Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-01-08
TIE BLAINE RESOLUTIONS.

The resolutions for an investigation
into the recent elections in the South
originally presented in the Senate by
Mr.. Blaine were considered, the 10th
ult., and the Democratic amendment
offered by Mr.. Thurman adopted.
There was no lengthy discussion upon
the passage of either the original reso.
luton or the amendment. Senator
VIM. A. Wallace, of this State, moved
that the resolution be laid upon the
table but the motion failed TO carry.
Senator Wallace's resolution for oppos-
ing the resolutions were that in his
opinion great majority of the people,
irrespective of party, are against polit-
ical investigations at this time, and
that they wish Congress to legislate in
the interests of trade, commerce, and
sound currency, instead of wasting
time and money in creating bad feel
ing at the North against the South
merely for the purpose of making po-
litical capital for the Republican par
ty, The suffrage investigation as now
fixed by the Democratic amendment
is to be conducted by Special Com
mttee of nine Senators, and it has no
small amount of labor awaiting it. We
pi esume that few OF our readers think
the disclosures Of election frauds which
might have been made by purely
sectional and partisan investigation
such as Senator Blaine at first propos-
ed could have resulted in any good TO
the people of our country; but as
amended by the Democratic Senators
the scope of the proposed investiga-
tion is enlarged and election frauds
both North and South are to be in.
qaired into.
This Democratic amendment makes
the investigation more national and
less sectional, and renders it moro gen.
eral and bipartisan character. The
Republican owners of the large manu-
factories in New England have been
charged with intimidating their white
employees, this matter must be inquir-
ed into as well as the alleged intimida-
ton of the black voters of the large
Southern plantations. The Senate
Committee must also make inquiry as
to whether money was raised by as
sessment or otherwise upon Republi.
can office holders or workmen for elec.
ton purposes, and also look into the
matter of the interference of the Re.
publican United States Supervisors
and Deputy Narshals in the late Con.
gressional elections in the different
States. This modification of Senator
Blaine's originally intensely partisan
resolutions makes the investigation
more fair and just, and the county may
thank the Democratic Senators for
bringing about this change for the
better in the character of the inquiry
The Republican newspapers are, IN
most instances greatly vexed at this
! Democratic modification OF their pet
project of degrading the white citizens
of the South through Senator Blaine's
original resolutions. But the Republi-
can majority in the Senate is now too
small to force their party measures
through, as was SO often done former
ly, and this makes even some Repubh-
can leaders now hesitate who in the
days of Grantism hcsitated at moth
ing the Radical rascals are now fore.
ed to be consistent, whether they care
to be or not; hence the suffrage inves-
tigation, this time, includes the whole
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