, 1879-04-06

HHE CHICAGO TRIBU
10 come to the polls to drive the sovereign peo-
pie awaF. That was the issue.
Gentlemen (sr. Sparks said, addressing the
Republican sidc), you make the issue; we 70 to
tne country upon It; We mean to stand upon it
we Know this SOVEREIGN power that stands be-
aiod us, stanCs behind Tou, and to it the Pres
ident, and Governors, and Congress must all
yield, and the sovereign people We know are
with US.
Mir. Caswell inquired whether Wisconsin had
6:000 votes.
Mr. Sparks replied that Wisconsin was hardly
important enough to consider. he Was talking
about the Republican City Of Chicago.
Dir. Caswell inquired whether bis friend did
not recognize thar the Greenbackcrs had helped
Inc democrats to carry the election at Chicago
Mr.. Bragg, in answer to the first question Of
his colleague, said the Judge of the Supreme
court, who had been elected In Wisconsin by
lo'oO majority, had not been the nominee of
the Republican party, but that every Republican
newspaper in the State had discarded the idea
that there should be any politics in the election
and members of the Bar belonging to the Demo
cratic party had supported him. And NOW he
would like to ask his colleague why it WAS he
and bis colleagues OH the Republican side Of the
troops at the polls when, in Republican Wiscon-
sin, where the people we're free, they had law
which prohibited the military from being re-
viewed, or called out, or organized, for Two days
prior TO the holding OF an election, under pen
atty of a fine Of $500. lAppIause on the Demo
cratic side.
atr. Caswell admitted that the Judge had not
been elected By a party caucus, but would his
colleague deny his opponent had been the
aure Of that ta1e nt 1he ssc ~ hue bad 6sen
mnde sorars1r hsrean +ha Ran.,h,ioa,s 1 oeeu @
nanecraaa ane s9aa'eiS oel"een Tue hepuoleans anu
MR. cH1TTESDES
followed, and said: When you repeal these laws
you d!sfrancAise not only the weak and ignorant
n every part of this country, but in all the
large cities you d'sfranchise men WHO have not
tile courage 10 meet the desperaloes, and bull
dozers, and blacklegs Mt the polls: I hold in
my hand letter from the last Democratic
candidate for the Presidency now dead to the
present Democratic canduate for Presi-
dent who still lives, and: ask every
man on this floor, without regard to
party, to read it. It is ten yenrs old, but it is
pcrenniai,-a living fire OF truth which lies at
the very bottom OF our free institutions. and it
will last and endure while honesty and the bal
LOT box are sacred.
BE then sent to the Clerks desk and had read
extracts from q letter sent Samuel j. Iilden,
Chairman OF the Democratic Committee, by
Horaee Greeley:
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AAEAoAhS1s'
alr. Lowe moved TO strike out the sixth sec
tion OF the bill and to instruct the Committeeto
report It to the House with the Recommendation
that It be introduced as separate bill.
After some discussion vote was taEen on MIR.
Nevis amendment, and it was agreed to-ycas,
S.; nays, i; the Republicans retraining from
voting.
Mr.. Gillette offered an amendment providing
that no appropriation made by this or any other
bill, and no deficiency oecasioaed thereby, shall
be deemed by tue secretary OF the treasury as
ground for bis increase Of the interest-bearing
debt OF the United States. Ruled out on
point OF order.
Mr.. Lowe moved to Strike out Sec 8 Of the
bill, which contained the proposed repeal.
MIR. coNGER
s1,rrested to his friends on the other side that
1bev should agree to strike ont the sertion nnd
fhru. 50 far as the Committed could rcrommcn1
to the House, should recommend the passage
OF the bill, repeulinr entirely the two sections
OF tue statutes: ne tnougnt @ ne was autnofized
to say that II, on thG Commlttee rising aud
recommending 70 the House tne lntfoductlon
OF separate Dill. repeating those t"o s. ctlons
OF the Kes1seo otatutes, SO lal rs us soc
oi tl'e aouse was Goncgteu' ~ sou'4 ue passho
EltnOuL QcDaLe anu NlLHOuL ueiAf, leaving LIE