The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-30

rule, the south Is asking that they De set
tied and forgotten"
The Senator then quoted from speeches
OF southern Representatives in Congress
to show that there were no frauds or
abuses in elections In the Southern States
on the Democratic side to warrant the
passage nf the bill. He said that they
had the appeals Of Southern Democrats
and Southern Republicans not topass the
unjust bill. The black man in the South
wus more happy aud prosperous today
than at any time Ia his history, Senator
Mcpherson said, and he asked IL the
Senators wanted to stir up war Of the
races.
REPUBLICAN RULE IN THE SOUTH
He then turned TO the Republican re-
cord in the South, ana showed how when
at the close of the war the South made
the noblest tender of reconciliation
which beaten people had ever made"
the Republican party Instead OF keeping
the pledges IL made to the people. and
acting with tyranny unparalleled in the
worlds history, with marvellous incon-
sistency themselves dissolved the Union,
in so far as legislation and the exercise
Of force could do 1t, by secIuding from
the circle almost one-third of its COM
ponent parts; by stripping ten Common
wealths OF all the functions OF free
states, and subjecting them to the condi-
ton of conquered provinces.
Military rule trampled civil law under
control, and as a result seven Of the ten
states were made practically bankrupt.
At the close Of the war the debt of these
States amounted to $S7. 139. .933. 33; after
reconstruction $3.50, 0.575 l3, an increase
of S293 O20, GAL 50. Between 1870 aud 1850
the assessed value Of property in Ala
bama decreased $32, 715, ,367; In Arkansas,
SS,ll9, ,41s; In Florida. $1.542.534; Loulsi-
ana, s93, ,209, ,45l; South Carolina, S50,311,-
202; Mississippi, $50, $50, 561; Tennessee,
s42, ,003, ,623; Virginia, ST. .9s4, 7S2 Missouri.
s23 334, 1868 Early in that decade Georgia,
North Carolina and Texas managed to
throw on ''carpetbag government" and
they showed an increase:-In Georgia OF
| &12, 253. .0s0, in North Carolina of SIS, ,721,-
$50. and in Texas Of Sl70, $50. From
1880 10 1890, when these States were all
under Democratic government, the as
sessed value of their property increased
| 81. .076 2SS, ITO.
THE PRESIDENT SURPRISES TRUTH
Referring to the message OF the Presi-
dent on the bill. Senator MCPHERSON said
that in the message but a part of the
truth was spoken. In message addressed
to the Congress of the United States,
printed in every newspaper in the land
and read by the people OF the country,
who are deeply interested in the action
Congress shall take upon this bill-a bill
which contravenes popular freedom.-the
exact truth. the whole truth. and nothing
but the truth should be spoken.
THE Republican party Is a revolution
airy party" the Senator continued. This
is a fearful charge to make against a
great political party, but the most fear
full character of the charge is that it is
true. In the spirit of fanaticism 1t was
born, and in the same spirit It exists to-
day. In the space OF two short years tt
has done all that party could do to bank
rupt the people, and it now seeks to per-
vert our form of government. Ii 1t u c.
Quire power today by any means. unco n
stitutional as they are. unfit for COVER n
rnent as they may be. tomorrow 1t mu st
have more power by other and II neces-
sary by worse means. Whether a meas
ure is patriotic, wise, and best, is not the
question, but will 1t help the party to
hold on TO the Governmentf
''The Mckinley bill is passed. the Force
bill pending, and the bankruptcy bill,
born OF the Others, Is upon tue calendar,
These are the fruits OF Republican legis-
lation, secured by arbitrary. revolution
airy methods, gathered under its new
leaders. The history of most men termi-
mates with the grave; it Is not 50 with the
Republican leaders. The story of their
wild and reckless career will be continued
beyond the dying hour and the silence of
the tomb. History, in making up its
final and impartial Judgment, will in
scribe in letters of living light
ITO the Repu Dlican leaders: False and
the people,
THE EXAMPLE OF DsMoCRATIC NEW JERSEY.
Compare, If you please, this proposed
partisan legislation OF a Republican Con-
gress with tue nonpsrtlsan, honest. manly
expression OF Democratic state. Gov
ernor Albeit of New jersey, the present
distinguished Democratic governor of the
state OF New Jersey, In his inaugural adj
dress III January, 1889, recommended
ballot reform bill; and his message en-
braced a remedy for every possible evil.
He recommended that a nonpartisan
committee of both Houses frame bill in
pursuance of his recommendations. Such
a committee was appointed; 1t was in
session nearly three months aud thor
oughly considered every suggestion. A
majority of that nonpartisan committee
recommended bill (known as the Werts
bill, named for its author) and 1t was
passed by both Houses and became law.
This bill provides
First. Universal registration in the
state, subject TO judicial supervision.
Second. Nonpartisan election boards,
consisting OF two members of each party.
Third. Absolute secrecy in voting.
Fourth. summary judicial proceedings
to set aside the election in any precinct
for fraud, and provides for an Immediate
new election therein; and various other
features which render fraudulent cleo
tions hereafter impossible.
IlcIciu lOu WI lbQ lut CoubEdSb Dt-
tween Republican election methods as
practiced here and Democratic methods
as practiced in a Democratic State. The
people of New Jersey have learned, and
the people of all the States are fast learn
ing. that they are entitled to no better
government than they make for them
serves. and If left free TO manage their
own affairs, with power to correct evils
aud punish abuses. have no fear that the
people will not defend their own liberties.
There is no guaranty that the substitu-
tion of Federal election officers will Sc
cure honesty in elections auy more than
If State officers acted. Moreover, there is
plenty of Federal legislation already 20
secure supervision and proper control of
Congressional.election
REPUBLICAN ELECTION CRIMES
In refuting the charge that the Demo-
Gratis were responsible for all political
crimes that have been committed in this
country during the past thirty years, the
Senator scored the Republicans soundly
for the great crime of 1915.
The accounts of John l. Davenport,
Chief Supervisor of Elections for New
York under the present Federal election
law, next occupied the Senator's atten-
ton Dayenport's accounts for the cleo
tion of 1854 showed tine expenditure of
$50. .29f 67; for the special election of 1885.
&, ,393 81; for the election of 1886. S23 22y 73;
for the election of 1888, S3i,0l5.31. Statis-
tics and testimony were quoted by the
Senator to show that the alleged election
frauds in New YORK were not as great as
they were in the Republican city OF