National Republican., 1888-04-20

Mr.. Butler, Of South Carolina, congratli.
lated the Senate on the discussion having
gotten back TO the real ISSUE and he thanked
the senator from Iowa MIR Allison) for
having discussed the question from the
standpoint Of patriot and statesman.
Mr. Butler then went on 10 say that he
would. and other Democratic senators
would, vote for the admission Of Dakota rs
whole, aud after referring the statements
made hv gentlemen on the other side, he
said he would not initiate the bad example
Of senators on the other side by citing news
paper extracts showing the recent electoral
frauds In Rhode Island. Ilc lid not know,
ald II was not his business to know, whether
these charges were true or untrue, and he
would not degrade his position 10y arnign-
iug Il sovereign state IN the settlement Of It's
domestic affairs. Rhode Island was capable
of taking care Of herself, and she would; and
South Carolina was capable Of taking care
Of herself, and she would.
Mr.. th0ce took up the allusion Of Mr..
Butler 10 the election ftauds IN Rhode
Island, and undertook las he said) 10 re-
pei that SANDER The insinuation against
the Republicans Of Rhode Island lie de-
nuunced rs an unqualified falsehuOd. So
far rs the action Of the Republican party
was concerned there never had been faircr
election The state had been Hooded with
money democratic moncy--by men who
were organized tn manage the affairs of the
D,mocratic party national aud state.
The rum sellers and saloon keepers of the
state Of Rhode Island had been called upon
II was said, aud had contributed toward the
Democratic fund. The Mugwump free
trade organization of Massachusetts had
also contributed literally toward II. How
much Of that fund had been collected in the
departments at Warrington from the Olllre'
holders, contrary to law, he knew not. But
~ sl e g
10y the Democracy of Rhode Island was Il
patent fact in that state. This was but
another instance Of the man who had com
niittCd the larceny running down the street
and crying. stop thief Gentlemen on
the other side seized these slaudcrs pub
lishcd 10y Democratic nnd Mugwuinp pa
pcls, and rolled them rs n sweet morsel ul-
der their tongtic ns Il corntcrv0iing argu-
mcnt 10 the charges oG fraud aud violence
IN elections In certain southern states.
MIR. Vest said that IN his 0lllsiOn the other
day 10 the bribery IN the Rhode Island clcc.
tion he had given his authority as the Provi-
dcnce JoVripd, II paper which had belonged
to Senator Anthony, and which he under
stood 10 he a Republican paper.
Mr. Chacc said II was very true tlIa; that
paper was formerly owned by Senator An
ihony, and that during his life 1t was Il
sound, staunch, Republican paper, but AT
present, it was not only not Republican
paper, but did not pretend TO be a Rtpubli-
can piper.
Mr. Vest. II is certainly not Demo
cratic paper.
Mr.. Chacc. The senator may ncknowl-
edge il or not, as lie pleases. but | only
want TO say that it supports Democratic
doctrines IN every question ut issuc between
the Republican party and the Democratic
party. 1t supports the Mills tariff bill.
1t supports the President in his
policy generally. 1t supports all Demo
cratic measures aud opposes all Republican
measures. 1t is announces itself as an inde-
pendent paper. | suppose that the senator
will agree with me in one respect. have
no doubt that he will look upon indGpen-
dent papers and Mugwump papers very
much as do, and that he will say to them,
in The language of holy writ: because yC
are neither hot nor cold will spcw you out
Of my mouth" lLaughtcr.)
Mr.. Call made a speech IN relutation OF
what he called the aspcrSiOnS on southern
states, and was interrupted by remarks
made by Senators Edmunds and lloar.
The latter called attention to Il recent
newspaper article indicating the existence
Of election frauds and violence in the south
written and published, he said, within the
last fortnight by Mr.. Henry Watterson. aI
eminent southern Democrat. and said to bt
II man OF honor.
There was also, he said, an article from
the same eminent gentleman in the Forum
stating that same thing.
Mr.. Berry made speech, in which he ut
tempted to defend the south from tn,
charges made by Republican senators.
Mr.. sherman replied To him. and in the
course of his remarks said that when Il
President of the United States was charged
with having held his office in fraud for fOul
| years, ard that he used the money of the
United States in rewarding the men whc
made the returns of the state of Louisiana,
| he (Mr Sherman) a friend of his, from
| his own state. had declared that that
| charge was false by whoever uttered, false
whenever uttered; and he had produced
| the testimony Of two witnesses (Gov, Me
| Emery and Senator Ellstis) who, in making
| the canvass last summer in that state, al
mitied everything which he had stated.
That was all he had done; and that he
would do again, whenever the same thing
occurred and wherever it occurred, 1t wa
not TO revive the Onimosities of the past that
| he had spoken, but to show that that fou
| charge made against President of tn,
| United States was false, In any presence
in any company, in church or graveyard Ii,
would stand by that ground: and would say
| when any man impugned the character o
President Hayes and said that he held hi
office in fraud that the charge was moi true
Mr., Vest, Mr.. Sherman, and Mr.. lloa
then engaged in an interesting discussion
and when it closed Mr.. Platt made th
closing speech in behalf of the bill, IN whicl
he spoke of the territorial government
being the only carpet bag governments tina
had existed in the United states for the las
twelve years.
An allusion made by him 10 the oh
lection made to the name of Lincoln fo
the new territory caused Mr. Butler t.
IL. tl,nt L.
| who did not reverence the nancy soi Lincoln
"Oh, Mr. President" said Mr.. Plat, =
remember the time when the men Of TIA,
seuatOr's section, and with whom III
affiliated, called that great man tyrant
and called Union soldiers Lincoln hirclings,
and when they called him bufloon and !
baboon. think | do not misstate the trutl
Of history when say that one Of the occu
pants of seat on the bench of the Supren,
speech called him baboon."
"Where and whenyn Mr., Butler ques
toned.
- think in his Richmond speech" wa
the reply.
Remarks in relation TO the election o
1876, in the state of Florida, were made H.
Senators Call, Pascoc, and Chandler.
Final 7, after day spent in debat
which was at times quite excited, aud whic
occasionally caused manifestations o
laughter or approval in the galleries, whic
We're rGbuked by the presiding officer, til
Senate came to vote on the substitute an
then on the bill. The substitute was dc
feated-yeas, %; nays, 2G, and the bill
| passed-yeas, ~; nays, %: II strictly part
| vote.
The Senate then, at G4O, adjourned unit
Monday,
TIE HOUSE.
Mr.. O'Neill, of Pennsylvania, presente
| the petition of the maritime exchange q