Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-11-07
The Democratic Minority i'm the
Senate Controlled by John
Sherman.
The Defeat of Silver Another
Victory for the Old Ohio
senator.
Senator COckrell supplements
the Story Of Democratic
Humiliation.

dressed the Senate. He began by say
ing the situation in the Senate seemed
to him to be very lamentable one,
one which he could speak of only with
pain, and which he could contemplate
only with serious apprehensions for
the future welfare of the country. The
passage of the bill would be an irrevo-
chile surrender to the demands of the
most corrupt, insolent and overbear-
ing corporations.
He then read, slowly and with great
emphasis, these sentences from Mr..
Germans speech of Saturday:
"We we're compelled to take the
terms offered by the Senator from Ohio
He held the key of the situation.
He has dictated the terms to u.s."
Il thank Almighty God" said Mr.
Morgan, impressively, that the Sena-
tor from Ohio has never had the pow
er to dictate terms to me as IL Demo
cret He may have dictated them to
the President, to the committee, to the
minority of the Democrats on this side
but he cannot dictate to me-"
Again quoting from Mr.. Germans
speech, Mr. Morgan read sentence as
to Mr.. Sherman laying down the con-
ditions:
'He laying down a condition to De,
mocracy," said Mr.. Morgan, contempt
uously. What is the Democratic party
worth to itself or to the country, or to
posterity, when the Senator from Ohio
has the key to the situation and can
lay down conditions to it ? What is
your majority here worth addressing
the Democratic Senators.) thus trifed
with, thus deceived, thus overrun and
finally handed over to the tender mer-
cies of the Senator from Ohio ?"
Mr.. Morgan said he had signed the
proposed compromise and had done SO
in order to have peace and fraternity
in the Democratic party.
COMMIT SUICIDE"
said Mr.. Morgan. with bitterness. "be-
cause you cannot get chance to live
on fair and even terms with your
neighbors.''
Mr. Morgan. continuing. said among
other things: IF a Presidential policy
was to be worked out through gag
held in one hand and through the veto
power held i'll the other, such assumed
power would soon so exceed the grants
of the Constitution that the people
would break off from such rule"
compromise" he said, was secuted
as unworthy condescension. This was
harsh, arbitrary and unworthy treat
mental the more painful because the
political enemies of Democracy were
invited to become the willing instru-
ments of its coercion.
From that rod and that staff Demo
cratic Senators could get no comfort.
If he had told the people of Alabama
that the first effort of Cleveland, if
elected President, would be to put sill
yer in a position from which there was
no possibility of eXtrication; that it
was to die in the Senate, at the hands
of its friends or in the House by his
command, that State, at least, would
never have cast it's vote for him.
'And / told him so in friendly and
cordial manner" he added.
Mr.. Morgan concluded his written
remarks at 2:40. He left the subject,
he said, with the knowledge that the
die was cast. The Senate and the House
and the President had determined that
the present measure should prevail
There was nothing new to look for, so
far as he could see, but some vague
promise made in the Senate, which was
entirely incapable of being realized
He left the subject. he said, not eX-
pecting for long time, if ever, to say
anything further upon it.
Mr.. Cockrell Dem.), of Missouri.
spoke bitterly and argued that at the
last election
THE TARIFF QUESTION
and not the financial question had been
pressed to the front, and the Demo
Gratis secured victory. Leading Dem
ocratS had expressed the idea that if
there should be an extra session it
would be called to reform the tariff.
But now that the election was over.
tariff was lost sight of and the senior
Senator from New York Mr.. Hill) was
beheld pitching to the front headlong
on the financial question. The lion
and the tiger, facing Mr.. Hill, were
coming together in fond embrace.
Iaughter.)
Mr.. Cockrell reviewed the history of
the repeal bill in the House and Sen
ate, showed that it was reported to the
Senate by two Democrats, Voorhees,
and Mcpherson, and four Republicans,
Allison, Aldrich, Morrill, and Sherman
partisan measure, the partisan
ship all being on the Republican side.
The Senator from Ohio (Mr. Sher-
man, the leader of the administration
on the Republican side, had denounc-
ed the Democratic party, had told DEM
ocratic Senators that they are lmbe-
Giles and could not agree upon any
thing
go and do what you ought to do"
said the Senator from Ohio. agree
upon some measure, some compromise,
and bring it in and pass it," And then
it was he who appealed to the inter
viewer and proclaimed that uncondi-
tional repeal was a failure; that some
ought to be agreed upon.
and indicating what that should be.
Mr.. Cockrell then referred to the
proposed compromise, and said, af-
ter some consideration, it was develop
ed that the Democrats could not har-
monte and agree upon u measure
which Democratic President and the
Democratic Secretary of the Treasury
could approve without sacrifice of their
principles or policies. Just as victory
perched on the Democratic banner the
Senator from Ohio was
found entrenched in their front.
Our party had practically united"