Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-06
Voorhees, Nd Malone.

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democrat repudiationist and
charging that his acting with the
republicans was in consequence Of
'disgrace'ul bargain SnLs'-
quently, at The suggestion OF Mr.
Hoar, Mr.. Voorhees, disclaimed any
Endorsement Of any expression IL
the article which might be con
strued Us making personal quarre
either with Senator Malone or the
President.
Mr. Malone (rising unexpected
ly) said: / rise to ascertain
whether l correctly understood the
Senator from Illinois (meaning In
diana and Voorhees) as saying that
the article which he had raad from
Philadelphia paper (thc Evening
telegraph was his speech? Ipause
Tor a reply.
Mr., Voorhees, (who had in the
meantime moved to the republican
side OF the chamber and taken a
chair very short distance from
Mr.. Mahonel replied in a courteous
but resoluie tone. lie said i sent
to the clerks desk an article from a
leading republican newspaper editeh
by allies Of the Senator from Vir-
gnia. Soon afterwards the Senator
rom Massachusetts (Mr. Hoa)
came to me aDd asked me to soften
that article by disclaiming it as my
speech. | did so, in response 10
that suggestion. If the Senator
rom Virginia expects anything
further than that from me he is
mistaken; entirely mistaken. He
will have to deal with the republI-
can editor of that paper. And
when he settles with me he will
find me here. and will not only find
me here. but fud me willing to re-
spond l do not mean that in any
offensive sense whatever, but in a
sense Of ab.olute justice. II the
Senator from Virginia, so early in
this contest as now, is complaining
Of he terms in which his repu bli
can allies aud the republican news
papers speak OF him, and is conn.,
planning OF democratic Senators who
simply ask that the terms in which
he is spoken of by his republican
friends may be known, he has a
more difficult road TO travel than he
has COM eived of. He need not
think Tor one moment that he can
coerce or dictate the course OF de-
bate on this floor. | ma lie large
conce ssion. | did it from my
heart, and with no possible dis
respect to the Senator from Virginia.
not the slightest. | did it because
l thought it right, when the dis
= tinrulshed and cultured Senate
from Massachusetts called my
attention to it. But il the Senator
from Virginia thinks he can stretch
by one hairs breadth something
between the gentleman from Mas
: sachusctts and myself, and coerct
me into a single Concession bey md
that, lie is entirely mistaken. | all
lust on this floor, aud | intend tC
be Just. But when send TO the
desk 10 have real an edi orial from
lone Of the leading republican news
papers OF the u ited States, ain
to be called i'll question on this sid'
OF the cha nber =? The Senator from
Massachusetts, has had my vene a
+ ton tor twenty years. He knows
that not tor my life would | do Al
act of injustice, nor would l do ar
act dictated to me in the spirit II
which the gentleman from Virgins
rose
Mr.. Malone said: Mr.. Presl
den, thi, is very simple ques
tior. | stated the case to thu
Senate. and stated it. l think
clearly. l stated that the SsnaiO
from Illinois (rneaning Indiana) had
read TO this House an article from
a newspaper in which differen
references TO myself were mad
the Senator having stated that wal
a part of bis speech. Now, VIVA
! I have arisen for, Notwithstanding
what the Senator has said TO my
friend from MASSACHUSETTS, is to ask
the Senator from Indiana whether
} or not these personal references to
myself were of his own accord!
Aud that speaking imperatively.
IN