The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-04
A FIERCE FIRE ON QUAY.
r,cuT1NG BOB KENNEDY CALLS
HIM A JUDAS IsCARIOT.

Advises the Boss to Follow the
biblical Traitors Example and Go
Hang Himself-Quay's Failure to
raca the Charges Against Him Con-
fession of Guilt.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Sin the House this
,fternoon Fighting Bob Kennedy, re-
,,hlican member from Ohio, took advant-
taUe of the debate on the Clayton-Breck-
l,ridge case to make a fierce attack on
senator Quay. His speech is the sensation
Of the session.
Mr.. Kennedy spoke right out. just what
,o many other republicans have thought
but what no one, republican'or democrat,
mas dared to say about Senator Quay. He
read it from manuscript, so that there can
be no question about his language or about
his purpose. He said himself tonight that
be had prepared it carefully and tn hought he
had succeeded In keeping within parlia-
mentary bounds by referring to MAT"
Cn,av as On individual and not as a senator.
al events he was not called to order,
although he may be called to account to-
morrow.
GAME LIKE CLAP OF THUNDER.
he was going to say. He is not usually a
very interesting speaker, and when the
me1nbers found that he was the last on the
list for the day they very generally chose
10 20 to dinner. Consequently he read his
sneech to q small audience, not exceeding
two score, on the floor, about half of whom
were republicans. Neither Julius Caesar
Burrows, occupying the chair in Speaker
Reeds absence, nor any one Of the other
s.1No k1I
pedy. They sat spellbound under his elo-
ouent philippe, and some of them even
Joined in the applause of the democrats at
the end.
THE TOPIC OF THE HOUR.
But quiet as they were then they have
been talking about it ever since dinner, and
80 have the senators, who got wind of it
when the Senate reconvened at 8 o'clock. All
realize that Mr.. Kennedy struck a terrible
blow at his party, and many think that it
will force an answer from Senator Quay.
Senator Quay had no answer ready tonight,
however, and on being told of the attack he
continued to maintain his characteristic
silence The force bill republicans in both
houses have been talking privately just as
Mr.. Kennedy talked in the House to-day,
and they echo his sentiments, although they
regret, for expediency's sake, that
he should have uttered them publicly.
They fear the effect on the elections. Gen
orally they would rather than not see Sen
ator Quay defeated by it in Pennsylvania.
THE DEMOCRATS DELIGHTED.
The democrats are delighted with this
worst of all the earthquakes in the Repub-
lican party. They do not see how Senator
Quay can dodge the issue Mr.. Kennedy pre-
sentei.
Some of the republicans condemn Mr..
lu ofalI hoe H.
were opposed to the force bill. They say
Mr.. Kennedy is suffering from the snub the
anti-force bill republicans gave him through
Senator Aldrich when Mr. Kennedy
brought over to the Senate the pledge which
he had been passing around among the
House republicans to stand by the
force bill, and shook its fifty signatures
IN Senator Aldrich's face. Senator Aldrich
told him bluntly that he had better let the
senate attend to its own business, and that
II ne 1ourlshed that pledge much longer
there would be fewer republicans in the
next House than there were signatures to it.
THE SENSATION OF THE DAY.
Mr.. Kennedy drew from the details of
the Clayton Breckenridge case the conclu-
sion that federal election law should be
enacted. He made fiery attack upon the
senators who have been opposed to the
Lodge bill. For himself, confident in the
doctrines of the republican party. fully
committed to the principles of that party
LIE must forever dissent from the cowardly
surrender which hauls down the flag and
s'rikes the oolors of the Republican party to
defeated foe. Continuing. Mr. Kannadv n
said: Speaking for myself, l shall nail the
banner of the Republican party at the
masthead with the doctrine which has be-
come lnseparable froEu the history of it's
existence, and which extends protection To
the humblest citizen in his right to an hon
eSt ballot and the protection of life and
property, and stand ready to defend
'naG AT, doctrine to the last =
mat the election bill has been killed by
"0ii'Aas 0rpretended republicans is true.
UNFAIR TREATMENT.
Without fair treatment bill, which the
-rouse ol representatives said imperatiyelv
on'r nIilau Ieiliauueu Tor the preservation of its
o"h honor and for the safety and stability
VI the whole country against outrapes and
.ntiihlaatlon i and violence, is deliberately put
$50 r',de wishout hearing and without oppor-
ISui'y Oh consideration. When before in all
La sre past history of legislation has one
nouSe tb OF congress deliberately nut mon
am5 en9 @ otaer the mark OF It's derision
W. ~ @ @ronVe5inptf Consideration of this meas
CO., cao was demanded by every sense of de-
Ho,so 4D4OI. Ii was demanded by the
niybt ol Representatives that its i,oor
isn. - @ oe purged of those who are enabled
IT. ser S Dy reason of violence and murder.
tbnt ne senate senate OF the United States will learn
that otere is a bar Of public opinion. and
'Na' Dar IL is now being tried.
.,-, ihE SENATE IN FORMER DAYS.
wato.naVe ~ nave been a senator in the davs of
have 20 bo' ana Clay, and Calhoun was to
tba Deeu part OF body that won and held
sout6 6aunlration Al of the people north and
~ ofuI1; To have been senator in the davs avs
VI Sarad Wade. and Fessenden. and CRIT.
gl ssnden was to have been .a associa+ad tsS
wntI, tsu men whose sense of honor
and vraI'is lave scorned the purchase Of a seat,
one pbone ouiu nave denied companionship TO
4 susnicior name was tarnished by even a
Roma OF infamy or corruption. If the
4 filth ars s,,ga had been bedragged in the
of senataLire lnre OF centuries, surely the cloak
the isullaI infoIlllaI courtesy has been used TO hide
honoradl ana corruption which has dis
once tho auu u oisgraced a body which was
proudest in the land.
~, "A STENCIL IN THE NosTRILs.
come '.oaK or senatorial courtesy has be-
in tba .nc stencil in the nostrils and a by.word
land Iouons Of all honest citizens of the
rant ~ - makes a cloak behind which igno-
wav 10 1I arrogant wealth can purchase its
head p?"er and then hide its cowardly
''senstooenIil eIlnd the shameless protection Of
VIA wb;;tai'orlal rlal silence" n means a cIoat
of IN aa snail cover up from the nnhI;c gaza
mep5 o9 outraged people infamies which -
+ba thu H Investigation and uub,ch vn ,,,n;+
punishment oF h,oI-a.- =