The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-05-08
UBIQUITOUS WHISKY.
Major MoKmley's whisky Vote Gets Rob
ertson's Vote Against WalIaee.

| UBIQUITOUS WHISKY.
Major MoKmicy's whisky Vote Gets Rob-
ertson's Vote Against Wallaee.
WASHINGTON, April 20,-The slime OF
the Whisky bill has not yet been entire
ly wiped out OF the House. An od0rous
mess OF II came TO light on Tuesday,
when subcommittee OF the Committee
on Elections reported In favor of McKin-
Icy OF Ohio holding his seat, Mckinley
was clearly defeated by Wallace, Demo
crat, at the election. but by refusing TO
count for the latter about twenty five
votes which had his initials only, or
John" instead OF Jonathan, Governor
Foster and his Canvassing Board man
aged to give the certificate of election
to Mckinley, though their decision In
this case was Immediately reversed In
that OF Morey, Republican, for whom
the same class OF ballots were counted
that had beeu denied to Wallace.
Speaker Carlisle made Mckinley q
member Of the Ways and Means Commit.
tee, He also put Tom Robertson Of Ken
tucky on the Elections Committee. Tle
Kentuckians were red hot for the whisky
bill, and Joe Blackburn, the whisky
leader, had little confidential talk
with Mckinley. The Elections Commit
tee and R06erta0n's position on II were
mentioned. Blackburn had unlimited
influence with the goOd-natured Robert
son, who was himself quite eager on the
whisky question.
Only four or five members OF the Ways
and Means Committee favored the
whisky bill, but The Kentuckians begged
80 hard that Chairman Morrison was
allowed to take II to the House. Mr..
Mckinley was not In favor OF the BILL
either from conviction or wholesome
fear OF his temperance constituents; but
he voted TO take II up for consideration.
He failed TO answer to his name the 1rst
time, but " being evident that his
friends needed him, on the call OF those
who had not answered he voted aye.
| During debate the peculiar manner In
which this report had been made from
the committee was mentioned, when Mr..
Blackburn Indignantly and vlrtuously
| exclaimed:
| say the bill came here fairly. The
Chairman of the Committee on Ways
and Means reported this bill to the
House, and said that the committee had
Instructed him to do no. He said that
there would be no minority report filed,
but said at the same time that II was
not the unanimous report OF the COM
mittee. When he made that report 10
this House no obeyed TO the letter the In
| structions that his committee had given
him. He did nothing more. He did
nothing else than voice the sentiment
OF that committee. as c0uched In that
order with which he stood charged; and
II this be not q correctland an absolutely
correct statement Of the facts, tnen |
appeal to any and every Republican
member OF the Committee on Ways and
Means whether he can hear me out or
not.
Then Mr.. Blackburn looked toward
MIR. Mckinley. The Ohio man was wait.
Ing his cue, and promptly but rather
nery0usly said;
desire TO say that the gentleman
from Kentucky states exactly the facts
as they occurred. The Chairman OF the
Committee on Ways and Means was au-
th0rized TO report the bill and 10 state,
as no did, that II was not q unanimous
report. II Is due TO him, TO the gentle
man from Kentucky, and TO the commit.
tee 10 make this statement.
| MIR. Blackburn thank my colleague
on the committee for his statement.
Mr.. Brumm-hlay ask u question In
this connections
| Mr, Blackburn must decline to bO
interrupted.
| Aud so the impression was given out
that the bill had received the endorse.
ment OF u majority Of the Ways aud
Means Committee.
During the long debate Mr.. Mckinley
hedged. He had not word TO say on
either side, Az u member OF the COM
mittee he had time under his control,
but he farmed II all out. When the vote
came ON striking out the enacting clause
his former tactics were repeated
| Though In hls seat, on the first call no
did not vote; on the second call the bill
was hopeleasly defeated, and then he
was at liberty 10 vote against II.
Having done his part no turns his eyes
To The Elections Committee, Robertson
OF Kentucky was on the subcommittee
| having MclflnleY's case In charge. The
law and the evidence show pretty con.
clusiyoly that Wallace was elected, but
| Democrat Robertson Joins the Republl.
cans aud reports In his favor. A mem.
ber Of the committee says Robertson
has not read one.tenth OF the evidence,
and knows almost nothing OF the case.
But he knows how the Whisky bill
came TO be reported TO the House, In
ordOr that the distinguished Kentuck-
lans might make u record"