The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-01-14
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COLUMBUS January l9-In times
past EurOpean despota have threatened
the constituent assemblies OF the peo'
people with an abridgement Of their
rights. Az rule they have been either
depOaed or beheaded. Aud yel no despol ,
backed by standing army. ever made
mo, violent and more Infamous deHp0t
10 threats than Lieutenant Governor
Kennedy made In his opening speech to
the Ohio Senate, An attempt on hle
part TO execute these threata will result
either In surrender OF the sovereignty
\ OF the Senate and the people, or civil
e0mmOtl0n, II not civil war, for II IL
understood that the Republican man
Agers have arranged 10 call out enough
OF tho militia 10 enable General Kenne'
dy TO override the Senate and arrest
and imprison every Senator who resista
his arbitrary and despotic decTees.
This Ia a flne future that the Repnbll'
cans, under the lead OF that shining
apostle OF fraui, E ", NOyea, present TO
the people OF the State. IL shows ex'
Actly what they may expect from the
desperate Republican leaders who ara
ready 10 iDangnrate civil war sooner
than the civic process shall prevail and
prevent their schemes OF centrall zatiOD.
Under the pretense OF correcting frauds,
In which they were aa deeply Involved
% the b0odle gang, they propose TO sub.
vert constitutional government itself.
How far they will dare TO test the
patience OF the people remains TO be seen.
COLE GIVES 1T TO THRM
The flnal scene In unaeatlng the nine
Democratic members ff0m Hamilton
county wan q fitting finale 10 the orig.
inal farce. SPEAKER Entrekin reversed
half u dozen OF his previous rnlings 30 az
10 apply the gag rule perfectly, aud not
q Democrat was permitted TO be heard
until the Democrats we're put out, and
the Republicans sworn In. Then, upon
AmoliOn TO reconsider the vote. Cole, OF
Stark, lot .eheOl loose upon the rey0lu'
tloniss. FOR more than an hour no
niyed them alive, denouncing o Teyolu'
tl0naTy acheme that had been devised
by the Presidency stealer Noye8 to cover
up aud conceal fraud, Instead OF inveatl,
eating aud exposing II. Mr.. Cole showed
that thu only thing the Democratic side
OF the House wanted wae q full inveatl
cation, which would expose all the
frauds and drag TO light oil who had q
hand In committing them. Then they
were ready 10 vote TO sustain an honest
repor from the committee founded upon
the testimony, no matter who was seated
or who was unaeated, But the Republic
cana wanted no Investigation. They
dared not face II. Republican ballot.
box etuill NJ drove them Into revolution
ary proceedings, and no warned them
that their revolutionary precedent would
como back 10 plague them In the future,
The Republicans wrlthed and groaned
and sou rmed under Cole's eloquent In
yective, every period OF which went
through them like red hot iron. The
lobby was packed TO sulfocation with
Republican hoodlnms who, with the gra.
cloue permission OF tho chair interrupted
and in-ulted the speaker, when members
on the Republican aide failed 10 do H.,
The whole scene was memorable one,
and, IN Nr. Cole aptly said, would damn
the Republican party and reduce IL 10 q
dlagraced and powerleae minority, long
before their revolutionary proceedings
worked out its logical results, or ceased
TO haunt them as u disgracolul preco.
dent.
But no might az we'll have addressed
40 many craven Images, Ont ot lfty-
eight Republicans but two alone, Shep.
ard, Of Franklin, and Johnston, OF Hu.
ron, had tho courage TO vote In favor OF
. full and honest investigation, and
they wers hissed, hooted aud ineulted,
90 though they had committed n crime
instead OF respecting the sanctlty OF
their oaths, The Speaker himself. who
changed his rulings az often az II was
necessary TO gag u Democrat, seems ut
terly unconscious OF tho fact that no
was winning the disrespect VI Repnbli-
cans ~ we'll IN Democrats, and making
record nv n presiding officer that will
be In keeping for two years upon tho
tenter hooks. WAT.