The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-09-06

cowardly surrender which hauled down
the flag and strikes. the colors of the re-
publican party to the defeated foe. Con-
tinuing, he said: "Speaking of myself, ]
shall nail the banner of the republican
party at the masthead with the doctrine
which has become inseparable from the
history of its existence and which de-
mands protection of the humblest citizen
in his right of an honest ballot and pro-
lection of life and property, and stand
ready to defend that to the last. That
THE ELECTION BILL
has been killed by republicans, or pre-
tended republicans, it is true. With the
fair treatment which the house of repre-
sentatives had imperatively demanded
for the preservation of it's own honor
and for it's safety and stability, and for
the protection of the whole country
against outrage, intimidation and vio-
lence is deliberately put aside without,
a hearing and without an opportunity of,
consideration. When before in all past.
history of legislation has one house of
congress deliberately put upon the other
the mark of derision and contempt?
Consideration of this measure was de-
manded by every sense of decency and.
honor. It was demanded by the house.
of representatives that it's floor might be.
purged of those who are enabled to stay
by reason of violence and murder. The,
senate of United States will learn that,
there is a bar of public opinion aud that
at that bar it is now being triel. To
have beeu senator.
IN THE AVS OF WEBSTER
and Clay and Calhoun was to have been.
part of a body that won and had the ad--
miration of the people, north and south.
To have been senator in the days of:
Wade and Fessenden and Crittendel.
to have been associated with men.
whose sense of honor would have scorned.
the purchase of a seat and would have.
denied companionshlp to those whose,
name was furnished by even a suspicion
of infamy or corruption. If the Roman.
toga had been %bedrabbled in the filth and.
mire of centuries, surely the cloak of sem.
atorial courtesy has been used to hide,
the infamy and corruption which has dis.
honored and disgraced a body which was.
once the proudest in the land. The,
cloak of senatorial courtesy has become.
a stencil in the n~ostrils and a byword in.
the mouths of all honest citizens of the.
land. It makes q cloak behind which.
ignorant and arrogant wealth can pur-,
chase its way to power, and then
HIDE IT'S cowARDLY HEAD
behind the shameless protection of ssena--
torial silence It means a cloak which
shall cover up from the gaze of an out.
ragged people the infamy which demands:
investigation and which merits the pun,
ishment of broken laws and violated.
statutes. It means a cloak behind which.
party chickering's may barter away party
principles and play demagogue in the,
face of the people,, It means q cloak be-
hind which pretended fairness hides it's;
dishonest head, while in secret it is.
trafficing in the rights and liberties:
of the people. It means a cloak under
which not only a timid but a cowardly
politician can cover up his tracks, be it;
either foul or fair as necessity demands
The hour for senatorial courtesy has
passed. The OK team of senatorial prog.
ress must give way to the motor of a.
more enlightened, progressive and deter
mined age. Let the old and threadbare'
cloak of senatorial courtesy be hung up.
with the sickle and the fail of bygone
days." Referring to
H BETRAYAL OF CHRIST
by Judas, Kennedy said: ut was
fitting that Judas should be paid 30
marks of silver; it was still a part Of the
eternal fitness of things, that, having.
been guilty of the basest crime Of all the.
centuries, he should go out and hang
himself. History is repeating itself.
The great party of the republic having
lived for thirty-fve years, had ye'
assisted in riveting the shackles on hui,
man beings, and now, when it was to be
expected that it would redeem it's pledges.
and be faithful to its history, it is about:
to prove false and its repeated promises
are not to be redeemed. It comes victo-.
rious from every field, and if it fails now
it finds in it's own party those who are
faithless to the trust reposed in them. If.
it is to be cruciied it is only because its
chosen leaders have bartered away its:
principles for tricks and petty schemes of.
politicians. Judas Iscariot Of 1000 years
ago is to find
A COUNTERPART IN THE JUDAS IsCARIOT
of to-day. Judas, who took thirty pieces
of silver and went and hanged himself,
has left an example for the Ma Quays
that is we'll worthy Of their imitation.
Some time since l stood in my place on
this floor and denounced q senator from
my native state because when charged
with corruption and branded with in-
fanny he did not arise in his seat and de-
mand an investigation and inquiry that
should establish the purity of his actions
and his personal honor. One other CO.
cupying a high place in the councils Of
the party to which I belong has suffered.
himself month in and month out to
be charged with crimes and misde-
meanors for which, il guilty, he should
have been condemned under the laws OF
his state and have had melted out to him
the fullest measure of it's punishment