The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-28

with lis enemies on the one question that
most significantly separates the two par
ties, To this extent, and it ia a large ex-
tent, Mr., Randall has impaired himself OF
his usefulness. Following after these two
comes in ranking order Messrs. Scott, OF
Pennsylvania; Springer, Of Illinois; Town
shcnd, OF Illinois; Holman, Of Indiana, and
Ford, Of Michigan. OF these gentlemen
it is to be said that Scott made a very care
| fully prepared speech on the tariff ques-
ton that liod him above the COM
mon place Of local leader in
Pennsylvania politics, his experience
rs a business man fitting him spc-
cially for the work; that Mr. Springer
came into unusual prominence rs tho
author Of the omnibus bill; that Towns
bend is the author Of the Zollverein;
Holman is the "Grcat Director" and that
Ford, as chairman of the House Commit
tee TO investigate the conditions Of labor
and immigration in New York and other
cities, proved himself to be a man OF
capacity. This cxhausts tho stock
OF leading Democrats in the House
from the Northern States, aud only
two OF them-Cox and Randall-aro en-.
titled to be classcd rs statesmen. There
ave other prominent Northern Demo-
Gratis In the House, men like Chapman
and Tarsnoy, OF Michigan; Morse aud Col
lina OF Massachusetts,; Weaver, Of Iowa;
Matson aud Bynum, Of Indiana, Vance,
OF Connecticut; Pidcock and McA loo, OF
New Jersey; Bliss, Tim Campbell, Spinola,
Belmont and Burke CoclSunc, Of New
York, Cultivate, Foun and Wilkins, Of
Ohio. aud Ermcntrout Buckalew aud
] Maish, Of Pennsylvania. Now. OF those
gentlemen, we find that Randall is Chair.
man Of the Committee on Appropriations,
one Of the most Important wilkins, Of
Ohio, is Chairman OF the Committee on
Banking and Currency; Belmont, OF New
York, is Chairman Of the COMMITTEES
on Foreign Affairs, Townshcnd, Of llli-
nois, is Chairman OF the Committee on
Military Affairs, Holman, Of Indiana,
Chairman Of the Committee on Public
Lands; Springer, Of Illinois, Chairman Of
the Committed ON Territories, Bacon, Of
New York, Chairman OF tho Committee
ON Manufactures; Outhwaito, OF Ohio,
Chairman OF the Committee on Pacific
Railroads; McAdoo, OF New Jersey, Chair
man OF the Committee on Militia: Weaver.
Of Iowa, Chairman Of the Committee on
Patents; Malson. Of Indiana, Chairman
Of tie Committee ON Invalid Pensions;
Bliss, OF New York, Chairman Of the Com
mittcc ON Pensions; Morse, OF Massi.
chuscits. Chairman OF the Committee on
state Department; Scott, OF Pennsylvania,
Chairman Of the Committee on the Navy
Department; lludd, OF Wisconsin, Chair
man Of the Committee on the Interior De.
partmcnl; Campbell, Of New York, Chair.
man Of the Committee on Expenditures
on Public Bmldings, sahlncrkcr, Chair
man Of the Committee ON the Library;
Fisher, Of Michigan, Chairman OF the
Committee on Enrolled Bills; Ermcntrout,
Of Pennsylvania, Chairman Of the Com.
miilco on the Election Of President, Vice
President and Representatives In Con-
grcss, $. :. Cox. Of New York, Chairman
Of the Committee on the Eleventh Cen.
suE landcs, Of Illinois, Chairman OF the
Committee on Ventilation aud Acoustics,
and Campbell, ui Ohio, Chairman OF
the Committee ON thc Alcoholic Liquor
Tmilc Thus wc find that Of
the hiiy-iiyc standing committees Of the
House twenty-five Of them have Northern
Democrats iorthcir chairmcn- twenty-five
out OF siNiy.thrco leaving thiuythrcc
chairmanship- Tor the lOi Southern Dom
ocralN And Of these twenty-five commit.
tees twelve arr among the most important
Of the House, as tho Appropriations, the
Banking and Currency, Foreign Affairs.
Military AtIJin, Public Lands, Territories.
Manufactures, Pacific Railroads, Militia,
Patents, Invalid Pensions aud Pensions
This would Seem io any one not a section.
alisi 10 bc fair division and 20 bo divis.
lon that divides the responsibilities Tor leg.
islatiou, leaving nothing ior the Democrats
Of either section to complain Of ~ 10 the
other. Hut besides this there Is the fact
that the Democrats in tho House, ~ tho.c
la the senate, lid not vote on public qucs.
tions ~ Northern or southern men. but A.
Democrats, the only departure from the
rule 81 soliiity being when Randall aud
twcniy-cighl othcr, took their departure
from the party standards inl allied them.
solves with the Republicans In the House
on the tariff question. Thus M Hrrd Is
answered boy the fctA Al the Democrats
oi the llous, arc equally responsible ior
Che legislation which originating In that
body haa passed into law; aud thc South,
solid lor its protection against a sea Of ".
nomncc, Is uo moro responsible Tor the
failure, or shortcomings In national lcgisla.
ton than the North.