The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-20
From the Second Edition Of the Sunday Journal. !
Bynum's Assault on Harrison.
Special TO tho Indianapolis Journal

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WASHINGTON. Aug. 18-During considera-
ton of the Senate bill to restrict Chinese immi-
grafton, in the House, late this afternoon, Mr..
Bynum followed the example set by his confed-
crate friend, Mr.. Vest. of Missouri, In the Sen
ate this week. and delivered an attack upon
General Harrison with n Wow to counteractIng
the exodus of labor votes that 10 taking place
from the Democratic ranks in Indiana. Mr..
Bynum insisted upon having a full hour within
which TO deliver his campaign document. despite
the fact that there were scarcely one hundred
MEMBERS present. and there was an almost
unanimous demand for an immediate vote upon
the bill. The delay his talk caused defeated
adoption of the bill to-day. In general. the
character OK Mr.. Bynum's remarks relating TO
General Hsrrison's record on Chinese immigra-
ton was a counterpart TO, if not an adaptation, OF
the attempt OF Senator Vest to explode burnt
powder. Ii was q rehashing of weather beaten
straw. He had not spoken a dozen sentences
until it became apparent TO members on the
Republican side that there was to be an extern
sive series of misrepresentation and . lot of
glitterltg generalities. Messrs. DinRley. OF Maine;
Cannon of Illinois; Bayne. Of Pennsylvania.
and other Republicans arose at once to correct.
seriatim, the exaRgerations. misststeme1ts and
~falsities, as they were uttered, but it was not
truth that was wanted on the Democratic side,
and Bynum declined to yield. Had he done so,
a few words now and then as he progressed,
world have been all that was necessary on the
part OF Republicans to have made his speech not
O0lN q ItSSuo . MISREPRESENTATION. q tQlCu
lous. 1t was astonishing the way Bynum persist
ed IN repeating statements the falsity Of which
has long since been shown to everybody. He
reiterated the declaration Of Senator Vest, that
in 1880. during the campaign for the Legislature
which elected General Harrison to the Senate,
tn Generals law partners induced Cinnamon at
Indianapolis to take out papers of citizenship in
order that they could vote for Republican eau
didates. He also reiterated among other things
that before a literary society General Harrison
~o.1 n Do~an IN -hsoh h. t~11~ Ar 80
sible grounds in favor of unrestricted mmiera-
ton of Chinese. and their admission to citizen
ship. Both are unadulterated fabrications.
The alleged record of General Harrison
on Chinese legislation was incomplete,
partial. and misleading. Mr.. Bynum gave him
credit for nothing said or done in favor of anti
Chinese legislation. when IL is we'll known that
in both committee and on the floor of the cham
Der be did much, by votes and words, to prove
that he favored restriction of immigration of
Celestials; but he asked that it be done lawful
ly, as we'll as efficiently.
Mr.. Bynum said one thing he will have to explain
to the laborine men In the Indianapolis district.
and that was that the laborer wants an open and
free market for what he has to buy, as well as
for what he has to sell, which means, if ltmeanS
anything. free trade pure and simple. After
laboring to show that the Democratic party has
done everything, the Republican party nothing
for labor, ringing the changes on various
mi-sstatements in relation to Gen. Harrison,
be sat down..
Mr.. Bingley occupied about six minutes in dis
section Of Bynum's general statement affecting
the record Of the Republican rarty. and all the
gentleman from the capitol district had said was
nil. Bynum held the Republican party respon-
sible for the failure to pass q restriction bill ia
1S77-S0. Mr.. DINGHY reminded him that both
Houses Of Congress were IN the hands Of DEM
ocrats then, and that they refused. point blank.
to adopt an anti-Chinese bill presented by Mr..
Page, OF California, which was one of the best
ever offered on the subject: and, further, e
Democrats In that Congress refused to carry
into effect the provisions Of the first treaty nego-
tiated to restrict Chinese Immigration treaty
negotiated by q Republican administrators.
Mr.. FELTON,. of California, showed how the
House committee on foreign relations in the last
Congress was organized by Speaker Carlisle to
defeat anti Chinese bills. and how the present
chairman, Perry Belmont. of New York, had
smothered bills on the subject The tables were
already turned upon Bynum; the record was re-
corded. and the Democraticl party held RESPONSE
Bile.
Mr.. McCresry. of Kentucky, Q Democratic
member OF tho committee. said that the reason
Belmont did not take action on the bills referred
TO was because q majority of the COMMITTEES
the Democrats acting on the advice of Secretary
Bayard-believed tho bills would, If they be-
come laws. contravens existing treaty stipula-
tons.
Nh. Bayue wanted to know why Democrats
refused to take General Harrison's explanation
of this character rs his reason for opposing a bill
in the Senate. The Democrats simply hung
their heads in shame.
Directly, Mr.. Owen. of Logansport, arose. He
said that it was a few minutes ago that ne first
learned that his colleague. Dir. Bynum, intend.
ed to deliver . speech for distribution in Indi-
ana and to make an attack upon General Harri-