The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-07
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ton into consideration and in the end
do as ] think / should.

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ton into consideration and in the end
GO as think should.
Much OF this statement was brought
out by questions from Mr.. Morgan.
Mr. Daniel asked Mr.. Patterson if
ne knew OF any other senator who would
y W for the treaty, but MI. Patterson
dld not reply. Instead he referred to
the charge made that he had deserted
ms party and that he was. in the habit
q @ making party changes. He admitted
.hat o ne had left the democratic party
n 1892 rather than support Mr.. Cleve-.
: In this connection he referred to Mr..
y llAnan,s course in his own state and
Mr. Illlman interrupted with the re-
n marx That he had eaten as much
as ssow any n m sapmHitting to party dotaton
Did you like III it9'' asked Mr..
spooner, and Mr.. Tillman replied, "No,
The DEPRESSION caused a general
laugh, which continued as Mr.. Patter-
son remarked that he, too. had eaten
some crow , less tough than that taken
Had Bolted Nominations.
Mr.. Patterson said he had bolted
some party nominations at home and
expected to do SO again. ],
discussing the democratic caucus
plndlng resolutions, he asked: els it
persuasive Or coercive?" and answer
ing his own inquiry, he declared it to
De cruel. It may be refned,n he
went on, ssbut it is cruel It strips
senators Of every element Of independ-
o rreoo au ~ IS iaoie to force them to dis
ion. - r -, -,
lie declared that such a course
brought the senatealdown to the level
OF an ordinary political meeting. He
had always believed that in public Of
nee men were more important that
platforms. He had thought that the
democratic party might learn valuable
lessons from the republican party in
dealing with the membership of the
party. He especially commended that
party for not having !Hwhole states
noqnd ana gaggeea by the unit rule in
The democratic party has been out
Of power for many. years. Will my
democratic friends not concede that
its arbitrary methods are responsible
for that fact ?is.5 off v :s>
| Mr.. Patterson declared that the doc
trine that even states have right to
direct the votes Of their senators has
| been abandoned. " He Endorsed the
change Of view, holding that the free
dom Of senators could not otherwise be
maintained. s,;..}. -. =.
True to Convictions.
He declared that the caucus rule did
not provide for the conscience Of the
senate, and said that senator should
be true to his own convictions, consti-
| tuting himself monitor Of which he
should stand in ave. He appealed for
relief from the fEcruelty and injustice
and indefensible character of the eau:
Gus action
He said that the caucus was equiva
lent, to declaring that senators were
dishonest oand that senators who could
not be secured thru reason should be
reached thru fear He said thatTa sen
ator who stands in fear Of being weak
laEsd eaaeps s s5tfa is f &c lis mora
peplosiae the's us is a. such terms a.
gent republicans" when independence
was shown he repeated that it was the
duty Of every senator, regardless Of
j party, to vote his solemn convictions
i As to the qualification that senator
should be 30 years old, Mr.. Patterson
quoted Judge Story that 80 years was
not: too long for due maturity, ant
said that "tried integrity" was one
! qualification. - s%,~.. ~}'N =
Taunts and Summonses. r
He spoke Of ''taunts'' having passed
back and forth across the chamber. a,
to coercive measures, and also spOk,
Of summonses of senators to the Whit,
4 House. r. 4! - - : :.
! 81 don't hesitate to say that tn,
senator or member who surrenders hi
own convictions in the. hope Of patron
age and that the president who prom
ises it are, to say the least, to be con
! demned,' he said, adding that such
course was nothing less than bribery
: Such course was immoral and indie
fenslve, and was the same as securin,
Z votes for venial considerations.
4 Quoting the different sections of tn
preamble to his resolution, Mr.. Pat
terson commented upon them. Refer
,, there is neither constitutional nor sta
;, tutory authority for twenty-five o
thirty senators tose attempt to coerc
/ the vote of one Of their colleagues
Such course is calculated to depriv
state OF it's proper representation i
the senate, he declared, and aske
"who is willing to be impaled by tn
I puDuc contempt Tor submitting to sue
dictation?o He declared that in thu
voting senator becomes a represents
tive of other states rather than hi
. own Z
f. Has No Regrets. 4.
= He concluded substantially as 70
8 lows: II have no regrets for. til
ri coursesI have pursued and shall COZ
E tinue to pursue it. tt is true ma
q, not be. admitted to the councils of m
$ party in the esnate, but realizing thu
I am excluded because I am strivin
to perform my duty as I have swor
to execute it, I will bear the exclusio
Il in perfect equanimity,. simply sayin
}, to my democratic friends that I expet
\ to meet them in the next democrat
:, convention, where hope we will non
e mate candidate for president VIII
: will be equally as brave as Mr.. Roos
8, welt. in fighting the fight of the PEE
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