The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-05

go avail themselves Oh the pres l rlfsSl
z, nor4nn;tv Now or never is their tine
The next election for congressman VII
take place In November, 1880. The sl9t 3
appropriations made by the preseps
Gongress:wili last yntif june 39 lss0--oriY
three months before tbs presid entiai l ana
congressional elections. SO that II the, Radl-
Gals get the present preparation bills
through, they wilFreyer be ependentupen
the Demoerats for otheT,ss ThegsWill apt
Bossit deputy naarshais enough at nY g aea.
Iars per Day TO insure them the lcoBtrol OF
both Congress and tho presidency, and VIII
take the risk OF, getting the. money out OF a
Radical Congress. The men who stole the
presidency in. 1915 are still in Washington.
Old ZACH. CHANDLER will be Just as ready
10 declare then as in 1876 that the Republi-
can ticket was undoubtedly elected" aud
to take the steps necessary to make his assef-
ton practically true.
we do not propose TO discuss this ques-
fion at length, but merely to submit the case
on the evidence. Senator THURMAN's word
is as go3d as any mans bond. Pray read
here what he said in a speech in the United
States Senate on the 18th ultimo--last week.
We quote:s., .-2
5s AIR. THURMAN: What was the way that
money was spents Look at the reign OF
terror created by Davenport in the
city OF New York, where men were drag"
ged by scores, il not by hundreds, and put
in a cage in bis Office on the day OF election
in violation OF the law, as the court has
since decided, for it has discharged every
one OF them that it could lay its hands
1,pon. In view Of the intimidation, and IN
view CT the testimony that has been taken
in ore OF the contested elections in the
House OF Representatives showing how TINS
money was used under pretense OF appoint
ing deputy marshals, there is no dlfhcuity ID
understanding how, with this machlnery,
men are bribed and elections carried. hoIa
I'm my hand the testimony taken in one OF the
ed.electon cases in the House 0!
Representatives, and by that it appears, II
nv hasty reading OF it is right that, twelve
h,indred and odd deputy marshals were APP
pointed In the city OF st. Louis alone. w mar
were they appointed for? Thelrtestimong
shows you how they were appointed and
why they were appointed. Witness after
witness comes up and testides that ne was
sent for by tae man who IRAN the ma
chIne,'' not the marshal himself, for be de-
yoIyed il upon another man, and when ne
came to that man he was inquired OF, care
Won a Democrat - 80 yes. y g II I will ap-
point you deputy marshal 'at|$3 or 80 "a
dayv-I do not remember which it was
awilI YOU agree to vote and WORK
for. the Republican candidate92 Ii ne
ssi1L- :. MOI he was turned on II ne
said .Yes' heszwas appointed; and oil
that he had to do was, not to keep the peace,sl
not to preserve the purity OF elections lor
when he nominally took the bride, but to
work for and vote for the Repubilcan
candidate. Ay, sir, and they carried three
Democratic districts in that city by this
means. This was in 1876. E5ts!2
Mr.. BECK: Will the Senator from OHIO
allow me to interrupt him. moment! l
wish to readtsa question and answer from
tbe testimony bearing on the precise point.
Mr.. THURMAN: I shall be obliged to.
the Senator il he will do so; in fact, shall
he yery much Obliged to him 1t lie will take
the floor. will cheerfully give it to him.
Mir. BECK: Oh, no. / do not wish the
Senator to do that. w. d. w. Bernard,
chief marshall OF St. Louis, at the election OF
1875 was asked the question how many mar
shals were put there and what was the use
OF them. lie answered: a.. @
think about 1923, sir. .s
The question was put and the answer
given as follows:
Question. In order to be precise viii say indie
penaenI,y of ali party consideration. was there any
more necessity for the appointment OF marshais 1or
that election than for any n well
that In political srugg Tor party ascendencSi
Is necessary for the coordinate cns a in
on the par, sol interpreted IT. OF the party when
acted with TO gain control OF the House OF hcpre
q. That party was the Republican party, was 1t
4. The Republican party, sir. %G /
Mr.. ALLISON; May ask the Senator
from Kentucky to state what election tpat
was
Mr., BECK This is the testimony Of the
marshal at the election Of 1876. two years
ago. ] merely. wanted the Senator from
Ohio to have his attention called to the adj
mission OF this marshal that there was no
other use Of the deputies except for party
purposes, and all the money was spent for
those purposes.
AIR. THURMAN: It does not matter
whether that was in 1876 OF 1878, or when
il was. 1t shows the way in which this law
is executed. That is the point. 1t shows
that this money, instead OF being used to
preserve the purity Of elections, is simply
bribery fund. 1t shows that the money OF
the people OF the United States Is usea 10
the extent OF hundreds OF thousands OF
dollars to corrupt the voters OF the United
states. That is what it shows. IL shows
that. instead OF this law being a law TO- pre-
serve the purity of elections, it IS a whole
sale bribery law the money with Wh1chlth
votes are bought coming out OF the Irea-
s,Iry Of the United States.
Mr.. President, T. hope, that, come what
NAV, that law under which this thing IS 8si'
thorized viii be stricken out OF tine staiute-
book. I for one am willing to stand here
from this time Bntil this day next year be
fore | will ever agree that this Law shall re-
main on the statnte-book.
We give this as; an Insignificant portion
Of the testimony which we could addueee col! on
this subject. 49, Sss & s! Il
II the Democrats fail to- assert their rights
now, they are lost forever No Virginia
representative will falter, NE are confident.
1917 - II -
There is strong ssvid ence which leads TO-
the belief that Mr.. III Itii, the present Demo-
cratic Lieutenant e Governor OF Florida, will
shortly be aceommo0 ated with q place in,
! the Albany penil entiary, instead 81 theseat
I la Congress TO shieh be claims to have been
elected. ltimcre 4rse'sSe d1a. sstts5
And the Democrats would have been
guilty Of snexsl sable folly u they had not
forced an extra session to prevent losing
the House by that sort OF rascality. Cor.
riDs Federal lux oes are not TO be trusted. 4