Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-07-26

Guy, WIDER 0tuerencc A the
white man and the 81 and that
the existing condition iii work it.
self out. 1t has had onQ time To
try the working-o,ft cess. 1t has
become smooth and " oiled. but II
works. You have has tour years OF
executive control, A ,tienen, from
this minority plan. 4Belore that
God who sits on the rim OF the uni-
verse, appealed TO by my friend
from South Carolina Air. HEMP
HILL Grover Clevelai had no right
to seat in the Whit IouSe. TAP
plause on the RepubIi side.1 Nv
the same great Power declare that
you have not had an ,nest Demo-
cratic majority here twenty-five
years and more. FA1 use on the
Republican side.
Now, gentlemen, 1 not believe
that this is a matte TO be trifled
with. do not like this law as well
as | would like another. / believe in
going to the full constitutional
length, and taking absolute control
of che election of m obers of Con
gress; but my views We been over
ruled by a majority mvassociates.
But even this mid fc ofbill arous-
es an opposition . re y degree
of feeling unsN >,sidoration
of any Other meas, rmvpart.
gentlemen, while the ,war oiven nv
my eloquent friend Trc an MARYLAND.
Mr.. MCCOMAsl to my friend from
South Carolina, IMr. TiLLMANl this
morning was true, when he said
that there were "no bayonets or blue
coats In this bill" / want to an
nounce my position. I say that for
one before / will consent that n mi
nority of the people of this country
shall govern the major II willfavor
such legislation as secure the
protection of every bf IT bv n kill
ing bullet, so that every voter NAV
have his equal rights. fApplause0
Those are my sentiments.
What is there TO fear IN this lnwq
II you want an honesb election You
have nothing to fear. If you want
every citizen TO vote, You have moth
Ing to fear from this law. II Won
want every vote counted YOU have
nothing TO fear from II. Ifvou want
frauds to govern, then yc1 may well
fear it. The gentleman from New
Jersey (Mr. McADool and some 9th
ers have spoken of '.hirelings'' in
connection with this bin. / am not
aware that the officers OF the State
elections work for nothing. th;nk
the State pays them. do not be-
lieve that If, for instancs Rny friend.
from Georgia, (Mr. Bid ~ whose
integrity we all recognize should be
designated by State law as an off
Ger OF election, we would any of Ms he
warranted in saying that he had
been thereby seduced into BECOMING
a dishonest man. So I say that If
his commission should e1nanate from
the Federal power do not think he
would be any less a man ITO be re-
spected and trusted.
Does it follow that becrs.se, citizens
OF your own State hol e. Federal
they are be- called
seoundrels any more the men
Nv IN Sfsf,-
Nher iorie An
any such position7 II is NOV that
it Is not that they hold n
Federal commission instead of a
State commission 1t Is because
this well oiled, neyer-iniling State
allows few Southern
men to dictate the policy OF this Re.
public. That Is what Is the matter:
and that is what we object to. But
| have not time to extend NV re-
marks on that head,
In passing l wish TO say we are
told by South Carolina--that admits
the condition of things and takes
an oath that 1t shall continue-we
are told that what we reilly need to
solve the situation is a "new North. -
The South, defiantly boosting of its
disregard of the Constitution and
the liberty of the citizen .coolly tell us |
this. You will get it. A 'sew North" |
is near at hand. Gentlenfn. we have
patiently submitted for |
years and years to this Injustice and
mighty wrong. We have seen our
ellOw-countrymen butchered on
'the altar of liberty" that is talked |
about this morning. We have seen
the control of this Government bv |
ed hands wrested from it's proper |
and / say to you that the
new North is at hand which win in |
'ist upon the enforcement,o tine law |
and the equal rights of every citizen.
,Applause.) Ispeak not vet. of in
iividual rights, but of the rights of |
this Government and of the whole |
people
THE CURSE WILL COME.
Now, then, as to the second propo- |
'ition-individual rights. / do not |
know that | could make any impress
ZION upon many of my friends on the |
1ther side by any appes in behalf
IF the individual citizen; gentle
men, 1t is as certB' I'D !
events came and passed Ina
their shadows and III, over |
hanging and dripping c. ds, that |
injustice to individuals prepared a |
great portion of this country for a |
revolt against the kindest Govern |
nent on earth and the best. Gov |
that drew toite bosom nv
eloquent friend from New Jersey Mr..