The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-01
TAKING SHERMAN AT HIS WORD.


senator to vote for those instructions to his
committee whenever the resolutions wers
called up for action. He should also expect
the senator from Ohio to be very active in
examining into the question and in
presenting from his great com.
mittae information on which toe country
could rely. He wanted to know what the
great finance committee of the Senate had
10 recommend as to the silver act of 1890,
which was attacked by some gAtlemen on
his side of the chamber and by some prob
ably on the other side. He wanted to know
something about the effect of that bill on
the price of silver, on the currency of the
country, and on the preservation Of the
country from bankruptcy and financial
ruin.
EFFECT ON CANDIDATES.
In the course Of his further remarks an
allusion by Mr.. Morgan to the effect of
silver legislation on the democratic aspirants
for the presidential nomination drew from
Mr.. Teller the suggestion "and some on our
side" Il will not Mr.. Morgan said in re-
ply to that suggestion, "accuse the senator
from Ohio on that subject, because he has
made up his mind TO die without being
Presdent-much to the regret of the people
of the United States. When the senator
from Nevada tMr. Stewart, calls up his
motion next Monday to take his silver bill
AiOlh ihO SdicudIAs Ouo S6nhbOT lEOm
Ohio will not allow him to utter
word on the subject. The
rules forbid it. We have got to vote aye
or mo- in dumb silence. No senator will be
able to give the reasons for his vote; but he
will be able to give any reason he peases
elsewhere aud before the people.
Therefore 1 do not propose to furnish
any cover for these gentlemen.
| want the people of my state at all events
n hava tho ricyhk IN kpAvy no tho
subject Of the senator's who aspire to the
presidency. I want it to be known whether
they are in favor of free coinage of silver or
whether they are against it, on It's merits.
That is what want to know. We may
boast that we have got bonds upon them as
strong as ropes of steel to hold them to
their party allegiance; but those
bonds will be cobwebs when we undertake
to bind them down on what they believe to
be their constitutional rights. They are
not going to be held down. Gentlemen are
reckoning entirely outside of the horoscope
of probabilities when they imagine that the
people Of the United States can be deceived
any louger by their lodging the question.
And SO have brought forward these reso-
lutions for that purpose"
CAUCUS VOTES
Mr.. Shermgn-If the senator wants to
find out the position of the democratic can
didates for the presidency, why does he not
take a vote In some democratic caucus? We
have no difficulty on this side of the house.
Mr.. Morgan-Votes in democratic eau
cuses have reference more or less directly
always pretty Directly to the mere party
schemes of politicians; while votes in this
body are not necessarily controlled 5y party
motives, In party caucus you can choke
men down ard not permit them to make a
record of thoir personal views. Here, | un-
6Rr2f9nH from fhn fr0Da 0hin fhvc
is not party question. The restoration
of silver to the position from which the
senator from Ohio tore it down is not now
political question. There are free silver
men on that side and free silver men on
this side; and there are opponents of free
silver on both sides Of the chamber 1t not
being party question, what apprehension
have you gota Simply that one party may
make party question CT it-msy intruds
1t between some one trying for the presi~
dency and the scepter.
sHERMAN's POLICY.
Mr.. Morgan spoke Of Mr.. Sherman's anti
silver policy as having received the demo-
cratic Endorsement, so that that senator, he
said, ought to feel easy and quiet. A man
OF his (Morgans) celiber and location ought
not to rise in the Senate and disturb the
peace Of mind of a senator who had glori-
fed himself in his recent triumph and con-
HutoD VI OL1O O0lAOCAh pdIbJ VI Jll6 COuu~
try on the subject of free coinage. He
asked that the resolutions should go
over till tomorrow. He asked it
in the hope that some senators who
felt as he did would come to his support and
sustain it; SO that while under the rules,
they could not express their views on Mr..
Stewards motion next Monday Ito take up
his silver bill they would have an oppor-
tunity to do so on his (Mr. Morgan's) reso-
Int and n avtraot from othar San6tOra
their opinions on the subject.
The resolutions were accordingly laid on
the table, and shortly after wards two OF
the republican senators who are recognized
as foremost among the advocates Of silver
legislation Teller and Wolcott-
were to be seen IN eager conference with
Mr. Morgan, as if to assure him that he
would not be without support when his
resolutions came up for discussion.
OPENING OF THE DEBATE POSTPONED.
The debate on silver will not be begun in
the Senate tomorrow as intended. Since
the introduction of his resolution, Mr.. Nor
gan has ascertsined that number of seua-
tors on both sides OF the chamber who in
tended to speak upon the silver bill when
opportunity afforded were not prepared to
begin the debate on such short notice.
Accordingly the resolution will be al
lowed to rest OH tue table until
hOuNhJs ny VIC hAOpblOh VI buio SOulo
Mr. Morgan feels that he secures a double
advantage. First, ample opportunity will
be afforded other senators TO prepare their
speeches (Mr. Morgan himself was fully
prepared to speak to-day if necessary,
and second, as the resolution will be called
up in advance OF Mr.. Stewards motion to
consider the silver bill the Senate will prao-
tically have debate upon the bill before
action on it, thus meeting Mr.. Sherman's
objection that Mr.. Morgan's move would
turn the Senate into mere debating school,
and that there was no dehnite proposition
before it. The Indications are, therefore,
that vote will not be reached on Mr..
Stewards motion for many days and be-
tween to-day and Monday the senators will
endeavor to prepare their speeches, which
will occupy at least q week in delivering,
according to the present belief.
MORGAN'S IURPoSE.
Mr.. Morgan's purpose is clearly indicated
in the remarks he made to-day in his oolloquy
with Mr.. Sherman. He desires the people
to know the attitude Of the senator's of both
parties toward the silver bill and to so turn
the debate as to draw out their views. or to
make them suffer from implications to be
drawn from their silence. The vote
on his resolutions will not be
Of any significance, as they simply propose
an inquiry, to which all the senator's are
willing to lend themselves. Certainly, how
ever. MIR. Morgan has succeeded in disquiet-
ing the minds of a number OF senators by
the introduction Of the resolutions.
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