The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-03-05
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he had investigated all these transsc
{ ons, and that he would be very glad II
the French government would settle
them, and that he had personal inter.
est in them, even then | would not be
the man to offrr this amendment.
EEiGHBoRLr NOTE. Z,
Mr. Conkling said that Mr. Schurz
had been the man 10 drag in tie irfele-
want fact that he (Conkling) had writ.
ten note to Mr.. Remington contain.
nag ,statepents which he had felt called
upon to make in justice to a neighb0r
and in the interest Of fair play.
Mr.. Schurz, said that when the subject
VAS first mentioned by him he had re:
peatedly expressed the opinion that the
giving of the.note to Mr. Remington
was only an act Of neiehborly friend
ship on Mr.. Conkling,s part.
THE BLONDE MEANS BUSINESS.
Mr.. ConkIing disputed this. He alse
said that his amendment was aimed not
merely at Schuz, Sumner, and the
Marquis de Chambrun, but at all who
might come within its scope. and ho
meant to stand by it. He had drawn it,
however, without having tile statute be-
fore him, and if the Senator; Mr.:
Schurz) found any offensive phase, in
lit he was willing 10 withdraw that
phrase.
SPECTACLE FOR AMERICANS.
Mr.. Srhurz-Oh, have no doubt the
Sepator is in earnest in this matter. I
have never doubted that it looks just
like him. Laughter.) The Senator
has referred TO q statute which be he4d
up before US Yesterday threatening ns
with fine and Imprisonment Ah, sir,
it is glorious spectacle! Here stand
two American Senators, not entirely
unknown to the country, whose record
is not entirely devoid Of patriotism and
service, and whose only aim is to inves.
tigate abuses and violation of law and
have them punished Those Seuators
are met here by one Of the spokcsmen
of the administration, flourishing o stat.
ute in his hand threatening them with
fine and Imprisonment. Let it be known
in every nook and corner that be who
is in earnest in setting his face against
thoP in power, and who boldly seeks
to detect fraud and punish violations,of
law, is confronted by the powers that
be with ~
THE PROSPECT OF DUNGEON. sc
Why, sir, l did not know that The ad-
ministration was in such desperate
condition as that. Laughter and .ap-
lplause in the galleries They sre d.
veloping very fast; how long will itbc
until you cannot even get up, testimony
against Leet and Stocking, Tie knights
of the general ORDER" without having
some statute dug up that will fne and
imprison you ior it9 daughter. But
if the Senator flom New York thinka
that he can in that way strike fear into
my soul, he will soon frd that he, Is
greatly mistaken. On the path Of. dn-
ty that have walked have seen men
far more dangerous than he is, and BET
fore thousand of them my heart viii
not quail. No, sir, will vote for his
amendment, vote for il with all the
scorn which it deserves loud sp-
plause in the galleries Mr. Sckurz
then spoke of the charge thkt this xas
move 10 ALLEVIATE .p
TIE GERMAN VOTE. asl
The Senator from Indiana fMr Mer.
toni and the Senator from New York
Mr. Conkling) we're very sweet on the
Germans just now laughter They
had said tha, no man owned the Ger,
mans of America. That was factrani
he was proud of it, for he was one OF
the Germans, No man, no politician,
no Senator, not even the President cf
the United States, owned the Germans;
least Of all were they owned by that
class Of politicians who desperately cling
to- the skirt of power through whatever
nire it may drag them. Laughter and
applause in the galleries The Ger,
mans had fought Tammany in New
Yolk,and they would in, solid array fight
every Tammany, great small, on what,
even side it might appear An sttempt
had been made to suppress this inyestE
CATION by .oira,9
CRACKING THE rARTY WIFI, ,-a,
but those who made that attempt grieyf
ously mistook the time and the spirit OF
the people The people could be no
lenger deceived by Misrepresentation Of
the motives of those who were fighting
against corruption. When motives were
calledtin question they knew that the
motives Of the henchmen of power were
at least as open to suspicion as the mo-
tiyes OF those who opposed them. Let
me toll those gentlemen, said he, that We
knew the road to the patronage just as
well as others did if we had chosen to-
walk it, The crack of the party Whip
has lost its power in these times. McEs
party can't lies stale aud nahssatin:;
upon the stomach of the people. Ii you
think that s safa,s
THE MOVEMENT NOW SPREADING ALI, ofEK
! nk,tsers,ss.s THIS LAND '4ss,tss ast ss
! is mere plot OF politicians you'wiili
soon discover your mistake. 1t is A re-
action against the easy political morals
Land the spirit of jos5ery which have
tbecn developed in times Of war and
great political excitement. 1t is an ear
nest uprising for honest and pure gov.
eminent. You cannot lepress it by par.
Ity. discip!ine-you cannot kill it with
penal statutes. 1t may be a mere CON-
motion to-day undertake 10 resist it and
you will find it great moral and politi-
cal revolution tomorrow. Whatever
others may do (he said) have taken
lmy lot 1T is TO this cause that my heart.
lis devoted, and with this cause ! Will
stand or fall.
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| EyMr. Justice Davis, the candidate,