Morris tribune., 1896-02-05
CONGRESS NEWS
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corded Weekly.

SLOW in bringing his pitchfork into
aetion, but he got it numbered this
week, and for more than an hour he
ISbbed it into Mr.. Cleveland, the
RSthchild's and other goldbugs, and
the Democratic party, as energetical
ly as the average hired man would
into pile of hay while the boss
was an sight. He referred to Mr..
Cleveland in such endearing terms
as '"the bull-headed and self-idola-
Erous man who holds the reins of
power" traitor to and destroyer OF
the Democratic party, and said sneer-
hngly to the Democratic side of the
Senate: GLOW many of you, men
grown old and gray in the service of
the party and of the nation, men who
were it's trusted leaders before Cleve-
land was heard of, how many, say,
Fave been called into his counsels?
IF any, speak. l shall be glad to
mear them. Where has this man
sasnk his personality? Whom has he
consulted? Whose advice has he
uaeognized2 None but that of the
kDooticks and sycophants who have
erawled ON their knees for the crumbs
of patronage and betrayed their con-
56ituents for the offices in his gift.
En- the entire history of this country
Che high Office of President has never
been so prostituted, and never has
the appointing power been so abused.
Claiming to be the apostle of civil
service reform, he has debauched the
civil service by making appointments
only of those whose sponsors would
surrender their manhood, and, with
bated breath, walk with submissive
head ia his presence There was
whole lot mere about "this besotted
Eyrant" whose conscience has become
saehauched, who ought to be impeach-
ead, ,etc., but space forbids its repro
eauction. He wound up by abusing
Che Supreme Court for its income tax
decision, and perdicting a war be-
tween the poor and the rich, unless
his remedies are adopted for all the
diseases the body polite is afflicted
with.
RIhe Senate committee on Foreign
Relations has reported long resolu-
zion setting forth the condition of
affairs in Cuba, the damage to our
commercial interests, and requesting
che president to use his good Offices
with Spain to get that nation to re-
cognize the Cubans as beligerents.
Senator Cameron presented minori-
ETY. report, requesting Spain to reeog-
nize the independence of Cuba.
Hon. John M. Thurston, Nebraska's
new Senator, made a speech this
week in favor of the Monroe doctrine
resolution, which attracted much
naore attention than is usually ac-
corded to anything said by new
member of the Senate, and which
was alike creditable to himself. his
state, and to the Republican party of
which he has long been an honored
member. He took especial pains to
show the fallacy of the opposition
taken by Senator Wolcott, of Colo,
ga his speech opposing the resolution.
Speaking of England's attempt to
scare tbs into abandoning the Monroe
doctrine, by putting the financial
screws upon us, he said eve sol
emly advise them that our foreign
Fsslicy is not a matter of exchange or
Barter; and no financial panic can
ever induce Us for single moment
to lower the standard of our national
honor" He closed his speech with
fhe following words which any Amer
Eean might justly feel proud of hav-
ing uttered: "Sir, believing that the
faanor of my country is involved;
that the hour calls for the highest
expression of loyalty and patriotism;
cRdmly confident of the verdict OF
faosterity; reyerently calling God to
witness the sincerity of my purpose,
I shall vote for the resolution report
ed by the committee on Foreign Re
lations. | shall vote for it, not as an
tffront to any other nation, but to
lphold the dignity of my own.
,hall vote for it in the time of tran
utility, convinced that peace with
honor can be preserved; but, sir, /
would vote for it just as surely were
we already standing in the shadow
0E declared war. would vote for it
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