Daily Republican., 1880-04-03
Aaoan, Doug hiacs Ballaozed.

Amongst all the Democratic congress
men from the North none have prosti
tinted themst Ives lower nor been nor
snbssrgient to the dictation of Southern
arrogance and insolence than Hon. VIII
liam N. Springer, Of Illinois, Chairman
of the House Committee on Election
and Privileges. Springer is a man o
considerable ability and were MS part.
mot dependent upon the support o
the ex-rebel Confsderacy to which tn
misnomer of Democracy lie applied, h
would be useful member of Congress
hut being pound hand and foot by tn,
chains of the ex- Confederate dominanc,
he has been but mere lump of dough
In the hands of his southern masters
and he like many other Democrats frsu
the North who would be honest and in
dependent, has had for the sake of par
" success to stife his feelings, and loci
his tongue according to Southern dicta
tion. Springer was anxious no doubt
TO get Washburn Of Minnesota cut Of
his seat in Congress, but he did not
want to proceed in such high handed
manner to secure his object. A little at
. time was his motto. In order to
please his Southern masters he was
willing to vote Washburn out, but he
was not prepared to vote the political
Greenback mountebank. Donnelly into
Washburn's vacated chair. This
agreed with Mr.. Springsr's compromi-
ming style Of doing business, but I'M
fortunately this style Of doing business
did not suit Mr.. Manning, the Mississip.
pi bulldozer, the active member of the
committee, who took considerable pride
in the report which he claimed to have
prepared unseating Washburn and
seating Donnelly. Manning it will be
remembered held his own seat in Con-
gress by the most outrageous BULLDOG
ing Of the eolored people of his district,
and succeeding in intimidatiDg them
into silence, he comes up to Congress
with q very meagre vote in which the
msjority Of his district had No say,
This is the man who has been the most
active in trying to Gust Washburn, that
Republican Stats might be stolen for
the Democracy, if the election for Pre-.
sident was thrown into the House.
Mr.. Springer heretofore obsequious
and subservient to his Southern master.
in all they desired hesitated to follow
Mr.. Manning in the plan he had pre-
pared for stealing State, and like a
true doughfsce, he concluded to 90
half way in the natter. He would
vote to Dust Washburn who was elected
by 3Ol2 maj Gritty hut he would not vote
TO admit Donnelly the contestant.
This he thought was far enough to
lend his conscience at enc time and he
hoped Manning would be satisfied with
this. Not SO, however, with Mr.. Man
ming. lie demanded full surrender.
MIR. Springer had often surrendered be-
fore and he could do so again. Be-
sides it would not do to unseat Wash
burn and not admit Donnelly, as this
would throw the election back to the
district and Washburn in all probable |
1ty would be returned to Congress, by
10000 Instead Of 30l2 majority.
1t was claimed also that Mr.. Springer
had promised to vote for Mr.. Manning's
report, which Mr.. Springer emphatic
ally denies. However, when the vote
was taken in the committee on Thurs
day, MIR. Springer regardless of any
promise which may or may not have
been made took his half way stand and
voted against both Washburn's and
Mr.. Donnelly's right to seat. The
anger of the fiery Mississippian, when
he found what Mr.. Springer had done
knew no bounds as be said:
"The Chairman of this committee
told me that he would vote for my re-
port.''
81 told you nothing of the kind, ="
MIR. Springer replied.
''The Chairman of this committee did
tell me that he would vote for nv re-
port" Mr.. Manning repeated, "and il
ne denies it now he lies" 1.-THE gen.
tleman from Mississippi will retract
those WORDS" said Chairman Springer.
Yes, Withdraw them for the time be-
ang'" said the Mississippi bulldozer.
NO." said Mr.. Springer, "you with
draw them for all time"
We are informed tba. at this state Of
the quarrel mutual friends interiered
and the matter was hushed up for the
present, but as the proceedings of the
committee are held with closed doors il
is likely that there is more in the quar-.
rel than is indicated on the Surface
Whether the Mississippian has retrac'
cd his insulting remark yet has not
transpired, but it looks to the sensible
reader as if Mr.. Manning was either
bound to prove Mr.. Springer what he
said he was, or to retract the remark.
However the Republicans have no hand
IN the quarrel, and are quite content
That the .tull7czing OF Northern Demo.
cratic dOu ghfaces shall m IN All H.