouble
took place in a committee room of
the Senate and was caused by a re-
port which Chandler had made re-
fleeing on Secretary Villas and eX-
Indian Commissioner Atkins. The
Kentucky Senator questioned the
facts stated in the report and asked
where Chandler got his information
Chandler became indignant and said
he did not propose to he bulldOzed by
2 an eX-slave-driver. This enraged
: Blackburn who reached across the
D desk catching Chandler by the cal
i and raising him up in the air as
I though he intended to give him {
spanking with the other hand. A
i this stage Mr.. Faulkner got his arms
around Blackburn and Chandler wa,
: released from his perilous position.
Very appropriately on Washing
$ toms birthday, the President signeC
t the bill admitting the State of Nortl
and South Dakota, Montana anC
Washington into the Union. Repre-
4 sentatives Cox and Springer have re
y ceived many letters and telegram
thanking them for their persistan
efforts in behalf of the bill.
y Genial, "old Rosy" General Rose
u Grams, is now on the retired list of tn
Army with the rank of brigadier
e general, the bill 10 that effect having
+ passed both Houses and been signeC
: by the President.
y In passing the Senate bill pension
). ing the widow of Gen. Sheridan, tn