The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-03-17

patronage OF the Federal government had Deen
used to buy votes 10 control the Government and
keen one party In power It 10 question which
| COnfrOnls every honest statesman whether some
| thing cannot be COhe TO restrain that patronage.
respond to the sentiment OF the President in mis-
| inaugural when l Say there ought TO be rule
even in the civil service by which this patronage
| should be placed where 1t could not be used for
such purposes. II not, l do not know what
| humilialOns are In store for us. Gentlemen OF
| the Republican party, you cannot organ ze the
Senate unless you get vote that was sCted as
Democratic vote. Have you gotten III II you
have nobody knows II but yourselves How have
you got il2 There is no effect without cause, no
| bargain without It's consideration. How does II
| happen you know OF the change, and we DO nOl2
| WHAT induced the changer | deny there has
| been a change. l maintain that ali IN Jse that
| make up the 38 Democrats on this hOor stand By
| the constituencies that elected Them. Tney were
| elected as Democrats, and ON the question OF Or
gan zaliOn (Which Is political aud party ques'
toni they will act with the Democracy, You
gentlemen addressing the Republican stde) Will
be deceived IL you think otherwise, aud there
fore there ia no necessity for you to enter ON all
Mr.. waSena eIerps; si;who occupied seat on the Re.
publioan Ia "a vanced to the edge OF The area
fronting lhe clerks desk and proceeded " reply
to Hill That gen tleman, ne salu nau manifest
edly engaged in an effort 10 alsclose MS ma
hone's) position on the 1ool, ,.,-, b.,
Mr. Hill do not know WhaI our pOsiuOh H.
How could disclose 1t? ..,
Mr.. Mahone-T gentleman has assumed not
only to be the custodian here OF the Democratic
party Of the Nation, but has tried 10 assert u
right to speak for the constituency Whlch nave
the privilege In part ofrepresenting here He has
done so without their assent. (Adutesslng aim
self directly to Mr.. HI and advancing toward
him. 1 owe you, sir, and owe those ior whom
you undertake to speak, notninR MARKS OF en-
eourapement on the Republican side and In the
gslleriesD | caue there like Virginian, not to
Tepresent the Democracy for which you (Mr. HID
stand came here with as proud claim 10 rep
resent that people as you to represent the people
Of Georgia,won on I'M neos Wnete nave gI. IoughIt
| with YOU and others In the cause OF my people
and OF that section in the late unhappy contest.
| The contest, thank God, Is over, and, as one OF
those engaged In 1t, and who has not mere or
aIseWhere 10 make an apology for the part ne mao
taken in It, l say am not here as partisan, moi
"no here 10 represent the Democracy which ha
done 90 much injury to my section Of the counsry
"The gentleman undertook to say what conkh
tutea A Democrat. hold ain Infinitely better
Democrat than he. Laughter He who STANDS
nominally committed to the full vote and felr
vote and honest ballot, should see they can be
had In the State Of Georgia, where tissue ballots
are fashionable. LAprlausel / serve notice on
that gentleman that intend to be the custodian
Of my own Democracy. do not Intend to be run
| by the gentlemans CAUCUS am In every sense
q free man here, and trust to be able to protect
my own rights and defend those Of the people
whom represent; certainly to take care OF my
own, l do not intend (again addressing Mr.. Hill
Directly that you shall undertake to cTiticise my
| conduct by Inuencoes l wish the Senator from
Georgia t0 understand just here that the way to
| deal with me is to deal directly We want no mo-
| tions OF discovery to find out how am going to
vote. Applause on the floor and In the galleries,
which was interrupted by the Vice PresidentI
regret that so early after my appearance here
should have ionnd II necessary to obtrude any re.
| marks on this body l would prefer to listen and
learn, but could not feel content after what has
passed today, to sit silent. The gentleman (htl)
| BY all manner Of insinuauons, direct ana indir'
| eat, has sought to discover who the Democrat is
that may choose to exercise his hight to cast bis
| vote as he pleases and to differ with the gentle
| mans caucus. He seems to have forgotten re.
/ fused to take part In the caucus which mas not
| only Waged war upon me- but upon those whom
/ | represent; that has presumed 10 each the peo'
Pile Of Virginia honesty and true Democracy Yes;
| sir, addressing Hill you were duly notified l
took no part or lot In your political machinery
| and that was supremely Indifferent 70 Wnat you
| did. Laughter on the Republican side You
| were notified should stand on this h0or repre-
senting in part the State OF Virginia. Certainly
the Legislature which elected me dld not require
/ me to state either was Democrat or anything
else. l suppose the gentleman (hlil) could moi
/ get here from Georgia unless he said he was 9
| Democrat anyhow [applause ana laughterI l
| came here without being required TO state TO my
people what am. They were all willing 70 trust
/ me. was elected by the people, not oy tne Leg,
| i9lAture. Tor III WAS I'LL lbbu6 III tuO OhnNonS ohN
| no man was elected to the Legislature by the par
| ty with which am Identified who was not In
| structed to vote for me for Senator The gentle
| man had been chasing all round this chamDer 70
see II he could find partner someW mere: ho hss
| been looking around occasionally con1erring
/ with another SENATOR to know exactly VINO tnaL
| Senator was who had the manllness and boldness
to assert his opinions in this chamber free from
| the dictation OF Democratic caucus. want that
| gentleman to know, hencefOrth and forever, mere
l De bO 10 stand here and defend MS
| right against you and your caucus. LOUD ep'
| pIause and much laughter provoked by the Vto'
| lent gestlouauOns Of Mr.. MshoneJ
Mr., Hill, who again took the door hoped no one
imagined he intended 70 make any psisonSS5 ~ 5ep :
| witnessed. Laughter He could only under.
stand on the principle, IA guilty conscience
needs no accuser." Applause and laughIer on
the Democratic side he had only asked ,lS Who
| the Democrat was that was expected 70 vote WIN
| the Republicans and to his astonishment the
| Senator from Virginia said that he was me man.
Would the Senator (MahOne) say he was not
elected as a Democrat2 He said he was not re-
0uired to state he was Democrat and IN the
/ next breath he said he was a better Democrat
| than himself (Hill) Addressing himself 70 the
| Republicans: L commend him to you. Take
| good care of him. Nurse him well. Laughter
How do you like to have among you worse
Democrat than amp
Mr.. Conkling-Oh, mol Not worse. Better
Mr.. Hill (scornfully)-0h, better. Then my
| friend from New York (Conkling) is better
] Democrat than am, ,.,-
Mr.. Logan-He could not well Do worse one
Mra Hil1Neyer before has there been such an
| exhibition in the Senate where gentleman
shows his Democracy by going ever 70 the KepuD
| liCans. will not defend Virginia. she needs nc
defense, She has given to the country ana WorIc
| and humanity some Of the proudest names In
| history. She holds in her bosom to day the ashei
Of some OF the nOblest and greatest men that eVei
| illustrate d the gl0rteB OF any country, ana say
to the Senator from Virginia, that neither Jener
| son nor Madison, nor Henry nor washington, mol
| Lee nor Tucker, nor any Of the long llst Oh grea
| men whom Virginia produced, ever accepted {
/ commission to represent one party and came herC
and represented another party (Applause Oh tn'
| Democratic side. -
Mr.. Malone (who had returned to his seat OF
i the Republican side.) Do understand you cor
4 reCtly as saying l accepted commission IRON
| one party and came here TO vote Tor anothe
MI. Hill understood you were elected as
Mr.. Malone dmperatively)- the Ques
! ton.
/ were elected as Democrat and accepted you
/ commission as Democrat,
| Mr.. Manone (persisenty)-Y said accepted
a commission from one party and came here u
represent another party.
| Mr. Hill Qmperturbably) said that Will be thu
case il you vote with the Republicans. You havt
not done II yet and say you will not do 1t.
Mr. Malone Clmpatientlyl-I want to say II 1t l
| not out Of order here that II the gentleman un
dertakes to make that statement the statement
| UNIV arIanted and untrue.
Mr.. Hill (composedly)- not the gentleman
/ acting with the Democratic party, and was he no
electedstO this body as DemocratH with fierce
| tone.) Answer that.
Mr.. Mahone-Q Quickly. Sir, quickly. wa
| elected as q Readjusler. Do you know what Re
adjusters Rre2 Applause and laughter on th'
| Republican side.
Mr.. Hil-.I understood that there are In Vir'
ginia Readjusting Democrats and Debt Paying
/ Democrats but as l understand, they are botf
/ Democrats. We have nothing to do with tina
| issue, The question Of the Virginia debt N no
settled In this chamber. I ask the Senator again
Was he not elected to this National body as
| member OF the National Democratic party
Mr.. Mahone-No Are you answered noWf
Mr.. Hill-Then l ooncede the Senator spoke
truly when he said l did not know what he Is
| with puzzled air) What is he2 Laughter
Everybody has understood he voted with the
| Democrats. Did he not support Hancock TO-
President and did he not In the Presidential
election proclaim himself Democrats
| A Democratic Senator Make him answer,
Mr.. Hill TO the Republicang--I commend hin
hal aid NJ