, 1881-07-08

In Il !cnse III which inrrc sympathy SHOULD
not l,o Mlnwctl to nllcrnte hgy0l,,i n given
point. Wa catinnt n,fori u li,,vc 1t under
st9o'l TINT nlvlIlt,trsl!t!' II Ills btHly j. y
t',!nx t3 i,o p,lrsla,eu: tliat men cn!l ", ihso
wil1,out my. puI1lieu standing, chi, put
GseryDUtly usltfH, Htl!l buy their Wny Into The
Sunnlc Of the, t}Mited StAles. When that
nro ,goilc, It's power is tollr, anil lis Influence
III tic country frnn Tint time Ia gultu.
It was tu ,lcfsrd Il ,.nn frtnn NJ, iss,io 81
made M, a,tl to keep Him III II scat for whicl.
1t was p,pyctl tint $500 lind been pat,l 10
somebody, tl,at Koscnu ConkltnE usutl his
l'0wcr Us n tebntcr nnd Ills influences rs Il
1mrlY lender.
A[i. CnnkiIllg undertook 10 answer this &C.
we're nrrafgnn,ent ,lpD,l thu ground Of tech.
,Itcalt,, md lie l,usl hardly finished Ills pro-
trac.ctl orntlon when Caldwell, conscious Of
hts corrupt tse nf nancy, aitt feeling llU WIS
IN danger Of expulsion fru'n tho Senate,
ca.isct( II to Ge announced to tic SoNntc that
lie Ind sc.lt his resignation 10 tho nuvrrllur
Ut tie State ut Kntsas, witt, ns little previous
notice tn Tint b0lly It's WIS given III tho case
ut Tho recent resiE,ntfory 0f Senator'S ftt,n
tho State nf Nav fbrk. All tho Ingenuity
Of lnEic. n,tE ul1 lilo Influence OF Il po,,derous
rhetoric. 1t will liz seen, wns usc. to shield
Alexander Caldwell behind u tcctlncnlity.
Ar. Conkl!ng's s1leGch stands out rs te plea
of II Pct tlf0sgcr seeking tu proteclM bribu.l
seat wllcn contrnstcsl with tho car,lrst de-
mlnclatton Of bribery foulnl Ill tho sppcch Of
the latr Oliver +. atortoll
fl tho course 1T AIr. Conk,ing's pontlerous
argument to throw the mantle uf legislative
teelntcality over this 0uen bribery h1 snttl
{Coharcssfn,lui Record, Alurc1l II, l5EN:
"Cnn II ht tint II Ii. Senator, b1 Ito ~ pure
ns tho driven SHOW. Nr II lnelIlber of tho
ll1lis,' VI Representatives., be h1 never 30
Butloltss. llhS llrell 50 unfortunate ns to t,G
espOltsetl by sn,liU lhan fUOl enough Or klnve
thou!sil to give tu'!,, clrctor, 0r two, 0r Three
ur shl'Eu ntsler humber falling sUrt Of cifcct-
my lie MATURITY, nni!cy Or niIy lucrative cOl-
sltterftiD,1--,,!ht Il prpni4U 0f 0cG; cnll It be,
promised onH elcetor that hs shall bu s.ls.
tnlnel a!1d promoted To office by the ,l,.l1
whose ELECTION " III question, tlat tint ctrc-
lion Es yitHtet, and tliut wu layc Il cise salfs-
Inns fl me british ,parIanlunt that tic slcc-
tLon wus controlled by brllery.
+" III Anrcl,. ISL, Mr. CnIttwull entered tho
Srlanie: lle WIS regularly rgcGIrGlt aid
sworil T.: :. Lie l,t!s eyer s!i,eo sat ~ II Sur,
SerHtnr. alnt cxerrscd 1ii tho privileges Ut
Senator. Ills credentials nr. without y
taw. niltl l't, l',ssGsSes every qualification nt
nScl'atUr known y thu Constitution, and
t,3,orgf9rs w., every qualification which We hasc
:" rjN!l. agnln, we arc told TINT frau y1ti-
ntcs ernryt'ltS,' allA therefore we lNity undo
corrupt elections. AY Il popular saying this
ing It IL fur frmn 'nccur.te. Another welt
w"rid nroMntl.' it tlepaiitis, however, upuiI
the kind Ut pint, nntl 1t depends upon thu
Kind Of frNt ui,tl ltpD 1t!lGr circumstances.
L tI1fSUt fn t|k[3 n1HxFt T. Hlf,st utItSfHntt
Fraud yftlates notlilitE, except III tho form
n,nl III thu 1lscectiiuE II, which tt cal legally
be trfet. inability To right awrollg IN Il pa"-
ssE s sts Wy IL %y ocr II sS9e y M :asu nat y 3 It @
bull Nfter nll.
"Nnr. Mr. President, can I find aay MI
tt,oriEy ior, concluding that Alr. Caldwell was
.ot elected M eeultse st,me Of tlle votes give!
IT, lin III that l4pslHM wtrH pNltk for. /
ntlnlit that nancy. Is very poDr tunivnlent
u rGturll fur I'LL Glectinn to tic SG.llte Of tho
United Stntrs. l!ayn not niiy doubt nt NIL
On Tint l"lnt: h.t think haye knew, men
whn, did mt ruilsrl, nlly equivalent half as
goUll ilH tflnt.
:: if one brlbc will destroy m election the
public - at THO mercy Hf every EaIlleslcr;
r1lptlan!st. sl.d hy his permission, MI nppos-
i,'Hy ielcat tliie p"p'iIiar viii. Whc!isysr two
candidates contGst y Congressional district,
viii ,irslroy lie RESULT II niy co,npeiitor Sic.
eeetls. will cul,su II k,rtl,e 10 ho paid, or I
vii bu nl,it !" I'M ke t,roDf tAt Il brElle wns
lla!si, AMI tl!1s VIII overthrow tho wo!o p,t'-
TIC ImHt!s If lobbyists t.,ttt xtrihcrsf Shall
sucll I'LL Engrtallunt bu. introduced Into tue
niehcniy OF puliLics, WlleM tia atethllg cal
ttr0li nlreAlly bubbles with Eunttcrlng evils.
l;lt sli!iE 1t be tlolle III tho nanle Of public
aSunators, let us, tho elect of States, sit