The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-10-25

There was battle OF the giants IN
the senate over the silver question.
It was fierce; it was terrible. Sena-
tor Morgan of Alabama was speak
ing. Alabama is not run by railroad
nabobs and the result is Morgan is an
able man-and bold one; one Of the
kind that used to be sent to congress
in the pre-corporation days, before
universal rottenness had over
whelmed the republic.
Mr. Morgan said he did not wonder
that politician born and raised in
New York, David B. HilD, where
arbitrary force was the moving
agency in all political machinery,
both democratic and republican. had
at last come to believe that there was
nothing Else to be done in politics
but simply to get majority of the
votes and then use the power which
they gave.
Mr. Morgan went on to speak Of
the "alliance and coalition" between
certain democratic senators and
certain republican senators, as GER
tain to disrupt the democratic party,
and he asked whether his democratic
colleagues were willing to strike that
fatal blow. The coalition in the SEN
ate was created in the defense of the
national banks and for the purpose
of destroying silver money.
Mr.. Washburn thought over for
some time the declaration of Mr..
Morgan as to a coalition, and after
Mr.. Morgan had left the subject, ask
ed him what he meat by it.
81 mean an agreement" said Mr..
Morgan, "between the democrats
and the republicans who favor the
pending bill, that it shall not be
amended in any particular Wha tever.
That is the first proposition. Is that
right:"
go on" urged Mr. Washburn.
'IS that right" pesisted Mr.. Nor
gan.
"After the senator shall have made
his statements | desire to state that
there is no coalition of any deScrip-
tion," said Mr.. Washburn. mo
agreement or understanding of any
character or description, and when
the senator states that there is a
coalition he does very grave injus-
tice to every man on this side of the
chamber"
II will not yield the floor to the
senator to abuse me-" said Mr. Nor
gan.
81 do not intend to-" disclaimed
Mr.. Washburn.
"Then sit down." demanded Mr..
Morgan.
II want to defend myself" said Mr..
WaShburn, land my republican col
leagues from the charge of the Sena-
tor from Alabama"
'The senator was intruding HIM
self in matter in which l
did not have him in mind" said
Mr.. Morgan. II did not hare him IN
mind as leader of the republican party"
Laughter.
II stand here as a republican" re-
piled Mr. Washburn, eXcitedly, land
l am not to be stamped and insulted
for my position.
II am here on this floor" declared
Mr.. Morgan, defantly, Irresponsible
for every word | say, either in this
chamber or outside. You understand
that?'
"Perfectly," Mr.. Washburn re-
sponded.
"Perfectly responsible, said Mr..
Morgan, in emphasis of his original
tatement.
Mr.. Morgan went on with his argu-
ment.
And when the daily press gave this
debate to the people of Minnesota a
thrill of pride swept over the whole
state, that Tom Lowry had judiciousr
ly picked out for them such sena
tori The dignity of the state ROSE
one hundred per cent from St. Vim
cents to Albert Lea. 1t was worth
more than the $15O,OOO spent at tile
Chicago Exposition,-with the stuf
fed moose thrown into glorify the
commonwealth and encourage i'm
migration.
81 did not have him in mind as a
leader of the republican party"
Oh Lord! And there Washburn
had been playing the ''whipper-in"
for Wall Street, for a month, to de-
stroy silver and double the debts Of
his own people; and then to be told,
by barbarian from the South, that
this did not constitute greatness
The best endowed man, in p"int of
legs, in the US. Senate to be ruth
lessly informed that legs and brains
were not synonymous. Horrible!
Most horrible! And then to have the
southerner glare at him and talk
blood and pistols! We quote again:
81 am here on this floor" declared
Morgan defiantly, responsible fol-
every word say, either IN this chamber
or outside. You UNDERSTAND THAT?''
And Tom Lowry's senator meekly
replied, ,-"Perfectly!"
Shades of Potter of Wisconsin, who
accepted the challenge of Roger
Prior of Virginia, and choose bowie
knives for weapons, where are yous
Why don't John Day Smith, grand
master of the G.. A. r., order pro-
cession of the gallant heroes of
hundred battles, to march, with Tom
Lowry at their head, carrying Wash
burns portrait, inscribed with that
+o1;cronic and chivalric word "PER.