Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-12-03
MI. GARFIELD REPLIED

MI. GARFIELD REFLIED
/ TO Wool. He characterized it as very IN
usual 10 interrupt the ordinary form OF pro-
ceeding. which was simply to refer the Presi-
dents message and order its printing, than
/ by debating any Cf its Suggestions, and lie
/ thought the kind nt suggestions made by the
gentleman from New York % still more I'M
usual. The exact language of that part OF
/ the message with which the gentleman found
fault was not in his (GaTfeld'sl mind, but the
| Rentlenan's language was very plain. lie
wood criticised certain references IN the
Presidents message as to some Gisturbances
in the course Of the Federal elections In
several States, and contrssted that with what
he chose TO call the noble beginning of the
administration In favor of lf-goYeTnment,
aud said that the President has shown vaccll-
latiou because be had seen st to refer to dis
turbauces in the Federal elections. If tue right
Of State to ate I'd to lis own local concerns
undisturbed was In any way inconsistent with
the right Of The national government to at
tend to national elections, and If that was
what the gentleman called
EJACULATION,
he hoped they should all vacillaFe In that
way. He (Garfeld) had never made himself
particular advocate or defender Of any ad-
ministration for its vacillation or want of
vacillatiop; but if the gentleman (WoodJ
could make no better case than he had made,
he had not very well opened the ball this
winter. That gentleman could not see that
there had been any disturbance in matters of
election latter a pause except in his own
State. He Wood had seen some signs, il
not of disturbance, at least of vaccillation. in
the city of his adoption, and In his State; but
they were not s1eh instances CT Variiiation az
the gentleman would have brought up in
discussion. Il did not signify that the gen.
tleman had not seen any disturbances In the
@ - W apt
had seen them, 1t was
THE PRESIDENTS DUTY TO SAY so,
aud the President had said so in his message.
said so he would not only have been guilty of
negligence but Of positive fault. The Pres
ident had referred to it modestly. He had
invited the attention of congress to 1t. Did
the gentleman object to having attention
pointed to it IN that way? Had he or any
gentleman on the other side any reason why
ne did not wish the attention of congress
pointed to the
ELECTIONS IN THE SOUTHERN STATES?
For his own part he welcomed such calling
of attention. The Presiuent ought to be
thanked for it By the gentleman from New
York, as it afforded an opportunity to him
to have this vacillatiOn examined into close
ly. He (Garfeld) had had the impression
made upon his mind. from a somewhat care
ful reading of the public journals, that very
considerable illegal disturbance had taken
place in some of the southern States.
He had even heard it stated that
bold, open acknowledged intimidation had
been employed, notably in South Carolina;
and in districts where there had been an
overwhelming majority of one political party,
no sign Of any such majority had appeared
at all. This might be an exaggerahon, but
If so it was one that was broadcast through
nx-lo, cI,
notable is the present one for investigating
all chances of wrong doiDg-should investl-
gate. He supposed that his friends on the
other side would welcome the Presidents
suggestion as exactly in line of their conduct
hitherto; he hoped they would
NOT sTIFLE INVESTIGATION.
Mr.. Wood defended the position he had
taken, and repeated mis- expression of regret
that the President had picked ont two cases,
and deemed them of sufficient Ia, portance to
present them to the world in his annual mes
sage. 1t was an indication that the ultra
wing of the Republican party was forcing
the executive to aid it in displaying the
BLOODY SHIRT,
go that party could hold on to its ill-gotten
power, and continue that power by The plum
der OF the treasury.
Mr.. Hale said that it was alleged by the
gentleman from New York that the Presi-
dent had been dragooDed by the radical wing
of the Republican party into the course indi-
Gated In his message, and that that wing OF
the party was likely to control the admins
tration. He would tell the gentleman" that
on the great and fundamental doctrine of
protection of citizen in all his rights, there
was go radical or conservative wing in the
Republican party, but that there was one
party in the land, united to a man, on the
proposition that an American citlzen-north,
south, and everywhere-should be protected
in the exercise of his constitutional rights.
MIR. Cox N. Y. asked if the gentlemen
from Ohio and Maine failed to remember
how i:-a
''TAPE-woRlI TICKET
Had they denounced me tape worm poI1-
ticians? Not much. He (Mr. Cox shrunk
from no investigation into any election al the
north or south
MIR. Townsend n. : made so.pe rsmarg
which was not heard by Mr.. Cox Or the rel
porters, but at which some of the members
around him laughed. Mr.. Cox noticed 1t and
said he did not know what they were laugh
ing at, but it was possibly for want Of thc1gkt.
Air. townsend ea;d re had peop making q
remark about
CIPHER TELEeRAMs."
Mr.. Cox retorted that that was another of
the " vaclllations" of the other side, and
that there we're " uacilsticne" ell OYER tie
county, but that NsltE these 90 vacillations
the old Democratic party would have the
next senate, and the house also.
The discussion, which was animated, here
closed, and Mr.. Woods motion to refer and
print the message was agreed to.
The military academy and Notification aD-
Iroenaliion Rliis wale teporIed, aud nasice
was given OF early action on them,
The house then adjourned.