Wichita eagle., 1889-02-27

of the gentleman in referring to his dis
trict seemed to justify the Republican
party in some outrageous conduct which
was to come in thefuSnre. He would not
| follow the gentleman into a criticism OF
| his war record. There was nothing in his
| (Crisp's) record that he was ashamed
Of nor had he any regrets to express.
| The gentleman had spoken about honesty
| and had assumed a high moral position.
| When gentlemen assumed a high position
OF honesty the inquiry was natural wheth-
| er there was anything in his character or
past life which would lead the public to
accept his statements.
He then referred to the well known pro-
ceedings which took place i'll the Ohio state
senate when Mr.. Kennedy as lieutenant
governor presided over it, stating that
with but seventeen of thirty-six members
present the gentleman had entertained a
motion to turn out four Democrats and
seat four Republicans and had refused to
permit the Democratic members of the
senate upon their return to place on
the journal protest against
the injustice and inequity of
such ruling. This was circumstance
by which gentlemen could determine what
value should be placed On the opinion OF
the gentleman from Ohio on question OF
honesty. Applause on Democratic slde.I
When it came to politics the gentleman
six Laughterl: that was the kind OF a
gentleman who put himself on high pin
nacle of honesty and said that he was a
friend of the south, and that he wanted
honesty and fair dealing down there.
[Laughter.] The south had suffered more
Ills since the war. She had struggled
through poverty and hard times and op-
preston, but he thanked God that it had
not fallen so low that it would like to have
the support of such friends as the gentle
man from Ohio. Laughter and ap-
plause.
Mr.. Breckinridge, of Arkansas, said
that the gentleman from Ohio had re-
ferred to the resignation Of members OF
the Arkansas legislature and had alluded
to some gentleman on the floor who had
obtained seat at the same election who
had not yet resigned his commission. He
(Breckinridge) assumed that the gentle
man meant him. In order that the
house might judge of how thor
oughly the gentleman prepared himself
before he made his charges he would say
to the gentleman that the election which
sent those four members to the legislature
was held in September, while the congress
sional election was in November. lap
plause on Democratic sideI. AS further
evidence of the gentleman's thoroughness
and impartiality he would state that not
one of these four members lived in his dis
trict [Applausel 1t would not do for
him to discuss the question of his own
election, which must receive judicial de-
termination, but the gentleman would
find that in annals of his (Breckinridge's
district there had not been rumOr of
frand in the legislative election. lap
plause
Mr. Turner, of Georgia, said that he
would submit any public question lnvolv-
ing the interests of his section to any fair
IL n1 of oil bn a
confronted him in the late war. But a
a man who invoked bitter memories and
sought to excite animositieS in order to
shield himself from the imputation of un-
fairness and injustice was not man en-
titled to his respect. Applause on Demo
cratic side.l While the gentleman
from Ohio had been delivering
could have placed his hand upon one of
his own colleagues who was living mon
ument to the fairness of a Democratic
house of representatives. He referred to
Mr. Romeis and he asked that gentleman
if he would stand up in the presence OF his
colleague and say whether or not his
Turner's) administration of the commit
tee on elections had been infamous.
Mr. Romeis-I did not know what my
colleague was going to say. | am a living
witness to your fairness and l am prepared
to sayso. Applause and cheers on the
Democratic side and in the galleries.
Mr. Turner-I am glad here ana now to
recognize the fact that in the old state of
Ohio there still survives a spirit of fairness
and Justice which will rebuke detraction.
Continuing Mr.. Turner said that he de-
sired to call attention to some other mac
curacies in the statement of the gentleman
from Ohio. The gentleman had arraigned
not only Mr.. Crisp and himself, but he
had recklessly and mercilessly
traduced and assaulted two of
the most honOra bic gentleman on the Re-
publican side of the house, among them
one of his own colleagues-Mr. Cooper.
The gentlemen spoke about the reckless
haste with which the Carlisle case had
been decided and yet his colleague Mr.
Cooper and Mr.. Rowell Of Illinois, had
reported to the house that they had no
case and that Carlisle should be awarded
the seat Would the gentleman say that
these gentlemen who sat on his own side
were also infamous? [Applause on the
Democratic side.
The reading of the bill by sections was
then entered upon, but in Il few minutes
the committee rose and the house took Il
recess, the evening session to be for con-
sideration of the Indian appropriation
hill