The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-06-05
MORGAN ON M'LAURIN.
What the Able Alabamiau Thinks Of
His es.-'McLaurtn One
Of the AbIest Men In the Senate''-
Nothing UndemOcratic I'm Any His

Washington, May % Sen atorlal opinions
on a personal controversy between the two
men who are members OF the upper house
and who have warm friends on both sides OF
the chamber Is Of course, difficult 10 get; {;
there are few senators In Washington now.
and these few read of the resignation OF the
south Carolinians with much surprise this
morpipg. They expressed the opinion today
that they felt that both senators bad made
great mistake In falling into controversy
Tillman and McLaurln are blamed by sena
tors who are their friends. while nearly all
the members OF the upper house are TOO ex-
perienced In politics not 10 understand what
a man will do In the heat OF such struggle
as now is in progress In South Carolina. Still
In their temperate moments, and, as they
we're today, at their own firesides, they look
upon the latest phase OF the senatorial 0ght
Ia that state as being almost childish In It's
extremes, Senator Morgan said:
both men are good Democrats. | have mo
reason 30 doubt either man, and | consider
Senator McI.aurin one Of the ablest men In
the senate. He is young, he is modest, but
he is very able. l cannot think Of one In.
stance where McLaurin has had bis Demo-
cracy challenged. One may vote for or
against tsubsidiers-but all Democrats In the
senate vote for a subsidy at one time or
another and in one way or another-aud still
be true Democrat. consider the man pro-
gressive who faces each and every public
question as 1t comes up and tries to solve IT.
for himself. Yet. we have our stereotyped
Democrats. Toere is an opportunity to hon.
or the man who, disagreeing with both the
platform and the nominee OF his party, does
not step over into the ranks of the other
party, but prefers to let the issue pass-takes
TO seolusions and waits. but does not desert
his party. l think there are many such
Democrats In this country today, and we
shall not misjudge them. Therefore. no one
can say that this man is not good Democrat
or that man Is not because he may vote for or
against some bill in the United States senate
or In the lower house which may appear 10
involve directly the Democratic or Republi.
can principles.
Il voted for the treaty OF Paris not because
Mr. Bryan was on hand working for 1t, but
because thought II my duty; l talked and
argued against the ship subsidy bill because
thought 1t outrageous and an imposition, but
as spoke against II the Cotton Growers AS
sociation of the South passed a resolution fav.
oring 1t. That shows there Is a diversity Of
Views of this question In the South as well as
in the North. 1 do not think that McLaurin's
Democracy can be safely challenged.
"When read this morning OF the TWO sena'
tors, thought IL peculiar that two men OF eX'
perience such as they are should deliberately
invite political suicide, and Just to see who
will be there first al the resurrection. The
outcome may be different than either one
thinks. While they are struggling for the
honors they lay aside now with such little
thought, others may appear on the scene and
seize both plums."-Chicago Record-Herald.