The Van Buren press., 1893-10-14
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Senator John T. Morgan Of Ala
bama. made. last week. two days s
speech il. opposition to the uD-
conditional repeal Of what il called
the -Sherman Act.7 Senator Nor
gan has no superior in the Senate
a. a iebssoT. he SPEAKS
notes, without that vehemenee,
tina; many public speakers indulge
in, but mild. calm and deliberate.
And one of the great peeulizrities
Of the Senator's speeches: be does
not repeat or 90 over the sabjecs
of debate. He 10 . remarkable
man and Do Senator would be
msssed more from that body than
Senator Morgan. and no State
would feel his loss more than that
of Alabamz. He il not only able
but fearless in doing What he be
lieves to be honest, right sDd Just.
We extract from his first days
speech, a. reported in the Wash
ingtoD Post:
Senator Morgan ridiculed the
proposed international agreement
a. s.an idle dream only 10 be real
lied by the fervid Inauguration of a
very enthusiastic statesman, :,
meaning Mr.. Allison. He also
characterized it - "a tub thrown
to the whale" and spoke eloquent
" Of the failure of the struggle for
American independence, il this
country could not establish its
own financial system without the
consent Of Grea: Britain, he OPP
posed the bill aud argued in favor
Of the constitutional right Of free
coinage Of silver. At the close OF
his speech he developed good
deal of snimosity against President
Cleveland. He said:
No man In Office, however high;
no monopolist invested with pow
ers, however supreme and exten-
sive; no man, whatever his pow ers
may be, can either ex0nerate me
from the discharge of my duty to
grant the people all their constiiu-
tional rights, nor can any man
crowd me into silence when l
choose to speak. This is an arena
In which / have the honor to be
one of the ambassadors of q SOW
ereign State, whose suffrages shall
not be taken from her without her
consent, and where / have got
the right of full and free speech.
And although it may make the
ears of charlatans sore to listen to
me; although my words may burn
them like cinders, yet it is my
duty here in the presence of God
and in this august presence-it is
my duty to the State whose am
bassadorial credentials | hOld-tO
stand here and defend the constr
tutional rights Of my constituents
as long as, in my judgment, the de-
Tense is appropriate, requisite and
necessary.
Nobody need be astonished at
the sluggishness Of the Senate, or
any part of it, nor suppose that
because he may think he ought to
have great influence / should
therenpon subordinate myself like
q cricket or a mouse and run into
hole to conceal myself. The least
man in Alabama, the poorest mig
ger in Alabama, is entitled to his
constitutional right ut my hands
as much az the President Of the
United States is, and he will have
it II know how to give it.
In y short time afterward Mr..
Morgan got into a colloquy with
Mr. Hawley as to the Democracy
of President Cleveland, Mr.. Haw-
ley remarking that a man who had
got the Democratic nomination
for the Presidency on three sever
al occasions must needs be q
Democrat.
"Well,' said Mr.. Morgan, "Gen.
Bragg stated at the st. Louis con-
ventiOn that he loved Grover
Cleveland for the enemies he had
made-including, Of course, the
Senator from Connecticut and all
that class OF eminent statesmen
and politicians. Now il the Demo
cracy of the United States sho1ld
conclude that it did not love him
for the friends he has made, Mr..
Cleveland would be in a bad way,
and should be very sorry. But
he is not making friends on the
other side of the chamber. He is
only making temporary allies nn-
der a brief coalition and for a
temporary purpose"
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