The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-27
" III L MHIIUU
The Dream of Peace Still Afar Of.
The Battles OF the Civil War Con-
tinue To Be Fought Over Again.
Kennedy, of Ohio, Makes a Most
Unenviable Reputation.
The Ranting Remnant of the Ma
TONS Pests Well Answered
By Breckenridge, of Arkansas, an6
Turner and Crisp, OF Georgia.
The Contrast Between the Ignorant,
Bull-Headed Prejudice of the North
ern Men and the Dignified An
swers OF the Southern Men
Is Delightful.

pflauon bill, agreed TO the conference
report on the pension appropriation bill,
and then went into Committee of the
Whole (Mr. Dockery, Of Missouri, in the
chair on the Indian appropriation bill.
Mr.. Kennedy, Of Ohio, referred to a
speech upon Southern elections made by
him in July last. No answer to that
speech had been made until few days
ago, when Mr.. Crisp, Of Georgia, had al
ludcd TO the speech OF a man whose name
he believed was Kennedy. The gentle
man from Georgia, had said he (Mr Ken
nody) had been mistaken when he said
that the Committee on Elections had been
appointed by the Speaker. II the selection
OF the gentleman from Georgia for the
craftsmanship Of that committee had been
an insult to the House and to the inteli-
gence of the people OF the United States,
was it not as much OF an outrage If he was
selected bya Democratic caucus as il he
was appointed by the Speaker?
The records OF the Forty-eighth and
Forly.ninth Congresses show that the
Speaker had appointed rs the chairman OF
the Committee ON Elections Mr. Turner,
OF Georgia, n gentleman elected by the
same sort OF fraud and iniamy which had
returned Mr.. Crisp to this floor. Ii it was
an iniamy TO appoint Mr. Crisp was II not
an lniamy to appoint Mr.. Turner In the
Fiilioth Congress Mr.. Turner did not de.
sire to continue nc the head OF the commit
tee and asked the Speaker 10 relieve him.
lie was transferred TO the Committee on
Ways and Means. Mr.. Crisp, instead OF
getting the craftsmanship Of the Committee
on Pacific Railroads, 10 which 10y the I'M
written rules OF the House he was entitled
had been selected for the Committee on
Elections. The people OF the United
States had been insultcd and outraged by
the selection Of n man whose election was
challenged by every sense Of docency and
honor The committee had been APP
pointed ior purpose. With undue haste
the committee had reported the case OF
John G.. Carlisle 10 the House.
At this point Mr. Taulbee broke in with
the exclamation that the gentleman from
Ohio had selected q good time 10 make his
spccch-M Carlisle bcingabscnt
Mr.. Bland then denounced IL as unfair
for the gentleman TO make his speech, and
raised the point OF order that the gentle
man must conhno his remarks 10 the In
dian bill.
At first the chair was inclined 10 the
belief that the point was well taken, and
directed thc gentleman from Ohio 10 pro.
coed in order.
Mr. Kennedy proceeded, but his flint
remark was in the line Of his previous TO-.
marks, aud again brought Mr.. Bland to
his feet with the declaration that the gen.
tleman was IN emphatic contempt OF the
rules Of the House.
Utterly ignoring Mr.. BANDS INTERRUPT
ton. Mr.. Kennedy said that he desired to
show that the gentleman from GcOr1i1 at
the head Of the Elections Committee did
not treat thc Carlisle election ease with
the same precision and cNactncss with
which he treated the case OF Robert
smalls, Of South Carolina. Eleven months
after the Crriisc case had been considered
the case Of Robert SmaIls had been
brought into the House.
Again Nir. Bland interrupted, and dc.
mandcd that tie gentleman should be
compelled 10 proceed in order.
Mr. Kennedy said that by his reference
90 the smalls case, hc wished io show that
the Democratic party never bad done and
never would DO Justice to black man.
Mr.. Bland raise the point OF order
that the gentleman Is not proceeding Ia
the line authorized by the rules.
The chair oycrrulca Mr. BANDS point
that the gentleman from Ohio was not IN
order.
Mr Bland appealed. and the chair On.
tCrtalncd the appeal, notwithstanding that
several protests were made against his
doing ~. However a quorum appeared
10 sustain his ruling, aud
un KENNEDY WAS ACCORDED ruE FLOOR.
lie conimsicd the Buiicrworth case in
1879. aud the action OF Democratic
House upon 10 with the. nciion Of Dom.
ocmtic House In the chrIislc case. The
Speaker, he said, had remained as silent
as the Sphinx. Never but once In the
history Of the government had there been
such a proceeding. lie would not men.
ton any names, but the gentleman would
90 out 90 private life condemned by hs
political associates and dcsplscd by bis
political enemies. without society save that
only which ill-goiion gains could purchase
him-too low for pity and beneath con-
tempt Was IL any wonder that the con.
tosiec should after the vote be covered
with humiliation and shame? Was u
amy wonder that be- left the cxhi.aut-
ing effects Of Washington society and
sought the brcczas OF Old Point Cone
Tort 10 restore him 20 mental and moral
equilibrium lie Mr. Kennedy left him
90 himself his country aud the people
OF Kentucky. llli.scs on Democratic
sdc. The gentleman ifom Georgia had
said that hr Mr. Kennedy knew nothing
about g. o .A II In 1858 the gentleman
had mol uycn moving ~ swiftly 90 the
South he might have made his acquaint-
ancr in Georgia Ills Mr. kcnncdy'sl
standing might not be m high in Georgia
u1 the gentleman from Georgia, because
that gentleman had worn the Conirdcr'
ate gray aud hu Nj. Kennedy the Union
blue loo the great contest lie had no de.
sire 10 compare records with the gentle.
man from Georgia. but lac believed
that In the estimation Of every loyal
man IN the country his record was
o. high above the ecnilcman's 10 that
great conflict as the angels OF light were
above the angels Ut darkness. Applause
on Republican side aud dcrisiyo laughter
on Democratic side Tho gcnilcman'e
distinction nt home and abroad came nom
the fac, that he was elected hy suhallcr
number OF votes than was any other mom-
Der Who had ever been elected 10 Con
gWss. lie trusted that the national dis.
iinclion the gentleman had thus achieved
would never again be- achieved by any
man within the limits Of the Government.
The gentleman from Georgia had s,id That
elections werc fair aud honest In Georgia.