Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-10-09
Senator Hoar SPEAKS Again.

Senator George +. Hoar OF Massachusetts,
made another ringing speech a few days ago,
which is thus reported by the Boston travel.
err:
He proceeded TO a discussion of the South
ern question. The southern white Democracy
he said, have successfully accomplished their
purpose of practically DISTINGUISHING the
black men Of the South and the foEty-four
electoral votes representing that colored popu-
lation in the Electoral College are to be cast by
fraud and force, and without right, by the old
Southern white slave holding Democracy.
There is not an intelligent man on tins con-
tinent that has the slightest idea that Grover
Cleveland could be declared President Of the
United States, unless the votes Of Mississippi,
South Carolina, Florida, Louisiana and Vir-
.ginia, forty in all, shall be counted in his "a
There Is not an intelligent man on this
continc NJ who does not aao- shst the votes OF
every o 10 of those states would he given, il
they could be freely east for the republican
candidate. tApplansel
The gentleman who calls himself an indie
pendent, and who proposes, by reason Of some
dislike or Interpretation of the Republican
candidate, TO yots for Grover Cleveland, is not
10 help elect a president OF the United States;
be is only TO make possible the contamination
Of a political crime by which the choice OF .
minority OF this people may be wrongfully
seated in tho Presidential chair.
He will tell yon that he thinks your candidate
has dono wrong, or offered 10 do wrong, or
made a suggestion Of wrong, and yet, can
there bea crime against human society so great
az tie robbery of 100000 OF American srcc-
men of their right TO vote and az the seating
OF a dsurper in the Presidential ehairy l made
this statement in Boston at the begipning OF
the campaign, and | was met by an .ndepen-
dent Boston paper with the statement that !
wRs talking about an issue ten years old; that
i was going back into the past TO rake up for
gotten questions.
Why my friends, I went down South three
months ago, myself, as Chairman Of q commit
tee of the Senate, charged with an myestiga.
ton into tho political practices which prevail
at this moment in tho State OF Mississippi
A yoice-How about Rhode IsiandY
Mr.. Hoar-Weu, how about Rhode Islandl
" there q man IN Rhode Island who can NOT
cast his vote according TO the Constitution and
laws which her people have establishedy
loud applausel
Mr.. Hoar then told in a graphic manner the
story OF the murder Of Matthews and the Copi-
ah outrages, by which methods, he said, unless
Massachusetts be consistent, q Democratic
President In TO be seated on the 4.h 81 next
March. As further bearing upon this topic,
which his friends OF the Boston Daily Adver-
tiser said was ten years old. MI. Hoar read a
few sentences from a speech of one Long, a
Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector
in the state OF Florida, showing the Democratic
purposes and campaign methods. You want a
Bankrupt law; you want a law by which the
Massachusetts creditor, il he hos debtors any
whore in the country, can nave his fair and
homes. share with the other creditors. But
these forty usurped votes that will be cast in
solid mass against that Bankrupt law.
You want a navy, but these forty usurped
votes are 10 DO cast in solid column every time
against the creation Of o navy.
Won want 9 tariff for protection 10 the wages
of tho American workmen, but those forty
usurped votes are 10 DO cast in solid mass
against The interests aud desires OF the Massa-
chusetts working people.
sappose You have a considerable number OF
~foreign-horn citizens here-from Germany,
from Canada, but most Of all from Ireland
These men are our brethren; thoy are Amer
lean citizei.s.
When (. is proposed 70 HAYES navy by which
We can protect their rights when they go nome
to visit their relations in the Oid World, aud
when we undertake. TO maintain and improve
and perfect the policy which keeps up the rate
OF their wages here, upon which the comfort
OF their homes il to depend, / think it is a
pretty important present issue whether we are
10 be encountered by forty fraudulent white
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