Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-02
BIACKIISTING.

chants of other states believe that the time has come when at least twenty-four united States senators should be called to account by their constituents for mis- representing them in matters of financial Legislation at Washington" The said bankers and merchants of New York city. 1t would appear, have received letters from some of the constituents of the twenty-four senators in question (sx- teen of whom are democrats and eight are republicans), which Qetters) state that the twenty-four senators are delib- erately and willfully misrepresenting the sentiments of the business men and others in their states
 Here is the list of the twenty-four sen ators, who, according to ''the bankers and merchants of New York" and their informers, misrepresent their states in the upper house of congress-:
 Democrats
 Augustus o. Bacon of Macon. Ga; term expires March B. 1901.
 William B. Bate of Nashville, Uenn.; term expires March g. 1899.
 James +. Berry of Bentonville, Ark term expires March 3, 1901.
 Joseph s. c. Blackburn of Versailles Ky; term expires March 3, 1S97
 Wilkinson Call of Jacksonville Fla; term expires March g. 1897.
 Horace Chiffon of Tyler Tex; term ex- pires March 3, 1901.
 Francis M. Cockrell of Warrensburg, Mo; term expires March 3, 1899.
 John w. Daniel of Lynchburg, Va; term expires March 3. 1899.
 James z. George of Carrolton, Miss; term expires March g. 1899.
 1sham G. Harris of Memphis, Tenn; term expires March g. 1901
 John T. Morgan of Selma, Ala; term expires March 3, 1901.
 James l.. Pugh of IIufaula, Ala; term expires March B. 1897.
 William N. Roach of Larrlmore, N D.; term expires March B. 1899.
 George C.. Vest of Kansas City, Mo-; term expires March 8, 1897.
 Daniel w. Voorhees, of Terre Haute Ind; term expires March 3, 1897
 David Turpie of Indianapolis, Ind; term expires March 3, 1899.
 Republicans.
 Lucien Baker of Leavenworth, Ks; term expires March 3, 1901.
 James Donald Cameron of Harrisburg, Pa; term expires March 3, 1897.
 John H. Mitchell of Portland, Ore, term expires March g. 1897.
 George c. Perkins of Oakland, Cal; term expires March 3, 1897
 Richard F. Pettigrew of Sioux Falls, s. D.; term expires March 3, 1901.
 Henry c. Hansbrough of Devils Lake, N D.; term expires March 3, 1897.
 Francis D. Warren of Cheyenne, Wyo.; term expires March 3, 19O1
 Clarence E. Clark of Evanston Wyo.; term expires March 8, 1899.
 Now "the bankers and merchants of New York" who, it needs scarcely be remarked. do not accord to the twenty four senators in question the same free. dom of opinion and judgment in the mat ta,. f G,a +- @1 selves, insist that the constituents of the said twertyfour senators shall, either through the legislatures of the states they represent or through the boards of trade and the chambers of commerce in the cities of these states, demand of these twenty-four senators that they cease misrepresenting them in matters of financial legislation at Washington and come out hearty and strong for sound money"
 The New Orleans Times Democrat says very properly that it is something new in the political history of the United States that a set of men in the east, for no other reason than that they have some money, should in such a barefaced and brazen way attempt to coerce the political opn- ion and action of United States senators and of senators from eighteen states. too! What do "the bankers and mer- chants of New York" take themselves to be that they should dare to embark on such an oppressive and dictatoriai cru sade? We very much mistake the spirit of the constituents of the twenty four senators if they shall tolerate any such dictation or put up with any such m- pertinent political interference from any coterie of men, rich or poor, in north. east. south or west.
 The Times Democrat does not profess to know the political relations between senators and constituents in all of the eighteen states which are said to be mis- represented--they will no doubt be spoken to by those who know accurately; but we do happen to know that the state ment in which Senator George of Missis- sippi is said to misrepresent his people in financial legislation is a stupidly false statement. The informer supplied "the bankers and merchants of New York" with the following:
 George of Mississippi is another sen- ator who misrepresents the financial views of the voters of his state. The cot ton factors, lumber exporters, and the growers of rice, corn and cotton know
 
 sent the great business interests of Vicllsburg, Natchez, Columbus and Jack son, and other thriving communities in the state."
 This is diametrically opposed to the truth. Mississippi is perhaps the silver state par excellence of the union Of her sixty-six counties there are not six which have not declared iu favor of silver And If goldbug statements be so far removed from the line of veracity in the case of Mississippi, what, on the eX-uno-disce-ommes principle, is likely to be the precise market value of the goldbug statements with regard to the other seventeen states "misrepresented" by their senator's?
 THE FIRST DISTRICT.
 Since Hon. R. H. Clarke decided to off, fer for the senate or for the governor