Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-03-17
/ say you were elected Is 4 Demo
crat and accepted your commission a.

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4 Mr.. Malone (persistently You
said that ! accepted my commission
from one party and came here to rep
resent another party.
Mr.. Hill Gmperturbably)-I said
that that will be the case if you vote
with the Republicans. You have not
done it yet, and / say you will not
| do it.
! Mr.. Malone (impatiently) Il want
to say if it is not out of order here,
that if the gentleman undertakes 10
make that statement, the statement
is unwarranted and untrue.
Mr.. Hill (composedly) was not the
gentleman acting with the Demo
cratic party, and was he not elected
to this body as Democrat? with a
fierce tone answer that, quickly, sir,
quickly.
Mr.. MahOne--I was elected as a
Readjuster. Do you know what Re-
adjusters are9
Mr.. Hill understand there are in
Virginia Readjusting Democrats, and
Debtpaying Democrats, but l under
stand they are both Democrats. We
have nothing to do here with that is
sue. The question of Virginia's debt
is not to be settled in this chamber.
| ask the Senator again, was he
not elected to this national body as a
member of the National Democratic
body?
Mr.. Mahone-No, are you answered
nowe
Mr.. Hill-Then I consider that the
Senator spoke truly when VIXEN he
said, | do not know what he is. With
a puzzled air. What is he? Laugh
ter. Everybody has understood that
he voted with Democrats. Did he
not support Hancock for the Presi-
dency. and did he not, in the Presi-
dental election, proclaim himself a
Democrat? ITO the Republicans. l
commend bin to you.
Is there any man on that side of the
chamber who doubts that the hoaora-
bic Senator was sent to this body as
a Democrat Is there a man in this
vast audience who doubts it? Mr..
Hill, continuing, remarked that he
had done what the newspapers could
not do; what both parties could not
do; what the whole country could not
do, he had brought out the Senator
from Virginia. And in concluding
said:
But now, in the kindest spirit,
knowing the country from which the
honorable Senator comes, identified as
| am with its fame and its character,
loving as do its long list of great
names, | perform the friendly office
unasked, of making the last appeal to
| the honorable Senator, whatever fate
befall him, to be true to the trust which
the people of Virginia gave him.
Whoever else may be disappointed
whoever else may be deceived APP
peal to the gentleman to be true to
the people and the sentiment of the
party who have kindly commissioned
him to seat in this body.
In reply to question from Mr.. Lo-
gan, who asked what right the Sena-
tor had to dictate to the gentleman
from Virginia, Mr.. Hill again rose and
said: have not undertaken to do
so. He can do as be pleases, but
when he acts as public man, have
a right to my opinion Of his public
acts. There is not in my heart ar
unkind feeling towards him. would
if could, rescue him from the infamy
into which others are trying to preci-
pltate him.
There is no man in this body whose
whole soul goes out more in earnes
to protect the Senator's honor thai
mine. | would rather lose the organi
zatiOn of the Senate, and never have
Democratic committee here, thai
have a Virginian sell his honor. APP
plause. | do not say that the Sena-
tor is going to do it, but | see the pre-
cipice yawning before him, | SCI
whittier potential influences are lead
inc him: know the danger Just ahead