National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-02-20


ocratic party in New York that required Its repeal
He gave some of the figures of the naturalization
ana election frauds In New York in 1865, ana |
characterized that election as the most monstrons
and marvellous for fraud for wickcdneSs, and for
every device of the devil that had ever been heard
Of He showed that ON the 9th OF october du one |
single day. the Supreme Court had naturaliled |
2,lO9 persons. and on the 10Th of october the |
Superior Court had naturalzed Oh, aud yet q |
judge of Louisiana had been impeached and |
found guilty for having naturalized some 100 per- |
sons in one day, that being declared to be phys'
cal mpossibility; lie spoke Of niue witnesses
Alizaon of nearly 1000 persons, one Of them lthc
captain) being witness In one court for9Sb per.
sons, and swearing that he knew all the men;
while he did not know a single one of them and |
while the Judge knew he did not, but that he
was drunken thief. In conclusion lie quoted
from Mr. Cox's report on the New York election In
1876, in which high compliment is paid to the
United states supervisor and MarShals.
Mr., HOOKER called attention to the fact that sec
ton 2O2l provided that the supervisors In the abb
sence of marshals, should absolutely be made mar
shals and in addition to their powers as superyis-
ors they were entrusted with the power of arrestng
parties without warrant of law.
Mr.. POWERS opposed the amendment. II was an
attempt to overthrow the only safeguard which the
Federal Government had thrown around elections.
Mr. HENKLE supported the amendment, and
stated his Willingness to bring his rutOns on the
hoor of the House and remain there day after day
and night after night rather than vote for dollar
TO dellay the expenses of the Government, until
the odlous laws in regard to supervisors OF the
election were blotted from the stGtute-books.
Mr.. Hanna characterized the attempted repeal as
another effort of the hydra headed doctrine Of State
tghs to Xix its poisonous ings To- the heart OF the
Republic, as another blow at the doctrine that this
country was a nation and not mere confederation
OF states. The amendment was brought forward
Ill the interest Of force, fraud and intimidation,
ana as vicious attack upon the purely of the bal
lot HAD II come to this, that the Democratic party,
i'll order to save from the felon's doom certain
members ofthe Fory.siXth Congress (who, as IL was
said, would not be here ii these sections continued
in force) were Obliged to repeal the laws which
threw safeguard around elections2 He warned
That party that If that were done the people of the
North Would in due time awake up to the peril OF
the hour and the real purpose OF the men who
sought to control the Democratic party
Mr.. LYSDR defended the amendment. He de-
MED the statement of Mr. Frye as to false noturali-
cation papers in New York, and asked why 1t was,
If there were GOOOO false naturalization papers in
1868 that not one person had since then, been sue
cessiully prosecuted for issuing or using them. lie
believed that agreater part OF those NATURALIZATION
papers were valid. The election law had been got
| up by Mr.. John l. Davenport for his own and for
partisan purposes. The way IN which the law had
since been administered by Mr.. Davenport was
sketched and criticised by him, to prove that all
these statements of election frauds were gross ex-
aggemtons He characterized the Lawrence re-
port (of the election of lsGS)-from which Mr.. Frye
had got his facts and tlgures-as the most unreli-
able political document he had ever seem
| Mr. BAKER expressed the opinion that his friends
on the other side, who declared themselves in favor
of the freedom of election while they had their
hand on the throat of the law that secured IT, were
protesting little too much. Underlying the dis
cussiOn was the question which had eliminated in
the rebelion-whether or not the life of the nation
can be protected by the nation itself
| Mr. CHALMERS was reminded by the two speeches
of the gentlemen from Indiana (Messrs. Hanna and
Baker, of the young preacher who for his text
| Peters wife lay sick of a fever"
Shouts on the Republican side, 1--WE heard that
Mr.. CHALMERS Whether you heard it or not you
must hear II again. 1.-THE time has come said the
preacher, when that old woman should certainly
be dead.'
Mr.. CHALMERS went on to say that as history was
often found repeating itself, so 1t was now found
nc ln Enrnnp ipinp1 tpUptlpr
TO rescue the holy sepulChre from the inidel the
Democrats now joined hands to rescue the COnsti-
tuition from destruction at the hands OF the Radical
Mir. KEFER characterized the amendment as an
attempt to establish free fraud in election. He
spoke OF the Democrats us political iconoclasts"
and of Samuel j. ridden as the great ravisher Of
ballotboXes in 1868" As they had just been told
that history sometimes repeated itself the coun.
try might come to red.handcd war" He begged
the gentlemen on the other side 10 stop. The gem
tleman from Mississippi (Mr. Chalmersl had spoken
of the election law as unconstitutional, which was
the cry raised when 1t was sought to put down the
Mr. WooD rected the history of the laws which
were proposed to be repealed. They were but a
portion of a series of laws passed in order to keep
the Southern States as stipendares of the Republi-
can party That had been intended for the South
but It was now applied to the North. The gentle.
man from Maine assumed to speak for the party
when he said that he would resist by every means
In his power the repeal of those laws, He Wood
could not speak for his party, but he could speak
for one man, when he said that he did not care
what became of the appropriation bills. He be,
lieved that IL was higher question than that of
approprating money. lie could stay in the House
us long MS any gentleman. The Democratic party
could resist us long the Republican party, and he
would not consent to vote for a dollar until the
amendment should be engratted on the bill.
Mr.. GARFIELD said he had not spoken on the
points of order because he did not regard the ques
ton as one that was being considered deliberately
Ordinarily this was hall Of deiberation; but now
they were called upon merely to register the edic
of a party caucus under the rule Of person who
was under orders to decide that the amendment
came IN under the rule.
This remark caused an immediate explosion Of
anger on the Democratic side and there were calls
TO order and Il demand that the obnoxious sentence
be reduced to writing and read at the Clerks desk
but the Chairman (Mr. Blackbum) expressed the
, wish that no point of order should be made, bu
that no (Mr Blackburn) should be permitted 10 re
spond and that wish was acceded to-
Mr.. HALE offered substitute for Mr.. South
ards amendment an amendment prohibiting thI
use of tissue ballots providing that ballots shall bt
: five by three inches, and making II penal oiienst
to attempt TO cast any other ballots or to cOun
Irregular ballots when cast. Rejected-ll2 TO l2S.
/, Mr.; AIKEN said that the gentleman from Ohio
(Mr kelier) had anticipated war with the South
7 and had said that there going to be fight. /
! that gentleman wanted to get up u fight he wOulC
have 10 get II up with somebody else The peopl,
l of the South had had enough OF fighting. Just le
those people alone The Colored man was In tn,
hands of his friends, who We're doing more for hin
than the Republicans had ever done.
lie referred 70 the tissue ballots rs the creatures
of Republican msrule, which, like all curses, haC
b come home 20 rOOst.
Mr. RAINEY said that such gentlemen as his col
league (Alr. Aiken, who might have given thei
! aid and advice 10 the coored race in the South
/ they had declined 10 do So Was II any wonder
then that the COlored race had done some thing
! which did not reflect credit upon II? had, how
! ever the consolation Of knowing that 1t had no
q done anything which had not boon done by tn
Democratic party in other states The coored rae
did not vote for the Republican party under force
as had been stated by his colleague, but because
felt sense of gratitude to the party through who's
fundamentally the cOlOrcd race mad been mad
e men, and which had thrown upon them the habil
9 imeuls of American citizenship.
lie stated and he delled contradiction that Soutl
Carolina was as Republican oday on a iair square
= unintmidatod vote any state IN the Union, ZAP
9 plause ON the Republican sidel In conclusion h.
b said Il want 10 see the time come when the col
. urod vote Will be divided, but do not drive US d
not force US do not iutndate Us do not tell Us
because we are negroes that we have no rights tina
you The favored race of the land are bound 10 rc
! spocL's
b N.lhout taking any action on tho amendmen
2 the committee rose, and the House, at 1850, nd
j joumcd.
: THE Columbus Journal says Rseup William Allel
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