National Republican., 1888-01-23

/ them Detter than Mr. crisp,
The case was reported to the House
| Never until the committee made It's report
| and the House was asked TO vote upon this
| question was Mr. Thobe allowed to see
these anidavlts replying to his application.
A greater outrage was never committed
! upon the ballot
A memorial signed by over 4 900 voters of
the sixth congressional district of Kentucky
was presented to the House. Mr.. Lyman,
| I'm an able and exhaustive speech, pre-
sented the equities OF the case to the House.
| MI Cooper, OF Ohio, and Mr.. Rowell, OF
Illinois, two Republicans, presented tech
meal arguments to show that Mr.. Carlisle
was entitled to the seat No one denies
that Mr.. Carlisle is technically entitled to
the seat. lie holds the certificate, and the
incompetence or dishonesty OF Thobe's at
torney prevented the taking OF the testi.
mony to unseat him In the time prescribed
| by law, but Mr.. Cooper and Mr.. Rowell
| will find It as hard work to convince their
| Republican constituents that this technical
| title should override justice as they found
| 1t impossible to convince their Republican
cobfreres upon the floor OF the House.
| The question is one which rises above
legal quibbles and technicalities. 1t is
whether the voice OF the ballot shall rule,
and whether the voice Of the people in
respectful memorial to Congress shall be
heard and needed.
ON these questions the Republicans voted
solldly, with the exception Of Messrs.
Cooper and Rowell, in favor of tan honest
ballot and fair count" and the right OF
20 I., b.arI Tho nannnnrata
with seven exceptions, voted against these
propositions.
The Democrats failed to force through
their proposed outrage. Now the party
lash descenis and all Democrats are or
d,fcd to walk up to the feed trough aud
save the great, the honorable, the con
scicutious Speaker from being annoyed
any longer 10y this pestlent mechanic this
ambitious wage worker-a wood carver,
whom the people of the sixth congressional
district Of Kentucky selected to represent
them.
The Democrats from the south will, Of
course, obey the order-many OF them have
q worse title even than that of Mr.. Carlisle
to the seats they occupy. But there are a
million wage earners In the north aud they
will without any doubt inquire into the
conduct Of any Democratic representative
who refuses to one of their number-thc
first real workingman who earns his brea
and supports his family by the labor Of his
! hands as a skilled mechanic.
J Mr.. Carlisle knew when he filed his GER
tlhcate Of election that this contest would
, not down-that the cry OF the workingmen
OF the sixth congressional district Of Ken
lucky would come to Congress demanding
in thunder tones an investigation. IL he
: had been chivalrous, honorable gentle
} mana reputation for which he had for
many years prior to the last Congress en-
, ioyed, he would have stood upon the floor
OF the House and expressed the sentiments
announced by Henry Cabot Lodge Of Mas
sachusetts in the following words:
1t seems to me, speaking for myself, that II
allegations of this sort were made in any con.
test as to my right 10 seat, l should, for my
own sake, wish the matter to be probed to the
bottom.
Not so with Mr.. Carlisle lIepermitted a
Democratic caucus to nominate and the
. Democrats OF the House to elect him
5 Speaker clothing him with enormous power,
enabling him, like the centurion OF old, to
say to "one man to 60 and he goeth, and an
other man to come and he cometh''-a
, power that largely placed, for the time, In the
hollow Of his hands the ambition and the
political future of every man In the
House, Republican or Democrat o,
!. Labor man, and, what is more, he
!, is using that power without scruple
to crush this wood carver-thls wage
worker. His conscience and his cuti
Gle are even thicker than lamar's, who did
at the last moment make an appearance OF
decency when he resigned the Secretary
ship of the Interior before he was confirmed
as associate justice of the Supreme Court
We make the prediction that this Infamous
vote against justice and fair play will retire
to private life two Republicans and vas
c number Of Democrats north OF Mason and
DiXon's line.
The party whip cracks, and 1t is probable
that the Democrats will obey it. So muct
! the worse for Mr. Thobe and so much the
, better for the Republican party, 1t can g
to the country on this record.