The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-12


as system that can be honestly admins
tered from the primary election to the sig
nature of q bill presented by the president,
| let him set his face toward and exercise
his great ability 10 stopping the food gates
OF corruption that threaten to deluge the
whole land and bring republican instl- |
tutions into utter ruin and disgrace. There
| is one thing that made me doubt little as
10 the propriety of his resolution. although
as I said | am going to vote'tor it, and
THAT the senator from Maine has said has
added to the great doubt which | enter-
tanned on that subject, and that is that
am not quite sure that there are not per-
sons who favor this kind Of resolution and
as much debate upon it as you can have,
and as much investigation as you can have
lin order to divert public attention from the
real question which ought to engage the
congress of the United States. Questions
of economy, questions of finance, questions
of government, all are showed aside that
popular speeches may be made tending to
/ excite one section of the people against
another. I certainly do not charge the SEN
ator from Maine with having got this for
! the purpose of putting aside and throwing
ont of view that which should form the
subject of our thoughts and Of our legisla-
, ton, but l fear that such may be in some
mems minds-one of the things to be de-
: sired by such resolution.
Mr., Edmunds said he had been much
= Impressed by MIR. Thurman's remarks
= and the gravity of the subject, and he
] therefore moved that this amendment be
: printed, and called for the regular order
? Mr.. Blaine said he didn't wish to de-
t tain the senate but Mr.. Thurman had
stated that property 10 the south would
j rule.
q MIR. Thurman said no such thing.
z said no more of the south than that every
e whore property, intelligence and education
Q will rule.
q Mr.. Blaine-Rogardless of numbersp
d Mr., Thurman-The senator can make il
b regardless of number if he chooses, but he
sr meant by influence, as the senator did il
Maine. by influencing many people, this
10 year being an exception. The senator
ut always Influenced people because he haC
l. education, skill and property,
7e After some badiDage, Mr.. Blaine agar
re raised point that South Carolina haC
or $50, 600 more colored voters than white
at vet when it was asserted that they haC
Of been frauduleutly and violently overcome
as at the polls the democratic leader replie
n. that there are important questions to b.
a considered and congress has no time t.
Id waste on that Were he permitted t
or speak of the house he would affirm tina
in that body was not legally under control o
the democratic party, and that it hell
u sway only by fraud and outrage, and ye
on we are asked to abandon all sectional agi
&C. tation or to submit all grave question
,ss that affect property and human right to
a congress that is based upon the deStruC
ad ton of human rights and that lacks tn
,ly warrant laid down by Jefferson, it tn
to right to govern it has not the consent {
he the governed.
The vice president announced that tn
nix resolutions would go to the calendar.
IRE Mr.. Lamar said he would speak on thel
his before their adoption. He wished to sa
an. that it was natural that Mr.. Blaine, VII
Inc occupies a distinguished position an
gh who may in future occupy still more dis
is tiuguished position. should feel deep int
ike est in the South. where the problem
ow readiustment of the social forces to no
pes NAL life was working itself Out, Had
ing brought forward a scheme to raise tt
et. condition of the colored people, his patri
to tism would have been recognized and
are would have given that people what they mo
use need. There are other evils IN that cOu
&C. try which might caIlforth enlarged measur
his of the patriot and American citizens. b
es. must confess to some regret that state
ces man so distinguished in looking upon b
sen recently dislocSted member of this gre
sen Am erican empire, instead of regarding
has aDxiOusly for those great interests tn
i'm affect this great country through track
ials coming years should have concentrated /
tu- whole gaze upon it's simple attitude
his party relationship. That nothing shou
to have struck the gentleman except tn
ght particular partisan feature which affec
our- the ascendancy of political party.
nts. cannot but feel regret that one of su
.rty resolute purpose, of such tenancious a.
that such daring ambition and such gre
'nce abilities should have so narrowed his mi
not as to give to party what was meant
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