New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-20
REINFORCING ANARCHY.

ASSASSINATION REINFORCING ANARCHY.
The Washington correspondence OF Inc
NcwYOrk sun on Thursday contained re-
port OF an interview with Il gentleman III very
high station that should not be- lightly dis
missed. Tn" gentcman's attention being called
ia the suggestion Of Senator Hill that IN" \ic"-
President. as presiding officer OF ID" >eiih'''
could. If hr had behind him majority al I'll"
Senate call for n vote on the Repeal Dill. or OH
any Of the preliminary questions with when
It is cniangcd. he said. with emphasis maj II
could not DO done. No one but God. ne
said. could invest the Vicc-Prcsidcnt win 'hat
authority. and he questioned whether he c""ld
get il even from that high source. bu''
pursued the correspondent. what Is 10 pre-
vent the vicc.Prcsidcnt from simply doing II
without authority: Why can't he simply call
for or orler Il vote:" The answer to this qucs-
ton is described as having been given win
IMPRESSIVE gravity" Let the American people
consider It as well with the gravity and seri-
BUSINESS it demands. Bear in mind 'ia' 'ii'
question was simply why the presiding OFFICER
OF the Senate could not. in compliance Win
the will Of a majority of that body. or"er tie
roll called and q vote taken on pchuihs u"'>
ton And the answer was: Dun DE-
LIEVE HE WOULD LIVE TO ACCOMPLISH
TT. CERTAINLY HE WOULD NOT BE PER-
MITTED TO DO Such A THING. Else
where i'm this correspondence ii is stated mat
certain Senators said To The Sun reporter
that "if Vicc.Presidcnt Stevenson should AZ
tempt TO order a vote in violation Of Senatorial
ate who would literally pull him out OF his
chair The names of three Senators 10 whom
This violent course is credited were mentioned
TO this reporter.
Who Is the gentleman who 30 conhdchuy
AMI emphatically says thai II the presiding
officer should undertake 10 carry 0n me VIII
of the majority hr would not live To accom-
plsh il? Why. no other than The officer OF I'd"
Senate next In succession to the Nice-Prrsineh''
the gentleman whom the Democratic maJorl'!
in that body selected ont Of all It's members
for its highest office. lsham &. Harris, oi l'r-
nessec by grace Of the Democratic party prcsi-
dent pro tcmporc Of the Senate Is There any
thing in this defiant threat to set the Aneri-
can people thinking: The President elected by
the party now I'm control of all departments Of
session for q specific purpose His supporters
in the Senate assert that they have Il majority
in that body who sincerely desire 10 carry ou'
that purpose. The Vice-Presidcnf * "f me
same party. and supposed 10 be- in sympathy
with the majority And now. 10 the sug-
gcstion that he should obey the mandate of his
own party. and Of the majority OF the b"ny
over which he presides. the Senator chosen 10y
the Democratic majority rs president pro tenn
pore says confidently and cmpha'ically that II
he undertakes il he will not live 10 accomplish
H. while other Senators say that " there ar"
men i'm the Senate who would literally pun him
ou, Of his chair" These are not The vapor-
ings Of angry and irresponsible pariisans. They
purport 10 be and We have no reason 10 DOUBT
tha, they are. the deliberate utterancrs. the
wcll.considercd threats ~ Senators themselves
and Of the man whom they have elected 10
their highest Office Is there anything in IL
TO set people thinking:
And who Is Isham G.. Harris. who 80 conn
IDENTIFY and cmphaically asserts ihhf any Al
tempt 10 defeat the lawless rule Of Il minority
will pay for his tcmrrity with his life! why.
he was Governor of Tennessee In 1851. After
that State had given n majority of over 1000
agains, secession he called the Legislature To-
gethcr In extra session and procured The passage
of a secession ordinance. Before even 81 much
as this formality had been gone through win
he had reasonably organized a military fore"
70 fight against the Union. aud had dishonesty
seized the property Of the nitcd States COY
erumcnt i'm the hands of It's representatives,
J'pon his recommendation the Legislature. tn"
creature Of his WILL passed Il law forbldding
the collection Of debts in Tennessee by any
citizen Of u non. slavcholding State. Driven on
of the state by the advance If tllr mon
armies he went over To til" Conf,Hlcracy. anu
gave to that concern such service rs h" could
fill The war ended when hc sncaked oil Ia
Mexico and lived II year or two in exile. NJ
length he came back 10 enjoy the honor> ana
cmolumcnts Of office ~ the hands Of the Gov
eminent hc had vi"k~iiy and viciollslN
strivcn to destroy. The Democratic triumph of
Eist November made il possible 10 pul him III
The chair Of the United States Senate az prr>i-
dent bro teinporr And in that place he IL
plnviny again the role Of lSia violent.
blatant demagogur. leading Il confessed minor
ity. and threatening 10 prevent by assaSsina
ton any attempt Of the majority 10 assert it's
authority and avert anarchy
Ishar &. Harris OF Tennessee. Look ~ him.
Consider his record, Listen 10 him. ripe
fruit Of Democratic victory.