The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-03-07

great conflict as the angels of light
were above the angels of darkness.

great cOnfilct as the angels OF ilgnt
were above the angels of darkness.
GOVERNOR LEES SPEECH.
Mr.. Kennedy then referred to the
speech recently made by Governor
Lee, of Virginia, in which he declared
that the country wanted white mans
government. He equoted General Ros-
ser's declaration that Southern gen
tleman could whip a yankee every
time. If Lee and Beauregar'l and
Rosser had been hung at the gibbet,
as they ought to have been after the
contest was over, they would not now
be teaching rebellion and treason to
the young men Of the South.
Mr.. Crisp, of Georgia, said that the
Gentleman had charged that the Com
! mi,tee on Elections had been appointed
by the Speaker.
This he Crisp had denied, and he
now quoted from the record to show
the committee had been elected by
the House. The gentleman from his
remarks to-day, seemed TO be willing
TO fly from the position of ignorance
and assume that of malicious defama-
ton. He (Crisp) said that with full
knowledge OF the meaning ofthe words
malicious defamation-of the speak
er of the House, gentleman who
stood before the House and country as
an honorable and hightoned man. In
justice to the Committee on Elections,
and in justice to Mr.. Carlisle he would
say the committee had framed docket
for trial of these cases and that the
docket had met the approval of every
Republican member of the committee.
The gentleman had criticised his
small vote in Georgia. The object
seemed to be to justify the Republican
party in some outrageous conduct,
which was to come in the future.
He then referred to the proceeding
which took place in the Ohio State
Senate, when Mr.. Kennedy, as lieu
tenant governor, presided over it,
stating that with but seventeen of the
thirty-six members present the gentle
man had entertained motion to turn
out four Democrats and seat four Re
publicans. This was a circumstance
by which gentlemen could determine
what value would be placed on the
opinion Of the gentleman from Ohio on
question, of honesty.
Mr.. Turner, of Georgia, said that he
believed that the very worst enemy of
the public peace and of the welfare
and prosperity of the country; the
very worst foe to the highest interests
of the land, was the man who availed
himself of every slight pretext to stir
up old wounds and fight over again
battles which honorable men had ad-
justed on the field long ago. Talk
about Grant (peace to his ashes) and
Sheridan and (pausing) Kennedy IN
the same breath! While the gentle
man had been delivering to-day SLAM
ders upon him (rurner) he could have
| placed his hand upon one of his own
colleagues who was living monument
to the fairness of Democratic House
of Representatives. He referred to
Mr.. Romeis, and asked that gentle
man if he would stand up in the pres
ence Of his colleague and say whether
or not his (Turner's) administration
of the Committee on Elections had
been infamous.
Mr.. Romcis: ri am living wit
ness to your fairness, and l am pre-.
pared to say So" [Applause and
cheers on the Democratic side and in
the galleries.
Continuing, Mr.. Turner said the
gentleman has recklessly and merciless
| ly traduced and assaulted two of the
most honorable men on the Republi
can side of the House, among then
one of his own colleagues, Mr.. Cooper
The gentleman spoke about the reck
less haste with which the Carlisle case
had been decided, and yet his col
league, Mr.. Cooper, and Mr.. Rowell
of Illinois, had reported to the Houss
that they had no case, and that Car
Isle should he awarded the seat
Would the gentleman say that thost
gentlemen who sat on his own sid,
were also infamous7