The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-08

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 leagues statement is correct he said
 and I have here the record of the
 caucus action verifying it. They show
 that the senator from Colorado voted
 for the resolution"
 Mir. Patterson manifested some ex-
 citement in manner and his face was much flushed. but his words were de- | liberate. Tt seems" he said. that
 ample preparation had bbeen made to | overwhelm me by reason of the stand | I have taken. I will not gainsay the | record: 1t is not impossible. without
 due reflection. I did vote for the bind ing resolution. If so the vote was cast without due reflection. That action.
 however, cannot prevent a change of course when. after due investigation. I become satisfied that the demand of the caucus is in conflict with my sense
 of justice and antagonistic to my duty
 as senator. Whether inconsistency may be shown. am content to let 1t stand: will bear cheerfully the cen
 sure or misunderstanding of my course The rule does not change the eternal truth or the obligation of senators to l observe their oath of office" Replying, MT. Bailey said that MT. Patterson did himself an injustice by
 intimatinE that there had been n plishing lis discomfiture. He then ex plained that for the past three days he had been constantly engaged at the l bedside of a sick sen and had not be an
 In communication with Mir. Culberson. He attributed the fact that MT. Culber-
 son was equipped with a copy of the | caucus proceedings to his colleagues habit of being always prepared for an | emergency.
 For the rest he said he was willing
 to accept MT. Patterson's explanation.
 for he believed the Senator to be an
 honest man, although an emotional one,
 and one who being in error, persists i in it.
 Mir. Patterson responded that he did
 not care so much for the position in
 which he was placed as for the fact l that he feared that the issue would 1 be clouded by this incident. That, he said. mortified him.
 | should Change Parties. 1 MT. Bailey then suggested to Mir. | Patterson that there was but one prop | CT recourse left to him, and that was
 to change parties. As to this sugges- | pr Mr Patterson replied that neith- 1 CT the sneers nor the innuendoes of | Mir. Bailey would cause him to swervs | from his intention of following his com viction rather than the behests of party He had, he said, wanted only to l impress upon the country the size Of | the danger that turks in caucus dicta- tion. and he added that if he had suc- l cceded in accomplishing that result he would feel satisfied. he had no regret for what he had done.
 He had no doubt that the action of
 the caucus had been taken for the pur- pose of placing him before his own l constituents as a bolter and he char | acterized the action as the ghosts of
 ante-bellum days rising to drive Sem ators from their sense of duty" The reference to the old times aroused Mir. Bailey and he declared
 with perceptible show of scorn that
 he would waive the reference as un- worthy of notice"
 Tt must" he added, "be an appeal
 to the Republican side to vote for Mir. Patterson's resolution. No Southern Democrat would hesitate to defy his
 party when 1t came to a conflict be-
 tween party and conscience but having
 done so. he would know that he must
 at home risk the consequences of put ting his own Judgment against that of two thirds of his party"
 The Senator makes a mistake in
 supposing 20 Senators to be the Dem ocratic Party" said Mir. Patterson and Mir. Bailey replied that 1t Is more near. | ly so than Mir Patterson standing alone.
 Mir. Patterson replied briefly, saying that he was thoroughly satisfied that he was correctly representing his con stituents. indeed, he declared that he
 would mlsrepresent and betray them if
 he should take any other course than
 the course he had pursued. He was
 satisfied that all right-minded Demo-
 crats in Colorado would sustain him. The debate concluded at D. m. and
 the Senate went into executive session. The galleries were cleared of the | throngs that had packed them and the | doors were closed. Fifteen minutes la ter the Senate adjourned and one of the | most intensely exciting days in the Senate's history had come to a close