The sun., 1893-10-18

| such announcement
After the reading OF this rule the clerk
again called Mr. Dubois's name Then the
| Senator from Idaho said
The people OF Idaho gave me the vote
which am to use In this chamber. They gave
1t to me to use IL In their interest and for the
best interest OF tho entire country.
am responsible to them and not the SEN
ator from Wisconsin. nor anybody else. as to
how shall use thatvote. II. In my judgment.
can serve their interests better by withhold.
ing it. deem 1t my right. my privilege. and
my duty to withhold 1t.
" 1t seems to mo that great Injustice is at
tempted to be perpetratod here upon the poo
pie OF this country. and entertain ing tho views
ldo could not allow any one to be the judge
for mo as to how shall use the great privilege
which my people have given me. and which
| thoy gave mo to protect their interests.
" Their commendntion and prosperity are
! dear to mo. I shall be guided by nm earnest
desire to serve them. Therefore. havo de-
cned to vote"
Then Mr.. White of Louisiana, in hot and
indignant speech. said that he wanted tho
Senate to 60 further than Reed ever dared to
60 though ho did not use those words. As to
Reedism. he said that he did not believe that
| the whole matter should be left to the Speaker.
When" he added there is put upon the
records OF this body the declaration OF the
body. that Senator Is here and that hs is con-
tumacious. he is violating his duty to this body.
Under these conditions believe that thu power
exists in the Senate not only to count him as
making Il quorum. but also to open it's doors
and expel him ifhe does not perform his duty.
1t Sir. We have for days and days in this great
body. upon which the eyes Of the whole world
have been turned in the past as the most ex-
ated and the most dignifled and the most
responsible legislative body on ths face OF
Gods earth. witnessed scenes which. in my
judgment have made it an object OF contempt
to every civilized man and to every honest
judgment
so far as am concerned. hope that this
action tonight will initiate the first step to
reach point in which this great body. gather
ing its self-respect about It will SO deport It.
self as to save at least some Of the honor and
some of the character which has been its orna-
mont for so many years.
while it 10 sought to drag 1t down into the
mire and dust. hope 1t will SO deport itself
as to vindicate It's duty. II gentlemen sit in
this room and call attention to the absence OF
q quorum. and then remain silent on the
roll called to ascertain whether there
is quorum. 1 hope there will be
frmness and manhood here to visit
that punishment which, in my judgment. such
conduct deserves. II 1t be done then. sir. those
who use such methods will seek some other
field for their display than this. II 1t be not
done. the self-respect OF this body is. in my
judgment, gone"
But in spite OF this audacous proposition to
expel an obstructionist tho fact was that the
impotent Senate had exhausted its power in
merely having a mans name read and having
him explain why he would not do his duty.
However this came about-this singular
| spectacle OF Democrat advocating Tom
Reedism and closure on the same floor
with Republicans who had been stiGmatzed
as tyrants for advocating far less. more
strange still is 1t. that to-day are found many
Of the ablest DEM ocrats in Washington who
concede In unison with the Republicans. that
to closure the Senate must come. This is
non-partisan conclusion. 1t is tho opinion OF
the leaders OF both ades. who ground their
views upon the proposition that the constitu-
tional right OF the majority must be recog-
nized in the Senate or the Government will
fail.
The seed sown last Friday has sprouted and
grown into a tree whose branches reach over
both parties. and under those branches we
have now seen so conspicuous Republican as
Mr.. Hoar and so eminent Democrat as Mr..
Hill standing together on the same ground
and arguing against obstruction. Mr.. Hoar
who gave 1t birth in this country. His speech
contained these sentiments:
Mr. President. obstructive notions to secure
reasonable delay. to prevent haste to secure
debate and the rights OF speech. whether right
or wrong. whether defenslble or not. have been
resorted to In the past. but 1t never was heard
till this hour that, after reasonable debate
had been secured. men parcelled out
their time SO that one man with
strong lungs was picked out to take
the hours from o'clock In the morning until
in the afternoon. and another man picked
out to take the hours from o'clock in the
afternoon until 10 at night for the deliberate
and avowed purpose. not OF presenting the
question to the reason and the conscience OF
their associates. but OF preventing legislation
by the Majority"
The state OF affairs that has reduced hide
bound old Senators to desperation and pro-
test has certainly been remarkable In ten
weeks OF this extra session there have been
thirty five set speeches delivered by the silver
ties. Every silver Senator has made speech.
for there are thirty-ive Of them. and added to
these are the speeches Of others who may un-
der some conditions vote for repeal.
While the country has been camoring for
action and suffering from the lack Of It. no sill
verIte has missed his chance or what he
would call his Senatorial prerogative. Of
lengthening the delay. large number Of
these speeches have been simply perfunctory
and avowedly for delay,
Some. 1t Is true. have been legitimate In the
sense that they were for home consumption
and the satisfaction OF constltue encics Some.
like those OF Senator Wolcott Senator Black
burn. and Senators Cameron. Cockrell. Dubois.
Jones OF Arkansas Teller Walthall and White
OF California have been conscientious contri-
buttons TO what ought to have been a sober
discussion upon vital subject. Neither their
associates nor the country can find any
fault with time thus spent. but the OBJ
structon. the cruel vicious delay. the
commercial prostration that makes further
debate seem inhumhn n. has been tho result Of
senseless vaporing by men like PETER. the
reading Of books and newspapers and PAM
phlets by men like Stewart a shameless man.
who ought TO hide his record out OF sight Of
the people whom he now deGes.
1t Is OF historical importance to analyze this
situation little further. These are the men
,yho baye epoken time and again who have