The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-05-05
THE BARGAIN With MAHONE.
SENATOR BUTLER's UNANsWER-
ABLE INDICTMENT AGAINST
The REPUBLICANS SET
FORTH IN SEVEN
TEEN COUNTS.
The Star Route Pots Rejecting on the Color OF
the Garfield Kettle - Blaine on
American Naturalization.


which, in its way, 10 likely to be quite as effective
as was Mr.. Frye's speech. He produced, as he
had promised, proof Of a bargain with Malone,
which he elaborated to Mshone's discomfort.
Then he proceeded to defend The civilization Of
the South In a speech Of rare eloquenee and
satrical comparison so cutting as to put upon Re-
publican Senators ludcrous embarrassment Mr.,
Burnside and Mr.. Hale attempted replies but
Malone thought best to wait until he became
cooler. 1t may be depended upon that he will
not indulge in any loose personal reflections
upon Mr. Butler when he may reply.
After the usual motion to go into executive
session had met with Its unvarying fate, Mr., But.
Ter Dem., g. C) took the floor, promising his
speech by reading from the Record the report Of
the colloquy between himself and Mr. Burnside
on the Goth inst. during which he had said that
II he did not establish the fact that there had
been bargain he would resign his seat He de-
sired 1t to be understood that with the motives
and purposes Of Senators as individuals he had
nothing to do, but 1t was his duty as Senator to
scrutInize legihmately the public acts, the pub.
lie votes and public utterances Of all men who
belonged to the public. He made no charge
against the Senator from Virginia; he had moth.
ing but the kindest feeling for that Senator but
when that gentleman and his friends rose and
charged the Democrats with revolution and trea.
son, 1t was his (Mr. Butler's) duty to account for
the course which he was taking. What we're the
evidences Of a bsTgRln2
First-The Senator from Virginia (Mr. Mahone)
was elected to the Senate as Democrat.
second-His purpose to vote with the Republl
cans had never been announced until his vote
had disclosed that fact.
Third Following that vote he had been as
signed to the chairmanship Of an important com.
mittee by the Republican CAUCUS
Fourth-This had been followed by the nomi.
nation OF Mr.. Riddleberger for sergeant-at-Arms.
Flith-George y. GOrham, an earnest friend Of
the Senator, had been nominated as Secretary.
sixth-He (Mr. Mahone) had appJinte1 Mr..
Gorham's brother.in law as clerk OF his commit
tee,
sevenlh-The nominations by the President Of
Mr. MahOne's political friends to Federal offices.
Eighth-The Senator had voted on every mo
tion with the Republicans
Ninth By such votes he was carrying out the
will Of the Republican caucus,
Tenth-He had moved his seat to the Replbli-
can side Of the Chamber
Eleventh-The Republican caucus refused to
transact public business until Gorham and Rid
dleberger were elected.
TWelfth-The Senator still claimed to be Dem.
ocrat and voted with the Republicans
Observation-Disclosures was an avoWed Dem.
ocrat and Repud.ationist, and therefore offensive
TO the Republicans.
Fourteenth-The Senator from Ohio (Mr. sher
mani avowed that anything that would beat
down the Democratic party was iustihable.
Fifteenth-The Democratic Senator'S had been
asBailed because they voted as their conscienCes
dictated in order to divert the attention Of the
county from an unlawful alliance.
Sixteenth-Inslead of inviting an tnvestiga-
ton OF the charges the Senator from Virginia and
his friends sought to preven: free speech and
legitimate discussion by threats and deDuncla'
ions.
seVenteenth-The reason assigned for the coali-
tiOn was that the Senator from Virginia was in
favor Of free ballot and q fair count.
"a free ballot and fair count" continued MI
Butler "When at the last election the State Oh In
diana was cOlOnized with negro voters from the
South In order to nullify and neuhalize the Dem
Ocratic vote !" He then proceeded 10 reply 10
portions of Mr.. Fryes speech, regretting that gen
tlemans absence, and quoting the couplet-
He who fights and runs away
May live to fight another day.
He repelled the assaults made by that Senator
upon South Carolina, asserting that the people Of
that State were living 10 peace and harmony.
Was this insatiate crusade against the South
never to stop7 II secession had been mistake
A0Q y CflLu6t uUW eBI6BlOuhly ubu bD0 DOutu
suffered for III II the maintenance OF slavery
had been O crime how the revenges OF time had
settled with her for Ill The Republican party had
thrown obstacles In the way OF the Southern
people and then cursed and mathematical and
misrepresented them because they acted with the
Northern Democracy. There was not in the
heart Of any Southern man scintilla OF hostility
to the c0lOred race. He trusted that God would
strike him down and paralyze his right arm II he
ever had a particle OF hostility TO that kind
haor vic VUhinh had nFOtnnfnO hia wife and
children during the war. He then proceeded to
read from the Easton (Me) Argus and the Boston
Globe, and also from large number Of athdaVits
of citizens Of Maine to show that IN the tlections
held In that State fraud, bribery and intimidation
had been practiced by the Republican party. He
also read an editorial from the Lew stOn Gazette
moraliEing upon the large number OF crimes
committed In Maine. Out Of deference to com
mon decency he would decline TO give the details
Of the chandler" murder In Maine, but In bru'
talty, In beaBtllness, 1t had never been equalled
since the days OF the BOrgias, The Senator from
Maine, before he began another crusade In South
Carolina, ought to apply the teachings OF his
school books and Bible at his own home. The
Senator from Maine had continually reminded
the Confederate Brgadiers' that they were con-
uueTed. They were conquered but II the Sena'
tor had had any little hand in the operatlon he
(MT. Butler) had never heard OF 1t. How lovely
It was to see the Senator draw his sword fifteen
years after everybody else has put his upl Sold
iers in war and peaCeable men In peace never
talked about conqueling everybody. It was only
those who had been In bomb proofs who charged
the inohensiVe Rebel Brgadiers" with sort Of
wolverine ferOcity, when they were on the lower
side Of the stream and not muddying the water.
MI Burnside (Rep R. l. alluding TO Mr.. But
ler's remark that he would resign his seat II ne
did not prove that there had been bargain, said
that though every Senator did not believe that he
had proved IL he would request the SenatOr mol
TO resign.
Mr.. Butler trusted that II, on the contrary, he
had proved o bargain, the Senator from Rhode
Island would retain the chairmanship Of his COM
mittee.
Mr. Burnside, continuing, said that the state
ment Of facts presented, while skilfully clustered
together, contained nothing new. The Senator
had endeavored 70 try Senators by the rules Of
evidence by which criminals were convicted In
stead Of by the courtesy Of the Senate. 1t was
wrong for one side Of the Chamber to persist in
charging corruption on the other side, and II
ought TO STOP All charges that there WaA any cor
ruption on his side OF the Chamber was false.
Mr.. Hale [Rep, Me-, said that he would not
South Carolina. His colleague would be amply
capable Of taking care Of himself. The difference
between the people Of South Carolina and the
people Of Maine was that where an OtenBe occur
red the people Of Maine and its institutions pnn.
ished thGse wi o had committed the deed. Could
the Senator say 90 much for his 3 ate2 He re-
gFetted that the Senator should have made On At
tack upon his State.
MT Butler-l nave made no at4ck on MAINE.
did not recite the crimes which knew nothing
about with view OF rejecting upon Maine. The
Senator's colleague charged that the cltmeS com
mitted in my State Indicated low order Of civ.
ilzatiOn, and desired to point out that II that
were the criterion, he had something 10 look to
Rthome,
Mr.. Hale, referring to the charges OF fraud In
the election In Maine called attention to the fact
that at the time Of Its commission the State had
been under the control Of the Fusionists. Con-
tinuing, he branched off on the subject OF out
RACES In the Southern States. II had become the
fashion, he said, for Senators to deny those out
RACES. Denial did not help the matter. II were
as well TO take up any piece Of historical tesii-
mony and deny II. The Republican party was
dedicated to this single proposition that every,
where, all over the Republic, the men who had
the right to vote should be permitted If he willed,
to execute that right. There never would be