The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-10-10
Senator Blackburn's Strong and
Forcible Speech-He is Ready to
Make Concessions.

Forcible Speech-He is Ready to
Make Concessions.
Special to the Atlanta Constitution.
WASHINGTON, October 4.-Senator
Joe Blackburn, of Kentucky, delivered
today the clearest, the strongest, the
most forcible and the most logical
speech that has yet been heard since
the opening of the silver debate in tho
Senate. 1t was model of eloquence.
force and logic. The Senators crowded
to their seats, the galleries were filled,
and from his opening sentence to his
close he was given the most perfect
himself. He spoke two hours and
half. He had neither q written speech
nor notes, but had he spent months in
its preparation and read it, he could
not have been clearer, stronger or more
logical. He declared that cloture and
the previous question had been
strangers in the Senate and would ever
be strangers to the Senate. He argued
for free coinage, for bimetallism in it's
truest and sttricest sense. He argued
fOr the repeal of the State bank tax
and for every declaration of the Demo
cratic platform as construed by the
great mass of the people Of this coun-
try. He declared against uncondi-
tional repeal and eloquently demanded
compromise in the name Of the peo-
pie.
They demand their faith and wish
to know their creed" he said. "The
question:" he repeated, "could only be
settled by compromise and such
should be done without delay. But as
much as he detested the Sherman law
he would never see it Internationally
repealed 1t should not be. The great
mass of the people OF this country
should be protected"
Senator Blackburn's speech had
much effect in pacifying the rabid
Senators on both sides. He was ready
to make concessions, he was ready to
do anything consistent with justice to
silver to settle the pending question.
What effect it will have on the Pre-
sident and Secretary Carlisle is un-
known, but it has added to the feeling
on the part of the great mass of Sena-
tors in favor of q just and fair com
| promise for the solution of the complex
and annoying problem which is keep
| ing the country in such weary suspense.
1t was the most effective speech de-
livered In the Senate for many years.
| 1t has started compromise talk afresh
and unloss some great change comes
about within the next few days, it
will have the effect of bringing the
Senate together and solving the pro-
blem sometime next week.
| Another brilliant speech on the
silver side was made by Senator Butler,
of South Carolina, in the opening of
the debate in the Senate today. 1t had
been advertised that he would speak
and the galleries were crowded. The
Carolina senior Senator can always
draw crowd, and he is one of the few
men who received prolonged applause
faom the galleries in that chamber.
Today every effort to stop applause was
futile and the crowd remained enthu-
siastic in spite of the capitol police and
Vice President tStevenson's hammering.
Senator Butler declared openly that
whom Mr.. Cleveland sent his message
to Congress his duty was done, and he
had no business whatever to attempt
to coerce legislation according to his
individual policy. He said that com
promise vas inevitable, and as much
as he despised the Sherman act he
would never vote for it's unconditional
repeal, as it meant the decentralization
of silver. After two hours speaking
he was forced to stop from sheer ex-
haustion, and yielded the floor to the
Kentucky orator.