New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-07
DEMOCRATS UPHOLD FRAUD
THE ALABAMA ELECTION CASE DECIDED.
A VERDICT AGAINST JUSTICE AND PRoof-D~''D
SON RETAINS STOLEN SEAT

THE ALABAMA ELfCIiON SAc<~
A VERDICT AGAINST JUsricE AND PRooF-pA'iD'
son RETAINS A STOLEN SEAT
fpY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBuSEl
WASHINGTON, March, 6.-By party 'o.c ""1
. majority OF twenty-five, the Democrats ia '"'
lie. -, aa,, sat tho seal Of their approval upon
cpe of the most fragrant and outrageous eiecu"h
frauds in recent political history Again. Tor TWO
vcars are the qualified electors OF the INth Ds'ricC
of Alabama to be msreprcsented IN the HOUSE oi
Representatives by man who received small
minority of the whole number OF votes actually
cast The votes showed that the Northern dough
faces still lives and thrives while he does the
bidding of his Southern master. That DAVIDSON
has not a shadow OF right to the seat In the
possession Of which he has been confirmed by the
votes of Democrats in the House. must he evident
10 every fair minded man who Will read the I'M
coptradcted and unimpeachcd testimony nled In
the case. Democrats objected to the testimony
on the ground that the ballots and poli,isis them
selves we're not put in evidence, and that the
testimony OF the voters themselves was not al.
duccd. They were safe in so doing for II Is wei
known that the ballots have been destroyed, the
pcillis.s " lost, and that the procuring of oral
testimony made impossible: The nature oil
the frauds by which an honest Republican MAORI
~ OF 5000 of the votes actually cast was trans
formed into fraudulent Democratic pnraiity OF
1880. has been heretofore shown in IhE
TriBuNF.
The proceedings to-day showed that the Demo
Gratis cared nothing for the merits OF the case:
and il is doubtful if u score OF them ever hau
the committee. Few Of them paid any hecd TO
the arguments on either side, although INC ucoae
sometimes became hot and rather cXciting' j,
is true that The Democrats came III ana lis'rneu
10 the closing speech by Chairman Crisp. which
provoked considerable applause on his side OF the
House One episode OF thn debate was q Sh%tp
DrInocratic member OF the committee ana Mr.:
Eoutcllc OF Maine, in which the former ara not
nnpcar To- advantage. Mr.. Boutelle's reply to the
Virrinians rude and unrarliamentarv attack was
manly and identified. and WAS heartily appauded
nv the Republicans.
TRr VIRGIN, MTMBvR's FRANTIC SPEECH.
Mr. O'Fcrrall. Of Virginia. took the floor in
support Of the majority report. The Democratic
Administration. he said. Ead stamped as false the
charges made by Republican leaders in the South :;
that the Democrats would deprive the negroes OF
their rights and liberty. But the Republicans
had determined not to lose their grasp upon them
and Societies and nv intimidation All the leaders
the colored people had were ONCE seekers anu
that was why they were Republicans. AS 10
The influence OF the preachers on the negroes,
ne said that in this respect the coored ones were
ahicct slaves. they had been on the day when
Lincoln with hesitating hand signed the Emah-
cipnton Proclamation.
Mr. nouieilc Of Mainc.-Docs the gentleman pretend
~ that irroin when engaged IN psriormns ,o
that ne was unfortunately situated to know the history
Of his country at tha' time 49,. .ouo,nc from,
,hs, gentleman is not the ianguage OF brave man.
Mr. nouicllc-Aliow me to say Wo, %, take vour
Wv" Ne '' Rco.e,lc-Thst Il he bravery to which you
,I,nde Ianpisuse on the Republican sidel.
Mr. oieTai,-wcil, sir. II Is tho right kind OF
bravery vow may het Your bottom dollar on that
Mr. Uoul, of Tennessee regretted that an
attempt should he made to stir M partisan prelu.
dice If the election 81 ss4 as the gentleman
issue. whv could not an election case he consid-
erred by the House without the Rebel bloody shrd
heing urfuricd and shaken before me country a I
IT. ms he had said all the colored people who usPd
10 vote the Republican now voted the Demo
cratic ticket that the reason that the Dcmo,
cratic majority in Virginia bad fallen from 80 Ooo
10 nothing. and that the Democrats had 4ny Il
fragment Of one or two members III tne Iio"se
from Virginia While the EepSD D Gad mnd n
anything TO the cmanciiaf,on OF ire cooro
rrople il was ON tho prirciple OF kicking gun
killing the things behind it instead OF what IL
Shot at. daughter,
MR. sourrIiR'S DIGSIFIrp REPLY
Mr. Bontclle said that the gentleman from Eir-
cinia (O'Fcrraln had gone out OF his way TO cast
n reflection upon the sincerity and earncstncss OF
Abraham Lincoln in the performance of the most
important act of his life lie was cordially
willing to accord to the gentleman the mced Oh
bravery in one aspect 1t required q peculiar
kind Of bravery in any man to stand up before !he
American n pe0ps nd hn' so % eh as Single
wthercd laurel leaf placed there ny the common
OF an art t. which would live as long as the history
If liberty should survive. lie lBouteiicl had ire
qucntly heard Hannibal Iiamlin say tnat Lincoln
iamation long before it was made known to his
Cabinet That proclamation had been signed un
hositatinglv and after careful Consideration. .,
After further debate by Mr.. Butterworth OF
Messrs Moore Of Texas: Jones. of Alabama !:
Wheeler. OF Alabama, in favor Of the claims OF
the sitting member. the discussion was closed by
Crisp, Of Georgia who in regard to the negro vote
declared that in tho South that vote was being
cast for the Democratic party. The minority
resolution declaring McDufie entitled TO the scat
was reccted-yess l22, NAYS l44; and the majority
resolution declaring the sitting member entitled 10
bis scat was adopted without division