The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-17

The Democratic landslide of issz which placed Grover Cleveland Tor me second time in the Presidential cnalr followed the failure or the most SUI ty 10 perpetuate itself in power. when the Republicans came back into tneir own after the end of the first Cieve- land Administration they left no stone unturned, so far as legislation was concerned, to make their power aoso. Iute and porsss,c to prsysn. presISsnt. 1qe PUss0
 The first thing the Republicans dio under the Harrison administration was to admit six new States to the ohtoh' thinking thereby to assure their party of twelve additional Republican sen ators and twenty additional votes m the electoral colleges. The House of Renresentatives was. Republican by very narrow margin. Democratic mem- bers were unseated by wholesale 70 give their places to Hepubiican con testants, without regard to the merits of their claims.
 Then followed the attempt 70 enss. s the force bill. Its authors and pro nonents called 1t the Federal eiectIon hin. hut it was so odious to the ma snrity of the people of both parties that the name applied by the Democla sss a. stuck to it longest. This biIi prosau paoss that all elections for Feoersi .aS,, E. rHDEebfnlattNV6 tia, a,ertorr. should be under the d. ,c. control of the Federal Government.. . That meant "carpet-bag returnlns tnsrds in the south. supported by pay onets of Federal soldiers ana plstois of federal deputy marsnais. ahe
 "solid South" which would have snn solidiv Republican. The fact that tas nsvroos were not permitted 10 Vo.e freely. or that their votes were no. counted was the principal argument ,,sad For tha bill and the only arsu- ment which gave the cause sheuo" of Justification. h. tha
 The force bill was passed py
 x5o,,se ana went to Republican sen ate. There the absolute freedom oi un- limited debate gave the Dmocrats 2 chance to fight the maJority. ihc re nnhIJean Senators from the Far West ware not heartily In sympathy with .ne force bill advocates. The Wes.a aa ,o nublieans had long since ceased 10 wave fine ..bloody shirt" in campaigns. ana the westerners had not Known ths histarness of armed conflict. Fms nanncrats Eeld caucus after caucus anu decided upon their plans with the great est care. It was a matter of life and death to them, and they knew 1t,
 Soatharn Senators of the old reoeL Syi@sdier" type--men of culture and polish,--were assigned. man for man. fn nay court to the rough diamonds or the west who were their colleagues on the other side of that chasm marked by the center aisle of the Senate cham her The talk went on uncsesins,y try was discussing the probability or the Senate adopting cloture rule to limit debate.
 Finally about o'clock one morning Senator Daniel of Virginia left his crutchss in the cloak room ard shuffled MfGanflTf was speaking. He had been speaking for hours and hours and hours. Daniel yvhispered to him: 'It's all right, we have enough votes to beat 1t. Senator stanford of California Is with US. Let me finish my speech" said vest. And he went on ,.I to put rn,ss psoPs1 n res tSs sneech that was meant for nothing h,,t I'd gain time. The Force Bill was dead. It's advocates knew It and did not press for a vote.
 Tn that flght the Democrats were aid ed ana abetted by. two Eastern RepuUh- cans. ana their victory was due in great rart to Matthew g. Quay and Don rsreron. Senators from the rock-riD- he'd RepublicEn State of PennsylvAnia. Ouay was to figure greatly m the com ing events. He had elected hafrison over great difficultias. and ne natuIauz sunposed that he was to be rewaroeo fnr bia efforts in the manner that pol ,t,c,sns are rewarded He found to his surprise that Harrison credited Provi- Hence and not Quay with the vic.ory ol 1esS Harrison faaortaily offended Quay on his first visit to the White House after inauguration. Harrison also @ .o.- e-nt to reply to a telegram of consrat- .s.ia.,n, sarf to him on the day after his election by Gen. W. W. Dudley of In diana, Treasurer of the Nationai com mittee, who had organized the Famous .hlooks of five" system.
 The Republicans believed that they had been returned to power on e was redeemed and the Mckinley bill, the tariff of 1890. was passed. Major Major Mckinley was chairman or the houss Committee on Ways and Means and thareby gave his name to the bill. but manv of the schedules went in over his protest.
 try rose up in protest and in 1890 the House of Rspretentatives was turned