The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-12
A CARD FROM SENATOR MORGAN.


of T.ceu ana driving the British poachers fro.
o. beliflhS sea, is not very apparent; but
ma - Gear enough to warrant the secretary 0
lie -S interior, in his administrative campaign
- ii4dAe an arrogant and unworthy insin
- u@uoh as to the motives that Influenced IA
- IA accepting a place the Behring SCI
:. , IiiiiSs.on under the appointment Of a re
81 PIbhcan president
10 -, could have followed tho secretary
When ne was in private life in his esnousa
- the Ocala platform of the DorrIists
- couid then have gone with him when
n ~. "a ser and his responsibilities became
.-O4.s'i as one of the presidents secreta-
-, INTO the conference.-the espousaf Of
81" Hlchometallism. / could have eeeaned
.I'S criticism and. possibly. his conternnt Z
e "ouin. al least. have been very sure OF his
10 understand the real aniT1us OF the in
situations OF Mr. Secretary smith "a
my 70 remember that deauucia tion baa
| liitiS DeeI freely bestowed upon an DEM
| ion 80. mno nave ventured to differ in opin-
| 81 win the president On the tariff and an
."ce- MT Secretary Smith is onl,, fol
| MS leader, as he is Obliged To do
nut mere is less Justification even for tbia
20 90 80 at me than there was for the CHARGE
VI party perfidy'' against those VIZ -
I'm ca the present wise and excellent tariff
DllI TO the Wilson bII'' and an arr-aI
deficit of s30G10e1G
CIV. "Sh.y British sealing vessels were
,, 80, derlhs AIR. Cleveland's first term "a
ana none were Seized before or ei1ca ~.
a. ~ except under Mr.. CIeveIsnd's orders
- the seizure was just, as 1 believe it was
IN HeLiand OF our national honor was in
PidHte' mat no step backyvar d'' sbn,1Fd
! ~ '%-Si from that democratic attitude
J -Hf: bayard however shraplx FROM tbs
| .r nance OF the high ground taken In
! $50 twenty seizures and permitted tho
| N"P'ureu vessels in the later cases of SOIL
! - ~, 70 virtually escape from custody when
| tHey chose 10 escape. There was tir,,f. anoI,e,
! 70 nave forced a settlement of this f,,aetf,,
IA AR Clevelands first administrator b1Ir
tH9 more pacific disposition prevailed nd
| Harrison u4o-i 1IesiuehI
1Ie1t britain. who had the sole right 10
IolnIiiih OF these seizures. did not force
- u.'tloh 10 the point of hostility but
IH9Isted hrst, on negotiations. ana IN.
"heh mat had failed on arbitratfo,, % -
s t-o4s that We're disclosed in The re,ro-
I t,at4oiIs Mr.. Bayard had promises C;rear
- On al % stop the capture OF vessels pend-
ms tlese negotiations, and Mr. CIeveI.r7
went out Of Office leaving thesa o1last5
administration IL -i~IIisonS
Inc president and the senate found no
IcdSoh Tor defending MIR CIcvelan5-s T,oIt--
WITH arms, as he had preferred - 10y
- negotiate with Lord Salisbury ann
"lieh negotiations disclosed the vide dif
-. .HocS between the two governments as
~ 'HtT technical legal rights an usrtias
dhd nearly all the people preferred ~ -
~ tntih ny arbitration rather than bv var
- noe situation was created by dernO-
Cldtiic actlcn; first. ia the forcibIe seizf1ra
% tne hSdinS vessels, and second in -,
NCIuhs these semi-beLigerent acts jnTo ~
S,.iLS' ana al democrats felt that tbey had
lhuch at stake the result
u vas a pleasant surprise to me thar
--IA1. harrison in selecting four learned ~
rIer1en 70 regresellt
the presentation OF all the questions thas
were sumitted TO the 'I Io,,,5 er 81
make q suggestion as to the manaSemeIlt
of the case. or its argument, ana no sucA
I-,Iess the decisions OF the tribunal are as
sailabla in law or as 10 their Integrity.
there is TO good reason Tor the canllhg
or unduly tattered oy a IeI'i2lle1 - ~ Tnr
dent. and that am responsible alone Ior
the failure of the tribunal OF arDlLrauoh
TO decide all the questions subrntte1 20
them in favor OF the contention OF tue UNI
ed States. 49,, III,
b.+rator who voted to sustain the clam OF
the United States on the first and secona
questions submitted to the tribunal On
league, Mr.. Justice Harlan
Standing thus alone: on two great cues
rational rights. with no ether support tha1
my own convictions. and the OPINIONS OF
n seems that I am now to ne censuIed
or criticised by the administration Ior ths
failure of the contention or the Onlttd
States on these two questions. not D5ca -
! failed to support It but tecause vs.
unfortunately selected by Mt IlalIlrC -i5
am arbitrator in the case was sufpIlseu
and embarrassed at this seiecLlon. bgtstsuS95
| l was a democratic senator OF the N. -,
states / took counsel OF some OF Iile L,ioS1
a7,,inent democrats in the senate before
| consented to act as an aroltIaIoI, any
! tbSv urged my acceptance Of the duty.
| a,,id only have declined on the ground
that I was unfit for this service unIeSS
had taken the ground tnat NJ .be enToirt-
| could Justify his acceptance OF me dpPoL--s
| raant at the hands of a republican 30
| dent; or that it was the duty OF an gt.ro-
I r,v-v ms
/ ,joo &c the only proper way 10 setue uIe
TSCrfn.r sea controversy. our party VS.
~ is raspOnsible for using the means max
Tvare employed both for the rtlslllB anu ne
| settlement OF these questions. ana II was q
INST measure Of responsibility that ~
| Harrison levolved upon US WhelI' Ou5 "a .
/ 80 NJ arbitrator and counSel ara III
| Secretary Foster. the agent, selecIru y
| -, sven in all-he selected tour deIlo-
It-,.. . an1 three republicans. For this no
ei,fIered censure at the hands Of his poiiticaI
irIsi' as, disaster to the seal herd has re-
cited from the award Of the tribunal. Il
- because II has not been properly exc,
| ctited-a matter tnaI hoPS OONoA
= C1 tSt "a, rot forbear to remark that the
light thrown upon this suo]ect 9y Iii@ Sc ),
| rotary of the interior II IlIS ~ 800 IN
| a1Iilsions TO me in his Georgia cain't-t = "a
: for gold would be quite as Wen 4p51lS ,5ar ~
NJ phelns Mr.. Carter and Ar. CouHeIl !.
- rrobabiy does not wish TO oiLetu u.s.
{ eminent democrats, WhoSe dc' lll1iI y =
Il =, ~ On recently made and whose imam
;. N -;o-,-s he has recently adopted as a
gold advocate. by arousne Their s stin az
i s 49, nc ATTITUDE of Mr. Clevelands nrst
= administration on the Beri9s sea qug i ~
; IS helms right; but it was TOO Weah IN u. !,
Il = ,ot;.,I support Of 1.-The right ana ne
IT ppr@ssnt administration IS welcome - tF 3
Il I lex Of asSailinE ne because
t ,lN tribunal TO sustain tn. solemn demand
Of the United States. as Il was mrs. Ii@ al.
/ S 81 NJ CLEVELAND and becauSe one man oui
ID ny ~ could not make an award tina
)r ia sustain that demand,
= W." 80 s,,bsoTuent offer Of Mr.. CleVelanC
ut 70 pay sia5oeo darnaaes claimed by GT req
"a Pr,tain for the seizure Of these twenty EeS
~ ~ in nv Judgment violates the primer
G 5,Ieg Of the award, and an cenSIred Tor $
b. , ia BUT whether I am right or wror
Fl a,IrJosTseI on 90 upo eIeql 'uoIuldo 4G4l Z
e, S,iI,bt mat this placebO IS excessive ny
n uOiJe ss Ss60 900 I rexret that my cours
IS. On the Bering sea question should my my
:. Ta,,' a Stumbling block in Mr. SInit ; one
- N5 - retreat 10 cover under me repu.
ed loan single gold standard lie pr2o4 -
At Is on the maxim that every thiis - ~
at IN var But his war up N me ~ ut
L ,nocracy is of such recent date al S, = !;
r. riSihlv under Mir. Sherman $ ieaoefshI
is nat It is scarcely wise in I'm 70 FehsuT I