The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-20

ldtc long OelOfc ne would DE Nl'llng 10
admit Dakota Ms a single State. lie would
Join hands with senators for the admission
| of Montana.
Mr.. Butler congratulated the Senate
That the discussion had gone back 10 the
real issue, and he thanked the senator
from Iowa (Nlr. Allison) for having dis.
cussed the question from the standpoint Of
a patriot and statesman. lie declared that
the Democratic senators were prepared
now, and would be prepared in The future,
TO admit Dakota into the Union as state.
lie referred TO the charges and aspcrsions
made by senators against southern States
as "a descent into the very quagmire and
slime of township politics and ward meet.
ing controversies. II this he said, were
the occasion TO 20 into ancient history he
could re-erect in those southern States the
shameful parodics on government: that had
once been set up there, debauching the
high places OF State, dillnsing into the
very atmosphere the stencil OF corruption.
And those governments had been set up
and sustained by senators who were now
denouncng the southern States. II he
could re-erect those disgraccful Republican
governments In the south, and could ask
the country 10 look on this picture and
then ON that, instead of seeing all the evils
and damnabe hercsies spoken OF by SEN
ator, they would see peace and progress
and devotion TO constitu,S1Aal government
and the union OF the county. II hc were
TO proceed TO show this the senators who
had spoken against the south would bc
utterly sconcd and driven out by the in.
telligent people, and would hang their
heads in shame for provoking the contest
Coming back TO the question Of South Da-
kota and the admission oi the two men
claiming TO be senators from that State,
Mr. Butler asked whereby the credentials
OF these two senators were obtaincdP
Who had signed them2 We're they signed
by blizzard and countcrsigned by
snowbankY Who? Who was the Coy.
ernor Of South Dakota? Where was he
and what were his poweH2 The mere
statement OF the proposition carried with
II lis own absurdity. All the sounding Of
gongs, hc said, and diversions from the
real issue were intended 10 cover up and
conceal from the public the real mo.
tive behind all this movement.
lie spoke OF the two senate.
rial claimants from South Dakota ~
the new political firm, not Of Moody &
sankcy, but Of Moody K Egglcsman. lie
said that the senator from Ohio lShcrmnnl
had INDUCED In TRADE OF abuse and mis-.
representation Of one section OF the coun.
try; had condesconded to deliver TO that
section a lecture on how liz people should
conduct themselves. and had reflected ON
the senators from Louisiana for taking adj.
vantage OF alleged frauds aud violence.
II lac (Mr. Butlcr) were 10 rctort ON that
senator he might say that he lShcrman)
had got the advantage oil his own wrong.
co'conspirator in the greatest fraud that
ever disgnced American politics, aud had
the man Of Iowa 10 vote himself into the
treasury OF the United States; and that ho
had done more, which could not bc said Of
any southern man Ind rewarded his CO.
conspiraiors in that crime aud fraud out OF
the treasury Of the United States by giving
thom Office. lie would not say that the
senator iron Ohio had done that, but Il
would be just ~ competent for him 10 say
that ~ for the senator 10 say that the SEN
ators from Louisiana were occupying their
seats by fraud and bloodshcd aud outragcs
IN elections.
Mr.. llawlcy-The senator from South
Carolina would say that boldly concerning
the senator from Ohio II il were true,
would he not2
Mr.. Bullcr-No sir. would not.
have too much regard ior the dcccncics Of
life.
Mr.. lIawlcy The senator has, however,
practically said H.
Mr.. llullcr--I said that might rciort
In that way. What ! mean Il that the
one statement IL Just ~ true NJ the other.
The senator from ONO went 10 the verge.
aud think beyond the verge NJ dccorum
In this high forum in making these
charges against mon who are his equals In
every relation of life
Mr.. Call made speech In rciutaiion OF
what he called the assertions on southern
States, and was interrupted by remarks
made by Senators E1munds and H1ar
Tho latter called attention 10 q recent
newspaper article Indicating the existence
Of election frauds and violence In the
south, written aud published. Ice said,
within the last fortnight by Mr.. Henry
Waitcnon, an eminent southern Demo.
cnil, aud said 10 be u man OF honor There
was, also, he said, an article from the same
eminent gentleman Ia the Forum stating
that same thing.
Mr.. Berry also spoke 10 rpcl. be- said
charges a1cciingihc honorand good name
not only Of members oi the Senate. bat 81
the people Of the southern States. lie ~.
called The ouingc. oi carpetbag govern.
mcnts IN the southern States, bat especial.
ly In the State ~ Arkanfas, and asserted
that there were more crimes committed In
the north, IN proportion 10 population.
than there were In the south Referring
10 Mr.. Sherman's speech, lie declared that
the man who made i had not the love 81
country which qualified him 10 b. the
counfr,s'a pvfeuffva EVsry sugt et..ogl,
made IN the Senate tended to increase bit
tcncss between the white and colorcd
people u the south and 10 cripple those
who are anxious 10 zee the col0rcd mnn
secured In every right guaranteed 10 him
10y the constitution. lie had hoped that
tile time had come when the southern
States were back In the Union.
Mr.. sherman, replying 10 Mr.. berry,
said that lao had not participated In the
debate until the senator from Missouri
lAlr. Vest had changed upon President
Hayes that ho had been elected by fraud
and held his Office In fraud. In replying
TO that charge yesterday he had found Il
octaary 10 20 over thc history Of the
events Of 1870 on which tho question
turned. anl In doing ~ lac had read, not
newspaper paragraphs, but the carefully
prepared and revised reports Of speeches
VI GOV. McEncry and Senator Eusiis. M
proving the truth Of the facts established
before the returning board Of Louisiana,
showing fraud, and violence aud outrage
IN the election Oi 1876 When n President
0f the United States WIS charged with hay.
ing held his Office IN fraud for four years,
and that lac used the money ~ the United
slatra la fowarling the men Who made the