The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-25

| Just law, ana at all times ne mad expressed him.
self as willing to modify the law so that the al.
on the Democratic side What has happened
nowi Members on the Republican side, with
entire unanimity, objected to riders ou appropri'
alton bills but this rider had been ruled in order
He held 1t his duty to help to make as decent an
amendment as could be made, and diiclaimIng
the right to speak for anybody but himself, he
had yesterday offered an amendment 10 better
the proposed amendment by providing that the
marshas, leaving their pay at IS per day mi ght
he appointed by the courts and equally from the
| political parties He would vote for that propo.
sition himselfif he stood alone on either or on
both sides OF the House. Applause on the Dem.
| ocratic side.l The Democrats had not only not
accepted that proposition, but had substituted
proposition which provided First that the com.
| pensation should be cut down to So per day; se-
cond that there never should be more than three
marshals in any election precinct; third, that
| they should never be employed more than three
days, even though the execution Of the registra
tion laws lasted for twenty days. This was no.
tce In advance to the mob 10 come In sufficient
numbers to overWhem the keepers of the peace
and let hell reignon election day. II that prop,
| OsitiOn was upon the plainest bill in the world
he never would vote for IT., because 1t took the
bowels and vitals out Of the Election law. IT.
| however, the other side Of the House would take
the naked proposition which he himself had
offered, he would vote for It II ne stood alone.
| A Republication an appropriation billP
| Mr.. Garfeld-I will vote for 1t as betterment
of the pending amendment. l did not offer It as
a compromise. But believe that 1t strengthens
the Election law to make 1t free from the charge
| that 1t is partisan and that 1t can be used for
merely partisan purposes
Mr.. McLane Dem., Md said that however
| much compromise might be repelled and de-
spised by the Republicans the issue was never
theless compromise He for one did not feel
that he in any degree eubordinated his oppost
tion to the Election laws by accepting II. 1t was
| his duty 10 obey the mandate Of the Supreme
Court, whether II was packed court or not or
whether 1t was entitled to his respect or not. A
law that was vile and vicious might neverthe'
lees be constitutional. II was within the power
of Congress to pass law that was odious and tY.
Eannical and deserving Of the scorn and con.
| tempt Of every free man. For one he believed
the Election law could be Just such law. Mr..
| Garfield had been unable 10 resist the appeal
made to him that the law though constitutional
was capable Of being prostituted to partisan pur-
poses. Mr.. Ewing thought 1t was his duty to do
| all In his power to take away those odious fea-
lures from the law. For one, the speaker would
| cooperate with those gentlemen,
Mr.. Conger (Rep., Mich.) said that notwith.
| standing the decision Of the Supreme Court, the
Democrats to- day asserted that they would not
be bound by the decision Of the Supreme Court
But 1t was q qualification to see that the leader
ship Of the Speaker was relaxing and to hear him
tell his followers that they we're at liberty to give
up the assertion of their right TO put political RI
ders on an appropriation bill, and to give up
their assertion that these Election laws were all
unconstitutional and infamous. Now the cry
| went out "Ssve yourself who can; scatter, di.
vide, take compromise" he did not wonder
| that the leader Of the Democracy was compelled
to say, ave win not only admit that the election
laws were right and constitutional and proper,
but, II we can get little political advantage II
is right for the great Democracy to go back on its
| entire record to accept them and make them
and make them useful for our purpose" It was
because the Speaker hoped hereafter to control
the officers in the execution Of these laws that he
told his followers to-day that 1t was better to let
them remain until they came into his hands, and
he could bring the whole paraphernslia OF the
marshal service to the support Of the Democratic
party.
MI Mcmahon Dem, o. offered as a substitute
for the pending amendment the one offered yes,
| terday by Mr.. Garfield, providing that special
deputies at elections shall receive IS per day,
that their appointment shall be made by the cir.
cult court Judge, or the district Judge In his ab.
sence, and that such deputy marshals shall be
| appointed In equal numbers from the different
political parties He had tried to shut Off at the
earliest point the political debate which Mr..
| Hawley deprecated so much,
Mr.. HaWley-I do not deprecate 1t, l like It,
Mr.. MeMshon-There is no accounting for gen.
| tlemen who like pickles. Mr.. Garfield had come
| here with set speech, and he (Mr. McMahon) in
reply had said that the Democrats desired a mod.
ihcaton Of this law, and that II II could be mod.
ihed they might vote money to carry it out
Thereupon Mr.. Garfield said that he had offered
proposition at the last session, and that "while
the lamp held out to burn the vilest sinner may
return" and that the lamp was still burning.
A Republican-And the sinner is coming back
Mr.. McMahon-And the sinner is coming back
The next morning the Committee on Elections
agreed 10 an amendment which Mr.. Springer
had offered. They thought that as the offer was
made by the other side II would be accepted. =
offered was that offered by Mr. Garfield withuot
the crossing OF or the dOtting OF an l. The gen.
tleman was the leader Of the other side, and the
members on that side would do well II they
learned from him instead Of fighting him here.
Several Republicans-So will you.
Mr.. McMahon-He says that an unjust law
should be modiaed-thst this law had been i'm.
properly used.
but that 1t might be.
Mr.. McMahon-Then I will quote him as say.
ing that 1t might have been Improperly used and
will refer to the records to show that has been
improperly used. Vote him down II you want to.
We will go before the country on the amend.
ment as he offered 1t.
Mr.. Cox Dem., N. " was In favor Of all riders
go far as they repealed bad legislation. Gentle.
men on the Democratic side with great deal of
suavity and Of the spirit of compromise tendered
the very proposition offered by Mr.. Garfield Yet
gentlemen like Mr.. HaWley got red In the face
and howled mo compromise" Mr., Cox did not
believe In the sincerity OF gentlemen on the 9th
er side He did not believe that they would car.
ry out even the proposition OF Mr.. Garfield and
accepted on this side. Mr.. Cox had never dis
guised the fact that he was for wiping out the
whole OF the Election law. All that gentlemen
on the other side could do TO sugar il over, the
devil himself could not save this law from deep
damnaton in the end, Mr. Garfield had said
Congress was bound to obey the supreme law Of
this land as the Supreme Court interpreted it.
ThatWRs not Mr.. Cox,s opinion Of the duty OF
Congress- That Court declared the United
States Bank law constitutional but Gen Jackson
deniedit and sW0Te "by the Eternal" tnat he
would not sign any such bill even though It were
constitutional, aud that oath had eternized him
in the Democratic heart and mind. Would Mr..
Garfield have carried out the Fugitive Slave law
by voting money for slave catchers2 Would anv
OF the Republicans have doneSoP
Mr.. Hawley-I nave said that no power in the
universe would make nae vote dollar or move
q step In execute that law.
Mr.. Cox-You are only one man on that side,
and a very good one. [Laughterl But there are
some other people on that side, and It does not
lie with them to talk about the decisions of the
Supreme Court. Do not remember what pro.
Cessions came from Mr.. Garheld's district when
they met in Cleveland all armed to resist the
authority Of the United States, when men were
arrested and war was imminent, and when gen.
tlemen Of the reserve marched through the
streets Of Cleveland singing the "MaTseillaise"
through their nosesi ! remember that they de-.
fed the law, and ! ask the gentlemen whether
they would have voted money TO carry out that
lRw2 They would not, and yet they now pretend
to lecture as for having our Independent opinion
on that subject Applause on the Democratic side.
The substitute offered by Mr.. Mcmahon was
agreed to by 105 to ,68, several prominent Repub.
lcans, such ss Messrs Garfield, Kelley (Pa), His.
cock IN. ", Rice )Mass) and Harris (Mass.) yot-
ing for IT,
Mr.. Richardson Dem, 8. O. declared that the
Democratic party was always in favor Of free and
fair elections.
M. Page Rep, Call said that Ne slngletons q
(Den., Miss.) district had BlSeh him 1850 votes
against 81 scattering, while at the fQEmer election
IL, 600 Republican votes had been Dpolled. The
same state OF affairs had existed In Georgia,
Mr.. Singleton said that in 1875 the Republicans
had put up against him one Of the smartest men
In the district and he (Mr. Singleton) had beaten
him 10000 votes. At the next election the Re
publicans were so well satisfied with him that he
had no opposition.
Mr.. Cook (Dem., Ga.) made q somewhat simi.
lar explanation.
The debate was further continued by Messrs.
Van Voorhis, Rep, N, Y. Fields, Rep, Mass !;
Tyler Rep, VI; Thompson, Dem, KY; Garfield
and Randall. -.
Mr. Sprlnger's amendment as amended by the
substitute was then adopted by 12l to 49, most of