The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-23
CL0TUREMEN DESPERATE
THE ADOPTION OF REEDS TACTICS
THEIR ONLY HOPE.

Hard Work Experienced in Brow
beating Morton Into Revolutionary
Rulings-Ingalls Pairs With Allison
and Departs of the Repubh-
cans Still Opposed to the New Rule.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator Aldrich
did not keep his promise of Monday to put
the cloture rule through to-day. Instead of
this he was very glad to get it before the
ssuate for consideration to-day. Mean
while Senator German has gained four days,
and has displayed such strength, courage
and shrewdness as to fully justify the other
democrats in considering him presidential
candidate of constantly increasing import
snce. All his colleagues agree that the
credit for the successful resistance thus far
made to the attempt to force Reedism on
the Senate by revolutionary methods is
chiefly due 10 him. He not only directs the
others but does valiant service in the front
ranks himself.
AT A DISADVANTAGE.
The republicans who are trying to intro
duce Reedism in the Senate are at a great
disadvantage compared with Speaker Reed
himself when he accomplished his purpose
in the House. The fact that the country
condemned Reedistn by an overwhelming
majority in November does not trouble
them as il ought, for they have little respect
for popular majorities; but the fact that the
Vice President is trying to be fair and just
in his rulings, when, to effect their revolu-
ticn, he must be unfair and unjust, and the
fact that Senator ingalls,, whose pair, con-
cluded with Allison last night just before
Senator Ingalls, left for Kansas created a
small sensation when announced by Senator
Allison in the Senate on the first vote to-
day.
FOUR BoLTING REPUBLICANS.
Senators Jones of Nevada, Stewart, Teller
and Wolcott are openly opposing
ties trouble them exceedingly. Sena-
tor Aldrich, from the floor, cannot
do what Speaker Reed did from
the chair Senator Aldrich does his
worst, but with members of his own party
sharply criticising him on the floor and the
Vice President deciding against him in the
chair bis only comfort lies in getting Vice
President Morton out of the chair and get
ting Senator Blair or some other force bill
man into it determined to obey Senator Aid
rich's work without regard to the Senate
rules under Senator Aldrich's doctrine that
they need not be regarded in these revolu-
tionary times.
ALDRICH'S DESPERATION.
Senator Aldrich sees that there is no wav
TO establish Reedism in the Senate except
by using Reedism to do it with. and if ne
could have his way he would trample on
all the rules and precedents to do So But
he cannot have his own way, for he is not
backed by quorum ard he is not in the
chair. So far Vice President Morton wishes
he was in Florida or France, or any other
far-OH Dlann IA tn ho hOpnat md
impartial in his administration of his high
office, but he is constantly solicited by the
force bill men to be the reverse.
GOING TO UNUSUAL LENGTHS.
They have gone to unusual lengths in
their attempt to make a Reed out of him
Not content with giving him instructions
and even written decisions in advance pri.
vately, they admonish him from the floor
publicly in d manner which seems to be
confusing to his mind. if not to his con-
science, and which is as unparliamentary al
1t IS lmpolitic. He said this afternoon, after
he had made half dozen Reed-like decisions
at Senator Aldrich's dictation, varied by
two or three favorable to the democrats, to
Senator Aldrich's evident evaporation
that he was heartily glad to get out of the
chair. Senators Aldrich, Hoar and Spooner
were certainly heartily glad to get him out
Of the chair.
II they had their own way Senator Blair
whose services would doubtless be rewarded
IN March with good fat Office, would be
permanent occupant of the chair. On the
whole, Vice President Morton's rulings to-
Gay DID not carry out Senator Aldrich's
plan for rushing things, but finally gave
the democrats more time. The democrats
lougnt every step Of the way, and put a
good case on the record. They fought with
more encouragement than the republicans
having better cause and sympathy across
tne aisle. Although only five republicans
including Senator ingalls,, were
recorded against the motion to take
up the cloture rule at least three
more, Senators Washburn, Mitchell and
SANFORD, S.Is promise to vote against the forcs
Tt glll, and the number may be increased
mere are number of western republicans
o.l mn1 want the previous question in the Sem
aUe uut 90 not want the force bill. AT all
events the force bill men will not have a
quorum of their own side.