The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-06-17
WASHINGTON.
A LIVELY DAY IN THE HOUSE.
In which General Garfleld's Record Receives an
OVerhauling, and Several Republicans are
Heavily Sat Down Upon by Mr.. COx-A
Good Deal Of Fun Intermlngled With
Con siderable Business.
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
Washington, June 1.-THE campaign OF 1880 |
was formally opened in the House of Representa-.
tives to-day. 1t was agreed yesterday that the
Bayard Deputy Marshals Bill, recently passed by
the Senate, should be acted upon to day, the Re-
publicans being given three hours for debate, and
the Democrats to occupy one hour or less, as they
might see fit, for the same purpose. This bill is
almost verbatim the clause of the Immediate De
fciency bill to which Mr.. Hayes objected several
weeks ago because he deemed 1t coercive rider
The bill vests the appointment Of deputy mar
shals to serve in reference to any election In the
Circuit or District Courts of the United States It
provides that the appointees shall be Of good
moral character, and shall be selected equally
from the different political parties The Repub
licans opened the ball early in the day
Mr.. Keifer (Rep., 0hio), an Inspiring pOlitl.
clan, who is bursting with envy that De Golyer
Garfield should have been nominated by the Re
publicans, made speech intended to arouse the
ire of the Democrats. He said that bad as the
bill was as great shame as 1t was, he considered
1t a matter Of congratulation that it was here to.
day. 1t was especially matter Of cong atulation
TO the D -mocIatc party that 1t had brought forth
a bill which was intended TO reorganize the CON
stituuonal power of the United States to enforce
Its laws and preserve order on election days
Nevertheless, 1t was a sham, intended to be
passed for the purpose Of annulling instead Of
proving the election laws.
Mr.. Lapham (Rep, N, W, opposed the Senate
bill. He said that the party cry had gone forth
that the Democratic majority must tell the people
that 1t had done something in the way of modi.
flying the election laws which had been enacted
by the Republicans, and therefore this bill was to
be rushed through without amendment, and
without considering the aptness OF It's provisions,
or whether they could be duly executed. II the
bill we're passed, 1t should be entitled bill to
introduce strife at elections, to divide the re
sponsibility Of executing the laws on election
days between the two political parties, and to de-
prive the marshals of the power 10 enforce the
laws on that day"
Nj, Williams (Rep., Wis., said that the election
laws were enacted when the country was con.
fronted with fraud in the North and force in the
South, and when the question was whether
the government shOnld yield to fraud and sur.
render to the mob, or enact some law to put a
stop to them. The provision that twin special
deputies" should be appointed, simply meant
that riot should be organized and commanders
given to each side. In the name of fairness, of
Justice, of that hope which every one protested
that this government "Of the people, by the peo.
pie and for the people," should be perpetuated
through all coming time, let II say here with one
voice and one will that whatever was necessary
and lawful to preserve the purity of the ballot
box and peace at the polls should be freely
granted. regardless OF partisan purposes or parti.
san ends Applause on the Republican sidel
Mr.. Hawley (Rep., Conn., said that the pending
bill was proposed by men who vehemently do.
MED the right of the Federal government to regu.
ata ND EpdnFal nlnnfinnu II l.,
tended to be in the direction Of mutilating and
hampering the existing statutes. II was said that
the proposition in the bill had been suggested By
the distinguished gentleman from Ohio (Mr Gar
ield). In the abounding good nature of his mag.
niHcent heart that gentleman had suggested
something one day on which the Democratic
party had built this bill That party had run for
IL eagerly, hoping that 1t might thus escape the
issue Even the suggestion had been an error OF
policy from the grand heart Of that man, because
the responsibility had been oD the ott er ssde.
Mr. Cox (Dem N. Y.)-Is my friend for this
bll7
Mr. Hawey-I thought I indicated that
looked upon It with contempt. Ifnot will tell
you so before get through.
Mr.. Cox-Get Garfleld's speech,
Mr. Hawley-You will attend to that l might
ask the gentleman's attention to the admirable
manner In which the election officers In New
York executed these excellent laws (alluding to
a report made by Mr.. Cox in the Forty ninth
Congress)
Mr.. Cox-I will attend to that at the proper
time.
Mr., Hawley, continuing, said that the Demo-
cratic party was opposed to the appearance Of
Federal force in States to execute Federal laws
No man believed In Federal troops in the Sense
of police force, but no man who believed that
the government was anything but a ToBe of sand
will deny that there must be behind the govern.
ment a crushing overwhelming force, not perbaps
To be used once in century. He repeated what he
had many times said, that there was no inch of
space nor hour Of time when determined resist
apce to the Federal law ought not to be put down
with the force OF military power, Otherwise there
was no government at all. The Democratic
nartv had indicated its intention 10 repesli ali
war legislation whatever was necessary to carry
out the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth
Amendments. OF course the Democratic marty
Welded an unwilling assent (willing on the mari
of some but unwilling as party even now TO
the Thirteenth, Fourteenth an Fifteenth Amend.
ments. OF these questions the party was practi
cally united. Ii was hOpelessly divided ON other
live questions Take the tariff, for instance, II
was a protective party in Pennsylvania, in Ken
tucky when tobacco was touched In Virginia and
in Ohio when wool was touched and in LouIsi
ana when sugar was touched.
Mr.. Carlisle Dem, Ky.)-The people of Ken.
tucky do not want any protection for hemp or TO-
caCc0.
Mr.. Hawley replied that the gentleman cleared
Kentucky's skirts, but he could not deny that
Pennsylvania was In favor OF protection. The
Democratic party bad no policy on this question
The gentleman from Kentucky (Mr Carlisle)
could not prOphesy that the coming Democratic
convention would take ground In favor of free
trade That party had been in the majority in
Congress and yet they had brought In no general
tariff bill, but they had come forward with tar
1T commission. They proposed to go outside of
all these Legislators, pick up nine experts not re.
sponsible for legislation here, and have them re-.
aiUhtpnO mnuthg from this tinno IN r. ID
publican Congress Of 1881, draft of a tariff hill
Applause on the Republican side Il That was
the way in which the great party had met great
question Of the times The Democratic party was
also hOpelessly divided on the currency question,
That party was full of opposition to the national
bank system, and was, he supposed In favor of
an indefinite continuation OF an indefinite legal
tender paper money in time Of profound peace
Already II had made union with the Green.
back party In Maine. The dead carcass of pi.
gantc fraud was brought up again for the cam.
paign this fall 1t indicated not only local de.
moraizaton. but the general disposition to com
bne with any financial heresy that gave the
party promise OF power.
Mr.. Hutohins tDem N J)-Why, the Republi.
cans lost the Greenbaok candidate against me
when declared myself for hard money and he
declared himself In favor ofSlOO0 900 Of Green.
backs,
Mr.. Hawley-It was a tremendous temptation
to beat you. Continuing, he said: What
change had taken place between last November
and 10 day Then the Democracy had been
without fear full Of defiance and self asser rtion
Now he hardly knew whether It was more In
dread Of James A. Garfield or the whisperer OF
Cipher Alley, Applause and laughter on the
Republican side. Never had a party of boys
been on such good behavior as the other side
had been on since the last winter There had
been men on the other side full Of red hot
speeches, but they had remained mild and ,e.
rene as a summer evening. The party was afraid
OF Tilden. II Tilden was victim Of wrong as
had always been asserted, he was entitled at the
hands OF the men who love Justice, to a heroic
ylndication this year Though the Democracy
had persstently demanded Justice for Tilden
there was nothing the D3mOCr tic party was SO
tiee to Tilden. [Applause on the Republican
sldel
Seventeen minutes Of the time allotted to the
Republicans remained unoccupied when their
leaders had expended their ammunition, and the
time was occupied in reading various amend.