Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-04-07

proposition of reputation ever made IN the
United States. Reverting to the right OF the
majority TO prevail he declared that he ap-
pealed 20 the senators on the democratic sue
to allow the majority to proceed with the Or
diuary course of business. They might de-
nounce the republicans for their
the senator from Virginia. The republicans
could take care of that. They might de-
nounce them for voting for Riddleberger
They could take care that they would not let
the majority go on with public business ex-
cept as they should dictate. They put that
majority in a position which they couid
not surrender without endangering the gov
erment The majority must rule, OF there
was in this country nothing but Mexican
republic.
Mr. Burnside inquired what would be the
action of the democrats in case the wee
President should notify the Senate that ne
was going to New York for IS hours. What
would they do?
Several demOcrats-Let him go.
MIR. Burnside-Suppose we bring in a resolu-
ton for the election of a presiding officer
Mr.. Cockrell-We will meet that question
when il comes.
Mr.. Hoar in answering question pro-
pounded by Mcpherson, challenged any SEN
ator on the other side to rise and say that he
would refuse TO support for political once,
or to have an alliance with anybody in the
south for the reason that he entertained
opinions attributed to Malone and Riddle
berger.
Mr. Bayard rose and Hoar repeated his
challenge.
Mr.. Bayard-The senator wants an answer
and will try AMI give it to him. | do not
care whether he is a democrat or repdbll-
can, advocates the side of Reputation, and
reputation is made an issue, | would never
support him.
Mr. Hoar-If reputation is made an issue,
but suppose it is not an issue?
Mr.. Bayard-But Reputation, by action of
the Senator'S party, is made the issue.
Mr.. Hoar.-I deny it.
Mr.. Bayard-And affirm it.
Mr.. Hoar-The difference between the
senator and ME is that when assassination
and fraud are the issue he will ally himself
with the reputation, is he who stands for all
these things, and will ally myself with the
| repudiationlst who Joins with me to put them
down.
Mr.. Bayard-The senator torgets in the
heat of debate to give due respect to the mo-
tive of an opponent.
Mr.. Hoar--l do not attribute motives, |
deal with facts.
Mr.. Bayard-Why does the senator stand
before the country and ally me in any
way with dishonest and unfair political meth
DDS. Why should he do it!
Mr.. Hoar-Because whenever a party
that performs these things at the South, is in
distress the senator brings the weight of
of his own honorable and fair personal char
acter to its rescue.
! Mr.. Bayard-I do not think it is worth my
while to deny, and l have lived too long
if it is necessary for ME to deny it. The
methods spoken of by the Senator, have
found in me as resisting an opponent and
foe as am capable of being
Mr.. Hoar-The senator thinks so but
think he is alone in thinking so. have
never heard from a southern Union man
black or white, | have never heard from a
northern freedman of anv color, that the sem
ator from Delaware was reckoned among the
saints of the church. Beware of the leaven
of the Pharisee, which is hypocrisy
The Senate at 430 adjourned.