Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-23

On the Election Billie Scores the Re-
publican Colonization Scheme.

WASHINGTON, December 22.-ln Inc
Senate to-day when the election bill
was taken up, Mr.. Voorhees, addressed
the Senate. The opening part OF his
speech consisted of criticism of Pres
ident Harrison for that portion of his
message to CONGRESS- urging the passage
OF the election bill. Ii Mr.. Harrison,
he said, should undertake to put on the
stage a school for hypocrisy, he could
not do better than To dramatize that
portion of his message that related to
fair and honest elections. The rank
corruption of the Presidential election
of 1883 was resting folded away in
.blockS of five and was still fresh and
carefully preserved in the minds of the
American people.
Mr.. Voorhees, charged that within
sixty days after the incoming OF the
present administration an extensive,
powerful and corrupt conspiracy was
formed to import a certain class OF vo-
terS from distant parts Of the country
into the States of Indiana, West Nir-
ginia and Connecticut, in order To secure
maiorities in those States for the Re-
publican ticket in 1892. The proof Of ii
had been published in the New York
World only the 4th of October last, in
Guiding a letter from Mr.. Huston,
Treasurer Of the United States, TO Mr..
Lindsay, the author of the plan, declar-
ing himself heartily in favor of the
scheme, and saying that he
would speak to the Presi-
dent about it. 1t was painful (Mr.
Voorhees, rcmarked) 10 reflect that the
man who knew Benjamin Harrison bet
ter than any other mali In public lie
knew him who had carried him and his
fortunes through the stormy and cor
rupt campaign of lsss in Indiana. who
had studied him and his political
methods at close range felt warranted
in submitting for his consideration and
approval 4 corrupt project Tor the over
throw of honest resident maioritcs by
the shameless importation and coloni-
tzaIiono OF black voters from the South.
And vet that man (Mr. lIuSton) retain
ed his high office, had met with
no rebuke and continued to baSk
| in executive favor and confidence.
The names OF Mr.. Dudley and
Senator Quay having been introduced
in connection with this scheme for col
onizing negro voters in Indiana, Mr..
Voorhees, said he took no pleasure in
commenting on the names OF men CON
nected with this conspiracy, but he
would not remain silent when even the
most exalted dignitaries of the Govern
ment were found conspiring, plotting
and burrOwlng amid filth and corruption
in order to overthrow rightful majori
ties in Indiana to deprive her people OF
the first principles of self-5overnment
and TO place them under the rule OF the
lowest and most venal negro element
that could be brought and imported
from the South.
Mr.. Voorhees, spoke at length against
the bill, and in the course OF his re-
marks made an appeal for fair play to
the South, and declared that in every
enc of the Southern States the negroes
had received more and higher political
honors than in all the Northern States
put together.
Mr.. IIoar, 1T p. m, moved that the
Senate take Il recess till S. The yeas
and nays were ordered and the vote was
yeas 20, nays 5-no quorum.
Mr.. Iioar-l notice that large num-
Der OF Senators have left the other side
of the chamber since the motion was
made md that there is 4 considerable
number present who do not vote. 1t is
undoubtedly impossible to get quorum
present, and | therefore move that the
Senate do now adjourn.