Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-09-13
WASHINGTON.


Democratic magnamity was strongly
contrasted with republican selfshness
when the Southern Senators voted
with the northwestern Senators to
place binding Irvine on the free list.
The great grain producing states are
the largest users of binding Irvine.
But when the Southern Senators
asked for an amendment to the tariff
bill placing cotton bagging, which is
used by the cotton producing states
on the free list, the republicans voted
solidly against it. That is just the
sort of sectional legislation that has
created a "solid South" and as long
as the one continues the other is like
ly to remain. 1t Is a bad rule that
does not work both ways.
The anti-Reed republicans, and
the are lots of 'em, are "kicking"
vigorously, because they say that the
Republican Congressional Campaign
committee Ii being used to boom the
Speaker for the Presidency. There
is no longer any doubt Of Reeds hav-
ing SHE'D his castor into the Preslden-
tial ring, aud the weaker candidates,
including Mr.. Harrison, are becom,
ing panic-stricken at the prospect.
They fear the power Of the big man
from Maine whose shadow is begin
ming to obscure all of them. The
democrats would ask nothing letter
than Reeds nomination; they believe
that an overwhelming majority of
the people of this country are opposed
to the un-American methods by
which he has tyrannized over the
House of Representatives.
This week will see the outrageous,
one-sided tariff bill passed by the
Senate. A number of the republican
Senators have shown a temporary
spirit of independence in voting
against their constituents but their
courage ended there, and through
fear of the party lash they will stul'
tify themselves by voting for it as a
whole. The reciprocity amendment
is a delusion and a snare, and is only
reciprocity in name, as experience
will demonstrate; or else the high
protectionists in the House would not
(as they have done) have promised
that the House would acceptit. The
bill is nothing more nor less than ar
official payment by the consumers o
the United States of the money con
tributed by protected manufacturer
during the last Presidential cam
paign to the republican corruption
fund. Fortunately the voter
of the country will have al
opportunity in November of expires
sing their opinion of such methods.
Representative Breckenridge, o
Arkansas, has been illegally and un
justly deprived of his seat in tn
House, but as he expressed it in tn
closing word of his speech 81 tax
an appeal to the people, regardless G
party,in the district have the homo
to represent, on the broad ground @
common honesty, and in Novembe
they will reverse your conclusion an,
rebuke methods by which you reach
ed that conclusion"
The scandal piles up on Commits
sioner Raum, but he does not resign
) nor do his superiors in office give an,
y signs of asking for his resignation, al
/ though common decency should hav
; caused them to do so as soon as h
unblushingly acknowledged havin
2 borrowed $4,000 on notes endorse,
by pension Attorney Lemon. Blu
5 there is worse to come. He has bee
3 engaged in some business transaction
( worse than the refrigerator company
2 of which one of his would-be judge
( Representative Smyser of Ohio
" large stock holder, and Represents
< tive Cooper, who first formulated tn
:. charges, is in possession of the fact
4 and he intends to see to it that tn
= public has them, even if the republ
cans on the withdrawing commit
- teeshall refuse to investigate them.
The speech of Representative KeI
IS nedy, an Ohio republican, chargin
:. Senator Quay with being felOn an
n a modern Judas Iscariot, may hay
|. been strictly true-many people b
10 lieve that it was-but the floor
+ House was no,place for it to be mad
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