Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-06-28


of Southern outrages Why he had
spoken after that long silence. he (Mr.
Covert was unable TO say, unless he
was conscious that he was at the time
addressing a delberatiye body. He had
spoken Of the emergency that con-
fronted Us.
The Republican party was used 10
meeting emergencies. They had met
them in Indiana when they sent in Dor
sey with his money and Dudley with his
fiOaters aud blocks Of five and Quay. the
arch-angel OF the party. This bill was
intended 10 undo the work Of the faith
ers of the Constitution. The clause of
the Constitution upon which il was
founded was allowed 70 remain in the
Constitution only upon the solemn as
surance that it was intended solely to
meet the emergency of the refusal OF a
State % send representatives, to Con-
grcSS. The small army of Federal
officials ut the polls with powers
superior to those possessed by the
inspectors OF the State-of the
people. signalled aud heralded the end
of the government by the people and
for the people. Where then would be
that government. Gone, as the leaves
swept away by the blasts OF autumn,
gone forever and the people of this Re
public would no longer govern them
selves. This proposition was to bring
back the returning boards Of Florida
and South CarOlina-the days OF the
electoral commiSSion-that every patri-
/ otic man would forget If he could. The
notes of warning had been sounded;
/ they were still ringing and should be
/ needed. Ii il were true as intelligent
men predicted-that the passage OF
Of this bill would have tendency To
REVIVE RACE PREJUDICE
| i'm the south and restore the Southern
States 20 the condition Of recOnStruc-
/ ti0n days; If this were true then it
would turn back the hands upon the
dial. and retard the progress Of those
sections and of the whole Republic.
Race prejudice was practically extinct.
In Gods name. as lovers of the cOun-
try. he besOught the House not TO seek
20 revive that prejudice now. He begged
it 10 give assurance TO the whole coun-
trv that the civil war was ended over
quarter Of century ago. Applause.
Mr. Flower, Of New York. denounced
the bill as un-Rcpublican. un-Demo-
cratic. and un-American; a a measure
constructed upon the idea that the
small Republican majority now in Con-
gress had better legiSlatc for the pcO-
pie, than the people themselves. Any
Court that would lend itself to the exc
lcuti0n of the corrupt purposes and be-
IL IL lFRfs ~
political olOgarchy would richly de-
serve the ccnSure il was sure to receive.
The history OF the political proSecu-
tions i'm one Of the Federal Courts was
already rank with unScrupulOuS abuses
Of the law, and this bill if passed would
add more chapters. Among all the
other acts Of this Congress il stood pre-
eminent as 4 most reckless and desper-
ate measure TO maintain minority in
power in this country, whose purpose
was 70 offer an opportunity for fraud.
The bill sought TO provoke conflict be-
tween State and Federal officers, and
never before in the history OF the coun-
try had there been such tumble Of To-
cal and Federal functions in any law.
The attempt to control State officers in
the
DISCHARGE OF THEIR DUTIES
Iisadangerous and threatening incurSion
into the domain Of local self-government
thatno thirst for power can Justify and
no hypocritical pretenSe Of desire for
a free ballot and a fair count can eX-
cuse. The trainers of this bill are not,
however. content to Stepat uSurpation
of the authority of the community, but
extend their interference to the rights
of the people 10 the individuals cOmpoS-
ing the community by providing for
house TO house canvass, sending the Su-
perviSors and deputy marShals 10 force
an entrance if need be into the houses
OF the people in their cndeavorS to dl-
vide the hoaterS into blocks OF five, with
a trusted man with necessary funds in
charge Of each five, responsible that
none get away and that all vote the Re
publican ticket.
Mr.. Smyser, Of Ohio, said the great
cost had been spoken of so inspectors
would not be needed in the great ma
ioritv OF districts. For instance, in ONO
there was need of only inspectors in the
First and Second districts. The South,
he said. wanted 10 be let alone, but II
wanted % be let alone in order to do
with the black man whatever 1t wished.
Mr.. Vaux, OF Pennsylvania, said this
bill virtually overturned the COnstltu-
ton and destroyed our form Of govern
ment. The supervisors. he said, might
carry their authority To the election OF
Senators. They might 20 into the
legislative assembly OF his State and say
To- one they met there: Are you mem
Der of the Legislature OF the State OF
PENNSYLVANIA" Yes. sir" walk
out then, and
AMID ROARS OF LAUGHTER.
Mr.. Vux himself suiting his actions 10
his words. walked out of the aisle aS far
as the Speakers desk. There was not
a fair and free vote in your county.
The Supervisor would then strike the
members name from the list, always
picking out n Democrat, because 1t
seemed 70 be the fashionable idea that
villains were Democrats. Laughter ]
Mr.. Vaux then proceeded 10 eriticiSe
the language OF the majority report
with reference 10 the words make or
alter and soon brought down the
house with the remark that there was
was sometimes in surgery ''an alteration
which sometimes makes one thing, but
does not make the animal.
Shaking his finger at the members
clustered around him, he said he want
ed 10 tell them that by this bill the
power 10 choose their representatives
was no longer vested in the people, but
in a federal election officer, bought TO
do the bidding of him who appoints
him. And in order TO give further re-
spectability to his appointment, the act
provided that the Circuit Court Judges
were 10 be
BROUGHT INTO THE DIRT
and filth Of partisan politics. He want
ed to tell his friends that the Democrats
Of the North would see that Maine was