The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-13
THE MORNING NEWS,
J ESTABLISHED 1850. IScoRPoRATED 1883.
J. II. ESTlLL, President.
SNALLSHASH HIS OWN SAY
H1s PARDON GRANTED PENDING
AN APPEAL.

its a Map OF the hoeStrlnE DISTRICT
Mfr. Cultivate Points Out that the
Republicans Owe the Negroes Repre-
sentation in the Cabinet.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-The House to-
dsv resumed consideration Of the Smalls-
Elliott contested election case. Mr.. OFFER
rail- of Virginia, member of the commit
Tee on elections, defended the majority re-
mort aad ans cred the criticisms made by
MIR Rowell of Illinois upon the election laws
in South Carolina by a declaration that in
many respects they were laws framed under
republican administration. 1t was true
Il ut Ii e registration law had been enacted
bv A democratic legislature, but e argued
tn t it was fair law and similar in its pro-
visions to the law of almost any state in the
union.
CREATION OF THE SEVENTH DISTRICT.
The democrats of South Carolina had
been denounced for having created
tie Seventh district with a view
of throwi G the negroes into one
district This might be, but if ger
rvma dering was a crime, then the re-
publicans Of the north had been guilty of
the foulest and backest crime. Passing to
consideration of the evidence, re contended
that a study of the testimony would
prove tha there was no weight to
be given 10 tu0 Vi lIduQ D}
the canvassing Loard. Intimidating had
been rife n the part of Small aud his sup
porters and free exercise of the elective
franchise had been t. ampled under foot by
the man ON the minority wish d to give
a seat on the floor. He read voluminouS
extracts from testimony to substantiate his
statements.
NEGROES NOT PARTY SLAVES.
He then proceeded to combat the position
hat haCat Y1s gI vUQ hn
necessarily voted the republican ticket.
Whe he fifteenth amendment had been
ado ted, and the negro given the right of
suffrage it had not heen on condition that
be should for all time vote the republican
ticket The negro had not been relieved
from the bondage of slavery t.
put on the yoke Of party servitude.
blr. O'Ferroll's hour having expired an
effort was made to reach an arrangement
for the limitation of the debate. The limi-
taton was fixed at six hours, including the
time already spent in the discussion.
Mr.. O'Ferrell then proceeded to argue
that many of the negroes of the Seventh
district of South Carolina had refused to
vote for convicted and sentenced felon
for a man who was besmirched with cor
ruption from head to foot.
MAP OF THE SHOE STRING DISTRICT.
Mr.. Cooper of Ohio, in speaking in be-
hat of the contestant OK Jlbite1 map of
Jl4 'SnOeSUflng ul7IFlCO, declaring JnaJ JDb
democratic legislature which had appor-
toned the state had had recourse TO zgzag
slnuOus, tCrtuOus lines to border that dis
trict There had bee method in the mad
uess of this architecture, and that method
had been to make all the other district,
democratic, but to give the Seventh
district to the republican negroes.
He denounced the election law of
South Carolina as partisan, but declared
tnat in spite Of this fact, in the face of tie
possession hy the democrats OF a the cleo
tlon mac linery, in the face of testimony
showing an unjust exercise of the registra-
t!Oa la &, i'll spite of all the frauds and mis-
counts and outrages, Of illegal votes cast,
the contestant had, according to the returns
Of the election managers, more than 200
majority.
RIDICULED THE MORAL REVOLT.
He disclaimed any knowledge of the facts
concerning Smalls conviction OF bribery
but characterized as no sensical the idea
that nine years after he had been pardoned
and after he had been returned to congress
In the meantime the people Of his own race
would refuse TO vote for him because of
those facts He (Mr. Cooper ri iicusd the
evidence upon which the majority relied to
sub|a1tiate the charge OF intimidation, and
commented sarcastically upon the South
Gar r'hna democrats being overawed by re-
publican negroes.
MeSsrs. 10 nson of Indiana and McComas
OF diana followed in support of the claims
OF the coutesta It.
PROPRIETARY INTEREST.
MIR. Ouihwaite of Ohio said that the posi-
tion taken by the gentlemen on the other
SIDE that the Seventh district Of South
carolina had heen dedicated to the Republ-
can party because it contained more negroes
IN n other districts was an assertion that
the republican party had proprietary in
iefest In the votes of the colored men
II that assertion were true, it was
an admission that the republicans had
elected their President by negro votes; it
was admission that Ohio would be demo
Sau we're 1t not for the negro vote; that
New York and Indiana would have gone
tot Cleveland had it not been for the negro
'o1els' who held the balance Of power in
those states.
shALLs IN THE CABINET.
As the admission was made that the Re
publican party owed its ascendancy to the
n7s vote OF the north, he suggested that
ne,e was proper occasion for tne repubh-
81 Saus to recognize that vote, and
ne further sugges ed that tie gentle
,neu on the other side unite in recon-
Se.endlng to President Harrison RoUert
hNia's lot position in his cabinet. lie
.len analyzed the ev dence In the case,
,umlenting upon 1t and drawing from the
.e1ucIon that the contestee was entitled
SAALLs TAKES THE FLOOR.
Oontestant Smalls was then accorded the
s nyI 10 advocate his own claims He had
'uPl,osed, he said, that the case was to be
gu upon the evidence taken, but he
soa a,1 that he was placei upon trial for an
E sa'u 10 have been committed in 1873 in
'uIu carolina. IL was true. he said, that
e ual been arrested In 1877 charged by
II TJe-g9ocFats Js-9 with receiving a bribe in
''. lie was as innocent Of that
large as the gentleman who
Cs presided over the House Mr. Nc
oearyl' lie was as innocent Of the charge
ao Oano unborn He had been convicted
pro pru l"d appealed to the United States SUI
soI sine court and the appeal had been dock
wt fending the ap eal, Gov. Simpson,
duoqI request from him directly or in-
IafGJJ.y, had granted him pardon. He
E Eaa denounced Gov Simpson Tor gnanting
man,, rr,, pardon pending an appeal to the su-
APPOINTED A CAPTAIN.
t,G tGE simpson had appointed him n cap
Tba y. the militia for meritorous service"
Cat governor would ardly think that re-
pa,ing briGe was meritorous service.
fs, ,v"lhg the case, he commented on the
idgnst gnst though in South Carolina every
s''Et, every prOqaont inc ,04,o, ...o... -