The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-17
BACON MAY BECOME LEADER.
SENATOR HARRIS THINKS GEOR-
CLANS CHANCES GOOD.

logically Jones ana CocIxreu are
In Line to Succeed German as
Democratic Leader In the senate.
Hut They Lack Political Sagacity
and Alertness-What Champ Clark
Thinks of the "GambIers" of wall
street and Their Methods.
Washington, Nov. 16.-(Special )--Sena-
tor Harris of Kansas, who called at the
White House to-day, deplored the lack of
an able Democratic leader in the next Sem
ate, and suggested that Senator Bacon OF
Georgia might forge to the front
There is no one to take Germans
place." said Senator Harris. "While ne
was in the Senate, German was a tower
of strength to the Democrats. He was
easily the ablest parliamentarian in tina,
body during the last twelve years of hts
service. In breadth of view and in intel
ligent grasp of all public questions, large
or small, German was the strongest man
in the United States during his generation.
"As leader of the Democratic minority
he was surprisingly astute. In clever ex-
pedients. intellec tual pose and political re-
sourcefulness, he was unequalled on either
side of the chamber. He successfully baf-
fed the shrewdest leaders of the Republi-
can majority. Every one knows how mag
nificently he defeated the force bill, how
ably he opposed the ratification of the
Paris treaty, and how courageously he
thwarted the Republican majority In It's
wanton attempt to ride rough shod over
the rights of the Democratic minority dur
ing the last Congress.
II don't know who will be Senator Cor
mans successor. Senator Jones Of Arkan-
sas, or Senator Cockrell of Missouri would
become, In point of service the logical
leader of the Democrats. But neither of
them will supply Germans alertness. as
tuteness and resourcefulness. The situa-
tion apparently demands a new leader.
senator Bacon of Georgia is regarded
by many Democrats as an able speaker
and a shrewd political tactician. He is
fluent, well poised and supple in debate
and commands the respect of his polti-
cal friends and opponents alike. During
his brief career in the Senate he has i'm
pressed every one by his political sagacity
and his hard-headed common sense. I'm
der the fire of a running debate on the
floor, Senator Bacon is calm, ready alert
and able. Nothing rattles him and the
most constant interruptions do not swerve
him from the one definite point at issue.
II he lives up to his record, he may be
the man TO whom Democrats will turn,
now that German has gone"
Champ Clark on wall Street.
Champ Clark of the great Empire state
of the West IS in Washington. He got in
just in time 10 read that the Secretary of
the Treasury had consented to take up
S25, 100000 of the bonds in order to relieve
the alleged slringency Ia the New York
money market.
'Wall street Is pinched for ready cash" !"
commented Clark, 'and of course the
United States treasury has to rush to the
rescue of the gamblers"
Necessary and expedient?" continued
Clark, why, of course, It's necessary. A
bond transaction is always necessary-for
Wall street. / tell you Congress ought to
just take these chaps by the throat and
say to EN-, Look her now, we're going to
put q limit to your game, and you fellows
have got to either to play under it, or
quit, just as I'm a poker party
''Tm In favor of Congress passing laws
forbiddlng these speculators-I mean gam
blers. for that is what they are-from
wagering more than a certain prescribed
amount on any DEAL Compel the specu-
lators to live up 10 such agreement, and
you put a stop at once to all this 'strin-
gency' and these consequent bad transae-
tions.
Just think of It, the United States treas
ury summoned to pull Wall street out OF
the hole. Why time and again when storm
| and fire aud flood have devastated the
| South and West, and the cries of the help
| less have sounded in our ears until our
| hearts grew faint and sick with the story,
| we've suggested and requested and entreat-
| ed this same United States treasury 10 re-
| lieve the people. And what response did
we get? Not a id cent. We asked for
| bread and were given stone. Bonds
| could not be bought or sold to save a
| shelterless starving people from poverty
| and death. Oh, the public money cannot
| be frittered away on such deal. But the
moment Wall street gets in a tight place
and the brokers haven't enough ready
cash to operate with, the Secretary of the
| Treasury can't accommodate them quick
enough
"And yet we call this government for
the plain people of this country"
WANT GIrIVEcER ron