The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-03-03
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10 the u S House Representatives
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Mr. BLAND. Mr.. Chqirman.
hope in the few remarks that I shall
now make / will not be interrupted
for 1t is not my purpose to dotain
the committee but a few moments
Since this Government began the
Democratic party hes had its exist
eEce as an organization and aA s par
ty 10 this country, and it has seemed
to me tbe special mission of every
new party which springs up from
tine TO time in this country to make
bitter and violent attacks up9n tae
I Democratic party. Theg lm 20
suppose that it is necessary to do
away with this grand old party that
has always stood up in the front for
the rights Of the people of this whole
country, not only in finances, but 10
civil liberty and for al the rights Of
the people, and that that old party
must re supplanted before any OF
these new growth Of parties can sur
vive. The gentleman from Iowa in
bis speech in this House To-day has
not only reiterated what I suppose
TO be some Of his campaign speeches
during the last canvass, but has car
ried out exactly what supposed he
would carry out from his speeches
during that canvass, and he has
shown the animus which then inspir-
ed him in attacking the Democratic
party, the only friend he has here
upoa this floor to stand by him
| Laughter on the Republican side I
| Now, Mr.. Chairman, during the last
session Of Congress the gentleman
introduced certain resolutions here,
the purport OF which was against the
founding Of this debt beyond the
power Of the Government 10 pay or
at any tirIe to pay the debt in liver,
and proposition that he sustained
in a speech and on the call oflhe roll
Of this House. That roll call shows
that there were 81 votes in favor Of
that resolution, and " Of those we're
Democrats.
Mr. WEAVER Now let me ask
a question.
Mr.. BLAND. / will not yield 10
the gentleman.
Mr. WEAVER. I yield 70 Che
gentleman for his questions and hope
he will exercise the same courtesy
towards me.
Mr.. BLAND I will not be furlb
er interrupted at this point.
I say, Mr. Chairman. that this
proposition received in this House
81 votes, II of which were cast by
Democrats, and only one single Re-
publicad voted with tue gentleman
Yet he stands here to-day making
bis speech, and eheered on by the
Republican side Of the House Ia his
attack upon the Democratic party
and Democrats.
In the gentleman's canvass it was
charged by men high in authority Gin
his own party) that he visited com
mittees of the Republican party in
the city OF New York, and that dur
ing the canvass the whole influence
OF himself and bis party was yield
ing to the Republican party, which
did not support him in this House,
and was used against the party that
did. The gentleman may deny it,
but be knows what is matter Of pub
| Tic history, and that men high in the
caucus Of his own party charged
him with this conduct in the can
yass.
What did the gentleman do after
he was nominated The FIRST State
went into was Alabama and while
the Record shows that every Demo
orat from that State who voted on
this proposition voted with him, he
went down there to defeat the very
men who upheld him here Then be
went to Arkansas to do the same
thing there, and his whole canvass
seemed to have been conducted with
A view 10 defeat the men who stood
by him on these propositions, and
to elect men who voted against him
and bis propositions.
Mr. C0NGER. Did be stay there
long? Laughter
Mr.. BLAND I am glad The gen
tleman has suggested that. There
seems to be a eort Of harmony be-
tween the gentleman representing the
Greenbaek party and the Republi-
cans in all these questions He stay
ed there till near the election. Then
he went up in West Virginia, and hC
claimed there the Greenbaok party
was going to carry Alabama. Bul
the Associated Press sent out dis
patches that The gentleman from
Iowa denounced The people Of that
State as being bull dozera, and ha5
said the Republicans bad not tolt
half the truth concerning them SEN
ator Conkling, in making a speech il
New York denounclng the Demo
cratic party, adduced these Dispatch
es and put Mr Weaver onFthe stanl
TO prove these men we're bull dozers
So that I say bis whole campaign
, from beginning to end, corresponds
with his speech here in the ialeresi
of the party that baa conducted lhii
I. Government end passed the laws h
E has complained Of and fixed then
! upon the people Of this country, aus
against the party that ell this tim
has opposed that policy.
Nr. SPARKS The genGlemaI
/. from Iowa vas aiding them at lha
time.
Mr. WEAVER. That is no
true.
Mr. SPARKS. Were you not
Republican
Mr. WEAVER | understand Ii
gentleman to saY that during II
: campaign I aided the ReDnbiea
: party.
Mr. SPARKS. We're You rot
Republican, and as a Republican di
you not vote for the men that passe
those laws
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