Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-11-01
WASHINGTON LETTER,
Senator Sherman's Arraignment of
the Majority.
The Income Tax...Wiping Out War
Legislation.
[From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 1913.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, '93.
Senator Sherman truly represented
the position of the Republican Senators
when he said in the speech he made
this week: I'm times past we never
shrunk from responsibility. We were
Republicans because we believed in
Republican principles and men and
measures. But whenever a question
came up that had to be decided, we
never pleaded the baby act, or said
that we could not agree. We met to-
gether in conclave and there agreed,
and in that way We passed all the great
laws which have marked American
history in the last thirty years. OF
course Democrats opposed US. l think
that if the Republicans were to offer
the Ten Commandments or the Lords
Prayer, the Democrats would oppose
them. Now we do not stand in that
attitude. We ask our brother Senators
on the other side to meet together and
consult with each other. If they do
not like tho Presidents plans let them
give us some other, in Gods name, and
let us settle this important question,
and then we will take it into our con-
sideration. If we can agree with you
we will do 80. If we can not agree
with you we will not follow your ex-
ample, but will gi you manly mo"
We must decide this silver question
one way or the other. If you can not
do it and will retire from the Senate
chamber we will fix it on this side of
the chamber, and do the best we can
with our silver friends who belong to
us and who are blood of our blood and
bone of our bone. But yours is the
proper duty; and, therefore, beg of
you, not in reproach or anger, to per-
form it. You have the supreme honor
of being able to settle this question
now, and you ought to do it. That is
all that can say"
The silver Democratic Senators
thought Senator Sherman's advice to
meet together" good, and prepared a
call for Democratic caucus, binding
every signer to abide by the caucus de-
cision. The administration Senators
mostly refused to sign, knowing that q
majority of the Democratic Senators
are opposed to the Voorhees, bill, and
that the caucus decision would conse-
gently be against the bill, but a suffic-
lent number of signatures were secured
TO compel Senator German, who is
Chairman of the Caucus Com mittee, to
call caucus. But there can be moth
ing definite about its action, because
ihe Democrats who do not attend will
not be bound. 1t may. however, result
in getting the silver Democrats to
agree upon some sort of compromise,
which they have not yet done.
If Mr.. Cleveland had not called off
the administration Senators a COM
promise would have been reached early
this week. How this affected the sill
yer Democrats may be judged by Sena-
tor Morgan's criticism of him in q
speech. He said: II am disposed to
say to the President: When you leave
the executive mansion and come here
to guide us in legislation, you must
not feel at all affronted If we take up
the veto power and use it on you. You
shall not interfere with u.s." How the
two wings of the Democi attic party
can be got together is not at this time
apparent.
Many people have been puzzled at
the non-action of the Senate Judiciary
committee on the nomination of Mr..
Hornblower to the Supreme Court va
cancy, which has been costly and in
convenient to lawyers and litigants in
cases which the Chief Justice insists
shall only be heard by full bench,
but the secret is now out. 1t is another
case of Senator Hills peanut politics.
Mr.. Hornblower was one of the Demo
cratic lawyers of New York who openly
condemned the criminal acts of Judge
Maynard, who heads the recently
nominated Democratic State ticket,
and Senator Hill is a member of the
Senate Judiciary committee to which
Hornblower's nomination was referred.
The New York boss thought he saw an
opportunity for revenge, both on Horn