Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1891-01-29
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a 90 1891.

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The past 81 weeks have witnessed
much animated discussion in The Unsted
STATES, serati $oyets the passage OF the
election or)orce BIN. The Republicans
have fan&dt desperately TO Gloss debate
and 20 p~reaipstate the vote on tho bin,
while ne Democrats have succeeded IL
Holding tha, floor for props: and neees-
S&ry ~dsacuss;on of the proposed legisIa-
son Which would ahridgo 40 largely the
valuable rights of che American people,
I no situation has been extraordinary,
tn in some respects unprecedented.
Business az both cnAs Of the Capitol has
peeE blocked. Immediately after the
"as'aae q tlie free c);uege silver bill,
{ lie iAght 81 he io:"e ii began In ear
pest ne wsior.,y q the Republicans
."r uhc iirsf zine IL many years attempted
r. tire cnt the minority by means Of a
Fcss5"n lrctyacted through the night Of
c:.ic ,Vth instant. waking a continuous
rsssicu o. a hours The effort was g
= jhiptata ia,iure,, The Democrats stood
! her GrlIp1 n,a1fllly and no point of
sdHa'!ta4e ssas gained by the enemies Of
q popular, and constitutional liberty.
The Democrats - G much - Senators
Stewart, Of !Eo!s \, aH6 WolcoGt, Of
Colorado. ! - M!s: for tearing Che
mask of { HiI and showing how
hideosa /: 81 20 Republicans, who
are moi l%''"eel brigands. They have
shown that. IS the elections of the coun-
:2y are to be run by a ,naohine, capable
q being controlled by g. few political
BOSSES residing in Washington, r,en there
must be an end Of popular government.
The Democrats lave resisted the ini.
quitous conspiracy of the Republicans
with all known parliamentary weapons,
and in O doing may IL not DO said that
theJ arc as truly fighting tho battle of
soif-govcrnment as George Washington
and his soldiers did in 177GP They arc
fighting for tho inalienable rights Of the
American citizen in their pristine purity.
Tho bill Was again side-tracked on
Monday last. Senator Morgan was
speaking in opposition To tho ~nlotnre
resolution and tho bill, when Senator
Wolcott interrupted him and made a
motion to take up the apportionmont bill
and mako it tho unfinished business of
tho Senate until finally disposed of. The
motion prevailed by n vote Of So to o..
ar! thus tho force bill was again skill
fully RELOCATED to make room for moro
important end necessary legislative bust
moss. Great was the Democratic reioic.
ing In tho house when the news of the
defeat of tho force bill for tho present was
announced. Creator still Ia the reioic,
.ng of tho pooplo at the prospect OF
thwarting this conspiracy against theil
liberties. ',trong resolutions nave boon
passed - :he Legislatures Of Kansas,
llir Jig and Minnesota, d%snouncing the
'orco bill, thus giving a silver lining to
tho threatening cloud.
While we do not want the force bill to
become a law, yot its passage by the
Republicans would DO ono of tho surest
g"arai.ecs Of democratic success in 1902.
oAp Rv-
publican party appreciate the grave poll
tical mistake which the passage Of this
bill wonl fasten upon their party, and
hence tho opposition of some able Re.
publican Senators to tho measure, and
their alliance with the Democrats for ita
defeat. ...