Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1868-04-09

balance of the Democratic voters.
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Mr.. RscHpAcH, Dem, Of Montgom-
cry And your negroes were 70 have
voted without being able 70 read.
Mr., HrcKMAN-Why, sir, they all
do read il Laughter. You will not
find a negro in Chester county who
cannot read.
Mr.. BOYD was glad TO hear that the
whole foreign Irish Catholic vote OF
the country would be east for the DEM
ocratic ticket. And this was just what
the Republicans were afraid Of; hence
they were anxious TO call in the votes
of degraded negroes.
Mr.. HICKMAN reiterated that the
whole foreign Irish Catholic vote had
always been cast for the Democratic
party. And that vote had always
been cast in downright, absolute ig-
norance of our Institutions. But he
could not object to the vote of a man
entitled TO vote. He had only as
saulted the illegel foreign, or Irish
Catholic, voters. He Was always for
the protection Of the poor, foreign or
native. Rich men could cheat rs well
poor men. IL was against fraud that
he spoke. The Republican party had
committed one grand mistake they
had allowed ignorance to vote because
it was clothed in a white skin. They
might as well allow bag of -four 10
vote ! Laughter.] Take an ignorant
Irishman, just landed, who swears to
support the Constitution Of the Unit
ed States, he is allowed to vote be-
cause he swears to support the Con-
stitution, when he can read the Con-
stitution, not even the New Testa-
ment L. was not TO be supposed
that man that couldn't read, could
understand the Constitution, when
even we could not understand it..
[Laughter.] all the ignorant vote of
the country was cast for the Demo
cratic party. I i13nNros t
Mr.. BRENNAN, Dem, of Schuylkill,
rose and in an excited manner said
that the gentleman from Chester had
attacked the intelligence of the Irish
Catholics. Hewould find many among
those Irish Catholics who were more
capable Of teaching men their duty to
their country and their God than the
gentlemen from Chester. He Mr. b.
challenged the gentleman to meet him
at the Jones House, room No 8, where
he would have a bottle of whisky for
him. Laughter.
Mr.. HIcKMAE--Is the gentleman
an Irish Catholici
Mr.. BRESNAS-Yes, sir, and want
the gentleman to understand that |
am bis peer in intelligence. frl 01
Mr.. HIcKMAY-The CALLED jade win
ces /! There is just where the shoe
pinches IHuf rrd
Mr.. BRENEAS-I would say to the
gentleman that l hate injustice and
untruth wherever | find it. conse-
quently feel little touched in rela-
tion the bold assertions of the gentle
man from Chester, which he knows
are untrue. a nof--.nH $50 -
Mr.. HICKMAN proceeded, when
Mr.. ARMSTRONG, Rep, called the
previous question, but the call was
not sustaiDed. Yeas 3S, nays AZ.
Mr.. HICKMAN then proceeded again.
Mr.. BoYD asked what objections the
gentleman had to the existing election
laws.
Mr.. HICKMAN replied that they
were not stringent enough. He be-
lieved that if the Republican party
had made half the effort to secure the
negro vote that they had made to se-
cure the Irish Catholic vote of this
State, there would be no necessity for
this bill.
Mr.. LINToS's amendment was then
voted down by strict party vote
the Democrats voting aye.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House resumed the considera.
tion Of the registry law.
Mr. LISToN, Dem, of Cambria,
moved 10 amend by striking out the
provision requiring the exhibition of
certificates of naturalization to asses
sors. M r
Mr.. STRAsG, Rep, Of Tioga, said it
was time the House arrived at de-
cision on this question. Everybody
knew that all the Republicans would
vote for the bill and that all the Dem
ocrats would vote against it. The
morning session bad been frittered
away in useless discussion, andit now
remained for Republicans to say
whether they were going to pass the
bill or not. He called the previous
question on the first section.
This call was sustained by a strict
party vote and the section was adop-
ted by the same nrafha
Mr.. Strang did not vote, because
he had paired-off with the gentleman
from Clinton, Mr.. Deise.
Mr.. WEBB, Rep, of Bedford, called
the previous question on the second
section. t.r fe..
Mr. JONES, Dem, of Borks, wanted
to know If the Chair is going to re-
cognlze anybody this afternoon ris-
ing on the Democratic side. [Langh-
ter among the Democrats.l
The call for the previous question
was sustained by a strict party vote.
Mr.. JosEPHs, Dem, then moved a
reconsideration of the vote just had
on sustaining the call.
When the third section was read
Mr., Thorn introduced an amendment
embracing the balance of the bill
from the fourth to the fifteenth sec.
tions inclusive, which was done to
prevent filibustering on sections with