The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-14
HFNPHILL MAKES IT HOT
SINGLE HAND . HE ROUTs THE
BLOODY SHIRT RADICALS.


1z7ban the Vote Was Taken Elliott
was Seated over Smals by 143 to
1o6-Nr. Hsmphin hows That the
Neoro's Political Rewards Are Much
Greater in the South Than in the
North.
lvAsH1yGToN, Feb. 13.-The Houe to-
a,,, resumed consi erati1n of the Smals-
Tuiotr contested election case, Mr. Hemp
hin Of South Carolina taking t floor. lie
oa,J he had never seen the repu licaus so
doriqated as when they had the privilege Of
oh,,sino A great section of the country. As
~ tine registration law Of South Carolina,
ba desired to say that it rad been put upon
the statu books by republicans. and was
fair and Just law. In district, where
% on0 colored men were claimed by the Re-
,,rl.lican partv, only % were refused regis
tration and not one of them appealed from
the decision of the registrar. All this gabbl
and talk about the unfair registry law of
south Carol ma was the me rest twaddle,
and was intended to aff9 results different
from those involved in the e.
NOT INTENDED TO CHEAT.
He denied that the election laws of South
Carolina were intended as had been as
serted. to cheat the repu licans out Of their
rizbts. He did not say that t ey were
framed for the purpose of putting republi-
cans into power. The people of South
Carolina believed that white man was as
good as a negro. They believed that the
Hegro should ba e all his rights, but they
have all bis rights aud the white
mans rights too, and they did not
intend that he should have them. Zap
plau-e Sotue gentlemen worked them
selves into great assion in talking about
the suppression Of votes in the southern
states. The gentlemen from Illinois,
Messrs Mason and R1well, had delivered
Philippics against the southern people, and
had declared that the people Of s nth Caro-
the United States OF great crime in de-
priyIng the negroes of their right to vote.
RowELL's LAME CASE
The speech made by Tie gentleman from
Illinois MIR. RoweiD, and the & eat passion
he lad orked himself INTO, was proof that
he did not have very much faith in t e
strength Of his ca e. He had resortsd to
the Id plan of abusing the plaintiff when
he had nothing in the bape Of facts to pre-
sent to the jury. Refe .ring to the charge
that part of the vot9 in the south had be N
Cali ornia had cast 56.9 per cent. other vote;
Alabama, SO; Coaaecti u, IA; and
Florida, 81 per ceut. Name, the home OF
tie grea est living statesman in the Opini n
Of many men, had cast 90. l per cent, aud
Tennessee. 7S.6 PER caut
THE SOUTH AHEAD OF THE NORTH.
The southern states had cast 12.2 per
cent more votes in pr portion TO population
than au equa! number Of states IN the
north. Down in Florida it took 26 PCS men
to elect a me nber of this House, but in Ma
sacbusstts, the Lard in which the braeZet of
heave1 did not begin to co Upafe in free
dom with the freed m of her inhabitants,
it took only 10 440 men TO send represent
atiye to congress.
"HoV many does it take in South Caro-
luap queried Mr. MIllia en- Of Maine, AMID
republican applause.
~ will answer that" responded Mr..
Hemphiu ~ do not sav we cast so many
vo es tu South Carolina, for we nave about
cprue to the happy state, among whites AID
blacks alike, that when the people get
good democrat in they let him ,tay in, and
allow no opposition TO him" Applause and
laughter.
RHODE ISLANDS RECORD.
Ii Rhode Island continued Mr. Hemp
hill, it took $3.50 votes 10 elect represent
atiye from the frs district, while it took
10. $50 TO elect a representative from the
second district. Accord G to republica
logic there was supp ession Of votes some
where about here. II the people Of the
south were inS the same thing, the gentle
men fro Massachusetts, and Rhode Island
could not az they were doing anything
better II because the people of South
carolina did not choose to cast their bal
lots the gentlemen were going to a que
upon the cersus that there I'd beeu sup
preston Of the vote le, them apply the
same rule 10 Massachusetts, and Rhode
island. All the people of the south asked
was fair treatment.
NEGROES IN THE NORTH.
II the colored man were so dear to the
people Of the north land he was not going
to express any due affection for them).
WY dld not some of the northern state g,
elect colored man to congress and make
HYlng example Of his fitness to make laws
Tor the peOp Of the United States. The g
were number Of sta es in the north which
would not have glimmer Of a chance
Ot oelng carried by tle republ cans except
io' the cuiOred race. The yolored people
Aad been full hedged citizens since 1868,
ana vet in the northern states whicA had u
co.ored vote which could keep the Repub-
Hcah party or turl it out, not single
ID lance had there been of man elected 70
blood.
QUESTION OF PERCENTAGE.
an you name d northern state broke
IL Dir. ii pkns II Illinois, "where the co.
"Tsl vote Is % per cent Of the entire vote2'
OA, rep led NJ Helnphil, 'tben 1T
CONES 10 this That unless there are in q dis
ute' enough uesroes to put in a man of
,Olo. le lever gets there. [Appiause and
lgu-srI II You wan cOOrud men to
.o'o Tor white man, and if the colorad
nau Is as good as the white man, way does
1G' me woite mau occasionally vote for tue
O1,.Fed inauP [L9ughter1
AT hopklns--Do you know Of a northern
sl"le where the co.ored man aspires in that
VI ectloi 2 Do you not know tuat the white
'ue'. Jaere take care Of toe coiOred menl
CT va cried Mr.. IIemphill, sarcasically,
Hhow that. | have never lown q
VI RED man IN district in a northern state
nv hai the assurance or presumption to
sssPPose they would elect him 60 Office even
Ne cid aspire to it." (Appause on the
democratic side.)
IN CONFUSION.
uis last remark OF Mr.. Hemphill's
a. "u'9l the republicans, and Me.srs
NNtIrau'e, Fun5tnne, Owen, Rovell and
G,-aeFs we're ON their feet plying Mr. Hemp
"'. WIN questions, which neither he nor
,yoouy else was abls 10 hear on account
'ue great confusion in the House. the
IDlusillR ol voices and the rersistent de-
p'uu Tor the regular ordern Finally Mr..
1I,'"siis voice wa, heard above tho re,t,
leeaflng that in Illinois colored men had
a Lac sf..V.