The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-01-30

some of the Southern states in refusing
TO consider bills making appropriations
for stale exhibits at the Words Fair
while the Force bill is rending is a
Lluf, but it is easy 10 see Lnat 1t has
greatly disconnected them, and they are
receiving hundreds OF letters every day
from their commercial constituents de-
handing that the Force bill be abaL-
doned, but they still persist in going
ahead to their own destruction.
Senator Stewart made another rat
thing speech on Saturday against both
the gag-rule and the Force bill, and the
republican Senator's squirmed in their
seats as they listened to his words of
truthful condemnation, and vain at
tempts were made by Senators Spooner,
Mitchell, and HOar to discomfort him
by asking questions, but he was fully
prepared for them and they soon let
him severely alone.
The Confederation of Industrial Or
ganiZation, which met here last week
elected Benjamin Terrell of Texas,
President, and j. w. Hayes, of Penn
sylvania, Secretary and Treasurer. 1t
also adopted as it's national platform
nine demands, the most of which every
good democrat can endorse without
stretching his conscience in the least.
For instance, free coinage, the prohi-
bition of aliens owing lands, opposition
to using taxation to build up one class
at the expense OF another, limiting the
revenues of the Government to it's
necessary expense, state and national
supervision of the means OF public COM
munication and the election of u. >.
Senators by direct vote of the people,
and of President and Vice President by
a pupular vote.
The confederation took no formal ac-
ton towards the formation of new
political party and do not regard it as
probable that they will in the future,
because, from talks with the delegate
/ a 81 t SIZED that a great majOIitI oil
them believe that tie democratic party
Will take care of their interests, and
that they will use their influence TO
have all members of Industrial Organi-
cations support the national democratic
ticket next year,
Speaker Reed is doing his level best
to gag the democrats of the House, and
is only prevented from.going to greater
extremes by the absence Of the republi-
can quorum. He is trying to railroad
the appropriations bills through SO as
To have clear track when the Force
bill comes over with the Senate amend
ments, if it ever does. He isu't sue
ceeding very well, and will not, unle 6
he gets that republican quorum ana
keeps IT.
It'begins to look as through the silver
pool investigation would turn out TO he
The usual republican Congressional
farce, and that Senator Cameron, who
has admitted his guilt, would be made
the scape-goat. 1t is stated, and gen.
orally believed here, that Mr.. Reed and
other prominent republicans are using
their influence upon the individual
members of the committee to prevent
their exerting themselves to find out
who has been specializing in silver.
There is also talk about some democrats
doing the saline thing. This is all dead
wrong, 1t true. Ii any Senator or Rep
resentative, be he high or low, demo
crat or republican, has been specializing
i'm silver, while bills affecting the mar
ket price OF that metal were pending
let him be exposed. The people have a
right to know, and no half way methods
on the part OF tbs gon4mittee will salts
fy them: