Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-08-30
SEN. FRYE'S ELOQUENCE.
NRGES THE REPUBLICANS
WITH COwARDICE.
THE FEDERAL ELECTIONS BILL.
A Telling Indictment:

Hon. George f. Hoar, of Massachu-
sets in the United States Senate,
August goth on the Federal Elec-
ton Bill, Senator Frye, of Maine
said:
Mr.. President, / desire to say but |
a word or two before this vote is |
taken. l sympathize with the dis
tinguished Senator from Massachu- |
sets, [Mr. Hoar] in all of the utter
ances OF this great speech, one
entirely worthy of him. 1t was my
fortune, or misfortune, early IN my
public career in Washington, to be
compelled to investigate into cleo
ton methods in the South, and also
in the State of New York.
The barbarities inflicted, the out
RACES perpetrated, the iniustices
done TO harmless and innocent
body of American citizens in the
South for no reason underline sun ex-
--asxt that they desire to exercise their
rights, which the Constitution OF
their country gave them, so impress
ed my mind and my heart that for
years / never have permitted myself
and my conscience has never allowed
me to address my fellow-citizens
from public platforms without un-
dertaking to incite and quicken
their consciences on this subject
which has to-day been under discus
sion. / knew perfectly well as they
did that the Republican party had
neglected it's opportunities when 1T
had unlimited power almost in both
Houses of Congress, and have as
sured these people and promised
them again and again and again
that if the Republican party, under
God, was ever permitted TO be IN
power again in this republic some
thing should be undertaken at least
to right the terrible wrongs which
were being committed. Applause
in the galleries.
The PRESIDENT pro tempore.
The Senator from Maine will sus-
pend one moment. The Chair ad-
monishes the occupants OF the gal
leries that expressions OF approval
or disapproval are in violation oil
order and are expressly forbidden
by the rules. The Chair lis confident
that this suggestion will be sufficient
to prevent a repetition OF the DIS
order that has just occurred. The
Senator from Maine.
MIR. FRYE. MIR. President, the
Republican party is once more IL
power. VIII those promises b'
redeemed? We are confronted II
this Senate not by "a theory to-day
but by q condition. If there arr
forty-three Republican Senator
who viii waive for few days thei
convenience and their comforts
their private business and thel
pleasure, and remain in their seat
in this Senate Chamber from IL
O'Clock in the morning until
O'Clock at night and all night Ions
if it may be necessary: If there ar
forty-three Republican Senators VIII
believe in protecting American cit
Gems within our own borders, a
they do believe in protecting ther
everywhere else III the world:
there are forty-three Republca
Senators who believe in a prote'
tive tariff; if there are forty-thre
Republican Senators who believe
enacting an election law, and
those fOrty-three Republican Sen,
tors will agree first that a previou
question shall be adopted as one {
the rules of the Senate then in thrt
DAYS time that rule will be adopted
and in ten days time a tariff bl
will be passed by the Senate, an
In ten days thereafter an electio
bill, too, will be passed.
Ii on the contrary there are Repu
URn6f
to the old rules of the Senate thi
under no circumstances will the
vote for a previous question, the
sir, you might as well bid good-b.
to this election bill now and FOL
ever. There is not a Senator
this floor who does not know tn
it is absolutely impossible to pass
protective tariff bill through til
81 a with an election law, a me
ace to the other iude, Oei1nd
There is not Republican Senat
here who does not know that
tween now and December til
enough can not be found to pa
both the tariff bill and an electi
bill. There is not q Republic
Senator here who does not kn'
that with the election bill behi
the tariff bill there is not til
enough between now and Decent
to pass the tariff bill alone.
Mr.. President, l do not place
responsibility of the defeat of
election bill upon Senators W
to-day are proposing that it sh
be postponed. place it upon thu
Senators who early, in Republic
conference, declared that tt
would not support a previous qC
ton. was at that conference.
advocated "a previous question
the Senate When first came Il
the Senate, as chairman of
Committee on Rules / reported
rule for a previous question.
that first conference i became ent
ly satisfied that there were Repu
,Cuorh who