The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-03
Senntor Inorganic Speern.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 2.-The present debate In
tho Senate. from the day OF It's opening by
| senator voorhees, especially from the day Sem
| htor Hill spoke has not diminished In inter-
cat II has boon listened to by hundreds and
thousands. who went to the Capitol not out OF
idle curiosity. but largely for tho instruction
which. as rule they did not fail to secure
The speeches. every one Of them. had been
prepared. Quito uniformly they were read
from manuscript or spoken from elaborate
notes previously rehearsed. without q single
exception portions of all Of the moro than q
score Of these speeches contained some nota.
bic passages. and. as a rule. they were valuable
contributions to the fund OF knowledge i'm
portant to an understan ding Of the questions
under debate.
In some respects the speech OF Senator Nor
gan was the most noteworthy. after Senator
Hills, whose speech was read from manu-
script 1t possessed Significance which the
Alabama Senator's did not. while. on tho
other hand. Senator Morgans possessed an
Importance the New York Senator'S did not
possess These two Senators are quite unlike
in some marked respects. Hill read his speech.
prepared copy. Morgan. on the other hand.
Witch G He seldom Used snote o hand h
Tho wonderful fact was. that though
frequently interrupted. the interruptors
to the debate. Senator Morgan was never
broken broke, UP: no was scarcely ANNOYED; He
would sidetrack his main argument while he
answered the interruptors in doing which
other Interruptions, occurred. Sidetracking
aellberation ana GOODNESS to answer the last
interruption. all the time speaking with free
dom. clearness. and calmness which few men
proach. The Alabama Senator is said to be
voluhie. and truly. perhaps in one sense, He
in hand. and he does it In a way that com
pels the listener to admit his inability
to "a say sy,. wherein wherein he could have said less
gan In pursuing his main subject is ablo to
follow up IDEAS growing out OF it. at the same
80 that the listener is continually Instructed
and not taxed to follow the speaker. The
SPEAKS from the inspiration OF the moment.
The following passage is an illustrations
No man in office. however high: no monopo!ist in.
vested with powers. however supreme and extensive:
no man. whatever his powers may be. elthsr ex.
onerate me from the discharge of my duty to
tho people all their constitutional rights any
man crowd me into silence when choose to speak.
This 10 in which have the honor ono Of
tho ambassadors OF q sovereign state. whose suf-
frnges shall not be taken from her without her
sent, and whore have the right of full aud free
speech And although It may make the of charla-
tans sore to listen to mo; although my words may
burn Thorn like cndes. ye. it is duty here in tho
presence Of God and in this august prssenceit is my
duty to the state whose ambassatoral credentials |
hod-to stand here and defend the constitutional
rights Of my constituents long in my Judgment
the defence is appropriate requisite and necessary
Such utterances from such man as Morgan
never fail of making an Impression. Whom he
snid. In conclusion. the poorest negro in
Alabama Is entitled to his constitutional
right as much as the President of the United
States.. and he will have It. IL know how TO
give it." he stirred the Senate and the galleries
as they had not before been stirred during the
whole course ofths debate.