New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-21
SENATOR FRYE's MAIDEN SPEECH.

An EMPHATIC ANSWER TO THE SOUTHERN BoCR-
Boys-ACcuMULATIoS OF DAMAGING STATISTICS
SENATOR BURNsIDE's wRATH-A DREABY PROS
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l
WASHINGTON, April 20.-Senator Frye delivered
neat speech to-day. Although the youngest Sena-
tor, Mr. Frye amply demonstrated that Names rep
resentation in the Senate lost nothing in debating
strength at least when he was sent to fill the seat
vacated by the promotion of Mr. Blaine. This may
sound like extravagant praise, but it is deserved.
III. Frye had not intended until very recently to
take part in the debate, and when he claimed the
attention Of the Senate to-day he did not expect to
spoak more than half hour. He spoke about two
hours and presented an array Of facts and arguments
which Il win be impossible for Democrats to meet
sud overcome. Some of the salient points of the
ppeech require special mention every word OF it de-
>srvas to be read and pondered by all men who de-
irc free ballot and q fair count.
Mr.. Frye began by saying that he had never seen
q reAd of braver body of men than are the South
em Senators. Clearly in the wrong, they had
peverthelcss waged aggressive war upon the Repub-
lcans standing In open violation OF mandate
II the Constitution, they had come forward with
tAe Constitution In their hands to justify their vo
ston of one of its cardinal principes-that the ma
jity must rule 1t required, he said, great courage
thst because l39 900 men in Massachusetts, who can
~ read or who are paupers spendthrfs, are not
allowed to vote, therefore 5000 Democrats are
dfnnchiscd 1t required surprising courage for the
Senator from Florida (r CALI to picture the woes
Of the working men and women Of New-England,
ana describe thcm a. hungry, starving SORTS"
/" Does not the Eenssor know" he asked, that the
working people of Massachusetts, whom he thus
,chsracterises have enough money deposited In the
eayines banks Of that Commonwealth TO buy up five
sneh States N Florida and then have $50, 600 600
lsftf Why these 'serfs' in Massachusetts, have
more than 5000. 100000 deposited in savings
snka and the whole valuation of the State OF Flor
n Il only about 100000 including real and
1essonal property. You talk about bulldozing in
sNsw-Englandi" exclaimed the Maine Senator
~Lst me tell the Senator from Louisiana-a State
Nth whose bloody history the country is somewhat
1miliar-that II the white Democrats of that State
& IA hsd 70 deal with New-England workingInen
< ~ had usod the methods they did with colored
~ there would not be alive in Louisiana to-day
cough Conservative Democrats to forma respect
4 shls nucleus for political party"
& Gpsaking Of Southern reputation, Mr.. Frye de-
e)ased that h admired the bravery Of the Senator
3 - North Carolina (dr vance), who had boldly
so9ted-and had proved apparently to his own sat
( tns>lou-that that State had never repudiated one
~ Of its Indebtedness. Mr.. Frye then showed
~ d. 900 North Carolina bond, bought In 1860
g nall premium. has never paid one cent of in
e>tto 70 the holder since that under the so-called
& 11ingAw Of North Carolina that bond withitsac-
nlations, amounting sitogetherto to about 81, 700,
sow be @suncndered" for new bond for $40.
I: - st the pressnt market price would yield
no In cash, md yet the Senator said North
Iza he'd never repudistcd dollar.
entx Frye then turned his attention to the re-
Rmidentid election. Senators from every
Il aGp 6tate have, since the present discussions
& lpsxtsd over and over again that the cleo
i hcss 6toSes were peaOesble, fair and hon.
&ona4ef Gail and others have lamented be-
II ~ eeaRt. the elections In New-England
A. ne ~ falz. Mr.. Frye has been looking
5psA flsd IN The Attorney Generals Of
pfdst Attcrneys snd United States