Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-12-26
Plain Truths.

Il very close aud c1amped condition Of
c fairs eeeuE 20 exist in the Ssnale nst nov,
aud I 10 not know any reasou ghy the
Senator from OHIO shoniu s2aIsa to prevent
discussion upon the eaolntion LGe5 l INTRO
duced and have parity discussed. which re-
!ates TO the f0rm ic Whion msssaTs thet is
before the Senate has beeu reported, anG ID
az endeaVor to get 1t ID such shape ss that
legislation csp take psce upon it. When
ever We reach tho oooy OF tnsg bill, to con-
slider the amendments that ave to be made
to I'll thlnk an perfectly clear sb5ut it
there can not be any proper conaidecs:ion
of the bill In consequence of the u0o5rtaiDty
of the text: and nv purpose is 70 facilitate
action upon thai bill! and II Re are 70 have
such Law, to have law that can be .ead
and understood. That i5 my purpose and
Ell the purpose have IN presenting tbis
resolution. Il !s not TO delay the bill sc oil.
I am thoroughly aware, Mr. President,
that deIays ere dangerous low. | rsoeu.-
tec how the incident Is rsistsd by Cicero
when be described how Dionyeus .be elder,
tue tvrant of Syracuse. SEATED his Courilsr
AID fatterer and isWner, Damccea, at his
banquet board sDd suspended over his beaG
naked sword, held up By single hair, to
sdrnonish Damucies that he m19t not iawn
upon and hattef the tyrant; tbss be must
BE- man of more independence than he had
been Heretofore bat, IN speaking, must
still be very circumspect otherwise there
woalc be something very dieegreesble &C.
curing within the walls Of that palace so
lie. as thst syocpheot was concerned.
We are Rot told what the effect was upon
the paltsy map, except that bis appetite
was not 30 good in the presence CT that sig
uiticant threat.
We are proceeding here with sword sns-
pended over ouE heads. The State OF Rhode
Island came 10 here yesterday Gnd brought
cut naked blade ind suspended 1t oveE The
Senate and ever the heads Of the SeDatoFe
f,om tbs imperial State of New York AID
The State Of pennsylvania eGd eil tie osh6i
States, ard ia;ormsd Us that at she will end
pleasure, not Of the regular committee OF
this body, the Committee on Rules, but al
the will and pleasure of q caucus committee,
we were TO proceed, or not to proceed, TO the
discussion Of those e1ijscts which are at
tended 10 this BODY end elsewhere In the
U5ted Safes with tbs right o. free speech.
I could not help thinking this morning
'hen the Ssna!o- fram hla,ue dr. Hale)
introduced his joint resolution about putting
two more flags or the Capitol, II he @cuiG
,pscribe on one or both of them that tne
right Of free speech IL ihe sauste Of the
United States was iGtenGed tc bs secured, Il
aoaic be very happy thirs to have & bar
ner of that cert displayed. Snoh display
of bunting night check Rhode Island 10 pu :
ting 6 gag in tas mouths Of che SsuatcEs o.
fortv-rhree o5her Sfs:es. am in f4rcr u
moss fses nrdsT such ciTcrms!arols.
These threats are got .hu5 ai.dssasees 20 8
lca OF eycophsnss OF i&Tne:s. 81 &c co@sids,
eiIher. They ara addressed TO msn VS.
know sha!r rights, ead KNOWING OARS mAil-
lain thsan. they are addressed 10 tna arn
ba.ss6o.s Of s.vsFeiga States here, ard the
stf1rt on all sides to cramp aud ooItae
speech upon ccca5icns iik3 this Seems TO me
20 co.Ga with 20 Ill g;ace aDd 'fish little
prospect OF eoCeass, especially f.cri Senators
who have Snen seated here ;or IS I0ag per
boys ga twenty yesrs and who have siiEese-
ed the continual. practice hist us!ss upon
in thIs body uon AZ right OF fee spe5cy.
Afssr twenty ysasa OF qI;as CONSENT
on tia part OF tee Seas;a sad sitsr &
laos aud quiet acqnisscence, The Senator
has ttis u}oroug discovered, for TINS puFPoss
Of cnt,ing Il Iaoa;e upon she lorce Dill ana
giving and opposounisy 20 colrtc5 errors OF
tho committee IN reporting me !.s31eT0-E
Of Jhe oil, .ha5ii IS aeCesSGcy to raise Go
tu.s here bs iaisgeucs, b. impliCsiicn, Woich
iniersEaa snt; implication hss been denied
by the citation q che honorable Ssnsto:
f.om Kgnsas, which We all kacw to nsTe
ncen tbs regular fxed practice OF This BODY
contiuu1ass, a: least ever since h&1e b=Ga
here.
This ia ha5 part AID paycal Of snis threat
IA "a O. t,g.y1rst ri l(iGnps
sus ard DsmocIaa. aud, az [ WAs 05sesv-
ing before. chat threat viii ncs have any
eGsct. Il Is ga eUaba:sasaigg situation anc
rot it.!e amcBiug, these hoi;dzy 5inee, TO
discuss euy nars OF shs bill ~heo tbs SITE
Of Rhode Islerd cores foE@efd and ad-
non,shes the balaoce of tns .orty-thgee SIS
tor States of the American Republic theg at
her bidding the debate n2ol tho force OH 10
to se.,p Whenever Il Senator or 4 majority OF
this bcdy chooses TO strsngls any man who
hspoens 20 have the fo7r say ths5ittnsa
swotd OF Dionysius vas suapsudcd oves the
head OF D ana ce5, over the hand OF a coUr-
,;or. sycophsnt, coward, there n!stt sons
thing coma OF l., but when Scu suspend .
sgord coming fun sbs9sste Of RnodelslanG
ever the haade Of the representatives OF the
ether sovereign States OF ting American
Uaiop, you sre rot to expect that TIE mat
tsr gil! be foas In any o;as. aay than With
an Indignant protest as anst lis injustice and
of ITS wroug:ulpess end OF It's impfopElsty.,
That threat, M. President, is nos made
alone 10 reference to tie force bill. Ii Is it,
tended also to reach In regard to such oet-
tain features of fasnce msssures as have
besn incorporated ip the bill reported oy
the honorable Senator from Oaio DR.. Sher-
man yesterday, when the men who are in
favor of tho free coinage OF silver 10 this
body shall demand to ee beard ct rsasons-
bic end proper length 10 the discussion OF
the question, wasiher, noT, in the stuation
of our fnances the redemption OF :his coun-
try not only from thra'dcm AID distress, bus
from absolute bankruptcy, 10 nos depend
ent upon the success CT the free coinage OF
silver. which RACED this body by strong
fj,rity at the last session. That threat is
made against the gentlemen WHO mag b.
disposed to relieve tho foauces, TO get The
couctry oat of the clutches of the gold
,to,Sar6 ,.,en the cnt6buos of the country