The Washington times., 1894-08-06
REFERRED TO THE FALL ELECTIONS.

The esteemed Post of yesterday comes to
the rescue OF the Senators who are steering
the McKiniey-Gorman-Hav
et al trust-tariff bill II is a remarkable dis
course touching upon the pride OF opinion,
"personal conceit." and irresponsible parti-
sanship of the House conierees, and the "day
of enlightened judgment" when the Senate
conferees will annihilate the "feebleGess op-
posed to them
The editorial canters off with finely con-
ceived irony, comparing the critics OF the
Senate amendments to Spartan band. Then
the style hastily shifts, and We have the
specific charges of an Indictment
Hon. William L. Wilson is put down as
either a backslider or fanatical proselyte.
The Post is not quite sure which adjective
will fit the case, and so, with generous i'm
Partially, runs the paragraph up against an
interrogation point and leaves the whole
question open.
Then we have this:
"There is the Hon Benton McMillin. Since
when has he held free raw material TO be
sacred obligation resting on the Democratic
party? For how many years has 1t been dogma
of his political faith that party principle re-
quires him and his associates TO become group
Of gloomy fiagellants rather than the leaders OF
joyous renaissanceF"
Witness the fearful plight Of the honorable
gentlemen from Tennessee. Among his col
leagues he has been known as a rather good
looking gentleman, and a man who has tried
to do his share in redeeming party pledges.
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will not have it that way. There must be a
cowl on his head, a gown over his ample
form, a lash in his hand, self-destruction in
his heart; and on his lips the words-"no joy
Gus renaissance in NINE" The Hon.
Benton McMillin must hereafter stand be-
fore his constituents as the ruthless reaction
ary who will not permit a 'joyous renais-
sance" to come to the county even at so
much tariff per JOY.
Now come Messrs. Turner and Montgom-
cry. They form part of the group pictured
above as gloomy fagellants." But some
thing worse is in store for them. Smiles
drawn from the middle ages are too weak
for these gentlemen in the righteous wrath
of the Post And so skipping the days Of
monks, gliding gracefully down the corridors
Of time. and coming short up into the period
of Scotch romance the Post picks up its copy
of the Lady of the Lake." and plunks the
Tyre as follows:
"There, too, are Messrs. Turner and Mont
gomery. They likewise are pictured as barring
their breasts to the onslaught of the wicked
Senators and swearing TO perish like pair of
Roderick Dhus they yield inch. How
long is it since they set up tho creed of free
trade forever and damn the corporations and
the Treasury"
Then Speaker Crisp comes in fo- some
vigorous questioning. No less than three in
terrogation points indicate the Posts intense
thirst after a real knowledge of the speaker
ship. Letting that pass we arrive at final
paroxism of impassioned defense.
1.-The real truths at the bottom OF this un-
happy situation cannot be concealed much
longer The desperate and vicious effort TO
segregate three or four or five Senators and 10
hold them up to public odum and execration rs
purchased traitors to their party and thei.
country must inevitably recon upon the au-
thors"
All of which THE TINES respectfully refers
to the fall elections.