Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-30
SENATOR moan ANSWERED.
Rev. James Freeman Clarke Makes some
Telling Points.

A Roston special says: At one OF tle
,arocst meetings of boilers held tonight in
tho Cbarlestown district, the Rev. James
Freeman Clarke spoke at length largely In
renly 10 Senator IIOar's criticism OF his
course. Senator Iloar had asked sub-tan-
tially: "IIow can Mr.. Clarke vote Tor Gov
ernor Cleveland for President when. II elect
| ed. he will be chosen by the votes OF
| some States where the cOlored voters who
would vote the Republican ticket have
| boen iniimidated and prevented from
voting in former years, and viii no doubt
! be so prevented at the present election!
| II not for this intimidation neither south
! Carolina nor Alabama, Louisiana, Missls-
sIppi or Florida would vote the Demo
cratic ticket. Cleveland cannot honestly
be elected 10y majority Of votes; there
fore Mr.. Clarke ought not to vote for
him." Mr.. Clarke sand that he July
| agreed with Mr.. lioar as TO the crime
and evil Of all fraud in the ballot
box, bribery at the polls, intimlda-
ton Of voters 10y capitalists, 10y
| drmagogues, by southern white men
or black men. by those who compel Gov
,rnment officers 10 go 10 the polls under
threais Of losing their situations. tissue
| ballots. repcaicrS. imported voters. false
punishcd as crime. against liberty, order,
and the life OF the nation. But he wished
TO remind Senator llOar that on one Occl-
sion he had an opportunity TO inquire into
| such crimes as these and refused TO do so.
| Nj. Clarke here recalled The Electoral
| Commission OF 1877. Of which Mr.. Iloar
was a member when the Commission de-
cidcd instantly by vote OF 10 not TO
90 behind the apparent returns in order 10
search for the real truth. Mr.. lloar and his
friends, Mr.. Clarke sud, refused 10 examine
the evidence offered them 10 show that TIL
den, and not Hayes. was lawfully elected.
They steadily voted 8 10 I against asking il
fraud had or had not been committed.
| They were good men. and no doubt be-
lieyed they were doing right. But they
gave the presidency 10 Mr.. Hayes when
they had good reasons offered them 10 show
thai Tilden had been really chosen. Al
thai time Senator IIoar and the other Repub-
lican members Of the Commission had an OPP
pOrtunity such rs seldom comes 10 men 81
doing great act Of justice in opposition to
patty prejudice and fear.
"Mr. IIoar says that have buttoncd up
my ears and my understanding and refuse
To listen 10 this question OF southern frauds
At ALL said Mr.. Clarke. "Wbat did he do
at that time but exactly that? have not
been appointed 10 inquire into southern
frauds. / have no means Of getting evil
dence about them. lie was appointed for
that most solemn purpose. He had the
evidence offered to him. II he then refused
to consider il, what RICH: has he 10 ask me
TO investigate I; now =
Mr. Clarke asked Mr.. 1Ioar il il is not
possible that the Surcst way to break up the
Ii - In.
Solld North IL is the breaking up Of par
ties at the South which will give the vote
to the colOred people. We shall see that
change come with Democratic Admins
tratiOn. New issues will arise. The ques-
ton OF revenue reform will be agitated.
There will be protective party and a
reyenue-reiorm party at the South.
Each VIII seek the vote Of the cOlored
people, each defend it, and claim its
rights. All our voting in solid North will
not do this, but the breaking up Of the
solid North may probably accomplish il in
a few years. Mr.. Clarke said that he would
not share the fear Of great dangers which
many apprcbend from Democratic Adj
ministration. That We want in the preSi-
dental chair is an honest man, whether he
be Republican or aDomocrat; a man who
will appoint good judges who cannot be
corrupted bv wealthy corporations; who is
able TO resist bad clements in his own par
ty; who has the courage TO punish the rings
who plumber the Treasury.
We want President who will veto bad
laws, even when they come from his own
party; who VIII not allow the nation 10
drift toward an unnecessary war; who
will carry out civil-seryicc reform honest
ly; who will appoint TO business Offices
the best man, whether Of his own par
~ or that Of his opponents. and who will
he able 10 do this because he will come
into power untrammcled by obligations
TO any machine. Mi. Cleveland has
shown himself capable OF such course
as this. Few people will maintain that Mr..
Blaine is able to do it. There is very much
tmldiiy regarding the incoming Of the
Democracy. Mr.. Emerson told u, long
ago. as Mr. ll0ar will remember, that We
must call a popgun a popgun. though the
ancient and honorable Of The world call It
the crack Of DOOM The coming into
power OF The Democracy j. only pOpsun;
il is not 'the crack Of DOOM