The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-05-22

raked from the Harlem 10 the Battery there
could not be found In It worse set Of men than
the Deputy Marshals selected in 1876 and 1873 TO
execute these laws. OF the S237,250 spent In the
North In 1876, sl560OO, being more than one half
was sent to New York State. The roughs in ada.
cent States did not like TO see their brethren In
New York getting all the money, 80, to satisfy
them, some was spent out OF that State $4,000
went to Pennsylvania. That was enough, be-
cause the local managers Of the machine In Phil.
adelphia know how to manage elections perfect
ly and did not need any help from Federal su.
pervisors to secure the election OF Republicans.
But SS7 900 was sent in Pennsylvanla to satisfy
the clamor Of roughs. Then they paid some AZ.
tentlon TO Baltimore and sent Si2 900 10 Maryland
Jersey City was ipretty important town, and
got Si2277; not much, but II helped to paCify the
brethren. So these four States, New York Penn.
sylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland absorbed
S2l7OOO Of the S285 co., leaving 900 for the 9th
eT thirty States. In 1878, there were 48Sl super.
visors OF which 953 were in New York and l ,S62
in Pennsylvania, leaving only l,066 for all other
States OF the 4,725 marshals, more than half
were in New YORK. The expenditures were
Sl22T4. of which only SlS,4l went South. The
gains Of The Republican party In New York, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania will khow way this
money was spent in the North. In one single
election fourteen Representatives were gained
and singularly enough the greatest gain was
where the most money was spent
Mr., Thurman said there was evidence that this
money was spent Corruptly In selecting Deputy
Marshals persons thought to be puTchaseable
were sent for and asked II they would work for
the Republican candidate, and noon pT missing
to do So they were appointed Deputies. Ia this
manner, large Demo; ratio m6jOrities were de-
strOyed In certain districts. II Democrats were to
obtain power on March 4, 1881, and there was
such blessing as Democratic President the
Republicans would clamOr for the repeal of these
laws more loudly than they cry now against 1t,
They would not trust such power over the public
purse, aud officers with q Democratic President.
Another OK would be gored then
Mr.. Thurman said 1t would surprise some to
learn how Davenport had feathered his own nest.
Without speaking Of the eight Thousand affida-
wits at ten cents each which he made out against
the people for false registration six months before
they offered to register, he would refer to other
evidence of his corruption, because it was right
this man should be held up TO eternal iniamy.
He showed how $4,000 of the Secret Service fund
got into Davenporrs hands and was never ac
counted for 10 the Government He hated TO deal
with such fellow, but he was the most potential
man in the country As the former is fruitful
tree though the fruit is Of very bad kind.
TIE vEToEs
He had intended to say something about the
Army bill veto, though he preferred to stick to
his text. In his Judgment, there was never so in
excusable an exercise Of the veto power as in the
vetoes lately sent to them, 1t Is the first time
President has vetoed an Appropriation bill, and
the first time bill has been vetoed because 1t re.
pealed existing laws. The veto power was in.
tended TO check unconstitutional, hasty and i'll,
considered legislation, or to enable the executive
Department to defend itself from encroachment
by the Legislative Department. II is also the fret
time President In message has quoted the re-
marks Of Senators and Representatives in Con.
gress to impute to them improper motives He
enlarged upon the improprlety OF such illusions,
There were other strange things about the mes.
sage. In the first message, the President was un.
derstood to ray troops could not be used at elec.
tions under the laws; but In the second he tells
us the Government might be oveTthrown II the
military could not be used on election days
Was there ever anything so thoroughly shallow,
he would not say contemplate, but so transpar-
ent sophistry as this
doorkeePer had jOkingly said of himself that
he was "biger man than old Grant" but this
man Is bigger man than half dozen such Pres
idents as we have now in controlling elections.
He meant no dlsrespect to the President He
could not turn up his nose with senatorial digni
ty and ignore this man. 1t was not pissmire
under his feet but an elephant,
In conclusion, Mr.. Thurman said he had never
been more pained than by the course of d, bate
in opposition to this bill. 1t had been made the
occasion ofTevewing sectional hatred. He ap.
pealed to every candid man to say If the course
Of the Democratic party, and especially Southern
members warranted such course. The South
gtoto N n lT,ar nf ha TTDin opI
Its cities are as much interested asany in Its well
fare, and as fully entitled as any to try to pro-
mote that welfare according to their cow yictOn.
If such appeals resulted In making the North
solid to rule forever over the other section, he
would despair of there ever being a real Union
In this country. He warned the men engaged In
this attempt to create seCtiOnalism that section
alism might in the future be drawn by other
lines than Mason and Dixon. 1t might take 9th.
er shapes and they who now are most anxious to
promote 1t and to govern by solid North, may
find that there is another sOlidity that will gov
ern them. Adjourned.