Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-04

than a hard working legislative body,
Mr. President" asked
NO." replied Gen. Stevenson. ut
has lis social elements, II IS true, and
most Of the members composing t are
Senate Is a body OF business working
men. 1t Is made up OF broad gagged
men, nearly every one OF whom has
made himself a great name In his own
state, and all Of whom are men OF
strength and character. There are Sena-
tors on both sides Of the chamber who
would have made great regulations in
almost any field, and a. to the general
average ] don't believe there Is q
stronger body OF public men in the world
today than the Senate OF the United
states
THIS SENATE COMPARED WITH THosE
or THE FAST.
"Ilow does the Senate Of today com.
pare with those Of our past history"
81 think It Is equal to any we have
ever had, A." replied the Vice President
We may have no giants like Calhoun,
Webster or Clay, but the average Is
higher, the men are broader, better
educated, and the range Of subjects
which they have to discuss Is wider and
deeper than those which taxed the Sena.
tors Of the past The questions which
are now to be decided by the United
States Senate demand a well equipped
mind. They are not abstract questions,
beginning and ending IN the theories OF
government They are business ques.
tons. and upon the decision OF them de-
pends the welfare Of an empire. When
the first Senate met we had 5000 900
people In the Union, and the country
over which they legislated was narrow
strip running up and down the Atlantic
coast Now we have nearly twenty live
times as many people, and we are bound
hy the Pacific. We have a country Of
vast resources. divided into sections
each Of which has Is own interests, and
the government must be Tor the good Of
the whole. We have an enormous re-
venue TO raise. When Buchanan was
prcsiden, one Of the chief arguments
agains, his administration was the i'm
mense expenditure which il made. II
took $4,000, coo to pay It's bills Now
we spend over 500. 10000 every year to
run the government"
WILL rHE UNION LAsr1
Does no, this growth tend to disso.
luton, Nc. Vice Presidentl' ! asked.
"Will not our country and people even
tually become so rich and so great that
Il will be divided intosectionsl WIN the
Union continued
II think the Union will last" said the
Vice President. Though in the centuries
10 come, who can tell Our chief safety
lies In the patriotism OF our people. We
arc at the bottom nation OF patriots
aud / want to see this part OF our nature
developed 10 the full. Yes, am In favor
Of Fourth OF July celebrations. want
all the national holidays we can have.
In the future we will have our troubles,
but this love Of country, added to a
good government and a good Consti-
tuition, will be our salvation
How about the anarchists2'
There is no danger from them. They
form a drop In the bucket OF our national
lie. We do not fear them. Public
opinion is greater than parties, aud the
moment the anarchists threaten our in
situations a public sentiment will arise
which will result In the destruction Of
whatever imperils our free institutions"
FoLirfcs NOT CORRUPT.
rs there not danger from the cor
rupton which exists In our politics.
II don't think much corruption exists