New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-14
THE SOUTH IN CONGRESS.
INV ITS CONTROL OF THE HOUSE Is
HELD.

,vrr1vEIY HAS BECOME FINE
ARr-rHE GREAT SOUTHERN
11,NTA AND IT'S WORKS.
washington. May 13.-Curlous people were no'
u,.le anxious to see, when this Lilo Nohs'eSs
Snor the whole Government for the hrst ''i'e
80 the War being within Democratic cohtroi
80 the South being sovereign in the Democratic
-, how much liberality and breadth OF jung
r,or, and vision the representatives from 'ha'
".o,,on would display under the sooering III
s,once Of responsibility Republican s'a'eS-
- vho had been long in intercourse with the
N,,h,,c men of the South, and who thought 'heS
~, the Southern spirit. had given constant
- consistent warning that the success OF 'ne
Do,oocratic party meant the dominance at "
ton Of an ugly Southern sectional parusa"-
~, Rut a new generation OF Northern 'o'eiS
90 crown I'D since the War, which was >hto'-
ut Of anything that suggested preJuuice
,,st the South. 1t called the Wa'ii"e'
n.,rhcan statesmen waving the bloody shil''
.a Il protested against all that sort Oh 'niiis
"deplorable effort to revive dead ISSUES
rhora was q good deal Of talk ABOUT the Nc"
I'll 4" and the land booms down there anu 'he
20, discoveries Of coal and iron, and the large
sSvostments of Northern capital were discussed
=. nroofs Of a change that had come over inc
so,,tb and had brought new disposition ih'o
49, Southern contingent at Washington.
Those ideas became so strong al'er Oie|e
,.na,s first term in the White House that II was
~.,her dangerous for a Northern poiitlciah 10 say
o-d IN hostile criticism OF southern poh'ics
NJ cot laughed at for his pains ana was gen"
..o,Iv condemned as a Northern specimen Vi 'Ne
80 Rourbonism against which he was hiiiiSe'i
t1NA
-.,os,ino He was reminded that the Deiho
80, had been 'in power" for -FOUR years. anu
A.. nothing very dreadful had come 10 pass
:. ,ooroad 10 make no impression on the puonc
.ho+ ,bev had not been in power at all Out
.ho. Republican majority had existed III 'ne
corata throughout the whole or MT. CieNeianu
o., torn, and that its mere existence aV'eu
M, merely to prevent attempted ci"'io
,or,s,ation but also to restrain po'h 'he fieS'
So. o,d his marty majority in the House from
~.or,ro unon policies which they knew they
ia not carry and which they feared wouiu DE
,.o,,,,or II was obviously the part or WISDOM
,,ape safe record rather than TO go IN LOT
al binds of partisan schemes. to ran III them
~ "a 20 obtain a harvest Of nothing but dis-
80, and dissatisfaction. 1t was Impossible that
49, ,o,,,re of the Democratic party should De
Eli, disclosed until It had a majority In poth
,n,,sos ~ Congress and the Presidency also.
...o ~ affairs has come about at last ana
49,. noon,e are gradually getting acquainted with
,ho democratic party. They don't seem 10 con-
Ia. :, very agreeable acquaintance They
econ, n he tremendously anxious 10 get rlu oi
I, hu, like most providental dispensations' IL Is
,ns,ruc,ivs It will leave not 50 pretty out more
,r,se not 50 cheerful but better able TO tell
90 thing when we see it and to be content
"a ,et we'll enough alone. The South Is In su-
nreme control at Washington. Whatever MI
r.risn the Sneaker Mr.. Richardson of Tennessee
General Catchings Of Mississippi, Mr.. Sayers OF
Texas and Mr.. Wilson Of Virginia decide upon
tho Sneaker being most influential Mr.. Richard
son highly influential Mr.. Savers influential.
General Catchings not so influential and MI
Wilson the least influential Of the fve-whateVer
they say. in the expressive phrase Of the street.
goes" They always agree. they generally
agree with the Speaker, they never absolutely
disagree with him, and he keeps as true as
compass to the spirit Of the people from whom
he comes There are other Southern men OF
consideration in the House. Mr. Hatch Of Mis-
souri, is well regarded by and among his Southern
colleagues So is Judge Culberson. SO Is Mr.
Enlow Of Tennessee. a man of great persistency
and somewhat vindctve aggressiveness. MI
McMillin and Mr.. Bland are also heard with re-
spect when they have anything to say, and Brock
inridge Of Kentucky a man Of Importance
until the Pollard woman got after him. But
no one OF these men is to be seriously considered
as an Individual, because. as Gilbert says in
Utopia 1.-THE king is no longer an individual. he
Is corporation" This is true Of the South.
1t is composed in Congress Of 1ls persons. pre-
csely one-thrd of the House, and it acts as a
unit. II controls all the important committees
and has full charge therefore OF the business
OF the country and Of the order in which the
business shall be done Its effectiveness Is
rendered the more substantial because 1t stays
in It's place and attends TO business. The North
en Democrats as a rule give little attention 10
the business Of Congress. 1t is easy for them 10
make excuses to stay at home. They say that
they are powerless when they are here. They
say they don't Want TO be responsible for what
they know is going to happen, and that they
would rather keep out OF It, 1t is undesirable.
perhaps. TO make invdious distinctions, but the
fact is that II Is small minority Of Northern
Democrats who are in their seats as many as
four days in a week or as long as two hours in
a sitting. They will all be here on advertised
occasions Of Importance and then they go away
to attend to their private business. On other
occasions, IL they come at all. they poke their
noses in at the door after the chaplain's prayer.
remain during the morning hour In the hope OF
passing some little bill or another by unanimous
consent that affects their particular constituency,
and then when the House has settled down for
the consideration Of the pending business. they
go on and are seen no more until the following
Gay or the following week. But the South
ern Democrats and the Western Democrats
are present to-day, tomorrow and the next
oay AS rule they have political
FENCES to look after. Their districts are inevitably
democratic. They are politicians by instinct,
ana they enjoy politics a business They ar
ri'e al the House on the stroke OF twelve and
'ney are In their seats in their committee rooms
VI otherwise conveniently at hand until the House
aa1ourns at five or six. There are a number Of
aoie men among the Northern Democrats, men