Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-14


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Tha time Il was Mr. Williams, al Ohio
who WA brought 20 bis feet. and amid tns
| confusion which attended his entry Into tns
arena OF the debate be was heard to declare
that Oxford was n town with 2, 400 Demo
cratic msiority. (Liughterl.
Mr. UernpbiiI: 50 far a. the North u cons
cerned Democrats and Republicans think Tue
l same.
Mr.. Williams: That portion Of Ohio Is
called "south Carolina" tLanghter.l
Mr.. Hemphill then read a newspaper re-
| port OF the meeting 10 show that Il was COM
posed OF Republicans - well as Democrat :
and that Il bad accomplished it, object 10
having tue white and cOlored children KEPT
| separate. q,
Mr.. Galinger, o. New Hampshire, here loon
hand In the discussion BY asking hr. Hemp.
| hill n he did not know that ono h1i elec'eu
a negro az member OF TIE Electoral College
M. HemphIl replied that he knew tbts
negro did sometimes clip Into an Office thai
had no salary connected with Il. tApplaust
| and l,nsh,er1 But the cOlOrsd man coulo
not hive on glory any more tban the wbi''
man. lie (Mr. Henphil0 did not know any
psople more interested 10 having free Dat
I l0f and a far count aud some just solution
Of the negro problem than the people OK tdt
/ souih. There whites aud blacks we're 10
/ i've together: "sing or SWIM, live or ulei
/ survive or perish." they must 20 together
/ But II did not Die I'm the months OF the pro-
pie who rad treated this race as the peops'
| a the North bad treated them 10 give th'
| south advice on this question aud pirtictF
| laflv on toe question OF bonesiy In eiecslous-
until they had done some missionary WORK
amoug themselves. Applause on tue Demo
/ cratic side.l
The debate vas continued by Hessrs. La
/ Toilette o. Wisconsin, Lodge OF Massl-
cbn.cics. and RONeIl Of Illinois, ReDuoli-
cans. sni Alessrs TarsneY OF Michigan ana
I Crisp, Democrats.
ST.. crisp, Ike Mr.. UeDphill, was Ire
/ qu,utly interrupted by questions from :be
Republicans.
Mr. johnson, OF Indiana, was one Of those
who endesyored TO Interrupt, but Mr.. crisp
waved him OF with The remark that the gen.
tleman was Initiating the tactics OF sm'lls IN
state where they resorted . "blocks OF
FIVE" Perhaps thew bad better look at home
before they went abroad.
This remark brought the Indiana Republic
canstothelr feet in indignant protest, but Dir.
Crisp declined TO permit the interruptions,
and n the midst ~ the uproar bis tine eX'
ulrcl. Then 2 scene ~ Intense tumut and
confusion ousue1. During the delivery of
SIR Crsp's speech the main aisle OF the
House lad become thr0mged with the mems
hcrs ~ h0fb p1riies, VINO kept up an incrs'
ssut demlud Tor the regular order, While
Mr. Cu.p attempted to have his time *
tended snd wnilc the i1dnna Republican,
continued their vociferOus but altogether I'M
ineligible demand Tor an opportunity 10 re-
piy. The SPEAKER pro 'eA. (lir. NcCrearV]
.'fem ptcd yriniy o. queH the tumult, Whi.l
/ vas gradually assuming the proportions or
riot, and Dr. was finally OBLIGED 10 call upon
/ the ~ergoanf-4tArms - assist him m pre-
/ .rrving the n,acr. That Official. armed With
the silver msce % authority, proceeded up
+ ihe ~ iu aisle scattering the members on an
sides. hut even wi,h bis assistance 10 was
mguy minutes before toe presiding officer
could hrn. the BODY TO state 81 cOmpar,-
tive Q1i-f. Then Nr. crisp asked leave -
extend bis rcmarks m the Record, but vi.
Johnston. ~ Indians, objected unless
10 could bee given the sane peim.s'
SION i'm answer. bee sad, 10 the fling made
against bis state Boy The gentleman from
Georgia a. Mr. R0wclis suggestion, how
ever. leave VS. Granted 10 Nr. Crisp ~
print. aod Mr. Johnston again came forward
/ with hi. request. bat Sir. O'Ferrl', % Viz
pina, objected, which led 20 tue remark
from Wr. owen, Of Indiana, that "thcre Is
a hereafter Of unanimous consents
Mr. ia F0uieltc, OF Wisconsin, declared
that iu the ycuth south Carolina district
there l1d been m outrageous wrong upon
The ,sueutv % lc election, and character
tied TIE election there rs q sly nulii1cation
~ one OF t1r highest laws Of the land
From bloodhound aud rawhide, the South
Carolina election l,v was but little slcp
Re warned the gentlemen on the Other side
that majority would ultimately control m
every corner Of the Union. What would
the gentlemen think n the cOlored men
turned and slid, "NillanY you taught Us
we viii execute u, and 1t viii go hard II 80
DO not better the instructions" In the
namo 81 The lost past, he enireatod the gen
ilemcn 20 stop for the sake OF peace and
honor, 10 20 no further in this infamous bust.
ness. The hour was Al hand when The peo-
pie would make il their iir.t business to So.
cure aud preserve the representative cha
racicr Of tins Government. Applause on
The Republican slte.l
Mr.. Lodge, o; Massachusetts,. said that the
argument oi The gentleman from South Caro-
lima fAlr utmphii0 was the old, old argu-
ment that "you'fe another" IL was the
argument that because one wrong existed i'
could be balanced by saying that another
wrong existed somewhere else. Two wrongs
had never made 2 right and they never
would. Becsus, the fundamental rights Of
the black citizen were torn up by the roots
in South Carolina it was no answer 10 say
that there were here and there instances q
race prejudice against hlm 10 the North. lie
Nir Lodge did not stand here 90 ials.iy tho
facts Of history or ID say that the conduct Of
TIE North towards the black man in all the
wears that bad conc bv had been without
fault aud without mistske. lie knew very
well that there had been time when the
North had bowed 90 the dictates ~ he South
and had wronged the black man just rs much
as the south had done. He knew that there
had been tine, an accursed time, In bis own
State when sias-acbuee'ts God forgive heIl
bad been kneclinE with the rest; when she had
mol bed q Garrison IN the streets OF Boston
ana bad sent Antlony Burns back into slave
rv. And she had eYpiated that crime with
the blood OF her best snd brayest in every
battlefield OF the rebellion. Applause on
the Republican side.l And the gentlemen
from the south could not now, by saying
that the black laws had been placed on
northern statute looks In deierence 10 the
biddu, II The south. alter the facts OF his
tory. There m iynt he instances OF race pre-
judIce In the North. II there were every
richi.thmbing man In the North regretted
them and wished 10 have them stopped.
But thst dii not excuse the refusal OF the
right o. suffrage Ia the southern states. II
was no ansWer 10 say tnlt because group Of
men here and there IN the North manifested
an unworthy race-preiudicc that the men in
tho south had the rignt 10 deprive the Olsck
man Of the rights grantedto him by the Con.
stituii0n.
lie tnen went on 70 review the methods
which he said were pralticed in tue south
to siife the voice Of the majority, saying
that 10 had conc 10 such pass that In Ar
Kansas ffaud had begun win the plunier Of
the bal ot-boxes and ended with the murder
OF the contestant The Secretary OF State
Of Tennessee htd been putting obstacles IN
the Uay OF the delivery OF certificate 10 4
man elected on the face Of the returns. The
Governor OF Yves. Virginia bad withheld
certificates from two Republican congress.
men ected on the face Of the returns. Did
the gentlemen suppose that the people OF the
North were going % submit 10 such thing
as thstg Il was absolutely thu most revolu-
tiOnsry step that could be taken. These
mea had undertaken 10 seize the pow
ers OF the House TO judge Of tue cleo
ton OF is members and 70 say who should
constitute the majority OF the American