St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-17
ATTITUDE OFTHE SENATE.
John b. Brisbin expresses Him
self Vigorously Upon 1t.


To the Editor of the Globe.
: The "Cacoethes LoQuendi," which in
an evil hour for the country has at
tackled the United States senate, is eX-
citing grave apprehension in the pOpu-
lar mind, which has scarcely recovered
from the paralysis which events have
shown was mainly artificial.
The Mal-archs who raised the whirl
wind, being impoteDt to direct the
storm, were the first 10 cry, "Help me.
Cassius, or | sink" The protectlonisls,
whose petted industries had been in
tiated to excessive production by the
Mckinley bill, seized the opportunity to
declare that the disastrous conditions
which had been inflicted upon the
country 10y Republican legislation, and
which the democratic party has even
to this uay been puweriess either To
counteract or correct, were the result Of
Democratic aScenuency in national
affairs and tile certainty of reform i'll
The revenue laws. CAPITAL, Tile ever
present handmaId of monopoly, always
eager to pursue the triumph and par
take the gale" stimulated the excited
financial pulse until what was Intended
Tor d shower became deluge.
The president, restrained by the wise
ana patriotic caution which has charac-
terlZed AL OF his pubic acts, Withheld
tposSiuly overIOng), his call tor an extra
SESSION of congress until the cause OF The
conditions could Dc completely IN
derstoOd.
In his message to congress he stated,
with clear anu precise brevlty, i'll SUBJ
stance. that the imminent need of the
country was the repeal of the purchas-
ing clause of the so-called Sherman
act, anu while plainly lntimating that
tariff reform must eventually come, IN
accoI dance with Democratic DOGMA and
piedgtS, it must he postponed 10 the
paramount qutSti. II.
Congress came together. and the
lower house With almost commendaDle
promptuesS, enacted the Needed legls-
latlon. When lightning brought the
news sigh of Infinite relief went up
from the popular bosom. A rainbow
arcned tile clouds.
The bill Went to the senate-that
enormous body which is presumed to
make up i'll volume what il lacks III
velocity. The mountain is in labor aud
the people TREMENDOUSLY blde the issue
OF tile ''riIicuius muss." Meanwhile
the cUupltt OF Mother Goose is verified:
Satan finds some mischief still
For ld.e hands To do"
and the lower house is debating the re-
peal of The national election laws EN-
acted for a conlessedly political purpose
by Republican Congress. The law
provides for national SUPERVISION Of
elections in The states, with authority
10 canvass the votes for congressman,
etc. 1t Is patent 10 every fair-thinking
man, OF Whatever ilk III politics, that
this law is palpable violation of the
psf j., nf hn ma
hand" that would have dominated
elections III the states by the so-called
force bill, which was only defeated by
the patriotic revolt of such Republicans
as Senator W aShDurn. SummarllY
stated, it is one Ut tile measures de-
signed and enacted To establish the
complete autUcrary or the Republican
party, which could never be displaced
9ut ny Diuud.
MutIveS aud acts such as these speci-
meniZe call up the fears expressed in
the passionate words ut jefferson:
"When reflect that God is Just, and
that His justice Will not sleep for'ver, l
treuble Tor my country" While my
feelings and views against these and
the wnOie family of sucn laws cannot
I've fully expressed in words, my vOcdDu-
larry is utterly jejune OF language 10 eX-
press my disgust with the attempt 10
| enact con essedly partisan legislation
by a congress convened in and tor a
crisis. aid, by the presidents message,
implicitly limited To subjects germane
| 10 the emergency.
| 1t is in gratifying conformity with the
| general course of Mr.Cleveland's official
| conduit 10 infer from the dispatches OF
| this morning that lie and those close to
| his cuunsels are hostile to this as irrele-
want to the business ut the extra ses-
! sion.
Htreabouts II is painful to notice that
| paper SO deseryedly high in the public
estimation as the Pioneer Press, OF this
| city. should claim, as it does. IN the
issue of yesterday morning, that the de-
| lay of the senate to act promptly upon
the silver bill Is caused by the action of
| the house herein: ergo, that the Re-
| publican Ill muerS Will hesitate, delay
| and possibly defeat measure upon
| which patriotism demands immaculate
| action FROM merely partisan motives.
| SO much ground has been suggested
tn HE by these topics referred TO that l
am almost unwilling to treat them i'll
the tangent gossip IF hasty letter, but
am 50 far back number" in pubic
affairs that my opinions are of little I'LL
| pOrtanos. Truly yours,
JOHN B. BRIsBIN.
| ST Paul Sent. IL