The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-19

| .f6f snbslslebce, equipment, transportation or
o0mneneetion Of the army TO be uAed ~ o police
\ ipree ~ The polls
Mr. Baker (Rep. Ind,), who viewed the section AZ
mere inCu mbrance. inasmuch as the Presldtn nj
was not now clothed with p3werlOi placing troops
OF the United States around the polls ~ police
Mr.. HawIey (Rfp Conn), said Republicans
| looking at the section began 70 consider whetheI
/ there was not covert meaning H. because ~ II
stood, It was merely on incumbrance
| Nj. Garfield, (Rep OF, reviewed tne Mlsmpt..
| OF the msIOfity to obtain the repeal OF what Il
termed "Rreviances" The minority had SAID a.
the laSt session aud still said that II neverhAd In
sisted on the use OF the army 70 run elecuons
| The present bill had been brought IN, and nc pat.
ticulaTly complimtnted tne gehueman a h,,,
| upon whose motion 'he OH section had been
stricken out Section did not propose 70 repeal
| and did not repeal any law OF the Unihd stateB,
| aud there II was obnOxinus IN mat re peel, he
| (Gar6rld) wanted 70 Athrm tha. the ,hing pIo'
hlbiled IL anything was prohibited by the section,
was 10 mething which did not prevail under any
| law or under any practice In the country, al
| furthermore that he old not hnOW OF any man III
this world who was In favor Of usins tie army Of
| the United StAVes w au ordinary police force W
MI Williams Rep. Wis ).-Aro you In favor OF
| Al any time under any circumstances, IN any
contingency, nsipg thea army to Keep 'he peace a.
MI. GSraeld-Not in the sense Of using the army
az an ordinary police force.
Mr., Willams-l do not mean as an ordinary
police but In any form whatever,
Mr., Garfield / am In favor OF using lhe army
OF the United 5tales the avy VI the United states
and all the militia OF the UDied States " enforce
the laws of the UuiOn. any one OF them, all Of
them every where, In all ways.
Mr. Misunderstanding that 70 Keep tne
peace AZ the pOllbY" daughter on the Democ4Auo
Mf Garaeld--lfyo have got law to authorize
the President OF the United States 10 uhe the
army a. q police force y6s am III iaVOr OF mat
MI. Wilii4ms-DO you thiuk we have lhaI
m" Mr. Garaeld-I think we have not and never
MT. Ciymer Dam. Pa }, took the h,or but yield
ed five minutes TO Mr.. Cox who commenced MS
remarks In the midst OF impatient shOun OF Vote'
vote" from The Democratic SIDE.
Mr. COX (Dem. N.Yl taunted the Republican
lde with not retreating in good order, but thal
there was rout In their camp.
Mr.. trce tRep. Ia) think we nave advanced
considerably.
Mr. Cox 10 Prlce)-I did not ask you my rev:
eTnUd brother, 10 speak. (Langhierl WoOld
rather hear yOuo temperance or on the mollDe
water power.
Mr Prce-I presume that on the subjsct Of
temperance could benefit my friend consider
ably, Naughter).
SPEECH OF Mr.. cox.
Mr.. Cox-If could only lnfase litlIeof the old
Bourbon element into my friend from Iowa, he
would be wiser and better mau. Laughter
am not myself In favor OF this bill, AZ 10 26i0OO
men do not think we need 80 large an army,
either for the red man, black man or white man
The gentleman IRON OHIO (Gal64ld) covers his re-
treat very handsomely ia large rhetoric with some
thunder from on high 10 help him, mere Brutum
6tlmeR without lightning for he did not strike
any yoody except the gentlemrn from wisconsin.
(Wlllisms.) Understand the motives ofmy friend
from Ohio The other side of the House knows
that the army cannot be used now ia the solid
South. They are willing to give up all they have
said, and 10 retreat IL gOriously under the shield
of the gallant soldier from Ohio. But they want
TO supplement ragged raseals OF supervisors at The
North with the army. They mean II possible to
carry the election in 1880 and for that they want
troops at one point aud supervisors ct another.
TDey mean to strike down by force or fraud the
right of citizens 70 vote.
would not give them either the army or Super
visors All this talk from the gentleman fro
Ohio (Gahed) is just as insincere as the laugh Of
a msdman All this brag Of our great heritage
aud Of our free institutions is liEe the flight Of
bat compared with an eagle. II has no more re-
than whteness 10 the queen Of HOteDtOts. (Laugh.
teri This eXua session was called for purpose.
We unde rtook TO brush from the statute books
certain obnoxious provisions. IA voice on the
Republican side You have not done II yet"l
Mr.. COx-R'se up aud speak. IfyOu are man
let us LOOK at you.
Mr. Baker (risiug)-I merely observed you had
n b ushed away very much.
Mr. COx-The gentleman (BaktD spoke the
other day about my tOnOrOus voice. wish he
had spoken with more sOnor0usness to-day. We
cannot brush of these obnoxious provisions
long Gs you have a fraud In the White House
(SneeTs on the Republican side) We cannot
override veto according to the COns,itiOn. Now,
at last, the gentleman from OHIO makes merry OF
his recreancy to the cause OF the other side, and
the gentleman from Wisconsin (Willtams) puts
kuifs into MIN and turns 1t arOnud and blood
spuits out all over the Republican side OF the
House, until 1t is red aud gory daughter.
SPEECH OF NIB. CLYMER.
Mr. Clymer said when the Democratic side Of
the House proposed III March last 70 remove laws
that were q standing menace and threat TO the
ballot and lS purity, and when y voted the repeal
OF the only law that authorized the military to be
used 10 keep the peace at the pol 8, the gentleman
frum ONO (Gai ielO), proclaimed in thunder tones
that tht Dem, cratic side Of the House was guilty
OF attempted revolution. Then all over the cOun'
try that gentleman had attempted ~ excite the
feelings, and passions and prtjudices OF ull kinds
OF men against the Democratic party. as being
hostile Otne army, aud wanting 70 destroy II, IL
was a matter Of profound qualification 70 him
(CyneT that In these closing hours Of the special
session, that grDtemans reason had come BACK
TO him. That gentleman now said he never
claimed that the President had power u use
troops for such purposes II 20, why had he
(GaTfeld) aud his whole party IN Congress resisted
the repeal Of the act OF 1855 which allowed the
military 10 keep the peace At The polls, and why
they had finally eXtOrted veto fIOm the EG9cu
tive Was there more force Ia 1t in April than
there WIS In June Or was II that III the pro.
lOuged discussion that the gentleman had al last
discovered that on him and his party associates
should be the blame, If the army should be lett
without support. There never mas BEEN an hour
wheu the Democratic side Of the House was not
willing aud ready 10 vote approx TiauOns for the
government. In AnEil they had been called re
VolutionistB" Yesterday they we're denounced as
"Nullihers,' and TO day the gentleman (5aIdeldl
declared In bland terms that the sixth section OF
the pending bill (which in effect, was precisely
the ame az the sixth section Of the vetoed army
bin was meaningless end II no force and effect
II the President Of the United States was slsw aod
lug and Cid his duty, never hereafter would there
be al arm ed soldier al the polls. He (Clymerl
was willing TO go before the country on issue of
"Ihe ballot against the bullet" OF freedom from
Interference with elections by Federal soldiers, OF
the supremacy Of the civil over military power Of
the right Of men O express their will at the polls
freely al d unaW,d. When this bill and the Dill
passed yesterday become laws the Democratic
party III OODBttf4SN ulu nave edtneu the BIatl'
Jude OF the entire country. (Appause on the
Mr. Baker moved to strike out the sixth sec
ton,
The motion was rel cted, only ten voting for IL
The Committee rose and reported the bill The
Amendments adopted In Committee OF the Whole
were agreed TO, and then the bill p0sssd-Yeas
172; nays 81. The negative vOtB was divided be
tween Democrats and republican, as follows:
DemOcrats--M Messrs. Clark, Ciardy, CLARK, (Mo y
C0fffOth, Cook, Cox, Dunn, Frost, HuFd, Kloiz,
Knott Manning NlchOllB Persons, ROthwell,
SIemOns smith, (N. J). smith, (Gs), aud o.
Turner,
Republicans Messrs. Bsyne, Brigge, Cowgirl,
DagEett Hall, Humphrey; JoyCe, Keller, o Netll,
Ward. Williams (Wis.), and Young, ONO.
Adjourned.
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