Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-31
MORE OPPOSITION.
WoIcott and Teller "Agin the
Election Bill"
SENATOR HoAR IN IT'S DErNsE.

The Junior Colorado Man Prefers Fraud
uient State Elections to Purity Secured
by Uncle sam--reller Generally Dis
gruntled--The Proposal TO Trrn the
Indians Over to the War Department
and the Diniculties in the way--Judge
Browns Commission Signed.
WASHINGTON CRY, Dec 3l.-Two more
Republican senators come out as OBJ
structions in the way of the election bill
yesterday. WoIcott said he would vote
against it and Teller. while saying that
he favored the principle of the bill, showed
that his help was not to be depended upon
TO pass it. Hoar started the talk in con-
Guiding his speech began Monday He
criticised the new constitution of
Mississippi and said the people were not
blind to the objects OF the Mississippi con-
stitutionai convention. II they were,
their eyes would have been opened BY the
declaration Of Judge Calhoun, the presi-
dent of the convention, avowing the pur-
pose for which it was gathered, and who
said that if he we're asked whether it was
the purpose to restrict negro suffrage, he
would frankly answer: ~Yes; that is what
we are here for
An Appeal Against Discrimination.
Commenting upon remarks in Pugh's
speech as to the ignorance, barbarism,
ind criminality of black voters, Hoar said
that the gift OF suffrage TO the negroes had
been the act of the white Democracy of
the southern states when their constitu-
tions were revised. II the negro were
ignorant, barbarous, criminal, he should
be denied the suffrage. The states had
the full constitutional right to deny it.
All the constitution of the United States
said was that if the negro be found in all
other respects fit for suffrage it should not
be denied to him because of his race, color,
or previous condition make a rule,n
| said Hoar, (which under precisely the
same circumstances and condition of
facts, will deny the suffrage to the white
man who has not got what you think the
proper qualifications, and that is all that
has ever been required or demanded of
you"
The Question VIII Not Down.
Hoar recalled the Copiah massacre in
| Mississippi, the murder of Prent Matthews
and the burning of his widows house, and
said that within the present Christmas
postmaster, a young man of 81, had been
shot down in the streets of Carrollton. the
home of Senator George. "How long,"
Hoar exclaimed, show long, oh God shall
| the blood of the martyrs cry for vengeance
| from the ground. How long shall the
| murder of men because they are Repub-
licans be the ouly crime to which Repub-
| licans are Indifferent. The senator lrefer-
| ring to Walthall thinks that the era of
these things is passing by in Mississippi
| Let us hope So You have tried
everything else. Now try Justice. You
have exhausted every policy and failed.
This terrible question will not down"
woIcott Opposes the Measure.
In stating that he should vote against
the bill Wolcott said he regretted to do so.
But the bill was taking up all the time of
the senate TO the exclusion of measures
| much more important and necessary,
among them silver bill, which should
be passed TO avert great financial Gala m
| ity. Wolcott's argument against the cleo
tions bill was one of expectancy He said
it could not be executed, and would only
reopen old wounds. and stop development
in the south He didn't believe in federal
control of elections. 1t was better that
local and state elections in New York city
should be attended by fraud and dishon-
esty than that they should be kept pure
by federal interference. If the Chinese
had votes in Colorado and were in the
majority the white vote in some way and
by some method would govern anyhow
TeIler's General Complaint.
Stewart spoke against the silver bill re-
Gently reported and favored free coinage,
and then Teller got the floor and COM
| planned that the election bill was taking
| too much time. He couldn't see why an
| attempt was not made to obtain vote
| The Democratic members had shown no
| disposition to unnecessarily delay a VOTE
He believed it was kept before the senate
TO stave off free silver. 1t depended upon
| the condition of the bill when it came to q
vote whether he voted for it or not He
was mot out of sympathy" with its pur-
! port. He didn't like the proposed new
rule, because il would prevent amendment
| ad lib. Generally Teller was dissatisfied
| with the whole business.
"A long and Improbable discussion then
| ensued on getting quorum, which was
at last shut off by a motion to go into ex-
| ecutive session