Daily globe., 1879-05-16

ABOUT One-SiXtn or Cne money went to the
South and five sixth to the North. That is tho
way freedmen we're protected. They made the
South give the negro right to vote. but when
it came to using the money of the United
States, for every dollar they gave to protect
him, they spent five dollars to
CORRUPT ELECTIONS AT THE NORTH
and to deprive men of their right to vote there.
The Senator from New York (Conkling) had
carefully enumerated the different varieties of
things, shoulder htters and roughs, which
had formed part of his constituency. II New
York city were raked from Harlem to the bat
terry, there could not be found in it a worse set
Of men than the deputy marshals selected in
1876 and 1878 to execute those laws. OF $685.
$50 spent in the north in 1876, $l56,0O0, being
more than one-half, was sent to New York
State. The roushs of the adjacent States did
not like to see their brethren in New York get
ting all the money, SO, to pacify them, some
was sent out of that State. Thirty y-seven thou
sand dollars went to Pennsylvania. That was
enough, because the local managers of the
machine in Philadelphia knew how to manage
elections perfectly and did not need any help
from federal supervisors to secure the election
of Republicans. But $4,000 was spent in
Pennsylvania to satisfy the
CI4AMoR OF THE RoUGHs.
Then they paid some attention to Baltimore
and sent $4,000 to Maryland. Jersey City was a
pretty important town and got $l2,275, not
much, but it helped to pacify The brethren.
So those four States, New York, Pennsylvania,
New Jersey and Maryland absorbed S2l7, 900 Of
thirty States. In 1878 there were 4, ,S8l suspen-
sions, Of which 1,453 were in New York, and
1862 in Pennsylvania, leaving only ,066 for all
the other States. OF the 4,735 marshals more
than one-half were in New York. The ex-
penditures were S222, ia, of which only
N,r$1 nf %ha
publicans in New York, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania will show why this money was
spent in the North. In one single election IA
Republicans were gained, ans singulary
enough the greatest gain was where the
most money was spent.
MONEY WAS SPENT coRRUPTLY
in collecting deputy marshals. Persons thought
to be purchasable were sent for and asked if
they would work for the Republican candidate,
and upon promising to do SO they were ap-
pointed deputies. In this manner large Demo
cratic majorities were destroyed IN certain dis
er March 4th, 1881. and there was such bless
ing as Democratic President, then the Re
publcans would clamor for repeal Of these
laws more loudly than they cry now against it..
They would not trust such power over the pub
lie purse and offices with q Democratic Presi-
UeuGs AuOLueE OK WOulO De SOIeO tEeus
Senator Thurman said it would surprise
some to know how Davenport had feathered
his own nest. Without speaking of the 600
affdavits at ten cents each which he made out
against people for false registration six months
before they appeared to register, he would refer
to other evidences of his corruption, because it
was right this man should
BE HELD UP TO ETERNAL 1NFAMY.
He showed how $34 900 of the secret service
money got into Davenport's hands, and was
never accounted for to the government. He
hated to deal with such fellow. but he was
the most potential man in the country. A
former door keeper had jokingly said of him;
self that he was "Biger man than old
Grant, but this man is a bigger man than
half dozen such Presidents as we have now
in controlling elections. He meant no disre-
spect to the President He could not
TURN UP HIS NOSE WITH SENATORIAL DIGNITY
and ignere this man. 1t was not pismire un-
der his fuot, but an elephant. He read testi.
mony showing Davenport's acquisition OF
wealth since his appointment to office, and said
Johnnie prospers and is q fruitful tree, though
the fruit is Of a very bad Kind.
He had intended to say something about the
army bill and veto, though he preferred to
stick to his text. In his judgment there was
| never so a'
| as in the vetoes lately sent them. It is the
| first time the President has vetoed an appro
priation bill and the first time q bill has beer
vetoed because it repealed existing laws. Th,
veto power was intended as a check upon un
constitutional and i'll considered legislation
and to enable the executive department to de
| fend itself from encroachment by the legisla
tive department. It is also the first time
President in a message has quoted the remark
of Senators and Representatives, in Congress
to impute to them improper mo
tives. He enlarged on the impr
priety of such illusions. There wer
other strange things about the messages. Il
the first message the President was UNDERSTOOD
to say troops could not be used at elections un
der the laws, but in the second he tells US tn
government might be overthrown if the mil;tar
could not be used election days. Was there ev
or an argument so thoroughly shallow, he woul
not say contemptible, butso
TRANSPARENT A soPH1sTRY AS THIS.
In conclusion, Senator Thurman said he ha
never been more panied than by the course O
the debate in opposition to this BILL 1t ha
been made the occasion of reviving sections
hatred He appealed to every candid man
say if the course of the Democratic party, an
especially of the Southern members, warrante
such course. The Southern States are an ir
tegral part of the Union, and it's citizens are
much interested as any IN Its welfare, and q
fully entitled any to try to promot
that welfare according to their convi.
tions. If such appeals resulte
in making the North solid to rule forever owe
the other section, he would despair of thel
ever being a real union in this country. q
warned those engaged in this attempt to Great
sectionalism, that sectionalism might in tt
future be drawn by other lines than Mason an
Dixon's. 1t might take other shapes, and the
who now were most anxious to promote it an
to govern by sold North may find that the
is another solidarity that will govern then
(Applause.) Adjourned.