Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-04-02
South, and quoted from the remarks oil
r shop Simpson to that effect.

IL.
Mace. 1t stood before him now simple
In its majesty. 1t was that OF grana,
mighty. indivisible one republic on tnls
continent; too mighty to be unjust, too
good to be oppressive, throwing It's ioV-
ing arms around all ections-omnipo-
tent for protection, powerless Tor op'
preston, cur.ing none. and blessing all.
Mr.. Hoar Ridisulsd the Idea
of Lamar criticising the Republican
party for allying itself with the repudi-
ating element of the South, asserting
that the term "repudiation" originated
in Mississippi. With whom was the
Republican party to ally itself? 1t could
not have solid North, that would be I'M.
patriotic in the eyes OF the Senator. IL
could not ally itself with the negroes oi
the South properly, or with the carpet
bsogers, and it could not ally itself with
ANYTHING who was willing to pay any
part of the Southern debt il he did not
paw the whole, but must turn to that re-
markably honest and consistent portion
OF the Southern Democracy which IN
Virginia
and refused TO raise the tax for its pay
ment. and which in Mississippi owed q
debt of S23,O0O,OOO and declared but
1929 900 was to be paid. He denied that
he had any bitterness towards the South:
IL was the heart wish OF the people of
Massachusetts 10 have rich, prosper
Gus and contented South. To accom-
plish that they would shut up their fac
tories, let the grass grow IN the streets
of their commercial cities, and let p1v'
erty haunt their counting houses. Let
the Senator from Mississippi show sim
gle practical measure in regard to which
the people OF the North were to paw
taxes and the people of the South were
10 rec i've benefit, and he challenged
him 10 ind Northern Republicans who
would vote against it. 1t was not the
South, il was tyranny. 1t was not the
Sonth, it was fraud and assassination.
I. was not the South, it was Bourbon
Democracy, with its spirit Of rebellion,
of hate, OF assassination, oil cheating, that
the people Of the North hated, and
against which their unlying warfare
was to be waged. The Senator from
Mississippi had alluded to the people OF
the South as "mv people" When the
Senators could sand up and say like the
Senator from Virginia Mahone) that he
lived in the nation and no longer in an
aggregation OF petty provinces; when
be could speak OF the whole country
rs one people; when he could speak oi
America, without regard to section or to
occupation. as his country and his peo'
pIe: then the new era would have come,
but until then the old spirit would be
here and the oil warfare be- going on.
Mir. Lamar said that from sheer ex'
haustion he was unable TO reply to the
singular remarks just submitted. They
contained false ideas which were easily
exposed, and which he would, il he
deemed it necessary, take future occa-
sion 70 expose.
Mr.. Voorhees, Then Took the Floor,
and sent to the clerks desk and had
read an extract from the Errpug Tet'-
graph q Philadelphia Republican paper,
which alluhcs to Malone as: The
renegade Democrat and charging his
acting with the Republicans was in con.
sequence a disgraCcful bargain.
Sir. IIoar objected to its being read.
and Voorhees, stated he would endorse
il and make his speech.
Mr.. lIoar then raised the point OF
ordea against the reading Of the article
which was Overruled by President pro.
TEN. (lngalls.) Subsequently Voorhees,
at HOar's private suggestion disclalmed
any endorsement OF any expressions in
the article which might be construed in
the way OF making personal
quarrel with either OF the gents.
At this point in the proceedings, when
the discussion had lost all its life and
fire, when tho audience in the gallery
had become less numerous and when
all were looking forward to an immedi-
ate adjournment,
The Most Exciting Scene of the Day Took
Place.
Mr.. Malone, rising Unexpectedly,
said: | rise TO ascertain whether | cor
rectly understood the Senator from llli-
nois meaning Indiana and Voorhees,
as saving that the article which he had
read from Philadelphia paper (Ereninq
Ttkqrdph) was his speech? In that ar
tic!e | avn referred TO as renegade
Democrat" and further on as a "Tepu-
iiatiOnist," and further on as
having entered into bargain with
the Republican Senator'S in regard to
the organization of the Senate. Ii |
have recited correctly what is stated in
that article, ask the Senator whether
that is his speech, [applause and ]
pause for reply?
Mr.. Voorhees, (who had in the mean
time moved to the Republican side OF
the chamber, and taken chair at q very
short distance from Mahone) replied in
a courteous, but resylute tone. He said:
sent 10 the clerks desk an article
ON aiding Republican piper, edited
ry the allies OF the Senator from Nlr-
ginia. Soon afterwards the Senator
from Massachusetts [ lioar came 10 me
in those kindly relations which We
have ever bore To each other, and
asked me to soften that article by
disclaiming it as my speech. did so in
response to that suggestion. III the
Senator from Virginia expects anything
further than that from me he is mis-
taken. He is entirely mistaken. He
will have to deal with The Republican
editor of that paper and when he settles
with him
IfHe Has Anything Further 20 Settle
with me he will find me here and will
not only fiud me here but find me will.
ing to respond. | do not mean that in
any offensive sense whatever, but in a
sense OF absolute justice. IL the Sena.
tor from Virginia so sarIy in this contest
as now is complaining OF the TENS in
which his Republican allies and the
Republican newspapers speak OF him,
AMI is complaining Of TIE Demo-
cratic Senators who simply ask the
term. in which he Is spoken
of bv his Republican friends
NAV be kn1wI, lie has more diff
ticuit road to travel than he has con-
ceiyed OF. He need not think for one
moment that be can coerce or dictate
the course of debate on this floor. l
made large concession. ltd 1t from
NV hear; ard with no possible dlsre-
spec, to the Senator from Nir"inia-not
the slightest Ididn't because ] ttonght
il ,ish,, wien the DISTINGUISHED and
cultured Senator from Massachusetts,
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