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

tied TO seat In this House they were in
error. When they spoke OF gerrymander-
Ing South Carolina districts he conld show
them district ia q northern State made by a
Republican Legislature, two hundred and
thirty miles long by twenty-scven miles
wide. lie had seen 81 much bulldozing at
the polls 10 the North ~ be bad seen re-
counted on a page OF papers before this
House. lie favored fair and free ballot.
but when the Republicans sought 10 draw
sectional lines thew were making a mistake,
and when they asked him TO vote TO seat
man whom he believed was not eleeted they
made another.
hr. Rowell, OF Illinois. closed the debate
Tor the Republicans, saying that notwith-
standing al % the assaults made upon II
Robert Smalls's majority OF l29 VOTES still
lived. With the exception OF one witness
no voter had sworn that be was prevented
from voting the Democratic ticket or COM
peled 10 vote the Republican ticket.
Mr.. Crisp. 10 concluding the argument Tor
the majority OF the committee, denied the
truth OF the general statements that bad been
made touching the election outrages In the
South. There was nothing about the south
eTn elections that was not a. fair and we'll
calculated 20 secure an uutrammelled ex-
preston OF views az IN Rn election in any
other section where there was no party
cOntest-as, for instance, in The local cleo.
ton when the vote was large. When
there was general election the vote
was small. Because it was small some per-
sons assumed that there had been intimda.
ton. That was because they did not under
stand the southern people. In his case the
Republicans made no nomination against
BIN, and there was nothing 10 call ont a
heavy vote. In one or two counties the polls
were not even opened. The truth was that
the Republicans wanted to believe that the
Democratic party in the South was doing
something wrong. They thought after the
war which freed the eolored maa that they
had bound him 10 them forever; that he
would continue 10 send men here for north.
ern Republicans % use, They DID not I'M
derstlnd that toe great majority OF the co.
l0rei mrn OF the south cared very little
which party was in power; that they were
utterly m1ifie ent 10 the great issues which
occupied the gentlemen IN the North. Then
some petty aud iuslnuating rogue 10 get
himself an Office devised a SANDER when had
been carried IN the North. There had been
no regular Republican organization IN the
South for YEAR. except 10 nominate delega.es
10 national conventions. 10 would not be-
come him t'ir. Crisp TO state the induce
men' they had 10 send delegates to these
conventions. ILaughterl
Mr.. Crisp then turned his attention n the
speech made in OHIO by Representative Ken
neGy, Of that state. IN which ne Is represent
ed a. censuring SPEAKER Carlisle for con-
siructine an elections committee when de-
cided his own contest.
Sir. Kennedy interrupted 10 ask whether
il was not the fact thst the Speaker had first
selected the committee. Had be not then
asked the House % select the committee, ana
bad not the Democratic side simply ratified
the choice OF the Speaker lChorns OF
" Noes " from the Democratic siae.l
Alr. Crisp replied that here was a gcBtle-
man considered fit % represent great Stale
IN Congress. he came - the House o.
Representatives and either through the gross
ct ignorance or a motive he sought not only
10 mi.reuresent him SIR. crisp but t. mis-.
represent The distinguished gentleman who
preside over fne deliberations ~ the House.
democratic appau'c.l everybody knew
that the statement was inaccurate.
Mr.. CRISP. resuming bs line az argument.
stated that the Republican party had cis-
frsncni,ed the District OF Columbia because
OF the negro vote.
Dir. Mihkcn, Of Maine. challenged the
gentleman 10 read the entire record OF the
treatment Of the negro by the Republican
party.
Mr.. Crisp replied that II he quoted the
whole record 10 would bring the blush Of
shame 20 the cheek Of the gentleman.
Democratic applause.l There never had
0een party which had perpetrsted more
outfagos. The majority % the committee
had cndeav0rcd 30 try this case according
I, the evidence. The minority puf at defiance
al the rules OF evidence and began and
ended their statement with newspaper
articles.
The vote was then taken on the minority
resolution declaring Mr. Smalls entitled 10
a seat, aud IT was rejected by a party vote OF
yeas I2G, nays l43, with the exception 81
Mr. Wilson. Of Minnesota, and Mr. Russell,
Of Massachusetts,, who voted with the Re-
puulican,.
The majority resolution seating Mr.. FL
liott was then slreed to without division,
aud the House, at O'Clock. adjourned