The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-26
RADICALS ON THE RUN.
THE @. o. p. AFRAID TO FACE TIE
TARIFF AS an ISSUE.

CIarksou Gives Them a Tip to Trot
Out Something Else-The Attempt
to Wave the Bloody Shirt in the
House Results in an Attempt to
Make Harrison Unpopular With the
Negro.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-The republicans
of the Senate and House evidently read this
morning the authorized interview with
Chairman Clarkson Of their national COM
mittee, in which he wnrned them that they
could not win on the tariff question, and
must try to present other issues, even if
they had to take up the cause OF silver and
exceed in their platform the silver plank Of
1883 framed by Mr.. Ste Sart Of Nevada.
The silver republicans in the Senate, who
now seem, under Gen. Clarkson's leadership,
to embrace Messrs. Allen and Squire of
Washington, Mitchell of Oregon, Paddock
of Ne braska, Pettigrew Of South Dakota.
Power and Sanders of Montana, Shoup of
Idaho, Stanford of California, Stewart of
Nevada aud Teller and w olcott Of Colorado
split the republican majority in two, and
with the aid of all the democrats except
Messrs. Gray, Mcpherson, Palmer and Villas
Hill lodging aud German voting with the
ellNbIlbeSI, NOlcN, Ou6E oAtAs w
instruct the finauce committee practically
to report favorably free coinage bill. Mr..
Sherman insists. to be sure. that the honest
money republicans were taken by surprise,
but nevertheless the votes Of the twelve sill
yer republicans are just as significant when
taken in connection with the semi-ofhcial
outgiving OF the party chairman.
AN ATTACK ON THE PRESIDENT.
The republicans of the House, who
apparently had had some private advice
from Chairman Clarkson i'll addition to
his public admoniticn combined in their at
tempt to get away from the discarded
tariff question an attack from the presl-
dent from the lips Of Gen. Clarkson's
friend "Dave" Henderson Of Iowa deliber-
ately calculated to shake the support of the
coiored delegates, or those influenced by
colored voters, especially in the south, by
representing him as opposed to the nploy-
the worlds fair. United as they might
be on the bloody shirt issue as
preferable to the tariff, the republicans of
| the House would not follow Mr.. Henderson
| unanimously in his onslaught on the Presi-
| dent as Mr.. johnson of Indiana. President
Harrison's personal friend, proved hy claim
| ing for President Harrison especial friend
ship for the colored men as evidence in his
| support of the force bill. MIR. Johnson's
| speech worked the House up to white heat,
but it is to the lasting credit of the demo-
| Gratis, and, of course, of the southern demo-
Gratis especially, that they did not allow
their natural feelings vent, but exasperated
| the republicans with laughter, instead Of
| indulging in imprudent debate.
CHEATHAM's SPEECH.
Cheatham of North Carolina, the only
| colored man in the House, relieved the stu
alton so far as the democrats were con-
! cerned, although he embarrassed his fellow
| republicans. In a temperate and sensible
| speech which was the hit of his life. and
| which brought the democrats in dozens to
shake hands with him, southern men being
! foremost in rendering their congratulations.
| They assured Cheatham that if he would
| introduce bill appropriating 500. 900 for a
| separate exhibit of progress among the COL
| ored people at Chicago, as was provided in
| the proposed amendment to the
sundry civil bill on which the republicans
| (knowing we'll it was out of order hung
their new issue, the democrats would vote
for it and would put it through under q
suspension of the rules by two-thirds ma
jority. Chairman Clarkson in his desire to
get his party away from the tariff issue,
which he foresees is to be presented by the
democrats with Mr.. Cleveland as their nomi
nee, has succeeded 50 far only in dividing
his party in both houses into warning camps
which promise to give victory to the demo-
| cracy.