The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-09
ry. taking the only 3

Treasury, taking the only action
that he Is authorized TO take
within the law, has come again 10 the relief
OF ocmmerce by buying 5000. 600 Of bonds,
and that that is a mere drop in the bucket
The Secretary of the Treasury has paid ont
of the treasury 500, 600 for bonds, and
that Sl00,0o0.000 has disappeared. The
banks have less money now than they Ind
before the payment of that 500. 100000.
LITTLE GOOD ADVICE.
81 would say TO the senator from Massa-
chusetts: Lay aside this bill, which the
country has pronounced against. Let it 60,
aud let us take up matters which all classes
of our fellow-citlzens are boxing TO us TO
consider. IL you do Motif you persist in
the course which has been marked
ont by the senator from Massa-
chusetts-the responsibility must rest
with the party in power II
the senator from Massachusetts forces
consideration Of this partisan measure,
while bankruptcy ard ruin are going on.
he has the power to do 1t; but when no
goes back to Boston he will find that mer-
chants aud bankers aud men of affairs there
as well as farmers ard laoorers, Will tell
him that while he Is attempting hostile
legislation against IA section Of the country,
If it had not been for tho products of that
section; II 10 had not been for
would not be bank in Massachusetts
able to pay its depositors. The ouly thing
that has saved them has been tho fact that
they have been able to draw on the cotton
crop and on oil. You may hasten the wreck,
you may spesd the time when this distress
shall become universal So be 1t, Mr..
President. If you will have il So Again
We tender b. you our earnest endeavors TO
stay this panic and save our common ooun-
try"
HoAR's WEAK REPLY.
Mr.. Hoar replied 20 Mr. German in
speech which. epitomized, was recommen-
detlon TO the democratic senators to apply
Mr.. Gorman's suggestions to themselves
cease their obstruction tactics and allow the
elections bill 20 pass.
koNARCHIAAL METHODS.
Mr.. Gray then resumed his argument
against the bill, criticizing It in its details
lie spoke OF the machinery provided In IL as
similar To that under which Napoleon III.
arranged his pIebscite In 1852, and
erected an empire on the ruins Of
the French republic. He thought
that the bill, If it were not co be recommit-
ted to the committee on privileges aud elec-
tions should be at least sent to the commit
tee on style, which would mako IL plain
what the Dill meant. Let us, said he. adhere
to the rules OF English speech, IL VIC are not
to adhere TO tho rules of English liberty and
freedom. Let US have the lucid periods Of
the senator from Massachusetts, and not the
turgid, confused phraseology Of the chief
supervisor Of New Y orI, and then we can
discuss the bill with more intelligence than
we can discuss IL now.
AN ILLUSTRATION.
In the course OF colloquy between
Messrs Gray and Edmunds, Mr.. Gray i'm
aOfuaI ha Of ba Narrvapf
going to the polls In his own town 60 vote,
and having u dirty deputy marshal Din
splred by rum and politics) lay his hand up
on his shoulder and say that he arrested
hiln for Offering to vote W en- not properly
registered, or when not residing i'll
the precinct, and taking him be-
+ re an United States commits
sioner. Was that, Mr.. Gray asked,
consistent with frood m Of electionsg Dep
uty marshals, he added, wore, under tho
BILL to be at the polls to promote fraud.
They would be there to make the elections
one sided to arrest democrats for real or
supposed election frauds. aud to allow re-
publlcans 70 go free, or, in case Of demo-
Gre ts being in power, TO arrest republicans,
and to allow the democrats to go free.
SHOULD BE TRAMPLRD UNDER FOOT.
The bill, Mr. Gray said, should DO
trampled under foot; 1t should never ind a
place in the statute books Of tue United
States, it should DO taken out and branded
By the common hangman as being an iusult
to the free psople of free country. 1t was,
to say tho least of it, a stretch of The power
conferred upon congress. In coaclusion he
said: 81 beg you TO let the United States
stand In ancient ways, and not to disturb its
ancient landmarks There are principles 20
| imbedded in our constitution aud scheme
Of government that they cannot be
touched and removed without iost-
ling and shaking tho whole fabric of
our liberties. | beg You 10 consider that
we should conserve their fundamental prin-
ciples, their great doctrine OF local telf-
government aud let them remain for all
time as immutabble as the snow covered
peaks Of 10 western mountains. which have
stood so long as the sentines OF the
centuries"
Mr.. Berry obtained the floor at 5:45
o'clock, and the Senate adjourned.