New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-12
NEED OF AN ELECTION LAW.
SOME FIGURES PERTINENT TO THE RECENT
SPEECH OF CONGRESSMAN HEMPHILL.

REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL VOTE OF HIS
STATE AND DISTRICT - OTHER IN
sTANCEs-DEMoCRATI EXPOUND-
Frs OF TIE CONSTITUTION.
iBY TELEGRAPH 10 THE TKIBCNE.1
Washington. July I1-Down to date aoou' iorN
seven Democratic Representatives have uehNc'eo
speeches in open House or caused written essays !"
bc published in The Record" in opposition to the
Election bill and the end Is not yet. In nearly
all these speeches and essays the Constitution OF
the United states is cXpoundcd, and whenever IN
yoked il is in opposition 10 fair elections ana h"neN'
returns Of Representatives In Congress. II /, greatly
to bc doubted whether any Of the trainers OF uGu
great charter knew much about It's real ulic
meaning as do some Of its cXpounderS in the List
Congress: whether Madison for example, know much
about il a. does the youthful Henry ST. George
Tucker Of the same state who was graduated from a
Virginia college fifteen year, and who for shorter
period "practlsed law continuously in a small Viz
sinia town. until fame discovered him and he was rc
turned 10 the List Congress by majority OF nearly
coo votes.
II has been generally believed that AleNandeT
Hamilton also authority on the Constitution;
probably that belief will have to be revised, however,
IN favor Of Mr.. Flower and lCcmau7 Turner, both
Of whom represent Tammany districts in the city in
which Hamilton dwclt. Then there WIZ benjamin
Franklin. Who would accept his Interpretation
# the Constitution against that Of Richard NauN. TIE
eminent Democratic statesman VINO represents dl>-
trict in the civ Of Brotheriy Lover who would be
80 rash rs to say that Jonathan Dayton'S opinion
ought TO be regarded for instant a, against that
of Jacob Augu~tu, Gc,scnhaincr, also of NtWler~
or that the views Of Daytons colleague. William
Livingston should stand for moment against The view
Of Gci-,enhaner, eminent colleague, william McNdoo,
formerly Of ireland, but now Of Jersey city such
thing would be absurd.
The KNOWLEDGE Of and vcncrition for the COn,iitu-
ton shown by the Southern Democrat, never more
marked even when they appealed 10 it 10 justify
secession in I-Gl-than they in the speeches and
essay, contributed 10y them 10 the pending discussion
In l-6 they were against the cNcrt-" hy the General
Government Of it, constitutional power. today theT
stand in the same attitude Then they asked all now
they demand only part. but the theory /, the ~anc
and that j., the rirl, OF the minority 10 rule the
majority.
\, Representative Icmp'in. Of South Carolina. has
complained that thu newspaper por, Of one passage
in h, speech did not correctly wprc-cnt what b"
said 1t IS only fair that that pi-,a;" ~ published
in The Record" after revision and correction"
should DE given. Il ~taud- a. follows:
So FAR - this law affects number, OF Conrr',- only.
W protest against shoulder 90 IL IN" country
can But as 10 our own Stat. know that tn honest
and intelligent people must either ri" 70 or w" must '"
II and for myself gentlemen n this Ir-enc' aud before
the people ~ thr United State. and hrr" that 'd Who
sis ,,p on tlc circle 81 the heavens all Ir,cru.". hut
On ali ,amc.tnos- swear VIII not leave i. AppiaD-"
,u tho Democratic Side. tn Smr 90 oHr fathers
There their bones lic buried through many f'n'i 'i'7
They bought - with then ''"l ""'" '''''''u '' ~
ng;on "'i" t'' b'''.'"'u " VAS '''"'''
the y m'craH' '''' 'N'F nav manu- 49,, .o.,
nd not fdtllH sons
'."nIH.'1, ',' ,,l t .. ,i,- and shall y,a
shall The h''' "''' V''" N '' wa "a -. ST.,
transmit 70 coming 'h'r''"I' -'''' ', 49,
which has been "''rii'''' ana u. '"''''' wv ~
whom God ncycr n; nd.d Should fl" over U.S. I'P'.''
ou the Democratic sid"J Now, gentlemen o''N' ANA
DO not ho-lat" 70 say IT, that The '"'"'d MA" H'' |
rights n full. II" has a. many NIGHTS - NV '''t
con"'d' Thorn 'I 10 nina i-t "' '''u' nav
and min" to'. ana ui' ''" j. "'''-'' y. P''
:. intended to awaken again That rae" prejudice which ),
fast dying ont, # i- INTENDED {" mnf about " '''~'
irritation 'nd clash h''" .'' ''' ' -. r. ,.-,.
n.d "IH i''' .'- grown '.'
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it VIII DE 'Al''"'N ','"' "' Wv ...-..,
inE 'il'I'n'' "'"''" -, ,..,.,.rr f, tl.
ara t'' ''i'''''''' ,, ,..., - ti, a,,
"'' paw '' ,., >, t. meant .,..,
ON which III -P"'h was ""'''',' .. o..
thing IL was that '"l'I.d '"'', mn So,
cAprc,- their choice ai any 'I' "''
' i,, .., il. d.. ,ll read twenty cor thirty pace
',(ou' ".'' m 3D., ,,, II election case If Miller
,c,iu-t Elliott ~ tire With south 'af"lin p-''" T.
There 4, not more than ono Concr'-- district I'D ''',"
Carolina which d'r- H"' '''''"'" % ' 49,,
ican majority even -l.'" i've o1.,y orc d,
~ -' 80 '..,.,o, hv "a ronuillcau. and thai
NOT since I--G That district too. !, "n" wh'h con
NV, ~ ..,a, rc,,,nl,,, majority Of more than
10000 That district was generously 'l''"'' w. D."
Republicans. like the INth Aia'u"' n',''