The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-04-10
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/ WASHINGTON, April 3:.Ihe debate @
the army appropriation bill WAS continue
d oy Mr.: n mott. lie spoke OF the great an
C historical Importance of the principle II
vowed ne eharac'eilzed IL "a The gre
= fundamental Principieo Of Republican lit
{ cry mat ihe ballot box should De PFC
: tect'd from me si'ghtest approach oil mil
e tary poser, and that voters shaii De lei
/ ansoiuIe'y Tree ID eAer'l-ing al the poi
E the highest perogatiVes Of a ci,izen. n
5 qnoi,d the E'sllsh statutes OF George ii
I pr the removal of troops from the piac
SheIe the elecllon ls to be held, and cite
Blackstone, That 1t Is essential that ei'c
lions shaii De so'oin'-iv Ire, and tha'
: and ara prohibited. He h d expected tina
oiher side with calmnrss and dignity, bu
. In 'hi' he hai been gr'evonsiy d'stpPo'n'td
parIculariy IN conn ction with the speech
: 81 Mr. Frye. mat speech, while 1t NIGH
have been appropriate to the small 1rS'
81 MS party, or AZ me cross roads or vlila2'
bar rooms, was unjust TO that gentleman
genial and generous nature.
Mr.. hNoii conc.udsd his speech with
reference to the benehcent reforms thai
would be effected when The Democratic
party had captured the capital, az he
nrmly believed 1t to be In the pare Of
Providence, inst The party OF the people
should so triumph.
He did not intend snd he did not think
his party Intended tn be led away from the
Question under consideration to the discus
sion OF any cola ecai I-sue whichever, but II
intended TO move right on TO the acc N
piishment the high purpose upon which
'hey we're resolved. lie expressed his as
tonishment at the stat ments that the OBJ
noXlous words which 1t was now proposed
to wipe from the statute book had been IL
t-rted on motion Of Senator Powell, OF
kentucky, ard said Kentucky
was proud OF many OF her
sous, nut Of none OF them wss
he prouder than OF Mr.. Powell II he hsd
done nothing IN his long and useful career
except stand day after day and contend
msnfully "a he did Tor the purity Of ballo'
box and for the non interference OF the
military with elections. that act alone
| would nave secure! to him the All ction OF
every lover 81 liberty and memorial more
lasting than. sculPtured marble and nodded
brass, The Democratic party simply IN
tended, when 1t captured the Capitol, to
| plants lts banner on the dome Of the Capt.
tol, embiazrned with the legend: Equal
AID exact justice to all men-exciusive
privileges To none :. IL intended to prac-
ice the purity Of the b Hot box, which was
the corner stone OF rersonsl liberty and Of
| Tree Government. and to see to 1t that mill
tary shall at all times and under all CIR
cumstances he subordinate TO the
court authority. 1t intended to
preserve lie arclent birth right OF
he American citizen to a irisl by
Jury In all lfE purify. Ii intended that all
ing masters and Ioebers snd kuaves, who
fastened like vampires on the body polite
OF The country Tor year, past, shall be driver
forth as the mnDey changers were sc"urged
from The temple ny the Saviour OF man
KIDD. 1t intended that every abuse oil
power should De arranged not only helore
he great bar ot public op MON, but before
the established trlpUnai OF the country. Ii
Intended to preserve the rights, dignity
and equality OF all the states unlmpaired,
as the safest protection OF domestic con
Germs, and "a tie sIrest ouiNark sgalnst
aoti-kepub!icsn tendencies. Ii intended
to m 1lntaln the feGerai government 81
supreme IN Its constitutional sphere, and
let all The States, IN splendid gaisxy oil
equal repuollcanlsm, move On forever
IN their appointed orbits, with
beauty and harmony, that made music Of
the sphere, when morning stars sarg to
sether and all the sors OF God shouted for
j5y lApPiause on ;he Democratic side
lie was followed on The hepuhhcan side
by Mr.. H~nka, who argued 1t va. absolute
iy necessary Tor the protection OF the live-
snd lit'cal rights Of the coiortd ana white
h-puollca sol the SCUM that'he au'hority
oil the military to preserve the p+sce at the
polls shonio De maintained Inc speech
being made by Southern man attracted
much At ention. ard was 1nqueniIy sp-
Pisnded on the republican SIDE
When the Resident mao ons1ed peace
and Cancellation, he lad been answered
with Dloodshed ana riot. lie placed MS
opp sitlon TO the present measure on Inc
broad ground oil it- merit. ii permitted 10
stand on The s'ata's DOCKS, mere would DE-
a Tree elections IN the , III and kepubli-
cans would be returned to congress by the
voice oil Tree people, nnawsd ov nuli-
uozers ana iin.e c'uoS O.n'r' n'i2nt 40 as
they pleased; out never, "hiie he hai vote
on this hoor, would he vote to repeal those
statutes, until every man In the South,
whether white or hlack, whether carpet
Bigger from the N'rth OF scaiiaw'g rom
the South, should nave a Tree
and equal ch'nce at the bsiio,
bot. Applause on the hepupiican side J
IL night be SAID be II ank, was WAVING
the oiooHy Fhirt- well, II ms friends o.
me o,her side mad 10, bioodied II ne wou,h
not nave II To shake. lie informed mo
f,isnds on the other eide that In ise0 The
piace that knew them now would know
them no more forever. linen, II ne were
member OF the hou-e, ne would move Tor
bill providing Tor holding all nationa. eiec
lions under the uihority OF the unfed
States, under the protection OF the Snited
states entirely. daughter on the Demo
cratic side
Mr.: RoBE>oN confined himself 10
QUESTIONS oil isw involved I'D tne d'-cu--ion'
AID ssid IL Ia pr"pc,ef mere 10 restrain
civil officers OF tie l nited states from
ssePine peace al sny eiecsion; 10 any SAFE
by what means! by eivii means, no,
oy military means, Tor the e'sht years OF
ciFii ON cers-the marshai oil the District
y'n please to summon PsSs COMMIT
t9taS, i rignt 10 summon oruinary mill