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the Republican side that Burrows would be

allowed to proceed.
Mr.. Turner, with great excitement of man
ner, objected to Burrows proceeding, be-
cause he had called the Democratic party
conspirators. His objection was encoun-
tered with shouts of laughter on the Repub-
lican side. Burrows, however, by consent
of Coffroth was allowed to continue his
remarks. He said he simply wanted
to finish the sentence he had commenced be-
fore he had been intimidated by the distin-
guished gentleman from Kentucky. Laugh
ter. He simply wanted to say it was
notorious fact that witnesses who had been
subpenaed to appear before the United States
court at New Orleans to testify in regard to
the intimidation and murder of colored
voters had been taken from the boat on their
way to New Orleans, carried on shore, and
were there surrendered to band of men
without hats or shoes, but masked, and that
the whereabouts of these men had never
been ascertained since. Mr.. Elan denied
generally the charges of intimidation at the
late election made against citizens of
Louisiana.
Mr.. Coffroth said that an honest election
and fair election, when q voter could deposit
his ballot untrammeled and unawed, was the
palladium of American liberty. The teach
ing of statesman from the earliest history,
counting down until the Republican party
had come into power, had been an unbroken
declaration that the federal power had no
authority to interfere in elections, but that
each State should regulate the manner of
holding its elections. He maintained that
the ballot was the weapon with which a
freeman was to protect his personal liberty
and his civil rights. The gentleman
from Ohio, Garfield. had sounded the
WAR Toos1N
and waved the bloody shirt, and the whole
camp had danced on hearing the bitter de-.
nunciation from the other side. He had
ventured to look over there and had been de-
lighted to see that his Republican friends
were not actually enraged, but we're as peace
full and pleasant as May morning. If the
voters of the country could be present and
hear for themselves, they would soon con-
clude that this acrimonious debate was only
intended to revive bitter feelings for the pur-
pose of keeping the Republican party in
power. He argued that the Democratic party
| did not want to starve the nation. Its aim
was the prosperity of the people and the
protection of the citizen in all his rights.
He favored repeal of the supervisors law.
He regarded that law as dangerous to
The OeareSG flSnCS OF Tie clIlAen anu III VIOLA
! ton of the constitution. In Philadelphia in
| 1873, forty thousand dollars of the peoples
money had been squandered in order to de-
feat the will of the people and keep Pennsyl-
vania Republican. He quoted from the Tel
Ter committee to show that the men appoint
ed as deputy marshals in Philadelphia had
been highway robbers, drunkards and fugi
tives from justice. The policy of the Re
publican party was to make the
| RICH RICHER, AND THE POOR POORER,
to refuse payment of pensions, in order mo-
to interfere with the specie resumption
policy of the administration.
Mr.. Dickey said the issue was squarely
made, the parties we're squarely divided. and
the question was whether these Objectionable
laws should be repealed. To that question
the Democratic party here, and the Demo
cratic party throughout the nation answered
yes. The constitution required the freedom
Of elections, and the liberties of the people
! demanded it.
Mr.. Price obtained the floor and the com
mittee rose. Sessions were ordered TO
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day nights of next week, for debate only
Adjourned until tomorrow.