The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10

Mr.. Hoar (Mass.) offered a resolution
to authorize the President to enter into
negotiations with other civilized coun-
tries for the purpose of selecting some
island or other suitable territory, to
which might be transported and con-
fined persons instigating or counseling
the destruction Of all government, or
those attempting the lives of chief
magistrates. The resolution was re-
ferred to the committee on foreign
relations.
Mr.. Stewart New, apropos of the
Presidents recommendation on the
subject of irrigation, called the atten
ton of the judiciary committee to what
he said was a defect in the jurisdiction
Of the United States, and presented a
| joint rcsolu for Il cons titutionai
| amendment to ua.- the EcIzct.
The presentation Of the resolution
provoked some discussion, and Mr.. Tel
Ter (Col.) expressed the opinion that
no constitutional amendment was nee
essary
A joint resolution was passed appro-
priating $4,000 in aid of the South
Carolina Interstate and West Indian
Exposition at Charleston. The appro-
priation is required to be used for the
transportation and installation of a
government exhibit at Charleston
A stir in the chamber followed, when
Mr.. McLaurin, S. c., arose to a ques-
ton of personal privilege. He had be-
fore him a huge pile Of manuscript.
Il arise to a question of personal
privilege in connection with the pub
lished statement that I have been ex-
cluded from participation in the Demo
cratic party" he announced With
evidence of considerable emotion, he
proceeded to explain that if such was
the case and If he was to be without
assignment upon committees, the right
of his state, which he in part repre-
sented in the Senate, would suffer.
The only notice he had ever had, he
said, that he was to be excluded from
the Democratic caucus came last
spring before the adjournment of the
Senate, when the chairman Of the
Democratic National Committee, in the
cloak room, asked him why he no
longer attended the Democratic eau
cuses. He had replied that in view of
his opinion of the questions growing
out of the Spanish war, he thought his
presence might be embarrassing. The
Democratic chairman had replied:
Then perhaps, it would be less en-
barrassing to you not to be invited to
the cauCus?"
Mr.. McLaurin said he had replied:
Certainly"
This incident. Mr.. McLaurn de-
clared was the elimination of a long
series of events in a contest waged by
an element of the Democratic party
against him.
The entire Senate by this time had
become interested Several Republicans
crossed the political aisle to the Demo-
cratic side, the better to listen to what
Mr.. McLaurin had to say.
Continuing, Mr. McLaurin said he
would be silent did he not fear that
the movement against him was one to
keep alive sectionalism. For many
years the people Of the South had real
lied that they had not obtained their
fair share Of the national benefits. Mr..
McLaurin recalled the fact that, al
though Samuel J. Randall had advo-
Gated a protective tariff, he had been
voted for in a Democratic National
convention for President. Hancock, al
though he declared that the tariff was
a local issue, had been nominated for
President and David B. Hill, although
he opposed the income tax, had not
been read out of the Democratic party.
The holding of such views by
Northern men, no matter how diverse,
did not endanger the position Of GER
tain political leaders, and, consequent
ly, they were immune from attack. But
when a Southern man, said Mr.. Nc
Laurin. tried to get the benefit Of the
tariff for his people, those whose po-
lltical career might be ended by the
success of his efforts were ready to
crush and humiliate him. He had con-
tended that if the tariff was a robbery,
his section should share in the booty.
Upon the issue of that speech he had
later gone into a campaign in South
Carolina, and, although his democracy
had been attacked upon the stump. the
people Of his state had endorsed him.
He declared that during that campaign
"Calumny. falsehood and trickery."
never before equalled in American poll
tics, had been employed. Now the prin
cipal charge against him was that dur
ing the Mckinley administration he
had been Bought by patronage" and
that he had renewed his former con-
tract with President Roosevelt
Entertaining the high personal regard
that he did for both the late President
and his successor, Mr.. McLaurin said
it would be unnecessary for him to say
that neither would stOop to so ignoble
an act. It was true that an unfor-
tunate condition Of affairs had existed
in his state. and that he had recon-
mended good men for Office. because he
did not desire TO see a repetition Of the