The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-01-08
Irregular Correspondence

New Years day dinner less
even than his Christmas dinner
if it were possible. Senator
Stewart spoiled his Christmas
dinner by his speech against
the Force bill and his appetite
for his dinner was killed by a
grand triple attack upon his
pet scheme for getting even
with the South by Senator's
Wolcott, Teller and Hale. The
first named Senator fred broad
side after broadside into the
Force bill of unanswerable
argument; the groundwork of
his logic being opposition to
enacting Il law for The purpose
Of placing an acknowledged
ignorant and incompetent ma
jority over all intelligent ma
jority. lie stated plainly that
if there were a majority Of
ignorant negro voters in the
State If Colorado, solidly OPP
posed tc the united intelligent
white votes, that in some way
and by some method the white
vote would govern. That lie is
a broad guage man the follow
ing words from hisspaech fully
demonstrates: "FOr a quarter
of century, out from poverty
and despair, the South has been
reaching forth in efforts to
plant it's foot on the solid rock
of material prosperity; and in
view of the marvellous growth
and transfor1na ton now taking
place in the outhern States, /
believe it would b. unWiSe and
unpatrictic for us to interfere
in the conduct Of its internal
affairs"
Senator Tella:a speech was u
ringing demand for the shelv-
ing IF the Force bill and the
enactment of the financial legis-
lation demanded by the people
of the country. which he des-
cfi5ed as beng on The very
verge of a finan ;ial panic.
Senator Hale's remarks, which
probably hurt the wOuld-te
leader from Massachusetts, more
than all the rest, was an attack
uYon Mr.. Hoar charging him
with being responsible for the
months time which has been
wasted in consideration Of the
Force bill, aud demanding the
speedy disposal of that measure
in order that other and more
necessary legislation might
have chance. Mr.. Hale also
took occasion to give the clio
ture. or gag rule now pending.
which he says is altogether
needless, a few hard raps, Take
them all in all they were ihsee
of TIE most remarkable speech
es ever made made in Congress
outside Of q secret caucus a.
gainst Il party measure by mem-
bers of the same party.
And yet, there is IL well
G. rounded fear on the part of
democratic Senators that by tie
vigorous use Of he party whip
and the adrnin;st. alton patro-
mage the bill may be passed. if
it ever reaches q vote, which it
will not do if the democrats
can by any means prevent It.
la order 10 defeat it up,n
vote, assuming that every Sena-
tor will be i'll his seat or pal
ed, 1t is necessary that eight
republicans should vote against
il, and only three have yet
openly announced Their inten-
ton of SO voting, although
there are dozen or more WHO
have privately expressed lem
selves as being opposed to-
One thing is evident it will
have to be l,assed or la:G aside
within the next ten days; other
Legislation, pal ticularly fnan-
Gal, is crowding it, and Senate.
Hoar s reported to have said
to- day that if it was not passed
next week it would never pass.
The administration has all the
detectives of the Post-office de-
partment working on the recent
killing OF the postmaster at
Carrollton, Mississippi, in order
to try 10 make capital to help
push the bill through, notwith-
standing letters in tie ROSES
sion of Senator Geo ge from the
Leading citizens of the town, in
Guiding ITS most influential |
minister, stating that politics
had nothing whatever to dol
with the killing.
Treasury department officials
are now preparing the annual
deficiency bill. 1t will be the
largest in the history of the
country, aggregating about $7a,-
100000, nearly half OF which |
is for pensions. These deficien-
cies were deliberately made by
the republicans in Congress at
the last SESSION for the purpose |
OF binding the votes of the
country. 10 the amount of money
that>was being spent by that
party.
Senator Hearst Is somewhat
better than he has been for
several weeks, though still a.