The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-10-11

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4. Con. Wise, or Virginia. s........... 3. 26l
y. Con. Turpin. OF Alabama. ...........l3,I5 1853
g. Con breckenridge. OF Arkansas. S46
7. Con. Venable, OF Virginia. 6I2
8. Con. Elliot, OF South Carolina. ....... $50
The figures set opposite to the names
of the eight expelled democrats show
the plurslities by which they were
elected TO congress IN their respective
districts. Thes, figures are all derived
I, ON the election returns printed in the
Tribune almanac OF 1889 ana from the
first edition of the official congressional
directory tor the fret session OF the
| flity- first congress.
In five other cases contested elections
were decided in favor OF the democrat
holding the certificate. 1t seems to have
been part of the original programme
to make some concession to appearances
and TO preserve at least a semblance OF
iudicial impartiality. For that purpose
no doubt, contests were started in the
case of Congressman Clarke, who came
to Washington from Alabama with A.
4S9 majority; in the case OF Congress
man Morgan, of Mississippi, whose
plurality was g., III; in tho case OF Con-
~ essman Buchanan, of Virginia, whose
plurality was 47S; in the case of Con-
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plurality was 90; and in the case of
Congressman Jackson, of West Fir-
gimia, whose plurality was only three
yotes. Observe the fine touch of integ.
rity in the refusal OF the republican
majority to take advantage OF
, the extreme uarrOwuess of MIR.
Jackson's plurality of three votes oyer
. Smith in the fourth district of Virginia
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plurality of nineteen In the first dis
trict and seated the republican Atkin
: son.
= But this show of scruples belongs tC
> the early history of the session, before
= :, the republican revolutiOnists had TASTED
blood and learned courage. Th'
determination of the contested casei
. has proceeded with increasing reckless
;, ness and growing Indifference TO public
= opinion until it eliminated on Tuesda!
= last i'm the brutal defiance displayed il
!, the Elliot Miller case.
~ The expulsion of the eight demo
cratic members aud the seating u
j." eight republicans in their places effec
% a change of sixteen votes in favor OF tn
" republicans. The process has increase
J" the working majority of the republi
:. | cans Ill INC nOuSC IEOln bCV6u u tWcHJ
:. 70 three. And for that purpose, aud ths
~ purpose only, was it undertaken an
" carried ont.
~ Now contemplate the full sisniiicanc
:" )" of this systematic reversal of Ill
10 electoral result in the eight district
The sum total of the democratic pura
tiles swept away by partisan vote in I'll
chamber of representatives is litt
less than $4,000. But the arbitrar
So decisions of the republican house d
much more than that. The number
democratic votes cast at the elections
1888 for these eight expelled congress
NJ men is 124.737. In other words,
no strengthen the policv of fraud al
% force, nearly 125, 200 citizens have bee
% practically disfranchised, robbed
at their choice of representatives by Il
In decree of $50 or 100 republicans sittii
wv i'm the house.
The simple fact is strong enoue
VI without sdjectives of Characterization
at For the expulsion of represent ati
to the constitution requires two thir
re vote OF the house. These eight dem
;o crat representatives have been expell
''' bv less than one half vote Of I
'ar house, and for no other Offense th
IN that they were democrats, and that ;h
crs continued presence in the house WAS
yes bar to the programme of the party
The force and fraud.
a n ID this is revolution.