Evening journal., 1915-02-20
SENATOR GALLINGER QUOTES THOMAS F. BAYARD AND
GEORGE GRAY in SUPPORT OF HIS FIGHT AGAINST
DEMOCRATIC CLOTURE IN The UNITED STATES SENATE

the following language:
I've are taking a step which. in my
judgment. overmrns the whole kis-
tory of this body. The measure IT,
self comes before the body under most
peculiar circumstances. II has been
brought here by the decision of the
chair and the vote Of the majority Of
this body i'm direct opposition 60 every
rule of parliamentary law. both spe-
ciiic, as provided by the rules of the
body. and general parliamentary law,
and no instance in the history of leg
islation can be cited where such ac-
ton has been taken as was taken dur
ing this days session; that is, during
the calendar day of yesterday but Of
today's session. as We only had
recess from 6 o'clock last evening I'm.
til II o'clock tbis morning"
AT that time they were going
through pretty much the same pro-
ccdurc that characterized the Scns;"
a few days ago.
Senator German continued:
"Mr President, I do not az this nc
mont propose tO characterize The ac-
tion which has Oeen taken. but IL will
he. | trust. fully and completely stat
ed. and stated often. for | regard
II as ono of the most unfortunate
pages that will be- found in the records
OF this body. aud believe that the
time will come when by an almost
unanimous vote wo shall follow tho
action OF Congress upon another NOM
orablc occasion. when Con Jackson
by resolution was condemned. and
this body passed an order drawing
around that resolution deep. black
/ line. So ! believe the time viii come
when hy common consent of mon of
all parties we will draw a deep. black
/ line around the Journal of the pro
ceedings Of this day
Good government and ORDERLY cen
duct of the business of 100000 of
people, i'm my Judgment. arc involv-
cd in this proposition Freedom of
| speech and all that follows In its
wake are TO be determined by the
/ resolution now pending In my iudg-
: mont, Mr.. President speak
alone for myself think 10 Is the
most revolutionary proposition which
has ever been presented. ! think II II
is enacted and We should be bound by
IT,, tho consequences cannot he meas
urcd by any man. not 10 the south bul
TO the north and To the west and to
the entire country. 10 icopardizCs all
business interests, IN my Judgment
and the good conduct of our local gON
crnmonts in an the States of tho
Union
Senator Gray. of Delaware. whom
we all remember with affection as ;
member OF this body. who has latcl,
retired from the service of the Gov
ornmoni in a judicial capacity. ars
who graced both this body and th'
bench, in opposing the proposition
( used this vigorous language:
. Mr. President. it is matter o
! sincere regret To me that the dehat
/ which onsued upon the resumption @
{ the consideration OF the. elections bii
b and which was proceeding resulari
- and, I think. for ihc cdihcation {
q the Senate-at al events for the ed
b ncation of the country should n,
have been allowed 10 proceed ul
Z intcrruptcGly without the interros
tion OF this drastic. rude. ,iol,I
p proposition made by the Senator froi
d Rhode Island in the resolution Whic
, is now before the Senate for cor
. sidcration.
e There was no necessity for II
o. was a violation of all the precedent
E that have obtained in this body 70
5 hundred years Nothing had 0C
CURED i'm this body in the course q
4 the debate upon the elections bill
+ that was any warrant for turning bac
the current of history. violatin
American traditions. trespassing upo
the liberty of all liberties, the liberl
of debate. the freedom Of speech, tn
freedom of speech in this body. a
I, dear and as sacred and as importan
, 10 the maintenance of our Institution
+ as the freedom of the press. It's col
+ relative.
2
at had been debated the year b,
a.. fore, as the Senator from Nevada say
and yet you tell us that you must pas
this bill in the remaining weeks "a
q, in the closing hours of the Fifty
y first Congress. even il you have 10 d,
stroy the liberty of debate IN thI
o body and the freedom OF speech, whic
% has never been questioned in a nuT
dred years OF its glorious history"
How natural that sounds. Mr.. Pres
dent This bill, like the other. mus
~ be passed in the closing hours ,
Congress No time is to be given e
II debate but we must have a clotn
I. rule to secure the desired. result.
l. MIR. POMERENE. Mr.. President
,- MIR. GALLlNGER yield 10 "a
r Senator from Ohio.
Al MIR. POMERENE The Senat,
), surely docs not mean TO have IL il
e fcrred from his statement that thel
has been no time for debate on IA
= bill?
n MIR. GALLlNGER. Oh. no. VI
r President: the Senator from Ohio h;
S, debated on il, as well as some OF q
4 rest of us.
,f Senator Gray continued:
l. "Mr President, ! was aware Of n
30 fact that this party who propose IN
is violence TO free speech we're driv,
,f 10 the revolutionary method Of su
m pending and driving out of the Houi
l. the opposition members. and ! tc
n the Senator from Rhode Island tn
he never can hope to succeed i'm u
n. American Senate with his propositi,
,r until he has power 10 suspend az
J. drive out Of il the minority that 81
on this side.
why. I know that there never w
D. a proposition made TO subjugatc
Iy free people. TO establish a despotis
anywhere. certainly in what are ca
1r ed modern times. that it was not do
m with high-sounding phrases. III
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