The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-04-21
THE SENATE DEBATE.
INTERESTING AND EXCITING Dis
CUssION.
Senator PendletOn Pays His Respects to Hosr
and Dawes.

before the Senate unfinished Misunderstanding the
resolutions for the election Of officers OF the Sem
ate.
Mr., Pendleton said the course the RepLb Lbllcans
followed was without precedent. The Senator
from Massachusetts tHoar) had charged the &C.
tion OF the Democrats with being revolutionary,
and subsequently,, when asked by the Senator
from Georgia (Brown) reuacted that charge.
Mr.. Hoar said he had not made that charge,
but the action Of the Democratic side warranted
him now in imputing It and he did so impute 1t,
Mr.. Pendleton replied the gentleman now made
a charge without any qualification, and he would
leave 1t TO The gentleman from Georgia (BroWD)
to again make him retTaCt It, His colleague
(SheTman) had stated that the struggle now 60
ing on here was o struggle for political power In
Virginia; that 1t involved the destruction OF the
Democratic party in that State and the installR'
tion Of the Republican party there. The instru-
ment to be used to bring about this result was
giving to RiddlebeIger brigade Of employees Of
this Senate Iaid at the public ezpense,to peram'
bulate that State ard to watch and win the local
elections. This was the struggle to which the
Democratic senstoIs,were invited. The gauge Of
battle has been thrown down, and he ventured,
in the presence of his Democratic brethren to
take it. up. The Democrats would invite the Re.
discharge Of public business; they would submit
to It's guidance in ihe transaction Of that bust
ness; they would industriCuBly ard faithfully
consider tie nominations, end when the public
business was a discharged they would unite in
adJouIning the Senate, but they would not unite
in desecIatng that slar (poiDting TO the Clerks
desk), tontecTsted to the discharge Of great pub.
lie duties dedicated TO the service Of all parties,
but for the partisan use Of none and permit 1t to
be made the instrument Of Political warfare and
spoils Of petty partisan riumIhs. They would
prevent this wrong. The Reput licsns might call
1t improper; they might call it Irregular they
might call 1t revolutionary; they might call II
reasonable but the Democrats would prevent
what they thought to be q great wrong and they
would appeal to the American people to decide
the right He would ask the Senator from Iowa
(AlliSon) whether, II Malone had not voted with
inc Republicans the Republican caucus would
have nominated RiddlebergerP
No answer,
Then he would address his question to the Sen.
ator from Massachusetts, (Dawes) After pause
silent one, silent all Laughter.
MIR. Dawes-It is not fair for the Senator to i'm.
pute silence to this side because we do not break
into his speech. If he prepared the expression at
home 1t is proper he should insert tin his Speech
but he has no right to assume that there s no an
swer to his speech because he cannot be inter-
rupted just at this present moment TO spoil the
figure which he prepared at home and committed
10 memory. Laughter.
Mr.. Pendleton-lti is very appafent the Senator
dlsikes to interrupt one and therefore he refuses
simple answer 10 my question, l have shown,
the pno hoe. let my colleague argue the aroDler
hoe. The "0hio idea," Pendleton continued, had
been alluded TO In debate. What was the "OhiC
ideaY" II was that all men we're equal that no
combination OF capital or corporations should
make voters and defeat refunding acts; that the
interest Of the people should stand higher than
the interests OF corporations; that everywhere In
the State or Nation the active principles and
great and lofty aspirations Of the poor and hum.
Bile should have an equal chance In the race OF
life. And II was with the cultivaung Of this ideR
Ohio would stand abreast with progressive civil.
cation, whose constant advance was such that the
unseen Of yesterday becomes the goal % to-day
and the rtarting point Of to morrow. The people
Of Ohio believe the accounts Of Southern cut.
RACES were manufactured or exaggerated, ThR
people OF The Northwest would note the stories
that were told which had no name and no locsli-
ty by which TO track them. They wouI note
another thing and that was the Republican sena.
tors had all repeated 1t was not the south thew
hated and were combating but 1t was against
the Bourbon Democratic parry they would be
found forever making war. II was the Demo.
cratic party not the Ourageg of the South against
which they made war. 1t was not the Confede.
rate Brigadiets; y was not the Outrages upon the
negro la the South. But II was the hatred for the
Democratic party which inspired the iervor Of
Republican philanthropy The solution of tie
Southern question rested In harmony and good
VIII between the races and against that solution
the Republican party had always and steadily
SET It's face. What was the Bourbon Democratic
paItyH II was the party Of Jefferson Of Madison,
Of Monroe and Of Polk, The party that had given
Texas New Mexico and California TO the Union.
II was the party which had long ago made the
Constitution and for sixty years had so adnihig-
tered II that In the Government there had been
no law higher than the Constitution. It was the
party that in the cycle Of Its years had drawn to
Itself every able and patriotic statesman who was
not willing to walk In the awkward ways of sec.
tOnalism. 1t was the party which In storm and
tempeEt and winters blast hnd stood like an
ocean Lighthouse unmoyed and immovable, while
all ether parties, dncludiDg the bOasted RepublI-
can party had surged and sWayed with uneven.
and unconstant motion like the waves that obey
ed the htiul bidding Of the ickle moon. The
spray might have covered i, It's side waters
might have washed Its summit, but every reces.
sion OF the storm had shown Its light was uu.
quenohed and It's lustre undimmed. The Repub-
licans had asked that party to help them IN
people Of Virginia. I'VE will not do It," He
said in conclusion: "You forget what the Senate
is You forget what we are-one. half this Senate,
the peers OF you all; Representatives Of States
which, with slight Limitation, are ell sovereign;
you forget the character Of the work In which
you invite our co operation. / tell you now, !
tell you here, you win not have that cooperation
for that purpose at any time"
the grounds on which he said the Democrats had
attempted TO Justify their position, and in the
course OF his speech charged the Democrats with
having attempted to make the Senator from Viz
glnia (MahOne) cooperate with them, Did the
Senator from Ohio (PendlelOn) know Of the fail.
ure Of the attempts 10 get the vote Of that 5ena-
tor In order to elect for Sergeant-at.Arms man
who still RfhAates with himP Had the Senator
from Ohio Just heaTd. of the Offices rendered the
Senator from Virginia II he would but take the
stand with those who had tried TO annihilate him
and his poweTf"
Mr. Beck-That Is not true.
Mr. Pendleton-Be little more explicit The
Senator is talking about something / do not
comprehend at all, understood him TO Bay
something about another candidate that he or we,
s OF Ss TS1d nave Pu Up some e
would give vote on our side. do not know 10
what the Senator Ieiers,
Mr. Dawes Perhaps It was wise the Senator
spokesman Of that side should not be furnished
Mr.. Pendietol-I would be glad II the Senator
would inform me as have not been informed
before.
Mr., DaWeE--The inquiry, made was; Had II
Just come to the Senator's ears there were efforts
being made before the Senate convened and Rf'
terWaEdB, and that the Senators even representing
themselves 10 be Of the COmmitte for the Ar
TApgement Of Committees Of the Senate APP
preached ihe Senator nom Virginia with proBo-
ationBf
Mp PendleIon--I hear Il now for the hrst time,
ana W0uid ike inc senhtot 70 nhne tns vOm'
mi'tee TO which he alludes, or the gentlemen
representing themtelves as such.
Mr., HaTriE--I desire 10 say to the Senator from
Massachusetts, chanced to have been OF the com.
mittee for the Arrangement OF Committees, and
II any candidate for SeTgeant-at-Afms or any
Official position Of any grade OF character was
ever offered TO the Senator from Virginia on con-
dillon he would vote with this side have never
never heard It, and do not believe there Is one
word Of truth in the insinuRiion made by 'he
Senator.
Mr.. Beck-And nobody else.
Mr, DaWes-I had no doubt Of that response
when made the statement The Senator from
Tennessee (Harris) speaks with exceeding pre-.
cihion have not made any statement that any
Euch committee made propOmtions did say
Mr. Harris unterruptiI g).-Ibeg the senatornot
10 deal in inuendoes, II there be q Senator ON
this side who has or have made any Euch TIoIo-
Eition OF suggestion as the one he intimateh ask
him 10 DO This sice and himtelf Justice, Name
the men end teal no longer In inuendoes or hloe
himself behind the veil Of secrecy In le-
IL. hat No ma