The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-02-13
Bailey Lays on the Blows
MerciIessIy.
THE SHIRT OF NESSUS
So Patterson Regards the Caucus Sys'
tenn. But CuIberson Shows That
Patterson Himself Favored the
Adoption Of the Two Thirds
Rule to Bind Members.
C3v the Associated Pres.

81 Fr4I4rv FIR
Ma"il"H'""' I''' '
The first time III many years 'h1
Senate chamber was made the scene
~ o. o5.iof.tor r,rtv dis
" 60 y -- -. 1.r, and
clpIIhe 20 d iieiiipSl ~ |""' '''+' "
the occurrence was one Of 50 many
araratic details that the many Wit
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heS9eS VIII mo- '''H i'i7''
Patterson was the SuDfeti eL tine ei-
fort. and Mr.. Bailey. t. whom in the
,Learc. of M, cor,,artv Democratic
l'd"oI9"'p " "o 80
strument Of his party in the IncI-
dent.
VI. aaol;ao. rao =, coDnac-
'i'
tIon with the tohsideid-4ol' % III
PATTERSON $ resolution - iS'ii'Il-
STRANGE against caucus aciI"n on
treaties with foreign nations ne
Colorado senator TO-DAY called UP ms
resolution ~lnInedldte4- altei me col.-
ctuSlon 81 the routine IlofAilS DUST
ness ana aHdfeSSeH me 2ti1dI0 ul'oIi
1t. Inc iactS concerning Ihe tdu'u7
proceedings OF Saturday ana ms WIN
draWal from the caucus were fresh IN
TIE IhlndS OF SENATOR'S.
scented me white House
Democrat lie had reached no I'M
derstanding with the President about
patronage. vt his last interview with
the President. about forest reserves,
he expressed the view that the Presi-
Gent has transcribed lis authority.
There had been an emphatic expires
sion Of views and a sudden termina-
ton of the interview. He confessed
TO a warm friendship for the Presl-
dent. and he fe-t that IN the StfuS-
gle he was making on economic lines
he deserved support.
MI. Patterson Sald tnat ne EXPECT
ed to vote Tor the Sahto domingo
treaty, but that he expected the treaty
to be amended.
Mr.. Daniel asked Mr. Patterson if
he knew of any other Senator Wno
would vote for the treaty, but MI.
Patterson did not reply. Instead he
referred to the charge made that he
had deserted his party, anG that he
was in the habit of making party
changes. lie admitted that he had
left the Democratic party in 1892
rather than support MI. Cleveland. In
this connection he referred to Mr.,
Tiuman's course in his own State. and
Mr.. TiIIman interrupted with the re-
mark hat "he had eaten as much
crow in submitting TO party dictation
;S any man living"
Both Had Eaten Crow.
Did Won like it," asked Nh.
oIbDtbIltl. anu &hll. 4IIld I-JiiCflf
No. but / took it,"
Tho digresSion caused a general
laugh which continued as Mr.. Pat
tcrson remarked that he too, had
eaten some crow less tough than tina
taken bv Mr. Tillman.
A.. p,tto,.on docIa,ed that tho
c,mc, ,I,Io did ,ot nrovida for no
cnnsrinnro ~ tho Senator and said
tbat = ecnator chon1d he tr1n ia his
own convicIio1s c0nstitutinr himself
,ao0jtn, ~ ,,birh he cbn73ld stand
IN IL avrn ~" onnnaia1 for raIief frnn1
H. "cr,,oItv ana iniustica ana indie
fnnvibIa ch3rarto, ~ +bo ca1c,1s ac-
tinn Eo said .t,a+ Tho canon. vas
equivalent to declaring thai Senators
were dishonest, and that senators
who could not be secured through rea-
son should be reached through fear.
He said hat d senator who stands in
fear of being weakened at the polls
because of having violated caucus
action, has had his moral forces
weakened. Deploring the use of such
terms as white House Democrats"
and ~''inSurgent Republicans when In
dependence was shown, he repeated
that it was the duty of every Senator,
regardless of party. to vote his solemn
convictions.
IL GROWS ""'ih'
It was not until after Mr.. Patter-
son had concluded that the proceed
ings took on AN air Of intensity and
excitement. Mr.. Bailey as we'll a.
most of II members of his party,
had interpreted Mr.. Patterson's reso-
luton as a deliberate reflection upon
the Democratic caucus, and from the
ONE that Mr.. Bailey arose. he
assumed an aggressive and somewhat
haunting ANN toward the Colorado
senator. His speech was based upon
ohIin otjotS tn'o -. SeIiatoiS ~ ulluel
than caucus but that i, doing 60 thav
a~ntaroniza their nartv an5 cbo,1d
hold themselves resn0nsibIa ia their
party.
M polov choruoa 4 -
frono CoIorSa 40 "itb oru 49,
nartv to 10 odontian ~ DoI