Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-08-05
she fiag Of his country Co exercise the fun-
damental powers Of an American citizen.
The Speaker Eulorised.

the fing Of his country 20 exercise the fun
damental powers Of an American citizen.
The Speaker EnIogined
IN conclusion Mr.. Henderson asked.
'Thould / observe the personal abuse
which has been spewed upon the speaker
by the state OF Arkansas2 AS the gentle
man from Arkansas stretches upward to
reach the mighty man from Maine tho
speaker grows grander and nobler. The
speaker stands today as the towering his
toric, grand figure Of the age OF Legislative
victory and reform. II the people Of this
country do not appreciate what earnest
ness, courage and patriotism has done in
this congress, then there Is no gratitude
In the republic for loyalty TO its best inter
ess.@ =
An Appeal Against the Lodge Bifk
Mr.. Breckinridge (Ky) then made an
earnest appeal against the federal elections
bill, concluding as follows, Gentlemen Of
the north, why shall we not come togetherP
Why can we not lny aside these suspicionsf
You cannot hold power BY mercenarics put
at the polls You cannot control this
house by the use Of the army You can
not keep political power by dehauching
the ballot box or the jury box You cannot
make the country one BY turning out the
members who are elected by the people
and seating the non-elected by your votes
What you can do IS ths You can aid the
people Of the sonth 10 build up that coun-
try. 1ou can help us dig our mines, bridge
our rivers, endow our schools aud make
our colleges prosperous, so Tint your sons
may come and live among us, intermarry
IN our families; 80 that while there viii
still be north and a south, IL will be a
living and a rich north, prosperous and
patriotic south
That Is what we Democrats who ON this
side OF the chamber protest against your
rules desire to have done by the people
who are behind you at home. | appeal to
the Massachusetts Of Plymouth, appeal
TO the western reserve, settled by the men
who came from New England; appeal to
the living soldiers who met us Ia bat
tie array. Behind you, appeal to the
living people of the north. Give us your
confidence; we viii deserve ID; we do de
serve u, and he who says otherwise does
not know MS or does not speak the TRUTH
Mr. Boutelle (Me said that the focus Of
the attack Of the gentleman from Kentucky
had been the federal elections bill The
asperpions hurled upon the speaker and
the Republican house, tho first house
enacting Legislation which would enable
every citizcn TO perform a citizens duty,
would be accepted by the people aa the
highest form of public eulogy. He then
commented upon the Clayton Breckinridge
contested election cnse, and denounced ia
unmeasured terms election methods in the
southern states. ME. Breckenridge lKy.)
defended the Arkansas representative, who
was not present in the house, for not re-
signing his seat
The MISUNDERSTANDING Cnae-
Mr.. Dontelle was severe upon what he
termed were the election methods Of the
southern states, directing his remarks
principally to the yton-Breckinridge
case. He said there were IN his district q
number Of Democrats who always voted
against him. But their votes were always
counted, and his antagonist was never as
sassinated like dog ia his tracks
The Behrlng Sea DiiicuIty.
Mr. McAdoo in speaking to a formal
amendment took occasion to touch upon
the Behring sea difficulty and criticised
the action Of the administration In the
prefnises