The daily critic., 1890-06-26
THE NATIONAL ELECTION BILL
TAKEN UP IN THE HOUSE,
GIGANTIC FRAUDS IN NEW YORK CITY.
Mr., Lodge Says, Called the Measure
Into Existence,
SOKE REMARKS ON The NEGRO PROBLEM
Proceedings in the Senate---The Subsidy
Lotty---Blair's Bill Bobs Up.
Cther Matters.

The House to-day passed the follow
ing bills. House bill, with Senate
amendments, authorizing the construc-
tion OF a bill across the Mississippi
River at Winona, Mimi; House
bill granting fifteen days leave to
clerks in the first and second
class postofices granting certain lots TO
school district No Z, in the township Of
Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich, for
school purposes; to construct a bridge
across the Mississippi River at Hastings,
Mich.
Debate was then begun on the
NATIONAL ELECTION BILL.
Mr. Lodge said the subject was grave
and demand serious and deliberative
treatment He had no personalities or
reflections TO make, but desired TO treat
the question dispassionaiely The pro.
posed bill extended the laws regarding
the election of members so that they
would be effective throughout the
United States wherever the people
wanted them so extended. He
said that no local machinery was
to be disturbed and that ballots
were to be cast as at present and no
With where II now prevailed Every.
hing that concerned the Government
hould be open.
Under the terms Of the bill conceal
rent became impossible without re-
)rt to violence and violence itself
as publicity. The power Of Congress
, enact such legislation was conclusive.
he acts which It was proposed to ex-
nd had been called into existence by
le
tGANT1C FRAUDS IN THE CITY OF NEW
YORK
ior to 1870 and 1871. Mr.. Lodge
ave a description Of the state of affairs
that time in New York city,
ting among other cases the Tenth
strict of tue Sixth ward,
lerc. he said, the Democratic
te, after throwing out all Of the other
ties, was SSi, or fourteen more than
total number Of every man, woman
d child resident IN the district. There
re other cities and districts where the
was needed.
AS to the Southern States, It was ap.
rent that many people believed that
at frauds were there committed. If
belief existed that such a thing rs
lair election In the South was un.
own, then II was high time that the
tied States should
PUT A STOP TO THE EVIL
II had to exercise every power the
Institution put into Its hands.
dr Lodge presented q number OF
lements TO show the ineillciency Of
resentation In the South. He said
1 in foTty.one election districts In the
attn the members were elected by
average OF less than $1,000 votes.
compared Mississippi and New JeT-
?, Where the population In 1880 were
nal Ia number The total vote in
ssissippi was III 600; 10 New
sey, 245, 600. In 1883 the
al vote In Mississippi had dwindled
ll5, 600, while In New Jersey II mad
ollen TO 303, 600 No intelligent man
uld deny that there had been
FRAUD IN THE NORTH,
4 the proof was the efforts made by
IA parties there 10 throw open the
ctions to publicity. As to the South
vas largely a question Of race.
THE NEGRO Problem
one Of the greatest before the
neTican people. Ii was one In which
were concerned and were respOnsi-
., whether living In the North or the
nth. The wrong Of slavery was
be expiated by the North, which
ndoned il, as well as by the South,
lich upheld It, The negro
IS not forced on us like the
linese. Ii was idle 10 say
at he was better off than if he had
1 been brought TO civilization. Better
eternity of
SAVAGE LIBERTY
an q civilization which came to them
III the auctioneer's hammer in
e hand aud the slave driver s
hip IN the other Such fidelity
the negro had shown to Government
"a 10 master deserved a better reward
ON the country, North and South,
an ii had yet received, The negro
anted no brutality on one
De and sentimentality on the
her. The Government which made
e black man a citizen, was a c0Warlly
lyeTnment If IL did not protect him in
Is right The first step toward a solu
on of the race problem was 10 take il
Il Of national politics.
IN conclusion Mr.. Lodge said Let
40 our duty 10 every American cili-
sn-rich or poor, black OF white weak
strong aud we can safely abide by
ne result Let rs secure 10 every man
be liberty and freedom, which is the
oTner stone Of American liberty.
] would make men free