The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-03-04

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the Senate, now in the hearing of NV
voice, were sent here commissioned 10
Slt mere as Democrats. They hold no
commission that was not given TO them
as democrats and by Democrats. That
lnlrty-elght mounts to precisely half
'He senate. one member of the Senate
the distinguished Senator from Illinois
WI. DaVlS), was not sent here as \
ieiiocFat. he was sent here by Demo-
cratic votes, and in words of high and
lofty patriotism and fidelity to trust
worthy OF the very best DAYS Of this Re-
puonc' ne announced on Friday that he
"ould De true to the trust that sent him
mere and which he agreed to fulfill.
yet IN the face of his high presence.
III the face of the nation, the leadinq
senator on the other side. the great
senator from the great State of New,
YORK, rises and repeats over and over
again that when the Senate shall be full
1t VIII haVe a Constitutional majority OF
republicans How has that been ac-
compllshed? That is the question. #
was not accomplished by the people. It
was not accomplished by the Legisla-
lures or the States. How? By whom?
When? For what purpose has that
wonderful coalition been Accomplished bv
oCnt DtIc as d lJcnO-
orat, has been seized on-no. / will not
say seized; l will initiate the words Of
the distinguished Senator from New
4ork-taken and carried away to the Re
publican party? Who did it? The Sena-
tor from New York did not: acuutt
him; | know him too we'll. Who did il :
VINO has seized. who has taken and car
REQ away? How is it that we on this
Slde nave no right to act on the assump-
tlon that thilty-eight members who We're
sent to this body as Democrats are not
stlll Democrats? Sir. | say thew are,
and | stand here to vindicate the honor.
the integrity, the fidelity to State. to
people, and to principle of all the thirty
eight who were sent here as Democrats
and deny that either has proven treacll-
circus to his constituents or has falsiied
the commission that lies upon your table
NOW, the Senator from New York does
not say that somebody has been bought.
NO; | nave not said that. He does not
say somebody has been taken and car
rled away. No; l have not said that. = i
But there is another obligation. While
| concede the right of any gentleman to
Grange his opinions and change his party
Affiliations, yet l say that when he has
- In yin iuoloI tudL u re-
quires him to make that change, he must
give notice to the constituency that sent
him here. | have heard of no such notice.
II the people of any of these Democratic
states, who, through Democratic Legis-
latures, have sent thirty-eight Demo-
Gratis to this body and one more by Dem
Ccratlc votes, have received notice of a
clange of party opinion or a change of
party affiliations by any of those they
sent here. | have not heard of it; the
evidence Of it has not been produced.
Sir, [ conccde the right of every man
TO change his opinions; | concede the
right CT every man to change his party
affiliations; | cOncede the right of anv
man who was elected to the high place Of
a seat in this Senate, as a Democrat, to
change and become a Republican; but [
deny in the presence of this Senate
deny in the hearing of this people. that
any man has a right TO accept a com
mission from one party and execute the
trust confided to him in the interest OF
another party. DemOralizcd as this coun-
try has become. though every wind bears
to us charges of fraud and bargain ana
corruption; though the highest positions
in the land. We fear, have been degraded
by being occupied by persons who pro
IuItd tiitil DC1tGN Use lHdu ny the lODu-
lar will. yet I deny that the people OF
either party IL this country have yet
given any man a right to be faithless to
a trust. They have given no man a right
to accept a position as a Democrat and
hold that commission and act with the
Republicans. Manhood, bravery, cour-
age. fidelity, morality, respect for the
opinions OF mankind, requires that when
ever Il man has arrived at the conclusion
that he cannot carry out the trust which
was confided to him. he should return
the commission and tell his constituents,
j have changed my mind, and therefore
return the commission you gave me
Sir, | do not believe that a single one OF
the thirty-cight gentlemen who were
elected as Democrats, and whose names
are before me here. will hold in his
pocket a commission conferred by Demo
Gratis, and without giving notice to his
constituency, without giving notice TO his
associates, Will execute that commission
in the interest of the adversary party
and go and communicate his conclusions
first of all, and only, to the members OF
the adversary party
Who is the me? Who is ambitious to
do what no man in the history or TINS
country has ever done, to be the hf5t man
to stand up in this high presence alIeT
this country has reached fifty mliiloh
people. ard proclaim from TINS PROUD
cmincnce that he disgraccs the omnlS
sion he holds?
Who is it? Who can he be? 10 you
receive him with affection? Such d man
is not worthy to be a Democrat. is hs
worthy to be a Republican? IL my
friend from Illinois, my friend IRON
Kansas. or my friend from Ne" 1oiN
were to come to me holding a Repupllcah
commission in his pocket, sent mere ny q
Republican Legislature, ana whisper y
me. Il Will vote with the Democrats Oh
organization | would tell MN IL ne %
came, he would be expelled WIN iehohil-
ny from the ranks of the party.
Sir. know that there is a great ucdI
in this question. The American peoplt
have had much to humillate thcin, a
peoples have much to hu1nlilatt 'n'h'
| know that the patronage OF thi5 "oN
orn ., :,,, tnonpno UpCV great. l. hho