New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-15
WHY DEMOCRATS ARE UNHAPPY

.e.r,, p.rroT IN NEw-ENGIAND-TkOE
,,nvsno,, or SUFFRAGE ONLY IN TILE SOUTH
A DULL DAY IN THE SENATE.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBuNEl
WAsHINGToN, April 14.-The Senate to-"ay ~
mained in session more than six hours Nearly nan
of this time was occupied by Senator MoIe"n, W
Alabama. who made speech that quickly eiliP'''"
the Senate Chamber and filled the cioaA-'"'n'''
Mr. Morgan again reviewed the Constitution ol 'n'
limited States. as well as the procedures o' ."o
Senate during the last month, DesldeS ui''o"''"s
on variety of other topics
when he had finished. Senator Brown, OF Georgia
,asted an honr or two of time in repeating portions
=. s,aeches which he had made before since the
,,resent struggle began. Mr.. Brown is especially
.roubled about Massachusetts,. where, he says, the
pennblican party has deprived the people oi Tree
h.llot. He declared to-day that $4,000 people IN
u,ssocbusetts are dsfranchised on account Ot IN
.h,;tv Ia read of pauperisIn, of drunkenness, etc.
"Nowp said Mr.. Brown, the Republican majority
1, that State is about 10000; therefore, II the
$4,000 citizens who are diSfranchlSed Tor the
eanses enumerated were permitted tovote. the Dem
ocrsts would have majority" Senator Hoar ad-
m;tted that there might be something In tins. Mt
Brown asserted with great audacity that really the
only place in thec0untry where the ballot is entirely
free Is in the South. He drew a glowing picture OF
the political content and peace which dwell III
Georgia and in the South generally. Mr Brown
said he admitted that at one time political outragcs
had been committed in Georgia and other Southern
States but they were of the past, and now every
man can vote as he plcascs without mOlcStation.
In reply 20 an inquiry by Mr.. HOar, the Georgia
Senator admitted that some years ago. when he IN
dulged in Republican proclivites, his life was IN
danger because of his political opinions, and he
could not safely visit certain parts of Georgia unless
accompanied by armed friends to protect his per
son but" he added, the same men who threat
ened my life then are my Yarmest friends now
The people of Georgia by majority OF 10000
elected Legislature which, by vote of more than
twothirds of its members in both branches sent me
here to repel the unjust attacks of the Senator from
Massachusetts," Mr.. Dawes quietly remarked that
be was glad to learn that when the Senator from
Georgia changed his politics, and again became a
Democrat he secured not only personal safety but
political honor and promotion.
Nearly all the Southern Democrats have now
made speeches and nearly all of them have devoted
the iberal and unjust laws of that state, when
prevent illitcrate persons, pauers spcndhTlls anu
drunkards from voting. This illustrates the colossal
pOlitical npudence of men who hold their seats IN
the Senate because Of shOtguns, rifle cluhs, Tissue
ballots and false counting, and who walked INTO
oHce over the dead bodies of their political "pio-
nents The Senate, exhausted by It's arduous lalOTs
OF the last four days adjourned until next Monday,
although several Senators have speeches prepared
for delivery. If the struggle continues another
week as seems altogether probable, Republicans
will have to say than they have said this week