Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-03-06

tives, February 10, 1879, on
the Repeal Of the Federal Elec-
ton Laws.
The House having under consideration the
tcsoutiou Of Mr.. Southland, of Ohio, to repeal
those sections Of the revised statutes relating
to the appointment of Federal Supervisors of
Elections, &c.
Mr.. Aiken said;
Mr.. Cnairnian Tho gentleman from Maine
! Mr.. Hale has taken occasion to-day mud on
u previous day to throw n threat at this sido
OF the House and warn u, what tho Rcpubli,
can members intended to do if we persisted
in attempting to effect tho legislation now
| under consideration. lie hns assured ms that
he and his party were determined to defend
tho voters of u large portion Of this Union
evidently alluding to the Southern Statcs--in
casting the ballot Of their own choosing
And yet. sir, it hna not been six weeks since
| the lacotions gentleman from California Mr.
Page introduced into this House resolution
which seemed to meet with the approval Of
the Republican members, proposing to dcprivo
every colorcd man in tho South ofhis right to
voto. cnrions dilemn for the Republican,
party-to day defending what few weeks
ago ,hoy appeared willing to obruantc
Then. sir, tho other gentleman from Maine
Mr.. Fryc] tells US to-day that repeal or no
repeal OF these odious election laws tho
South in tho camnaign Of 1890 "wll vote
solid"
We'll, Mr.. Chairman. am proud to say
hc'ovc tho South will. on that occasion. cast
s'''d vote - soi'd Democratic vote, for they
k"""' Judging from me Republicans wh"
n''s "'.,'"p''o 70 oar'S '''c ','"'" heretofore,
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h"s ever d'he to c'o'aic h'h !" the fva'e g.
humanity ah' MAKO h''h aPfrfcEE''c ,n'S
citizenship.
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o"'''''y "oa""oh MS r'Sat |" 'olc' nor WIZ
w o'et "''o"'p' !" c"'hict hih 10 "o's'' iio
'"'"es 'he ciec'''e franchise because lor csh'
consecutive years he had !: necessarily
Prc"chco 10 iim tHat Tue ballot was power,
ana Sh"nlu DC Shcfcdly preserved 81 torci"
D'J 'NP'csSe" "'H 'h'y win thS 'Iea, 'hat
'"eS h''e ot'e" Sc"e' 'nc ba,i't IN rag ana
"o'" u "S y" "h"'e' "F""o" 'hS'r "rckS, n
coh""eh''S pe'e''"S tn,t ihl> '''.c rabaiiSt'c
c"ar'' "'"h Us surety buy ih"n the long
?'"'"i>cA s'''y acres ana mule a> 'hae
'"ey "''''e' men ana 90 Dei'cSc now mat
""'S' >''' ''n'!cl over 'hc door VIII Keep
"'tr""t 'N' h"nir. (Laughtor)
Mr. Ch@''1n where in this Union has
'"e e'et'N' 'r"htNisc been exercised with
5'''''' ''"'"",''S 'h"n J" oo"'n carolina by
''o "''''''S' ''T' S'r' rom vac very uaS '"e