Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-02-06
DeCADENce OF THE SENATE,
senator Tillman Blaokguards tho PreIi-
dent and Secretary CnrIlsle

New York. Jan. 31.-A despatch to the
New York Sun says: The rapid appear
ance or populists and other free silver
cranks In the Senate during the past few
years has lowered 1t somewhat to the
level Of free-and-easy legislative assemb-
lies where all men are supposed to be
equal. But the Senate was brought still
lower to-day and not a voice was raised
In protest. Senator Tillman Of South Car
DINA, until recently the governor of that
state, stood In the Senate to-day and
blackguarded the president of the United
states and the secretary of the treasury,
and used language In speaking of public
men and public measures that would hard
ly have been tolerated on the hastings in
his own State during the exciting politi-
cal campaign that resulted In the over
throw OF the old-time democracy and the
beginning of the Tillman regime
Senator Tillman came to Washington
advertised to pitchfork Grover Cleveland
out of the White House. He has not yet
done this, but, to use his own language
he pitchforked manure about the Senate
chamber to-day and met with no worse
punishment than the laughter Of the SEN
ators and the applause of the occupants
OF the galleries The senator expressed
surprise that President Cleveland has not
been impeached for his treachery to the
people In putting the control of the gov
eminent into the hands of the money
sharks and referred to him at various
times as THAT man from Buffalo" "That
besotted tyrant." and THE bull-necked
and idolatrous occupant of the White
House." and spoke OF Secretary Carlisle
as THE Judas from Kentucky"
AS for the senator's colleagues, they
listened with mingled feelings of amaze
ment. amusement, and indignation. Sena-
tor Morgan, the leading apostle of free
gilvar n tho In, st1 nf ba nba
Der. stretched out In the chair next to
that Of Senator Tillman with his eyes
closed, and did not lift his head even when
the orator pounded his desk loud enough
to be heard over at the House of Rep
resentatives Behind Mr.. Tillman sat
Senator German with a sarcastic smile
on his clear cut features and next him
was Mr. Villas the champion of the adj
mnistration, whose only reply to the at
lacks upon his chief was a contemptuous
sneer Across the aisle from Mr.. Tillman
Senhtor Stewart of Nevada, who until to-
day enjoyed the honor of being the most
persistent silver crank In the Senate.
wagged his long beard, and almost 'wiggled
out of his chair In appreciation Of the
statements of his free coinage colleague
from the South. Behind Stewart sat Mr..
PETER, another populist. who was fairly
outdone by the orator today, but who seem
cd lost In admiration Notwithstanding.
In the middle of the republican side Of
the chamber sat the venerable father OF
the Senate. Mr.. Morrill, of Vermont, the
chairman of the finance committee, and
back Of him sat Senator Hoar Of Mas
sachusetts, both Of them utterly shocked
and deeply wounded at the performances
OF the South Carolina Senator. which in
lack of dignity exceeded anything seen in
the Senate since the days when a drunken
senator from Virginia carried OH an ex-
hlbition of bad manners that was ended
by his being forcibly elected from the
chamber. Both In sadness and In sorrow
these representatives of the oldtime
dignity and ability OF the Senate. listened
TO the spokesman Of the new and degen-
crate South and felt ashamed Of the de-
cadence OF the Senate