The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-09-04
QUAY Is DENOUNCED
In the House of Representatives
by Kennedy, Of Ohio.
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY CANNOT
Afford to Follow the Lead of a Branded Crimi-
nal--It is Now Question of the
Lille of the Party.

sence OF the speaker, n motion of Cannon,
OF Illinois, Burrows, of Michigan, was
elected 81 e iker pro TEN. of the House, and
took the chair amid applause from both
sides.
Mansur, of Missouri, reported resolu-
ton authorizing the committee on terrific
ries to proceed to Arizona and New Mex
ice and inquire into the social, educational
financial and moral conditions existing i'll
those territories and report whether they
are prepared for statehood. Also TO visit
Utah ana inquire into the extent of celeS-
tlal marriages in that territory.
buchanan objected to its consideration.
! The House then proceed I'd to tho con-
slderation of the Clayton Breckenridge
case.
| Bergen resumed his argument in favor of
unseating Breckenridge. After depicting
the assassination of Clayton he criticised
Breckinridge for not resigning his seat
and thereby disowning the advantage he
had gained from the murder. He had not
done so, but had stood by those who had
stood by him at the death. Was Breckin-
ridge party to the conspiracy which ended
in the tragedy He trusted not He was
almost ready to say he believed not. He
would feel very sad to make any statement
on the floor as terrible as that. But it had
been in Breckinridge'S power to save the
life of Clayton. Had he done it: II was
said he had. He (Bergcn) trusted t0at he
had, but the gentleman avoided saying so.
Crisp, of Georgia, said that when the
majority reports upon ''suspicion' and not
upon proof" there had been one ballot
box stolen, but giving Clayton every vote
contained therein, there would be no
change in the prima facia case. The certih
cate lad been given to Breckenridge long
| before the assassination of Clayton.
Gric, Al.
proper time, move to recommiG the resolu
tions with instructions to the committee on
elections to ascertain whether Breckin
ridge or Clayton received a majority of the
votes cast at the election.
Lacey replied to Crisp and criticised the
minority report.
Outhwaite, of Ohio, argued in support OF
the sitting member retaining his seat.
Kelly, of Kansas, spoke in favor of the
majority report and Kennedy, of Ohio,
gave the details of tt g Clay -Breckin-
ridge case. In conclusion he said federal
election laws should be enacted. He re-
Elected severally upon those Senators who
had been opposed TO the Lodge bill. For
hims elf, confident in the doctrines of the
Republican party he was fully committed
to the principles of that party, and he must
forever dissent from the cowardly sur
render which hauls down The flag and
strikes the colors of the Republican party
to defeat the foe. Continuing, he said thai
the statement thatthe election bill had been
tabled by Republicans or pretended Repub-
licans, is true. Without fair treatment, a
bill which the House of Representatives
said was important, was demanded for the
preservation of its own honor and for its
safety, and for the safety aud for the pro
lection OF the whole country against outrage
} and intimidation and violence is deliberately
} put aside without hearing and without an
/ opportunity of consideration. When before
| in all the past history of legislation has
one house of Congress deliberately put upon
, another the mark of its derision and con-
tempts Consideration of this measure was
, demanded by every sense of decency and
, honor; its was demanded by the House of
Representatives that its floor might be
purged of those who are enabled to enter
| by reason of violence and murder. The
} Senate of the United States will learn there
| is bar of public opinion and that at that
bar 1t is now being tried. The cloak Of ''sen-
atorial courtesy" has been stencil and a
; by word in the mouths of all honest clti-
/ zens of the land. 1t makes cloak behind
wnich ignorant and arrogant wealth
3 can purchase its way to power
and then hide its cowardly head
behind the STAINLESS protection Of "sena
torial silence" 1t seems it is cloak which
shall cover up from the public gaze of an
outraged people it's infamy, and demands
an investigation and which merits the
1 punishment of brutal laws and violated
statues. 1t means cloak behind whic
:. petty party chickering's may barter away the
party principles and play the demagoguein
the face of the people; il means cloak be
hind which pretended fairness hides It's
dishonest head while, in secret, it is trad
S ing and trafficking in the rights and
liberties of the people; it means a cloak
under which not only the timid, but the
. cowardly politician can cover UP
e his tracks and be either fou
or fair, as necessity demands. The
hour for senatorial courtesy were passed
the team of senatorial progress must give
way to the motor of more enlightened anC
{ progressive and determined age. Let tn,
: old and threadbare cloak of senatorial cour
+ tesy be hung up with the sickle and fl all O
: by gone days. Referring to the betraya
f of Christ by Judas, Kennedy said at wa
+ meet and fitting that Judas should be pait
thirty marks of silver, l.. was still part o
the eternal fitness of things that havin.
been guilty of the basest crime of all cen
o turtles, he should go out and hang himself
History is Repeating itself. The grea
: party of Republicans having lived TO
= thirty five years. never yet assisted in rivet
ing the shackles of a human being, an,
0 now, when it was TO be expecte
it would redeem its pledge and be faithful
. to its history, it it about to prove false an,
its oft repeated promises are not to be re
deemed. 1t comes victorious from ever,
field, and If it fails now, it finds in it's owl
+ party those who are faithless to the trus
repoSed in them. If it is to be crucified
is only because it's chosen leaders hav
l. chosen to barter away its principles for tn
: tricks and petty schemes of politicians. TIL
V Judas Iscariot of two thousand years ag
!: is to find his Counterpart in the .Iuda
fn-Ho hn I'm rhp tnn
e thirty pieces of silver and went and hange
5 himself has left an example for the Mat
/ Quay school that is well worthy of thei
imitation
@ ''Some time since stood in my place O
y this floor and denounced Senator because
s charged with corruption and branded wit
It infamy, he did not arise in his seat an
demand an investigation and inquiry tina
should establish the purity of his action
and his personal honor. One other OF
" cupying a high place in the councils of tn
"a party to which | belong suffered himsel
month in and month out to be charged wit
,, crimes and misdemeanors for which,
~ guilty, he should be condemned under til
law of his state, and have had melted OF
to him the fullest measure of its punisf
ment. This man is a Republican. Shall
n now remain silent! Is it just and homes
3. to remain in my seat silent, because on
4 who is accused of crimes and refused t
seek for vindication is a Republican an
q that Republican the recognized leader {
!. my party! Neither decercy nor hone
" would permit me to do so. I do NJ
know whether the charges made agains
the chairman of the Republican nations
committee are true or false, but do kno
. that they have been made by journals
. character and standing again and again
u And l do know that in the face of thes
If charges Matt Quay has remained siler
If and neither sought nor ATTEMPTED to sec