Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-09-06
WASHINGTON. Sent, l. 1890.

Senator EdmHnds has exposed the
cloven republican foot by his resolu-
ton for a Congressional recess, instead
OF adjournment. from September ~,
to November 10. Having by various
methods succeeded in getting a date
set for the disposal Of the tariff BILL
The most unjust financial measure OF
the age--thc republicans now propose
that Congress shall meet again after
the Congressional elections in order
that it may proceed to do what it
does not dare to do before those cleo
lions. This action of Mr.. Elmunds
was taken because Mr.. Harrison re-
fused to assume the responsibility of
calling an extra session for the sole
purpose of cnacting odious political
laws and making unnecessary appro-
priations.
/, FIRST and foremost: il tho rcpubli-
cans arc allowed to carry out their pro-
grammc, and they will not, unless the
unless legitimate efforts of the demo
Gratis shall fail to prevent it, will come
the Force bill, upon which the repub.
licans are already banking to carry
the Presidential election OF 92--thcir
leaders expect to lose the next House;
but are raising a large fund to try and
save themselves from defeat by the
aid of the electoral votes of four South.
ern States which they calculate can be
carried with all ofthe election machin-
cry in the hands of INSCRIPTIONS
Federal agents.
Next will come the Congressional
and Electoral college apportionmcnt
under the new census, which is to be
manipulated in the interest of the re-
publican party. If only the question
OF right and precedent were consid'
cred this apportionment would be
left for the Fifty.second Congress to
deal with.-so it has been since the
foundation of our government; but
the republican party has never been
in the habit of letting little things like
right and precedent stand in its way,
and it is too late to expect il to reform
now.
/ Incidentally it Is proposed that a
large number Of bills, carrying large
appropriations, which the shrewd lea
dcrs of the party temporarily side
tracked early in the present session,
are to be railroaded through, and, in
order to carry this programme out
successfully, a quorum Of republican
Senators have, according to Senator
Fry, who ought to be good republican
authority, agreed to adopt a gag rule
for tho Senate similar to the one with
which Speaker Reed has bound the
House hand and feet.
Another nice little scheme in con.
ncction with this recess business is,
that the pretcnsc is TO DO TO try and
make 1t appear 10 the farmers and
wOrkingmen that the democrats, in
opposing the Edmunds resolution, arc
opposing the consideration OF their in
terests.
Mr.. Harrison has signed the meat in.
sDecticn bill, thus giving himself great
or power in a commercial sense, than
is possessed by any European sover-
eign, with the possible exception OF
the Car of Russia.
Senator Morgan has presented to
the Senate n resolution adopted bv a
maes.mceting ot:colored mcn at Birm.
ingham, Alamama, against the passage
of the Force bill. This added to the
fact that q meeting OF negroes ut Phil
adelphia adopted q resolution declar.
ing the passage of the Force bill TO he
impolitic. shows that the negroes arc
not laundering after the protection
which the republicans in Congress arc
SO anxious to give them.
The preliminary farce 10 dcpriving
another democrat Of his seat -Breck'
ingidgc, OF Arkansas-is going on in
the House 10 day. Ii is hoped that
his constituents will see to it that he
comes back to the next House will
such n big majority that even a rcpub
lican election committee will not dare
10 question his right to represent Iii
people.
Representative Cannon, whose vul
garity prccipitated the rumpus which
ended in q smuggling match on the foo
of the House last week, has thereby 81
endeared himself TO Speaker Reed tina
he has been asked to 60 up to Main
and make some speeches in his dis
trict. 1t is TO be hoped that he will
not use the same language no did il
the House.