| Show PA PATTERSON ON OPt ON ONe e AU G US DUM I N TI O OI It I Is Equivalent to Declaring Senators Are Arc Dis Dishonest Dishonest honest SHOULD VOTE CONVICTIONS iiii Surrender In II I a tho ho hoI HOlt I of Ia should Ii liu Itu Condemned Feb 7 In of ot n a spirited lon of If If Mr Mc Ir Iatter IIer sons nona lons resolution luton t the I policy poloy of mucus In cl II of ot treaties with sith foreign nations thu tho senate galleries vere were almost filled when the tho was vae 18 called to order today tl dl Many arrived before the doors were wera op Pt opened ened Mr Patterson Ia eron was wan promptly prompt recognized recognized by b the h chair He Ue began 1 gan with wih a I afes fuw fes tel words wordA of ot a n personal nature saying Baying there was wan WIH nothing he disliked more mon than hll to Inject his own personality Into 1110 n II pub public lie lic II question but hut at sit I times such a 1 Course was tas necessary ln He Ue had hud he lie said sup out Io lose that his iiii hiI former remarks on tM th Hanto treaty treat oll be helln pa sll l lover over as a tint hut tin tue action of If the Democratic caucus last laM la 1 Sunday lunday made It I evident client Ilent tu tt to him tint thit he lie felt di thi ci Icely Icel within the cen of f that Hint He lie III said eld he lie had hn made natle Ilde up lila 11 mind pre previous Iou to the MUCUs caucus and ns as It I hat hII thrown no flO light upon the tue he t harlot not bell been impelled to change bU his P pl po position llon He lie le said ald he had hiatt he hen been n tolled n a bolter and unil u II White While House Demo Democrat n mO crat ert ii mini ml that n a 1 New York ork paper had harl none gone rone co so far fil us lS to say 11 sit that them the hail had hem been an understanding Iller between himself ant the president anti and Ind that nn an understanding about patronage Jl and the tho senators hail hati hll been reached r In refutation of et thin charge he salt said Ild that he had hac never mide but butone one limbo request for or nn an ni appointment by the president and In that thai cue case the ther request r le was I ant o The last l at t Inter Interview view he lie hM Isa hail had with wih the president was wasa 1 I n a month ngo UIO he said all und pertained to the forest reserves In 11 that matter mater materIe I he lie Ie felt tel the tho ito president hail had trans traits transcended trI his Itie hi authority 11 he had so 10 the president In lit 11 that caff cas ea I ho he had tile his mission lon There ThereIn hail In been h tn nn an emphatic exchange of views find a ii I sudden termination of the lie interview and he ho had hd not nt since met mot the tho executive except III In a casual way ny lie He te to n a warm friendship for fo the president pre sid en I anti a 11 he felt that In Inthe Inthe inthe he econom economic the was on OIl ic II lines In s he ho deserved support A ENT I commend him for fer his bravo position he lie sa Id Mr Patterson said that he expected the treaty to be amended 1 I dun dont t object to tu the main features of tile the treaty ho Ito but It If the treaty treal In Is II not us no I think It should be bl I will t take k the new nel condition Into Inlo eon con consideration 11 I should flon end In the do as at IH I think Much tuch of at this was brought out by b questions qUI from frem Mr Ir Morgan Mr Ir Daniel risked n Mr Ir If Ir ho knew klel of ot any other senator who would vote to for tor or the treaty but hut Mr Ir Pat Fat Patterson terson did thu not 1 reply Instead he Ito re referred to 10 the charge made mad that he had har deserted his hil party and that he was IB In Inthe Inthe inthe the habit of ot making part party changes change He lie Il admitted tint that he ha left ler the demo democratic delo democratic cratic party parn In 1892 rather I n support Mr Ir In this connection ho In referred to it Mr 11 f n a hl his own state and Mr Jl Interrupted with wih the remark that he ha had eaten enten ns as 11 much Ilch crow In It submitting tn P party part dictation ns nH Iny man living Did you Ol like It I Mr Ir nail Mr lr replied no ito hut but I took It I HAS lATI CROW CHOW The digression a n general which Increased when Mr 1 lr r Patterson tenon r that he hid hail eaten SOlD BOT crow craw crol but hut le less 3 than that taken by b Mr Ir Fill fil Fillman man Mr lr Patterson on salt said he had hart bolted bolet come Ime party nominations nt at It home and In ax to do tc so ao again Dl Im Ito thi Democratic D caucus binIng ln resolution rt he ask ticked d Is Ia Id is I per par lu or and answered his hi hison own on oln inquiry by hy declaring It to b be cruel it It m ml v be bl reined he mi AI nn ill 01 but hul 1 It Is I cruel crl It I strips trips senators l of ot every cery fler flero lenient element of o nut h is I liable to force forro them to disgrace dl race their high of or end them Into oblivion He lie le declared that such a II course e brought Ii ho 0 senate dawn to i the e level of ot an nn or political He Ste le had har nl at I wn believed that tha In public men neil were vere rc more fore Important than lie Ife I hat had thought tho that the Democratic party natty farl ml ht learn valuable Ies leons ons front from the In itt dealing with wll th membership hll of Qt the party He lie esi especially commended 1 tnt party for forto forr to r nho Io bound anti gagged by tho the unit rule In itt national tl fh fhI The Tho I has fen out omit olt of ft power for fOI to many years Will Wi ins friends not nt that III its I methods are arc nr responsible r for tor that tha fact CANT CAN Sr TOnS Mr Patterson latterson later on declared that the lie doc doe doctrine trine trino that even states have n a tight right to direct the votes roles of ot their senators has hns been abandoned Ha lie endorsed the tho change of view that the tree free freedom ibm dom dol of or it senators codd not nl otherwise be bo maintained He lIe declared hat IhM the caucus CUU rule did pot not lot provide e for Cur or the tue theon conscience on clence of the senator and ond sail Hint I a sho Id ItI be true trul to his hi Obi oui oln I constituting himself a i 1 monitor of o which ha hit h should stunt stand In Inowe awe owe He lie le appealed for relief r let from the and an and Ind indefensible character of ot thu tho ho acton actIon He lie le said that tho the caucus CUCU was wa eQula lent to declaring that senators were die dis honest bonest and that senors who could not be he secured secUre through reason r would be reached cached through fear He lie le said that 1 t senator vho Iho stands In tear fear ear of ot being weakened nt at tho the polls pol because h of ot hay hav hl v ing violated lolled caucus action acton has hail had hil j moral url forces weakened wea ened Deploring De the tho lh use sO of ot such luch terms terl as White Hou Democrats and Insurgent cans when Independence was Ivac shown he repeated repented that It was WAa the duty duly of ot every overy senator regardless of ot party to vote his solemn convictions As Ati to the qualification that a senator Fenlo be 30 years of ot age Mr Ir Patter Patterson aler son Ion quoted Judge Julge Star Story that 30 SO years yean wa A not too loo long long for due maturity and sail fald that tried Integrity was cm one H 1 lie spoke of ot taunts taunt having passed tack hack anti and forth the chamber as to 10 coercive measure r asure niti also alRo spoke of ot summonses of ot senators to the White House JOUM I dont hesitate to tony toI I Sn ny that the senators or member who his ht hi awn wn convictions In the hope of ot patronage and that the th lent dent who promises It are Me to say lay th tM the Ua least t to te d he bc condemned he lie pail all add In ing that such stith a n course was nothing less lew lel than bribery Such a course curu was Im ira Immoral moral and and was the same amo ns as S securing votes for venal nal con Quoting the different section of oC th the r c preamble to ta tile his ls Mr Patter Patte ton non lon commented upon them to 10 one of these thee he ha said sal there thero I II is neither nOr r for tor 23 5 or 30 31 senators senator to 10 ut at attempt tempt to coerce the th vote Iole of one inc of their colleagues Such a courie coure l IC to II deprive ft It I ta Ie of ot in its I proper representation he declared In the senate tind naked who I willing 1111 to be he Impal Impaled for toi submit submitting ed ell by the public contempt lu ml ting log to such Uch dictation lift lie declared that In Iti thun ll voting n a I rent l becomes n 11 r of f other states rather titan his hb own Oln He le concluded substantially as no II follow tolls I 1 have Jl no regrets fur for the he course I have pursued nod shall continue to 10 pursue It I It J I II iii true I 1 may 1 not nt oc oo ocI admitted I to 10 the tile councils of my party In iii II the thu Iw senate but realizing that lint I 1 am nl because I 1 nm striving to per perform form oln unit my duty nc at ni 1 l have h l sworn to exe CiltO It I I will aili wil beir belr the Ih exclusion In lii per perfect perfect tranquility simply to my l friends trl nt that I expect to 0 meet them In II the lie th next Democratic con coil COl I I hope ne we wilt will wi n II for fur president who will wil ho bo as ns fl brav ns as nl Mr Ir Roosevelt In Infighting fighting the tho tie tight of oC the lie people eople |
