The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-05-21
Mr.. 1HURMAN'g SPEECH

n the Senate last Thursday. He
thatIhe taWswhich it is |
attempted to repeal were not made
TO control the South. but to control
The Northern cities, and he took oc-
1asfon 70 say that the movement Tor
came not from the South
ern men, but from the Northern Rep
and Senators. He said
that in 1876 one half of all the fed
eral supervisors appointed we're in
New York, and of the elections
marshals one quarter were in New
YORK For the federal election ex-
penses $685. 900 were spent in the
North and only $4,000 in the South
ern States. One hundred and fifty
six thousand dollars were spent in
New York city and So, 900 in Phila-
delphia TO equip the thieves and
rascals" who were to carry the cleo,
tion for the Republicans. In 1878,
he said, of $685. federal supervisors.
only 200 were in the South. and of,
4, 725 elections maFshals $500 we're
in Northern cities. He gave these
figures to show that these laws had
been passed, not TO protect the poor,
freedmen, as had been pretended.
but &c. control and coerce the votes
Of Northern cities, where Democratic.
majorities were TO be overcome by
such Iawless measures as those of
Davenport, aad now, wheu-the peo-
pie were Awakesto these wrangs, it
was proPesedto use the troops at the
polls to coerce and intimidate the
voters. and support the Federal mar
shals aud supervisors in their lawless
-audgirrespensfble acts. .Gfie said it
would surprise some to learn how
Mr. Davenport had feathered his own
nest. Without speaking Of the 5000
afidavits at ten cents each which he
made opt against people for false
registration six months before they
4bfered 4oar6gtstef, lie would refer to
other evideneesof his corruption, be
cause 1T was right that, this man
should be held UP to eternal nfamy.
EHelshpFed how $34, 900 of the secret
service fund got into Davenport's
hands aud was never accounted for
to the government. He hated to
deal with such agrello8 bat he was
the most potential man in the coun-
try. A former doorkeeper had jok-
ingly said Of himself that he was a
-ssbigger man than old Grant, but this
man is bigger man than half doz,
en- such Presidents as we have now
in controlling election. He meant
no disrespect to the President. He
.eonld not turn up his.nose with Sena-
torial dignity and ignore this man.
1t was not a pismire under his feet,
but an elephant. He read testimony
showing Davenport's acquisition of
wealth since his appointment to Of
Gee, and said Johnnie prospers and
is fruitful tree though the fruit is
of very bad kind. He had inten-
ded to say something about he army
bill and the veto, though he preferred
to stick TO his text. Mr.. Thurman
said in conclusion that he had never
been more panied by the course of
debate in opposition to this bill. 1t
had been made the occasion of reviv-
ing sectional hatred. He appealed
to- every candid man to say if the
course Of the Democratic party, and
especially. Of Southern members,
warranted such course. The South
ern States are an integral part of the
Union and its citizens are as much
interested as any in It's welfare and
as fully entitled as any 10 try to pro-
mote that welfare secerdingste their
If such appeals resuI.
ted in making the North solid to rule
forever over the other section he
would despair of there ever being
a real Shnion ihIthis country. He
warned the men engaged in this at
tempt toaereate sestiqRatLsmI that
sectionalism might in the future be
drawn by other lines than Mason and
R'might take other shapes,
and they who now are most anxious
to promote it and to govern By sol.
id North may find that there is
another solidarity that win govern
Them.
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