The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-27


perlor to the dictates of leadership and
the party lash.
PATTERSON GIVEN FITS.
Turning to the democrats, Mr. Pence
singled out Mrs Patterson, of Tennessee,
who, he said, last summer had turned his
back upon the convictions aud utterances
OF fifteen years and voted against the sill
yer interest of the country.
And | have no doubt" he continued,
that he secured full and untrammeled
control of the patronage Of his district, if
not of his state.''
Mr.. Patterson was Just then talking
with Mr.. Culbertson, of Texas. and ap-
parently was paying no attention to Mr.
Pence, who raised his usually piercing
voice to even a higher pitch as he con-
tlnued, the gentleman from Tennessee
IN gentlemanly manner declines to lis
ten to my suggestion. think I will get
his attention in minute or two"
At this Mr.. Patterson broke of his con-
versation with Mr. Culbertson and took a
seat several 1eet closer to the speaker,
and gave him the most earnest hearing.
And now am informed that after his
action lastk summer, in the democratic
caucus of Feb. 19 he suddenly appeared as
the most rampant silver leader. even
going so far as to propose a resolution
that any democrat who refused to vote on
Il
should be fined $50 for his failure. AS
the gentleman from Kansas. MIR. Simpson,
said the other day, the vote on the pend
ing Dill is being used as a cover for the
retreat from the position of last summer.
when the gentleman returns home "
continued Mr.. Pence, land stands up be-
fore his people to give an account of his
new leadership on the silver question
with his eloquence and his heightened
fafa NTTNv. - ~
torchlight procession is before them, "a
prairie fire raging, or a removal of the
aurora boreais to the state of Tennes-
see.''
OTHERS WHO WANT TO TURN ABOUT.
Messrs. Bynum and Cooper of Indiana,
and Oates 'of Alabama, were named By
Mr. Pence as among those democrats who
wanted to make a new record on the sill
yer question, and concluding this portion
of his speech, Mr.. Pence said One
Sunday evening, not long ago, attended
the service at Convention hall"
Mr. kilgore, dem. of Texas-Oh, what
are you giving u.s.
MIR. Pence-Where l saw the gentleman
from Texas, who now asks me what am
giving the House. The text on that oc-
casion was, BE not deceived. God is
not mocked Whatsoever a man soweth
that shall he also reap"
PARAPHRAsE.
''I came away from the services with
out any especial impression; but within
the past ten days have been impressed
with the force of a paraphrase of that
text, which members of the dominant
parties might well take to heart: BE
not deceived. The people are not mocked
That which party sows it shall also
reap" l may be mistaken in this The
GA a hnA nj cd oo
pie many times, and especially upon the
people of the south. Republican laugh
ter
Mr.. Pence proceeded for short time to
dis uss the merits of the bill, in the
course of which he said that it was his
opinion that Mint Director Preston was
the power in the treasury department,
not Secretary Carlisle. "Mr. Preston
has been there through many administra-
tions-too many administrations"
The action of the republican represen-
tatives in failing to vote for the bill under
tee leadership and at the dictation of the
gentleman from Maine, Mr. Reed, was re-
ferred to at some length by Mr.. Pence
who said that the minority had devel-
Oped some of the most accomplished, we'll
rounded and slippery lodges any legisla-
tive body had ever seen.
THE NEXT ELECTION.
Mr.. Pence said that, assuming the
right of prophet for the first time, he
would state that the next President
would be elected by the House of Repre-
sentatives in the tifty-fifth congress, aud
when that occurs he warned the gentle
man from Maine (Mr. Reed, who is now
measuring up on all occasions against
Maj. Mckinley as a candidate for Presi-
dent in 1896, that he would then rue the
past fifteen days in this House. when
the roll is called then the vote of
Colorado will count as many as the
vote of New York; the vote of Montana
as many as that of Pennsylvania. Why
could not he keep his hands of of Mr.
Pickler of North Dakota and of of MIR
Ellis of Oregon2n continued Mr.. Pence
"Why was it necessary for them to wire
in and wire out, be made to appear and
disappear at the command of Mr.. Reed
Whatever others may do, we do not in
tend to be quiet either here or elsewhere
regarding the absolute and unqualified in
fanny of such hypocrites as the republi-
cans upon this question"
THE TWO TOMS.
Referring to the proceedings of last
Friday, when the House came within two
of securing a quorum upon Mr.. BANDS
motion, Mr.. Pence gave a humorous de-
scription of the conference between Mr.
Reed ana the Gen. 1Om IlumD OF the de-
mocracy, who, to prevent mistake, he
would say hailed from Albany, calling
them the two Toms OF the House, after
which the republican leader induced sew
eral of the nine republicans who voted on
that ballot TO grab their hats and disap-
pear
The picture seemed, he said, to amuse
the gentleman from Illinois, Mr.. Hopkins,
but if witnesses were necessary to estab-
lish the truth OF it he should call upon
him TO testify.
THE MUG WUMP.
Mr. Pence was led to discuss the term
mugwump, and gave his definition Of the
term, which was a cross between a repub-
can CUCKOO and democratic cuckoo. If
there were no cuckoOs, there would be
no mugwumps. Laughter.
In conclusion, Mr.. Pence said he was
con vinced more than ever that what he
said last August was true-that the pro-
ducers OF the west and southwest would
unite and be represented before and after
November by the same men, and in his
Judgment the bcstresults TO both sections
would be secured under the leadship Of
the Peoples party.
PATTERSON REPLIES.
Mr. Patterson, dem, of Tennessee. said
that he should pay but slight regard TO
the personal references to himself by the
gentleman from Colorado Personal criti-
cism. IN his opinion, wcro out OF place on
the floor OF the House, and but rarely did
harm unless they were based upon the