The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-04-07

give his opinion in regard TO the evl
dence reported to the Senate and to the
House of Represent ltives. The speech
of the gentleman Wassin substance a
most en- phatic confession Of the wisdom
of the r publican party the last fifteen
years. Every one Of the great measures
which had separated the two parties
during that period had been alluded to
by the gentleman and only to confess
how utterly and thoroughly he and those
who acted with him had been mistaken.
The same 6erceness Of attack which the
gentleman to-day made upon the mo"
tives of the Republican party, had been
heard ever since the birth of that party,
only to be followed by confession nom
the same lips. The Repub lean party
had been right, and that what it had
done would be accepted not only as
necessity but as a benefit. The gentle
man had attacked coalition. If 1.-THE men
who had planted themselves in resist
ance to every step taken for the purpose
of baneftting the Colored race might
bind together to kee p their power, should
not those who differ from them unite to
overthrow it? He did not, he stated,
desire to enter upon a discussion OF the
issueswhiCh had been brought up by the
Senator from Georgia, but he challenged
that gentleman, who claimed the evils
in the South were attributable to the Re
publican party, to point out a single
great measure for the benefit Of the col
ored man where the Republican party
had not been ia the right and the party
with which he associated in the wrong
Mr. Hill said he had heard exactly the
speech he had expected, but he had too
much respect for the Senate and himself
to characterize it as 1t ought to be char
acterized. He enved no man his ma ure,
his position, his prospects in this life or
the next who could deliberately get up
in council like this and take pleasure in
reEearsing the charges against his fellow
citizens in any section of the country.
Was it manly, fair and patriotiCP Would
it not be just as manly to make an issue
on the Constitution itself and on it's
framers2
Mr.. Hoar again challenged Hill to
state upon what important measures in
regard to the South the Republican party
had not been in the right, and upon Hill
replying The reconstruction measures,
declared the so.Called carpet bag govern
ments had been neCessitated by laws en-
acted in many Southern States, PRACTICAL
ly re established slavery.
In the midst ofthe controversy, which
was kept up at some length, Logan ell
tered upon discussion, induced to do 30
by a remark of Hll's to the effect that
the Re- publicans would not let the war
rest in peace. we are told, time and
again. he said, by the Senators from
that side, that the war is past and do not
want to allude to it, yet every time the
opportunity is offered the Senator digs
up every question growing out of the
war. You, sir, and every other man that
Joined in the rebellion against this Gov
ernment is responsible for every wrong
complained Of.
Mr.. Hill happen not to be as re-
sponsible as you. When he was stand
ing advocating policy for the Democratic
party which encouraged them to resist,
was lnanfully breasting the storm, and |
will tell the Senator what is an historical
fact, that l was met ON the stump in
Georgia with the argument that he, and
such as he, would sustain the South if 1t
did seCede. Applause in the galleries.
Mr.. Logan-Any man that insinuates
sympathized with it at that time insinu-
ates what is false.
Mr.. Hill have no doubt of it. did
not charge it. The Senator will under
stand l do not endorse what was said Of
him, but when he rises and charges
and those with whom l associated are
responsible for all the wrongs to the
Southern States l then remind him oil
the attitude of himself and myself when
the thing was fagrant l did not charge
the Senator intended to sympathize with
secession by no means. | am simply
stating an historical fact.
Mr.. Logan-I desire right here to set
tie this question. do not intend an in
sinuation of this kind shall be cast at me
when it is false. Sitting right in this
Chamber there is a Senator who knows
this insinuation is false. He has a right
to know it. l have never called upon
him to state his knowledge because am
here to protect myself, but | say these
insinuations in this direction have got
to stop for they are not true.
Mr.. Hill accept the gentlemans
statement that they are not true, but il
the Senator expects to stop me from re.
citing historical facts he is mistaken.
His speech was unnecessary and out OF
place.
The controversy was resumed between
MesArs. Hoar and Hill, the former Chal.
lenging the latter to advance any proof
sustaining his charge that the Republic
an party in the South was not friend
of the Colored men, and the latter CON-
tending the evils in the South had been
brought about by Csrpetbaggism. In
concluding his speech Mr.. Hill again al
luded to the Chittenden letter, declaring
he was still of the opinion it would be
for the best interests Of the country to
have both party organizations abandon.
ed. AS long as the parties which lived
on dead issues existed the evils would
continue. But while the parties Contin-
ued he could not affiliate with a party
which lost no opportunity to mslign his
people. He would rather be dog and
bay the moon than a Southern man and
associate with the msligners Of his peo.
pie.
Mr.. Hoar followed with brief speech
in which he again alluded to the great
achievements of the Republican party
in the great cause of freedom and ridicul-
ed the idea Of there being free ballot
in the South under Democratic rule.
Mr.. Beck intimated that the reason
the Republicans refused the many inVi.
tations of their Democratic friends to 60
into an executive session was they had
quarreled among themselves and dared
not face such a session. 1t was his de.
.liberate opinion the Republican party
under the pretenCe of desiring to elect
officers of the Senate had been postpon-
ing from day to dsy, for week, the con-
sidergtion Of executive business. They
had encouraged debate on Louisiana az
fairs and all the filth that had existed in
regard to the politics Of that State, and
aOofr uinO tho bloody