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establish free trade, but We could not
afford to do it. Applause.
The Extra Session Bugbear


IT has not attracted the attention 1t
ought to. 1t will attract more attention
five years hence than now. Toward
the close the Democrats made
up their minds that they wanted little
change Of legislation. They attached 1t
TO two appropriation bills. The Senate
could take these appropriations with the
"riders," or not take them at all. III
they refused to accept the conditions,
the Democracy would resort TO the plan
of Starving the government. Inc
Republicans, in response, said that be-
fore they would take the bill as II stood,
the Democrats might, as the boys would
say, go as far in a certain direction as
pigeon can fly in week" So they got
not a dollar OF appropriation Tor the
army, TO protect the vast and sparsely
setted frontier and its pioneer homes;
not a cent to pay wounded and Invalid
soldiers their pensions; not cent to
pay the expenses of the PostOtfice De-
partment; not a cent to support the
homes OF the soldiers, and these
men who had risKed their lives
were in danger of becoming OBJ
jects of charity. God forbid that they
should ever become aught but the Ma
tons honored guests! Applause.
Congress reassembled on the 18th OF
March, at the call OF President Hayes,
and then the Democrats had majority
in both houses, and the plan was for the
Democratic House and Senate 10 coerce
the President. Senator Thurman said
boldly that if he would not approve
these conditions he should not have the
appropriations at all. And | say the
magnitude and wickedness OF that threat
has never yet been fully appreciated.
He said, in referring 10 the four vetoes,
that they would have got forty but that
they surrendered after the fourth and
went home like a spaniel with his tail
between his legs. And the fight stands
postponed till the first day OF next De-
cenber.
The Election Laws
were referred To. lie said Senator Thur
man, in his Bellaire speech, had made
the burden OF his complaint that the
laws were passed for use in New YORK,
and not in the South. He admitted
this. In 1865 Seymour was elected by
an openly fraudulent majority from
New York City. In some wards the
Democratic majority-not their vote,
but simply their majority-was greater
than the entire number OF men, women,
children, horses, cows, cats and dogs IN
the entire ward. This led to the passage
Of these laws. They provide that when
ever, at an election for member OF Con-
gress, any ten voters in district GER
tiiv that they cannot have fair ballot
under the usual supervision, 1t shall be
the duty of the Judge to appoint two
supervisors, one from each OF two po-
litical parties, whose duty it shall be TO
see the laws faithfully executed, and
TO see that there Is
free ballot and fair count.
But they say this is an invasion OF state
rights! | never knew it was one OF the
rights reserved 10 the States TO cheat at
elections.
Bayonets at the Polls.
No ore ever saw a bayOnet at an cleo
ton. Hereford said in the Senate he
had-onc. Williams, OF Kentucky, saw
some at the close OF the war, when he
was returning from fighting against his
country for four years. Bayard, OF Del
aware, who made the most fuss, was
forced TO admit he never saw Federal
soldier in Delaware Tor ID years. The
entire United States army ii distributed
about, would only make one soldier Tor
n county and half Think of two sol
diers marching into Belmont, Jefferson
and Guernsey counties, and trying to in
timidatc voters. Laughter. You can't
argue the question seriously. Frank
Hcrciord's soldiers at Union, W. Va,
were there To guard property or some
thing like that Williams had seen
Gen. Logan corps in the State OF Ken
lucky at the close Of the war, before
they disbanded.
When this bill was before the Senate
| offered an amendment making it un-
lawful Tor any person TO visit any poll
ing place with deadly weapon, openly
or concealed. This struck against the
Ku kIuX, this struck at the men who
had made the election in nine states at
the Union gigantic iarCc-alaS. too OIL
ten a gigantic tragedy. This was three
times before the senate, and three times
it was voted down. Your Senators,
Thurman and Peudlcton. both voted
against it. although lying upon the
clerks desk WAS official evidence that
thirty-cIght men had been killed in
the South at one election. Senator
Window, from whom parted to-day IN
Pittsburgh, moved further amendment
that il should be unlawful for any man
TO come 20 the polls armed rhtPnTpoS
Of prrrcaiing me casting Of iegdl ballots.
And they voted it down YETI
At this point, Mr.. Alex. VI. Cow, OF
the Washington RpOdc-, asked Why
"Whv?' said Mr.. Blaine. "My old
friend and classmatc asks me why. Be-
cause they do not intend that their ma
iorities shall be interiercd with by the
reign OF law and order. That's why"
TCheers-and Mr.. Cow assents: "Ges,
that's why
After some further talk in the same
strain, the speaker consulted his watch,
and remarked that he had spoken long
time. Cries Of "Go on" keep right
on" eco ahead, old fellow" and the
like were heard, and some one having
asked him to "Tell us something about
The Brigadiers,"
hc again launched out on that subject.
The brigadiers, he said, were represen-
tatives OF the Democratic party, and
sometimes he thought they were the
best end Of it. An old man from Ar
kansas last spring got in the gallery and
looked over the house some time. Then
he put on his glasses and looked again,
and then gave expression to his
thoughts. "Why, bless your soul, this
is only the Confederate army in citizens
clothesw The question is, will you re.
inforce 'em? Will you? Cries OF
"No" "Bet your boots We WON'T
Well, the battle field is right here in
Ohio. II you don'treiniorce 'em they re
gone, If you don't help them out the
Jig is up. We look for you here in Ohio
to send up a glorious old fashioned ma
jority for that party that has always
been loyal to the people and the Const-
tuition. [Cries OF We'll DO it." 1--WE
are going 10.
Recurring briefly TO protection, he
next said that the question at issue is:
Shall we band this country overto the
leaders Of the late rebellion and to free
traders? And declared that both would
be done by voting the Democratic ticket.
He closed with an appeal 10 dlsaiiect-
ed Republicans To return 10 their old
allegiance, and retired amid applause.