The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-16
SENATOR THURMAN SPEAKS.
FOR HONESTY IN THE jury BOx AND
FfIRNESS IN ELECTIONS.
John 7. Dnvenport's Deeds Rebuked-The
Most Potent Factor In New York Flee
tIons-M oneY Used for Corrnpt PurPoses.

tion.-Money Used for Corrupt Purposes.
WASHINGTON, May 15.--The entire session
OF the Senate to-day. after the expiration OF tho
morning hour. WINS occupied by Senator Thur
man. who made ringing speech on the Legis-
lative Appropriation bill There was small
attendance Of spectators in the galleries but
many Democratic members OF the House occu-
pied seats upon the floor. William NJ. Evars.
who had listened to most Of the important
speeches which have been made on tho i'm
portant questions pending In Congress. occu-
pied a seat in the diplomatic gallery. He
seemed to bo greatly Interested in Mr.. Thur
mans speech. Though complaining OF his
health. Mr.. Thurman spoke for two and one
half hours in his animated and emphatic style
The speech was full OF Information and strong
points. Tho concluding parts relative TO the
origin OF tho Election laws OF 1870 Mr.. Davcn-
ports political operations. and Mr.. Hayes two
vctoes. wero remarkably racy and caustic Tho
denunciation OF tho Fraudulent President ap-
peared to afford Mr.. Conkling as much satisfac-
ton as is did tho Democratic Senators.
Gentlemen in their imagination had seen NJ
TO suppose. he said. that therc existed huge
conspiracy by the majority OF tho people OF the
country to produce anarchy In the United
States-as II that majority as II the Democratic
people had not as much interest in the preser-
vation OF the honor peace. and prosperity Of
tho country and tho perpe,uity Of the Govern
ment Ms the members OF the Republican or any
other party. These matters had not been made
the subject OF calm deliberate Senatorial do
bate. but of tho most inilammatory and unlusti-
fable attemptto array one portion oil the people
against the other, and 10 mako sectional di-
vision in this country as permanent and endur-
ing as the continent II. ell II these provisions
ought not on their mori,s to pass. why Ind their
defects not been pointed out and condemned
Mr.. Thurman then entered into discussion OF
tho jury provision. Trial by Jury had always
boon dear to tho people. because i was great
shield against oppression by the Government.
great Instrument for liberty. protection TO
man against his worst enemy. But the jury
must not become the instrument OF party
violence. and that was the danger under
the, statute sought TO DO repealed. lie
| had in his possession letter from a prom
| inent lawyer in n Northern State saying that in
| his district no man 5 name ever goes into the
| jury box unless that man is Republican. This
| thing does not affect Southern men alone. Sec
| ton $50 had been repealed once. Its reap
pcarance in the statutes was one Of those mys-
| terious transactions, such as this striking out
| OF the word white" from the naturalization
laws. afier Congress had refused to strike it
out. and the drmonctiIation OF silver. when
Congress had not domonetiz"d il: one OF the
marvellous things about the revision ot 1874.
| which Inv oD 40 desk and was passed by title
without even the wrapper around 1t being cut.
| In this way section $50 stole back into the laws.
| Mr.. Thurman then proceeded 10 the consider
alton Of the clauses relating to supervisors and
deputy marshals. The proposal 70 repeal these
| laws he said. WAS said by their opponents 10 be
| an attempt against the pure elections. an en-
| deavor by the Confederate Brigadicrs to shield
| themselves in their enormitics by which they
sens Of African descent. The fact is. the laws
| were never made 20 protect citizens OF Airi-
can 1esceh,i anu ~erS nn0st trna snd traa
| the laws originated In the Union League
| Club. and were passed for party purposes. and
not at all for the protection OF freedmen.
| In 1876 there were 4 s63 supervisors Of cleo
| tion appointed under these laws Of which 1,779
| one-half OF the whole number. There were
| IL .6l0 marshals, more than one-fourth OF them
he my money cof In that year there was , eS-
| pended t2s5.92l.i7. How much wos expended
to protest the p29h Gnr b soWP ~ e SSEn
and the Ku; opprees him n The south;
ern states there was sos oss4Bended zen 20 ,lso9 % %and
| il to say, about One-siNth OF the money went "a
| the South and nve-siXths 10 the North. That is
| the way the freedman was protected. They
| made the South give the negro tho right Ia
| vote but whom Il came to using the money OF
| the United States for every dollar they gave Ia
protect him they spent s. to corrupt elections
At the North and 10 deprive men OF their right
The senator from New York tMr. Conklingl
had carefully enumerated the different varieties
OF Thugs shoulder hiiters. ana roughs which
city were raked from Harlem to the Battery
there could not hc found in II worse set OF men
ihan the deputy marshas selected IN isaG SO end nl
spent in the North in 1876. sl5G ,QQO-being
more than one half-was sent 70 New York
State. The roughs of adjacent States did moi
like TO see their brethren in New iprk getting
all the money. SO, % pActy them. some was sent
out Of that state; $4,000 went TO Pennsylvania
That was enough. herause the local managers
OF the machine in Philadelphia knew how
to manage elections perfectly; and DID
pervsors to secure the election Of Repub
iicans But $4,000 was spent in Penn.
sylvania TO satisfy the clamOr OF the roughs
Then they paid some attention to Baltimore
and sent sl2.0OO 70 Maryland; jersey City was
much Sg' but Il heped to" to paciiy Ely tie brath1cH. s.
these four Staies-New York. Pennsylvania
New Jersey md Marylando-ahsorbed t2i7.0O
Of the s2s5 900. leaving s6s 900 Tor the other
thirty States. In 1878 there were ASST super,
visors. of which 1858 Were in New. York ant
the Other States. OF the l.725 mnrshnls NOR,
than half were in New York. The expenditure,
were t222 7l4.22 OF which only sls2il wen
South The gains OF the Republican pnrty ii
New York New Jersey. and PENNSYLVANIA vii
show why this money was spent in the North
| In one single election fourteen representative,
were gained. and. sngularly enough. the great
est gain was where the most money was spent
Mr.. Randolph here asked leave 10 state tina
| the Jersey City district which had for MANI
| previous sessions elected a Democratic repre-
sentative in Congress by IRON oQoO TO 7oO
majority was now represented by q Republican
and most OF tho money nentlone 10y Mr.. Thur
man ~ going 10 Jersey CITY had been spent II
MIR. Thurman said there was evidence tha
this money was spent corrupty In soliciting
chasable wore sent for and asked II they wOul,
work for the Republican candidate, and upol
promising to do so they wore appointed depu
ties In this manner largo Democratic MAORI
tics were destroyed in certain districts. II tn
Democrats were 10 obtain power March 4
1881. and there were such a blessing as
Democratic President, the Republicans wou
camor for the repeal OF these laws NOR
loudly. than they now cry against i
learn how Mr. Davenport had feathered his owl
nest. Without speaking OF the eight thoqsan
aflidavits at ten cents each which he made ou
against people for false registration six month
} before they offered to register. no would refe
10 other evidences Of his corruption, because
, was right that this man should be held up {
eternal iniamy. He showed how s3i 900 Of tn
, secret service fund got into Davenports = hands
and was never accounted for 10 the Govern
: mont llc hated 10 deal with such fellow. bu
: he was the most potential man In tho country
. He could not turn up his nose with Senatorn
| dignity and ignore this man. II was not "A pis
| mre under his foet but an elephant He rea
| testimony showing DavenpOrt's acquisition G
| wealth since his appointment to Office. and sal
| Johnnie pros pcrs and is a fruitful tree thong
, the fruit Is Of a very bad Kind Ho had intende
TO say something about the Army bill and tn
veto. though he preferred 10 stick to his tex
3 In his Judgment there was never 50 ineXcus
able an exercise OF the veto power as in the yC
toes lately sent 10 them. 1t il the first time
| President has vetoed m Appropriation bill, an
tho first tlmo a bin has been vetoed be
cause 1t repealed existing laws. Tho vet
. power was intended rs check upon unconsti