The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-01-30
FRIDAY, JANUARY 80, 1891.
WASHINGTON LETTER
From our Regular CO

rule, now before the Senate, when he
called the attention to the fact that
cloture was first introduced to the
English-speaking people to assist the
tories in suppressing the House Rule
movement in Ireland. He said: at
is significant fact, pregnant with in
struction and warning to the American
people, that the first time in the his
tory of England that an attempt was
made in the House of Commons to
limit debate it was made in order TO
suppress home rule in ireland. Let
gentlemen go out and tell their natur-
allied fellow-citizens from that stricken
and unhappy isle that the American
Senate is taking page from the his
tory Of the English parliament. Clo-
ture was adopted in England in order
that Irishmen might be gagged in the
House of Commons when they attempt
cd to assert that freedom of speech
which belonged to them as representa-
tives of their people. Let gentlemen
tell the naturalized citizens that that
is the example they are following in
order to destroy home rule in this
country"
The republicans profess to believe
that the action of the Legislatures in
some of the Southern states in refusing
to consider bills making appropriations
for state exhibits at the Worlds Fair
while the Force bill pending is bluff,
but it is easy to see that it has greatly
disconnected them, and they are re-
ceiving hundreds Of letters every day
from their commercial constituents de.
manding that the Force bill be aband-
oned, but they still persist in going
ahead to their own destruction.
Senator Stewart made ano her rat
ting speech on Saturday against both
the gag-rule and the Force bill, and
the republican Senators squirmed in
their seats as they listened to his words
Of truthful condemnation, and vain at
tempts were made by Senators Spoon
er, Mitchell, and Hoar to disconcert
him by asking questions, but he was
fully prepared for them and they soon
let him severely alone.
Mr.. Morton has allowed himself to
be made the tool of the radical repub-
licans and by making a number of
arbitrary and unjust decisions he has
enabled the gag-rule gang to get the
cloture rule before the Senate, and
they are confidently counting upon
similar rulings to get it adopted, and
there is no indication that they will be
disappointed.
The Confederation of Industrial Or
carnations, which met here last week
elected Benjamin Terrell, Of Texas,
President and ]. w. Hayes, of Penn
sylvania, Secretary and Treasurer. 1t
also adopted as its 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 prohibition of aliens owning lands,
opposition to using taxation to build
up one class at the expense of anoth-
er, limiting the revenues of the Gov
ernment to its necessary expenses,
state and national supervision of the
means of public communication and
the election of U. S. Senators by di-
rect vote of the people, and of Presi-
dent by popular vote.
The confederation took no formal
action towards the formation of a new
political party and | do not regard it
as probable that they will in the future
because. from talks with the delegates
am satisfied that great majority of
them believe that the democratic party
VIII take care of their interests, and
that they will use their influence to
have all members Of Industrial organ.
lzatlon support the national democratic
ticket next year
Speaker Reed is donghls level best
to gag the democrats of the House.
and is only perverted from going to
greater extremes by the absence of a
republican quorum. He is trying to rail
road the appropriations bills through
SO as to have a clear track when the
Force bill comes over with the Senate
amendments, if it ever does. He isn't
succeeding very well, and will not, un-
less he gets that republican quorum.
and keeps it.
1t begins to look as though the
silver pool investigation would turn
out to be the usual republican Con,
gresslonal farce, and that Senator
Cameron, who has admitted his guilt
would be made the scape-goat 1t is
stated, and generally believed here
that Mr.. Reed and other prominent
republicans are using their influence
upon the individual members of the
committee to prevent their exertng
themselves to find out who has been