The Lake Charles echo., 1894-04-27
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WASHINGTON LETTER.

From cur regular correspondent
Washington, D. G, April 20 1894
The more one studies the work OF lhe
democratic senators the more apparent L
beomcs that they need a leader. There is 600
much guerrilla fighting. Single Leadership is
as necessary in politics as in an army, il resi-.
are TO be accomplished, 1t may please l"r
personal friends Of 4 senator for himtO sti.,r
out Oh his own hook and make a briifia,ri
attack on party measure, but the exam ."
is fatal to party harmony, as 1t is alwa1
followed by those who never would ha
attempted to lead such a mOvmeut. Ii Is
not necessary that leader shall have mote
ability than any OF his followers. All thai Is
needed is that one mau shall be recogui2 i
as lender, The full Significance Of this wlI
be PLAIN to any democrat who will take The
trouble to ask hall dozen democratic SEM
tors to Rame the democratic leader Of the
senate aud note the number named. Now,
there may be a dozen leading democratic
senators, but there should be and can be only
one real leader at a time. II the democratic
senators had one recognized leader the party
WoulI be spared the spectacle of the uucer-
taiuty now surrounding the tariff bill q,
course every democrat knows that the senate
is going to pass tariff bill, but there is no
man who can now say Just what sort Of bill
it will be when it Is passed. This situation,
with clear democratic majority In the
. senate, Is humiilatng to every democrat and
: should not be possible aud would not he if
the democratic senators were organized AS
good party men should be. The attempt to
saddle part of the responsibility for this
unfortunate state OF affairs upon President
Cleveland fools no one who is eOnYersant
with The attitude the president occupies
! iyaJT is n eli Ffrfs t,,T.,
Senator Smith, OF New Jersey, added his
voice to that Of Senator Hill i'll attacking the
income ian aud other parts OF the tariff bill,
in a set speech delivered in the senate this
week, After stating his reasons for oppus-
ing the income tax and other schedules Of
the bill, Mr.. Smith said But In Justice to
my party my state aud myself, ! cannot
leave any room for misrepresentation. The
democratic party Is under distinct obligation
to confer The boon of tariff reform upon the
American people. We cannot hope 10 over
come the present dissentiOns and fulfil this
obligation unless we beat down all attempts
TO create discord within the ranks and strive
earnestly Tor party harmony Nj, Smith has
doubtless heard the story Of the eleven obsti
nate jurors, His plea fOB party harmon,
reealledit to many Of his hearers.
Owing TO press Of other business the sell
ate failed 10 vote on the Chinese treaty lhi
week. and Senator Morgan, who as chairmat
u nH
charge Of 1t, having sometime ago mad,
arrangements which necessitated his paytn.
a visit to Alabama about this time. asket
that its further consideration be postponed
until May 3, which was agreed to by th
senate From the best oblanabIe fnorma
F tiUn there seems 10 be no doubt OF lh,
ratification of the treaty by much more thai
the required twO-thrds vote
There has been lots Of talk here about tn
production of evidence showing thar lh
navy department did not ind out all OF III,
suidt u business CONNECTED with til,
making Of armor plates by The Carntg
company, butt to this time nothing uey
has been placed before Secretary Herbert
although he has been ready and even anXiOu
10 get hold OF anything new in that line.
Forty seven democrats in the house stOoI
/ out to The last aud voted against the adoption
OF the Iute 1ur counting quorum
but its adoption was inevitable, and a
long as It seemed impossible TO keel
q democratic quorum on hand it
perhaps just as well There will be no NOR
dead-Ucks during this session That is muc
to be thankful for. The republicans ar
pretending TO be much pleased over III
adoption Of the rule, but as a matter OF fac
they are not, Ii ends their ability to max
trouble whenever they pleased, aud for tina
p reason is disllked by them. IL is not prOb8
+ Die that the new rule Will be put In fore
often, It. existence will be all that is needle
TO make a voting gu run, as a rule.
, 1t seems lille like putting the cal
befure the horse tJ follow the quorum couuI
ing rule with The emf rcemcnt uftbe old La
J docking the pay Of members ofthe house fc
/ The time they are absent without leave, e,
cept on account Of sickness either of then
selves or In lhcir families, but it is to l
c dCne. Perhaps If this law had bern enforce
, from the beginning OF the session there woul
have been no necessity for querum-cOun
= ing rule. 1t might have kept a democrat
a quorum on the floor OF the house,